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UK prisons: overcrowding and reoffending – is the system broken?
Overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales has contributed to soaring reoffending rates, with staff too overburdened to help offenders prepare for life on the outside. 


UK care homes face ban on recruiting staff from overseas
After a drubbing in the local elections and with migrants continuing to cross the Channel in small boats, the government is set to unveil its plan to reduce migration numbers on Monday. 


Bradford Kashmiris on India-Pakistan conflict
The events in Kashmir have ramifications here in the UK, not least in Bradford, where more than a quarter of people identify as Pakistani. 


Reform out to dismantle UK diversity programmes
We report from Doncaster where the council is now controlled by Reform.


How significant was the Sycamore Gap tree?
Kevin Martin is the head of Tree collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - he spoke to us earlier from a digital installation around one of their ancient oaks.

Daily Mail

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:40:05 GMT
Earl Spencer's third wife (who won't give up her Countess title) has used some of her divorce settlement to buy a £3.6million mansion just 10 miles from his Althorp estate
When Karen, Countess Spencer, announced that following the breakdown of her 13-year marriage, she had a new house, little did people know it was so close to her marital home.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:08:18 GMT
Why will Prince Harry be 'quaking in his boots' over news of a film following life of one of the late Queen's most trusted confidantes? CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS claims Angela Kelly witnessed Tiaragate 'incident' the Sussexes are 'praying' never comes out
In the controversial memoir, the Prince branded Kelly a 'troublemaker' who he did not appreciate having his grandmother's ear.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:46:49 GMT
Putin 'orders his military leaders to abandon the rules of war' as Ukraine sees increase in attacks on civilians
Zelensky said that according to intelligence intercepted by Kyiv, the Russian president had eliminated the restrictions that governed earlier air campaigns.

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:22:43 GMT
Alison Hammond shares video from her hospital bed and says her heart is being checked out after she was seen clutching her chest and rushed off air live on This Morning
The presenter, 51, said her heart is being checked out after she suffered palpitations an hour into the episode.

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:05:40 GMT
Rioter blasts woman in the face with a flamethrower and off-duty cop is kicked unconscious as French student protests descend into anarchy
Student protests descended into anarchy across France today with a video showing a rioter blasting a woman in the face with a flamethrower. 

Daily Star

Sat, 3 Oct 2026 07:34:51 +0000
Ian Huntley update as new details of life in prison emerge before he was battered to death
Huntley, 52, earned £20-a-week and was given his own clippers after passing a course and was trying to keep his head down after a number of repeated previous attacks on his life.

Sat, 3 Oct 2026 07:15:57 +0000
Police officer who performed sex act in front of couple sitting in car put behind bars
Ryan Adams, 28, had been a student police constable for just three months when he drove to a car park and committed a sex act in full view of a couple sitting in their car

Sat, 3 Oct 2026 07:04:55 +0000
Nationality and name of pilot who 'hijacked' FlyDubai flight in 'terror attack' shared
Saudi state media have identified Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami in connection with an alleged hijack attempt on Flydubai flight FZ1073. The UAE prosecutor says the co-pilot attacked the pilot with an axe

Sat, 3 Oct 2026 06:57:05 +0000
Flydubai pilot attacker named as it emerges he 'was banned from flying in home country'
Hamam Al-Hamami trained as a pilot for Oman Air but was later transferred to an office job for having extremist views and visiting radical websites, sources have claimed

Sat, 3 Oct 2026 06:27:17 +0000
Fraudster mum who made £4.2m flogging fake Chanel bags said £158k cash was kids' savings
Megan Carney-Borrowman sold counterfeit goods purporting to be Chanel, Burberry and Versace after being approached because of her success selling weight-loss medication online

Sky News

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:07:00 +0100
Flydubai co-pilot 'attacked pilot with axe in suspected terrorist attack', UAE says
The flydubai co-pilot tried to carry out a terrorist attack during a Tel Aviv-bound flight that nearly crashed, the United Arab Emirates has said.

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:56:00 +0100
Ann Widdecombe murder suspect charged with preparing terror acts including against Nigel Farage
The man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe has been charged with preparing terrorist acts, including against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:34:00 +0100
Ten injured as car hits crowd in Australia in 'horrible incident'
Ten people have been injured, including several children, after a car drove into a crowd gathered to cheer on a rugby team on Saturday, Australian officials have said.

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0100
Death row inmate unconscious and on ventilator after botched execution, lawyers say
Death row inmate Christa Pike is unconscious and on a ventilator in hospital after two failed execution attempts in Tennessee, her lawyers said.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0100
Supermarket giant Tesco weighs shock takeover bid for Majestic Wine
Tesco is exploring a surprise move to buy Majestic Wine Group, Britain's biggest specialist wine chain - a deal which would further expand the supermarket giant's retail footprint.

UK BBC

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:44:29 GMT
Widdecombe suspect charged with planning terror act against Farage
Counter terror police say the further charge comes after a "hugely intensive and complex investigation".

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:58:44 GMT
Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.

Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:38:05 GMT
Men charged over alleged plot to target Manchester Jewish community
The pair were arrested in the Northern Quarter area of the city on the eve of Yom Kippur.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 04:07:58 GMT
Woman deceived ex-partner that she had given birth to his babies, judge rules
The man paid his ex-partner around £30,000 over two years believing she had given birth to his children.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:56:19 GMT
Tories pledge to build 50,000 new prison places
The party says its proposals would stop prisoners being released early and cut crime.

UK Daily Express

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:04:00 +0100
Disgust as trains covered in bedbugs cause travel chaos
Several train services were reportedly cancelled.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:24:00 +0100
Newcastle primary schools confirm hepatitis A cases as parents warned over symptoms
Two cases of hepatitis A have been confirmed among pupils at Benton Park Primary and Central Walker Primary in Newcastle, health officials report

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:09:00 +0100
Hargreaves Lansdown tax alert as Andy Burnham makes triple lock changes
The group urged people to be paying into their private pensions

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:26:00 +0100
UK beauty, footwear and video game companies crash into administration
A number of UK businesses have entered administration.

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:18:00 +0100
Brexit chaos as expert claims rejoining EU could see UK hit with insane £1trillion bill
EXCLUSIVE: Bob Lyddon claimed that the £1trillion would sit on top of the UK's existing £3trillion public sector net debt.

UK Independent

UK Telegraph

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:30:49 GMT
Ambulance strike dates: When they are and what to do if you need emergency help

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:17:55 GMT
Mass flight cancellations at Heathrow as temperatures plunge to lowest in a decade

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:25:44 GMT
Nurses strike: Dates of NHS walkouts and which areas are affected

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:25:17 GMT
Teachers strikes: When will they take place, will all schools close and what will be disrupted?

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:49:32 GMT
Police hunt hit-run driver after six people hurt in North London crash

UK Times

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