Wandsworth prison’s troubled history of overcrowding, escapes and mistaken releases
The stern appearance of Wandsworth prison is enough to make grown people shudder. Based in leafy south-west London, the Victorian-era…
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Waterstones sorry after readers criticise event ‘overcrowding’
Amy White Waterstones has apologised after booklovers complained of “utter chaos” and overcrowding at an event at its flagship shop…
Rats, mould and dangerous overcrowding
Tarah Welsh and Zack Adesina BBC News Nazmush Shahadat escaped from a fire at a dangerously overcrowded flat that killed…
Outcry after German zoo culled baboons due to overcrowding
A zoo in the southern German city of Nuremberg has culled 12 healthy Guinea baboons due to overcrowding in their…
Festival capacity cut to avoid overcrowding, Emily Eavis says
Emma Saunders Culture reporter Getty Images Charli XCX is expected to draw a huge crowd when she headlines the Other…