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Marco Penge completes Challenge Tour double to earn DP World Tour promotion

Marco Penge claimed promotion to the DP World Tour with by winning the Challenge Tour's Grand Final and the season-long points race.

Marco Penge rounded off a special week by becoming the second Englishman in as many years to win the Challenge Tour grand final and the season-long Road to Mallorca rankings double.

The 25-year-old posted a closing three under par round of 69 to move to ten under par for the week and secure an emphatic six stroke victory over Frenchman Tom Vaillant.

Vaillant finished in solo second at Club de Golf Alcanada to also break into the Road to Mallorca top 21 and clinch promotion to the DP World Tour .

Penge follows in the footsteps of countryman Nathan Kimsey who triumphed at the season finale 12 months ago to win the rankings, and he becomes the 13th Challenge Tour Number One to hail from England.

Penge started the day one-shot ahead of Vaillant but a bogey at the par five first hole saw his lead disappear, however he would bounce back brilliantly.

Four birdies in seven holes around the turn and another at the par four 15th saw him move clear at the top of the leaderboard and secure promotion to the DP World Tour.

"To be standing here and saying I've won twice on the Challenge Tour and also winning the rankings is hard to imagine," he said.

"It hasn't quite sunk in yet, but I am absolutely over the moon.

"I believe in myself, and I know what I am capable of. I was in pretty good stead to do well this week and I'm just really pleased that I could bring it all together.

"I made bogey on one after a terrible shot into the green. I find it always takes me three or four holes to settle in my rounds and that is something I need to improve on.

"But, after three holes, I said to my caddie 'I feel normal now, so let's try and get our foot down and move as far forward as we can' and obviously I did that.

"I think birdieing hole seven kind of settled everything really and, once I got through eight, I knew I would be okay. once I got through eight holes and hadn’t made a big number, I felt I was going to be fine.

"My coach, Gary King, has been here all week and he’s been saying to me that I was hitting it great, even though I didn't feel I was swinging it great but he said I was."

Penge, who was in 60th place in the rankings before his maiden win at the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos six weeks ago, finished just seven points ahead of South African Casey Jarvis, who came second on the Rankings, with Spaniard Manuel Elvira finishing third.

Frenchman Ugo Coussaud graduated in fourth place with Swedish duo Jesper Svensson and Adam Blommé finishing fifth and sixth respectively.

Italian Lorenzo Scalise earns promotion in seventh place, with fellow countrymen Andrea Pavan – a two-time DP World Tour winner – and Matteo Manassero – a four-time DP World Tour winner and the youngest in DP World Tour history – returning to Europe’s top tier in eighth and ninth.

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Portuguese Ricardo Gouveia finished tenth on the Road to Mallorca Rankings and England's  Alex Fitzpatrick 11th. Vaillant climbed 21 places to 12th following his second place finish in Mallorca, with fellow Frenchman Frederic Lacroix finishing third this week to move up to 13th.

Italian Francesco Laporta returns to the DP World Tour in 14th, Englishman Will Enefer earns his first promotion in 15th and Spaniard Ivan Cantero goes up in 16th.

Englishman Sam Bairstow made a final day move, up five places to 18th with a fourth place finish.

Two-time DP World Tour winner Brandon Stone finished 19th on the rankings, while German Maximilian Rottluff who has won twice on the Challenge Tour this season finished 20th. Welshman Stuart Manley secured the final DP World Tour card on offer.

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The Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A in the season 2022 is being played in Alcúdie, Mallorca, Spanien at the Club de Golf Alcanada. The tournament starts at the Thursday, 3rd of November and ends at the Sunday, 6th of November 2022.

The Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A is part of the Challenge Tour in the season 2022. In 2022 all players competing for a total prize money of EUR 500,000.

The course for the tournament at Club de Golf Alcanada plays at Par 72.

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CHALLENGE TOUR FINALE RETURNS TO MALLORCA IN 2024

The Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final supported by The R&A has been confirmed to return to  Club de Golf Alcanada  in 2024, just days after this year’s dramatic event came to a close.

