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Friday briefing: An escaped suspect is far from the only crisis for the prison system

In today’s newsletter: As a manhunt is underway for 21-year-old Daniel Khalife, prisons struggle with overcrowding, suicide and staff shortages

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – September 8

The escaped Wandsworth prisoner and the one-year anniversary of the death of the Queen are the main talking points on Friday.

The Independent UK

Prison break: how Daniel Khalife went from smiling soldier to suspected spy on the run

Police and prison staff have been racing to discover how the former soldier and suspected spy managed to escape HMP Wandsworth and disappear amid the morning rush hour

The Guardian - UK

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Escaped prisoner: no confirmed sightings of Daniel Khalife since his escape, police say – as it happened

Lack of confirmed sightings ‘a little unusual’, says head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command

The Guardian - UK

Terror suspect escape prompts furious political row over prison cuts

Government facing questions about state of criminal justice system as search for Daniel Khalife continues

The Guardian - UK

What are the outstanding questions in the wake of the Wandsworth prison escape?

Daniel Khalife was reportedly initially in custody at maximum security Belmarsh prison.

The Independent UK

Overcrowded, cramped and insecure: state of UK’s jails made conditions ripe for Khalife’s escape

Crumbling buildings, a lack of space inside them and the high turnover of staff paint a picture of the parlous state of the prisons service

The Guardian - UK

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All we know about how suspected terrorist Daniel Abed Khalife escaped HMP Wandsworth

Urgent manhunt is underway after Daniel Khalife escaped from HMP Wandsworth

The Independent UK

Daniel Abed Khalife: how did terror suspect escape from Wandsworth prison?

Airports and ferry terminals have been put on high alert as police fear a terror suspect who escaped from a south London prison on Wednesday may attempt to flee the country.

The Week

Watch: Justice secretary gives statement as Wandsworth prison escapee hunt continues

Watch as Alex Chalk, the justice secretary, delivers a statement to the House of Commons as a major manhunt for a suspected terrorist who has escaped from Wandsworth prison continues.

The Independent UK

Who is Daniel Abed Khalife? Royal Signals soldier and terror suspect on the run

Military computer engineer at large after escaping Wandsworth prison by clinging to food delivery van

The Independent UK

Police hunting escaped terror suspect say ‘no confirmed sightings’ as image released of truck he hid under

Route of delivery lorry ex-soldier Daniel Abed Khalife escaped under is released as huge manhunt continues

Evening Standard

Terror-accused ex-soldier escapes prison by clinging to delivery van

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, was working in the kitchen at HMP Wandsworth when he managed to flee on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Soldier accused of terror offences escapes from prison - OLD

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing from HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday shortly before 8am.

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Evening Standard

Men jailed after stealing a number of luxury watches across London

A number of robberies were carried out in Lambeth, Southwark, Bromley, Croydon, Wandsworth and Hammersmith and Fulham

Evening Standard

Wandsworth Council announces £1m Ulez scrappage scheme

The announcement comes after neighbouring Merton Council announced it was also launching a scrappage fund

Evening Standard

Amazon closes three checkout-free Fresh stores in London

Wandsworth, East Sheen and the original Ealing Amazon Fresh stores all closed their doors for the last time on Sunday

Evening Standard

Wandsworth Bridge closes to vehicles for 10 weeks for ‘vital’ repair works

The bridge is closed to cars and buses but pedestrians and dismounted cyclists are still able to cross

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Evening Standard

Drivers warned Wandsworth Bridge to close for 10 weeks from Monday

The closure, to replace corroded bearings, runs through the summer holidays when there’s less traffic

Daily Mirror

Man crushed to death inside rubbish truck after climbing in bin 'to hide from police'

The man in his 40s was found unresponsive in the back of a bin lorry shortly after police were called to reports of a woman and young boy being hurt at a nearby home in Wandsworth, London

Evening Standard

Wimbledon serves up £200m boost to London as Britain’s biggest sporting earner set to get under way

The study found that £74 million of new money was brought into Merton and Wandsworth alone

Daily Mirror

Inside 2,000 home 'ghost' estate set to be demolished with just 30 families left

The Aylesbury Estate in Wandsworth, south London, was once home to thousands of people, but it's since been earmarked for demolition and described as a "ghost" complex

Evening Standard

Detectives charge man with murder in Wandsworth

Police have charged someone with the murder of a 60-year-old man in Wandsworth.

Evening Standard

Wandsworth bridge to close to traffic for 10 weeks over summer

The 83-year-old bridge needs some essential repairs – but will remain open to pedestrians

Evening Standard

Huge fire at Wandsworth recycling centre after lithium battery thrown away with household rubbish

Firefighters spent three hours tackling the blaze, which spread to 100 tonnes of rubbish

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