Large drop in UK net migration

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New estimates show that net migration stood at an estimated 431,000 in the year ending December 2024, down from 860,000 in 2023. This is the biggest fall since the pandemic. Also: The Justice Secretary accepts a series of proposals about the sentencing of offenders in an effort to cut prison numbers. Shabana Mahmood also extends a trial of chemical castration. And the government announces its public sector pay offers.