Alcanada has become a home for the Challenge Tour’s season finale in recent years, first hosting the event in 2019 and again in 2022 and 2023 as sport returned to normality after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The announcement means that the ‘Road to Mallorca’ will once again underpin the action throughout the 2024 Challenge Tour season, as some of golf’s up-and-coming stars battle to secure a spot at Alcanada with their performances. As usual, those who make it to Mallorca will compete for 20 priceless DP World Tour cards for the 2025 season, as well as a share of a lucrative prize pot that will be announced in due course.

England’s Marco Penge is still basking in his Challenge Tour triumph , topping the Road to Mallorca rankings after cruising to a six-stroke victory at Alcanada last weekend. Penge went into the final day just one shot clear of Frenchman Tom Vaillant but pulled away to claim a potentially career-changing victory on the Alcúdia coast.

He will hope to follow in the footsteps of past Challenge Tour stars Tommy Fleetwood , Matt Fitzpatrick and Tyrrell Hatton, all members of Team Europe’s unforgettable Ryder Cup victory in September. Other familiar names who broke through on the Challenge Tour include Edoardo Molinari, Henrik Stenson and Thomas Bjørn.

Kristoff Both, director of golf at Club de Golf Alcanada, said: “It’s great for the island of Mallorca that The Challenge Tour season is based around the “Race to Mallorca” and ultimately The Challenge Tour Grand Final, and we are so proud at Alcanada that we will continue our journey with golf’s next generation of DP World Tour stars in 2024.

“Next year will mark the fourth occasion that Alcanada has hosted the Grand Final, and we are looking forward to making 2024 every bit as successful as 2019, 2022 and, of course, this year’s event. A big congratulations to Marco Penge and the class of 2023, and best of luck on The DP World Tour in 2024!”

Created at the turn of the century by revered architect Robert Trent Jones Jnr, Alcanada’s par-72 course is built for drama. The layout – which holds the distinction of being Mallorca’s only true coastal course – slopes down toward the water, offering sweeping views across the Mediterranean Sea and iconic lighthouse throughout.

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A field of 45 compete for 20 DP World Tour cards as the Challenge Tour's Road to Mallorca concludes

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The Challenge Tour’s season-long Road to Mallorca concludes with the Grand Final at the Spanish island’s Club de Golf Alcanada.

The tournament offers players the chance to earn one of 20 DP World Tour cards for next season. With the states that high, even one of the largest purses of the Challenge Tour season, $500,000, is unlikely to be the biggest incentive as the 45 members of the field jostle for those all-important places.

The winner will claim 640 points towards his final position in the Road to Mallorca standings. As a result, all 45 players have a realistic chance of promotion to the DP World Tour this week.

Leading the way in the standings is Manuel Elvira. As well playing in his homeland, the Spaniard also has more top-10 finishes than anyone on the Challenge Tour this season. Even though he is still chasing his first win of the season, for those reasons he is the man to beat.

Not far behind him in the standings is Ugo Coussaud from France. He counts victory at The Challenge in March among five top 10 finishes this season and will surely be confident of rubber-stamping his DP World Tour card having almost secured it heading into the tournament.

Others in the top 10 of the standings in prime position to take a DP World Tour card include South African Casey Jarvis, who is third. This is the 20-year-old’s maiden season on the Challenge Tour, and bigger things appear to be just around the corner.

Elsewhere, despite only making his first Challenge Tour appearance of the season five months ago, Swede Jesper Svensson is also in a strong position to move up a level, along with compatriot Adam Blomme. 

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Another player close to earning his card is Italian Andrea Pavan , who has won on the DP World Tour twice, most recently edging out Matt Fitzpatrick in the 2019 BMW International Open. Pavan is joined by compatriot Matteo Mannassero , who also has plenty of DP World Tour experience and has won on it four times. He begins the tournament eighth in the Road to Mallorca standings.

Two-time DP World Tour winner Andrea Pavan is eyeing a return to the circuit

Stuart Manley and Francesco Laporta are other players eyeing a DP World Tour return, and sit 14th and 15th in the standings, respectively. South African Brandon Stone, with three DP World Tour wins, begins the tournament in 16th.

