• President-elect Donald J. Trump entering the state of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U. S. Capitol building in Washington, D. C. , USA, 20 January 2025. It is the 60th U. S. presidential inauguration and the second non-consecutive inauguration of Trump as U. S. president. EPA / KENNY HOLSTON / POOL
    President-elect Donald J. Trump entering the state of his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States inside the Capitol Rotunda of the U. S. Capitol building in Washington, D. C. , USA, 20 January 2025. It is the 60th U. S. presidential inauguration and the second non-consecutive inauguration of Trump as U. S. president. EPA / KENNY HOLSTON / POOL
  • Firefighters battle the Lilac Fire near Bonsall community in San Diego County, California. AP
    Firefighters battle the Lilac Fire near Bonsall community in San Diego County, California. AP
  • Migrating Eurasian cranes flock at Hula Lake conservation area, in Hula Nature Valley, northern Israel. Getty Images
    Migrating Eurasian cranes flock at Hula Lake conservation area, in Hula Nature Valley, northern Israel. Getty Images
  • Nature enthusiasts watch the titan arum or corpse flower – nicknamed Putricia – bloom at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. EPA
    Nature enthusiasts watch the titan arum or corpse flower – nicknamed Putricia – bloom at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia. EPA
  • Farmers work in a rice paddy field during the harvest season in Lhoknga, Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    Farmers work in a rice paddy field during the harvest season in Lhoknga, Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
  • The dried-up bed of the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan. A winter drought is ravaging crops in Pakistan's breadbasket, farmers say. AFP
    The dried-up bed of the Ravi River in Lahore, Pakistan. A winter drought is ravaging crops in Pakistan's breadbasket, farmers say. AFP
  • A participant at the annual cold endurance festival at Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo. AP
    A participant at the annual cold endurance festival at Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo. AP
  • The waters of Lake Michigan are frozen in Montrose Harbour, in the Great Lakes region, in Chicago. AP
    The waters of Lake Michigan are frozen in Montrose Harbour, in the Great Lakes region, in Chicago. AP
  • Alek Drexler from Illinois poses inside Capital One Arena ahead of an indoor rally on the day of the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, in Washington. Reuters
    Alek Drexler from Illinois poses inside Capital One Arena ahead of an indoor rally on the day of the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, in Washington. Reuters
  • Visitors look at Christopher Joshua Benton's artwork Where Lies My Carpet is Thy Home, in the Carpet Souq in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Visitors look at Christopher Joshua Benton's artwork Where Lies My Carpet is Thy Home, in the Carpet Souq in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Lightweight Russian mixed martial fighter Usman Nurmagomedov speaks to the media ahead of the PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series on Saturday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Lightweight Russian mixed martial fighter Usman Nurmagomedov speaks to the media ahead of the PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series on Saturday. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Displaced Palestinians walk along a road in Saftawi, Jabalia, heading to northern Gaza after a ceasefire deal. AFP
    Displaced Palestinians walk along a road in Saftawi, Jabalia, heading to northern Gaza after a ceasefire deal. AFP
  • The Maha Kumbh Mela along the banks of Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. AFP
    The Maha Kumbh Mela along the banks of Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival in Prayagraj. AFP
  • Britain's Emma Raducanu in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open. Reuters
    Britain's Emma Raducanu in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open. Reuters
  • People clean a sleeping Buddha statue ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at the Buddha Dharma temple, Bogor, Indonesia. Reuters
    People clean a sleeping Buddha statue ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at the Buddha Dharma temple, Bogor, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A rider and two men leap over a bonfire during Fiesta 'Matxa' for Sant Antoni at Vilanova d'Alcolea, Spain. EPA
    A rider and two men leap over a bonfire during Fiesta 'Matxa' for Sant Antoni at Vilanova d'Alcolea, Spain. EPA
  • Two Ethiopian Orthodox deacons look on as worshippers gather to pray during the celebration of the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany in Addis Ababa. AFP
    Two Ethiopian Orthodox deacons look on as worshippers gather to pray during the celebration of the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany in Addis Ababa. AFP
  • Motorcycle riders with India's Border Security Force rehearse for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    Motorcycle riders with India's Border Security Force rehearse for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • The Esplanade theatre in Singapore undergoes maintenance work. AFP
    The Esplanade theatre in Singapore undergoes maintenance work. AFP
  • Devastation in central Rafah, Gaza. Palestinians have begun to return to their homes after a ceasefire came into effect. AFP
    Devastation in central Rafah, Gaza. Palestinians have begun to return to their homes after a ceasefire came into effect. AFP
  • Khalida Jarrar arrives in the occupied West Bank city of Beitunia after being released from an Israeli prison under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. AP
    Khalida Jarrar arrives in the occupied West Bank city of Beitunia after being released from an Israeli prison under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. AP
  • Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's President, attends a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg
    Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's President, attends a hearing at the Constitutional Court of Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg
  • Dancers perform on the main streets during the 'Saint Sebastian' celebration in Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico. Getty Images
    Dancers perform on the main streets during the 'Saint Sebastian' celebration in Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico. Getty Images
  • Elon Musk gestures during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. AFP
    Elon Musk gestures during an inauguration event at Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Former US president Barack Obama attends the 60th presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington. Bloomberg
    Former US president Barack Obama attends the 60th presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington. Bloomberg
  • Displaced Palestinians pursue an aid truck in Rafah, southern Gaza. More supplies are able to enter the enclave since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday. EPA
    Displaced Palestinians pursue an aid truck in Rafah, southern Gaza. More supplies are able to enter the enclave since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday. EPA
  • A helicopter surveys a wildfire, named Lilac Fire, in San Diego County, California. AFP
    A helicopter surveys a wildfire, named Lilac Fire, in San Diego County, California. AFP
  • Passengers read the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on a digital monitor at Kaeson station on the Pyongyang Metro, in the North Korean capital. AFP
    Passengers read the Rodong Sinmun newspaper on a digital monitor at Kaeson station on the Pyongyang Metro, in the North Korean capital. AFP
  • Sunrise over peaks at the border between Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sunrise over peaks at the border between Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel at Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu province, north-west Turkey. The blaze killed 79 people. AP
    Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel at Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu province, north-west Turkey. The blaze killed 79 people. AP

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January 24, 2025

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Key recommendations
  • Fewer criminals put behind bars and more to serve sentences in the community, with short sentences scrapped and many inmates released earlier.
  • Greater use of curfews and exclusion zones to deliver tougher supervision than ever on criminals.
  • Explore wider powers for judges to punish offenders by blocking them from attending football matches, banning them from driving or travelling abroad through an expansion of ‘ancillary orders’.
  • More Intensive Supervision Courts to tackle the root causes of crime such as alcohol and drug abuse – forcing repeat offenders to take part in tough treatment programmes or face prison.
Updated: January 24, 2025, 6:01 PM
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