Even the player 45th in the standings, Frenchman Martin Couvra, will be hopeful of a card having won in Spain earlier in the season at the Challenge de Espana. He begins his challenge 267.28 points behind Scotsman Euan Walker in 20th, well within reach of promotion with a similar performance.

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Challenge Tour Grand Final Field

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• Sam Bairstow
• Adam Blommé
• Steven Brown
• Ivan Cantero
• Ashley Chesters
• Ugo Coussaud
• Martin Couvra
• Manuel Elvira
• Will Enefer
• Oliver Farr
• Darren Fichardt
• Benjamin Follett-Smith
• Sebastian Friedrichsen
• Joel Girrbach
• Ricardo Gouveia
• Jordan Gumberg
• Marc Hammer
• Craig Howie
• Casey Jarvis
• Nicolai Kristensen
• Frederic Lacroix
• Francesco Laporta
• Matteo Manassero
• Stuart Manley
• Félix Mory
• Andrea Pavan
• Marco Penge
• Jaco Prinsloo
• Conor Purcell
• Maximilian Rottluff
• Jamie Rutherford
• Lauri Ruuska
• Lorenzo Scalise
• Julian Suri
• Jesper Svensson
• Brandon Stone
• Brandon Robinson Thompson
• Lucas Vacarisas
• Tom Vaillant
• Lars Van Meijel
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Submitted Photo Jason Andrews, Watford City Field Office Natural Resources specialist, displays an undergarment from the “Soil Your Undies” challenge, an initiative designed to illustrate soil health.

WATFORD CITY — A “Soil Your Undies” challenge, an initiative designed to illustrate soil health, was a highlight of a tour in McKenzie County by the Natural Resources Conservation Service leaders May 22.

Last fall, undergarments were buried to observe decomposition rates as an indicator of soil activity. The group dug up the garments to assess the results and buried a new set for evaluation in the fall.

“The ‘Soil Your Undies’ challenge is a fun and effective way to demonstrate the importance of healthy soil,” said Watford City Field Office District Conservationist Nicole Darrington. “It visually shows how active the soil biology is, which is crucial for our agricultural productivity.”

During the tour, NRCS leaders met with local producers. The tour, organized by the McKenzie County Soil Conservation District, featured eight stops showcasing various sustainable agricultural techniques.

The tour included visits to grazing systems, Environmental Quality Incentives Program irrigation pivots, bale grazing operations and fields seeded with native grasses. Additionally, participants viewed tree and shrub plantings and renovations, an agricultural waste system and engaged in a discussion with a producer about collaborations with the Forest Service, grazing associations and oil companies.

“This tour was an excellent opportunity to see firsthand the innovative conservation efforts being implemented by producers in McKenzie County,” said NRCS State Conservationist Dan Hovland. “This tour reinforces our commitment to working together with producers to conserve natural resources and improve agricultural sustainability.”

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Tour de France Stage 14 Preview: A Summit Challenge in the Pyrenees

Riders will tackle the iconic Col du Tourmalet, setting the stage for an intense battle among the top contenders. Will Pogačar, Vingegaard, or Evenepoel seize the day in the high Pyrenees?

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Stage 14 from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan/Pla d'Adet will be the first of two days in the high Pyrenees. The stage will end with the Tour’s first summit finish and could see the Tour’s top three riders pull farther away from the rest of the field.

• Date : Saturday, July 13
• Distance : 152km
• Start location : Pau
• Finish location : Saint-Lary-Soulan/Pla d'Adet

With no major obstacles between the start of the stage and the day’s Intermediate Sprint, we could see some sprinters join the day’s early breakaway to try and gain more points in the Tour’s green jersey competition. Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) currently leads Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) by 75 points on the Points Classification, so expect both riders to head up the road to try and win the 20 points available in Esquièze-Sère.

If Esquièze-Sère serves as a sort of mid-race “finish” line for the sprinters, then it’s also the effective “starting” line for the Tour’s climbers. It sits just 500m from the base of the first of three climbs jammed into the final 70km of the stage–and it’s a doozy: the Hors Categorie (“Beyond Category”) Col du Tourmalet.

The Tourmalet is easily the most famous climb in the Pyrenees, probably because it’s one of the hardest. 19km long and with an average gradient of 7.4 percent, the Tourmalet tops out at 2,115m above sea level and will, therefore, be a rude awakening for a peloton that hasn’t climbed anything this long or this high since going over the Col du Galibier at the end of Stage 4.

Any climbers who joined the day’s early breakaway–our money’s on France’s David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) will hit the front of the group on the climb’s lower slopes, hoping to be the first to the top. Twenty points in the Tour’s King of the Mountains competition go to the first rider to the summit, as well as a cash prize called the “Souvenir Jacques Goddet,” which is awarded each year at the top of the highest summit in the Pyrenees and named in honor of the man who directed the Tour de France from 1936 to 1986.

A long descent takes the riders from the top of the Tourmalet down to the base of the day’s second ascent: the Category 2 Hourquette d’Ancizan, the easiest climb of the day. A small group of riders from the breakaway might still be out front by the top of this climb. Still, their gap to the peloton shouldn’t be huge, as Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)–who enters the day wearing the yellow jersey as the Tour’s overall leader and has been pretty insatiable so far in this year’s race–will likely send his team to the front of the bunch in an effort to keep him in contention to win the stage.

The final climb–the Hors Categorie summit finish at the Pla d’Adet ski resort–isn’t as hard as possible. In 2018 and 2021, the race skipped the turn to Pla d’Adet and took the riders all the way up the mountain to the top of the Col du Portet, the highest paved road in the French Pyrenees. (Incidentally, Pogačar won the stage while wearing the yellow jersey in 2021; Vingegaard was second.)

This year, the organizers are taking a more traditional approach, shortening the climb and skipping some of the super-steep pitches higher up the pass. But it's still plenty hard, with a length of 10.6km and an average gradient of 7.9%. The climb’s steepest pitches come on its lower slopes, so we might see another audacious move from Pogačar, who prefers attacking on steeper gradients. The climb eases near the top, but that won’t matter much–Stage 14 will have an explosive finish.

The weather should be perfect for a race through the mountains, with sunny skies and temperatures expected to be in the 70s in the valley–which means even cooler temperatures as the riders climb to the finish. And Sunday is Bastille Day, which means the final climb will be mobbed with “festive” fans out to enjoy the holiday weekend.

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Stage 14 could prove to be one of the most important GC days in the 2024 Tour de France, with Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) and Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) entering the day just 1:06 and 1:14 behind Pogačar on the Tour’s General Classification–and the Tour’s next best rider more than three minutes behind them. By the end of the day, the Tour’s podium could be out of reach of anyone other than these three riders.

For Pogačar, Stage 13 is a chance to shrug off his “mid” performance on Stage 11, when he attacked late in the stage through the Massif Central but was caught by Vingegaard and lost the stage to the Dane after launching what initially looked like a Tour-winning attack just 30km earlier. The Slovenian will likely put his team to work early, keeping the break close and setting a hard tempo for everyone else to follow, hoping to isolate Evenepoel and Vingegaard heading into the final climb.

With Vingegaard getting stronger each day and his team gaining confidence, time is running out for Pogačar to land a knockout punch. If he fails to do so on Stage 14–or worse, he loses time himself–the advantage will continue shifting toward Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike heading into the Tour’s third week.

Vingegaard will likely spend the day covering Pogačar, which can be as effective as attacking him–at least in terms of the current mental battle between the two rivals. Pogačar is clearly holding nothing back at this point in the Tour, and with every response, it’s as if Vingegaard is saying, “That’s all ya got?” If Vingegaard were to attack himself, it would only happen near the top of the climb–if he senses that Pogačar or Evenepoel is struggling. (Now, watching him prove us wrong.)

Speaking of Evenepoel–who enters the stage sandwiched between two riders who have won the last four Tours de France–Stage 14 could prove to be the most pivotal stage of his entire Tour de France.

And he enters the day with bad memories of the area: he cracked terribly during a stage through the Pyrenees in last year’s Vuelta a España. By the time he reached the summit finish on the Tourmalet, the Belgian had lost over 27 minutes–and with it, his chances of defending his title from 2022. The Belgian–who could very well become the target of UAE’s pace-setting–must put those demons behind him on Saturday.

Luckily, with Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) abandoning the Tour after his crash near the end of Stage 13, the Belgian’s chances of finishing on the Tour’s final podium have increased. He can now ride a bit more conservatively, covering attacks from the other two and riding at his own pace in the event that he’s dropped. With the Tour’s fourth-best rider over three minutes behind the top-3, he has a buffer that he can use to avoid another catastrophic day in the Pyrenees.

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This will be an explosive stage, and you won’t want to miss it. We suggest tuning in at around 9:00 a.m. EDT as the riders hit the base of the Col du Tourmalet. But with the stage finishing about two-and-a-half hours later, that might be too much to ask.

So you could wait until the riders are about midway up the Tourmalet (at about 9:30 a.m. EDT), or as they’re nearing the top of the Hourquette d’Ancizan (at about 10:15 a.m. EDT). But no matter what, make sure you’re watching before the bottom of the final climb, which the leaders should hit at about 10:55 a.m. EDT. You won’t be disappointed.

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The LPGA Tour returns this week to Evian-les-Bains, France, and the Evian Resort Golf Club for the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship. The 132-player field represents 28 different countries, including the top four players in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings, led by world No. 1 Nelly Korda and 11 of the LPGA Tour’s 12 winners so far in 2024.

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Cycling-Philipsen Sprints to Tour De France Stage 13 Victory

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 13 - Agen to Pau - Agen, France - July 12, 2024 Alpecin - Deceuninck's Jasper Philipsen celebrates winning stage 13 REUTERS/Molly Darlington

(Reuters) - Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck won Friday's stage 13 of the Tour de France, a 165km flat ride from Agen to Pau, pipping Wout Van Aert to the line in a crash-marred sprint finale to win his second stage in four days.

Pascal Ackerman was third while Biniam Girmay, who has won three stages so far, was fourth.

(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)

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Tour de France: Pogacar avoids crash, holds on to lead

The two-time champion holds a 1 minute, 6 second advantage after jasper philipsen captures stage 13 in a sprint finish.

Several riders fell in a crash a few hundred meters from the line but Pogacar, who was just ahead, avoided it.

Philipsen held off Belgian countryman Wout van Aert and German rider Pascal Ackermann after 3½ hours to clinch his second stage win this month, eighth overall on the Tour, and 11th on major races. He also owns three stage wins on the Spanish Vuelta.

“We pushed hard from the start and we never slowed down. The crosswinds livened up the entire stage,” Philipsen said. “I had my best feelings since the start of the Tour.”

Pogacar placed ninth in the stage and still leads by 1 minute, 6 seconds from Remco Evenepoel of Belgium and by 1:14 from two-time defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark.

The flat trek gave sprinters valuable points in the green jersey contest, taking the peloton on a 103-mile route from Agen to the southwestern city of Pau on the Pyrenees mountains’ northern edge.

Biniam Girmay of Eritrea, who has won three stages so far, placed fourth and kept the green jersey.

Primoz Roglic, the 2020 runner-up to his Slovenian countryman Pogacar, withdrew ahead of the stage a day after a crash.

As riders prepared to start Friday’s stage, one fan held up a sign with “Allez Paugacar!” written on it, a play on words with the city of Pau and Pogacar.

A four-rider breakaway consisting of Julien Bernard, Romain Gregoire, Michal Kwiatkowski and Magnus Cort snaked through rolling countryside before being caught some 31 miles from the end.

Two minor climbs up Côte de Blachon and Côte de Simacourbe soon followed. Richard Carapaz of Ecudaor and Tobias Johannessen of Norway attacked on the second one but were reeled in with 13 miles left.

The tempo was high throughout and Pogacar was surprisingly near the front of the peloton, putting himself at needless risk of potentially being caught in the crash which sent at least four riders flying into the crash barriers.

“I was expecting the stage to heat up but it turned out to be chaotic from the start,” Pogacar said. “I was not planning to contest the sprint, and when I saw how dangerous it was becoming I just took it easy to the line.”

Saturday’s 14th stage starts from Pau and hits the mountains, where two huge climbs await on a 99-mile slog to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet.

Riders tackle a 12-mile grind up the Col du Tourmalet, one of the race’s most famed Pyrenean climbs, and the stage finishes with a shorter but steeper climb.

Pogacar will doubtless seek to attack Vingegaard, who just beat him to win Stage 11 on Wednesday.

“I like the upcoming stages in the Pyrenees. I’ve checked them and it’s all climbs I already know and like,” Pogacar said, adding that tired riders could lose time. “The way we have raced in the last three days is going to affect how these stages unfold, as we are racing hard every day.”

Pogacar is also contesting the red polka dot jersey, awarded each year to the best mountain climber.

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Politics latest: 'Emergency' prisons plan revealed - as government urged to decriminalise drug possession

The new government is expanding the early release scheme to ease pressure on prisons amid a lack of spaces - amid calls to go further and decriminalise drug posession.

Saturday 13 July 2024 10:22, UK

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We are signing off now after a big week in Westminster that saw Labour making its first moves as the new government, and the Conservatives trying to work out what their future in opposition looks like.

But don't worry, we will be back on Sunday morning to cover all the political news from the weekend and bring you the latest with Trevor Phillips. 

See you then!

Friday marks the end of the first full week for hundreds of new MPs who came to Westminster after the general election.

But for some of the newbies, there was an even bigger task coming their way - being promoted to ministers.

Our political reporter Alix Culbertson takes at look at the new Labour politicians who have already found themselves on Sir Keir Starmer's frontbench.

Jess Phillips says there are "still things that I worry about" after the government confirmed it would be letting prisoners out of jail early to help with overcrowding. 

The Labour MP and now minister in the Home Office tells Sky News' Electoral Dysfunction podcast that "by no means is any of this perfect" and the situation was a "terrible, terrible thing". 

She adds: "It's still not something that you would ever want to be doing. And there are still things that I worry about."

But Ms Phillips defends the decision too, especially around the exclusion of domestic abusers and stalkers from the policy, saying it is "a shift from what it was... when the Tories were doing it".

She says: "You do what you can in the initial hours that you have to do it, and that isn't the end.

"We will now work on exactly how to make sure that as many possible safeguards can be put in place for potential victims whose perpetrators are being released."

The full episode of Electoral Dysfunction will be released here later this evening, so keep an eye on your feeds.

The victims' commissioner for England and Wales has welcomed the government's decision to exclude domestic abusers and stalkers from its new early release scheme for prisoners. 

Baroness Newlove called the move a "welcome and necessary step, reflecting the concerns raised by victims and those who advocate for them".

In a statement, she said there needs to be "clear communication with victims" during the process to ensure the government has their trust, including informing them if release dates are brought forward and allowing them to request protection measures. 

She demanded the probation service is "properly resourced to effectively manage licensing conditions and exclusion zones, which are vital for public safety and victim reassurance".

Baroness Newlove added: "Public safety must remain the top priority as these changes are implemented. 

"We must acknowledge these exclusions have limitations and cannot address every potential risk."

The chief inspector of prisons is warning the move by the government to tackle overcrowding in jails will "inevitably lead to the early release of some risky offenders". 

In a statement, Charlie Taylor welcomed the decision by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to release prisoners who had completed 40% of their sentences to free up space, saying the "recognition of the seriousness of the situation, and swift action to manage the prison populations to relieve the immediate strain many jails are under" was positive. 

However, he added: "This latest measure will inevitably lead to the early release of some risky offenders, and will add to the workload of already stretched prison OMUs (offender management units) and probation services.

"How these men are prepared for release and how prisons and probation are supported in managing them will be vital."

Mr Taylor said his organisation will be "watching this very closely - as well as any plans that are developed once the immediate pressure is relieved that seek to make prisons places of genuine purpose, help people to break the cycle of reoffending and protect the public from future harm".

Former home secretary and likely Conservative leadership contender Suella Braverman has blasted the government in a somewhat odd way - namely for "picking up Tory ideas".

As we have just reported, Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced plans to release prisoners who have served 40% of their sentences to help alleviate overcrowding in jails, subject to some exemptions. 

A similar plan was said to have been proposed by the now former justice secretary Alex Chalk last year, but was understood to have been blocked by Number 10 over fears of a backbench rebellion from Tory MPs. 

Tweeting after the government announcement was made, Ms Braverman said: "I opposed this, both inside & outside government.

"With 40 MPs, I tabled amendments to the Sentencing Bill to stop the early release of criminals and put public safety first.

"We managed to stop the government doing it."

She added: "Labour is picking up Tory ideas and putting the public at risk."

Ms Braverman also claimed "everyone and his mother should run to be leader" of her party when the contest kicks off. 

But she said all contenders have "got to start taking responsibility for what we did, and for the things we shamefully left undone - such as not building enough prisons".

The justice secretary has announced that the government will conduct a review into how the "crisis" in prisons was "allowed to happen".

Shabana Mahmood explained: "It will look at how and why necessary decisions were not taken at critical moments. And the lessons that must be learned by future governments, from the failures of the last."

She added: "The legacy of those who last occupied 10 Downing Street is prisons in crisis, moments from catastrophic disaster.

"Our legacy will be different.

"A prisons system brought under control. A probation service that keeps the public safe. Enough prison places to meet our needs. And prisons that break the cycle of reoffending - and create better citizens, not better criminals."

The justice secretary has set out what would happen if the government does not implement these "emergency measures" to reduce the prison population.

Shabana Mahmood said: "Soon, the courts would grind to a halt, unable to hold trials.

"The police would have to stop carrying out arrests. With officers unable to act, criminals could do whatever they want, without consequence.

"We could see looters running amok, smashing in windows, robbing shops and setting neighbourhoods alight.

"In short, if we fail to act now, we face the collapse of the criminal justice system. And a total breakdown of law and order."

She declared this "the legacy of the last Conservative government" and the consequences of their "failure" to address the issue.

The new justice secretary has placed the blame for the "crisis" in prisons firmly at the door of the previous government.

Shabana Mahmood said of the Conservative Party: "Time and again, they ducked the difficult decisions that could have addressed this challenge.

"Instead, they kept the public in the dark about the state they had left this country in. They were too weak to heed the warning signs that were flashing. They chose instead to put the country at risk."

There have been reports that her predecessor, Alex Chalk, tried to implement the emergency measures she is announcing today in order to ease the crisis, but former PM Rishi Sunak blocked it.

"But, instead of taking responsibility, she said, "Rishi Sunak called an election. He tried to hoodwink the electorate. And he was punished at the ballot box."

Echoing language used to describe the people who appeased the Nazis in the 1930s, Ms Mahmood said: "Those responsible – Sunak and his gang in No 10 – should go down in history as the guilty men.

"The guilty men who put their political careers ahead of the safety and security of our country. It was the most disgraceful dereliction of duty I have ever known."

By Mollie Malone, news correspondent

These measures from the justice secretary will be seen among the prison and probation sector as a proper attempt to reset and alleviate the immediate prisons crisis (see previous post).

But it doesn’t solve everything. Far from it.

The justice secretary admits today that the core announcement to lower the automatic release point from 50% to 40% is in itself an emergency measure.

At the moment, we are lurching from one emergency measure to the next.

There are safeguards in place that didn't exist under the previous controversial scheme launched by the Conservative government in October - allowing eligible offenders to be released up to 70 days before the end of their sentence.

Those safeguards might help offset some fears expressed by victims groups.

But it certainly doesn't offer a long term solution.

"Although it will be a law, it still does not resolve how we use prison in the long term," said one prison source.

"If we carry on with court backlogs and send more people to prison, we will be in the same position all over again," they said.

The government are committing to building more prison places.

But their prisons minister James Timpson fundamentally disagrees with that approach and thinks a third of people that are in prison shouldn't be there

There are lots of questions yet to answer about what meaningful reform looks like.

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