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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

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:47:17 GMT
Britain's billion-pound ghost town: One of the UK's most exclusive estates left '25% empty' as super-rich families flee Labour taxes (and are even selling off their belongings)
The St George's Hill estate in Surrey has been home to ex-Beatles John Lennon and Sir Ringo Starr, rock'n'roll knights Sir Elton John and Sir Tom Jones as well as sporting aces.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:32:38 GMT
Zara Tindall finally joins Princess Anne for royal outing...as fans spot her munching on a biscuit
Last week, the former Olympian, 44, was photographed leaving Horse Guards with Anne, 75, for the annual World Horse Welfare conference at the Royal Geographical Society in London

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:01:38 GMT
King Charles's Poundbury estate branded 'intolerable' by Grand Designs star Kevin McCloud - as he declares those houses are 'not for me'
When King Charles III first embarked on plans to build an urban extension to the ancient market town of Poundbury, he was determined to 'break the mould of conventional housing development'

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:00:34 GMT
Will scapegoated OBR chief wield the knife on Reeves? Richard Hughes 'knows where bodies are buried' as Chancellor fights to cling on over Budget lies
Speculation is swirling about Richard Hughes' intentions after he dramatically quit as the head of the OBR following months of tensions with the Chancellor.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:34:34 GMT
Town set to host 600 asylum seekers spends £450,000 on Pooh's birthday
A town fighting plans to house 600 single male asylum seekers on a nearby military base is angry £450,000 is being spent on Winnie-the-Pooh celebrations, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Daily Star

Tue, 2 Dec 2025 08:07:32 +0000
Tadcaster Grammar School horror as teen girl killed in minibus crash in front of pupils
A teenage girl has died following a collision between a school minibus and a car near Tadcaster, with a woman in her 40s arrested by North Yorkshire Police

Tue, 2 Dec 2025 07:21:40 +0000
Westquay Shopping Centre horror as man dies after falling from roof
Hampshire Police were called to Westquay shopping centre in Southampton shortly before midday on Sunday after a man fell from a height

Tue, 2 Dec 2025 06:00:50 +0000
Mum of two nearly died after waking from 'Mummy Makeover' in living nightmare
Kayleigh Lewis jetted off to Turkey for a £7,300 'mummy makeover' as she was self-conscious about her body after having two sons - but she woke from surgery paralysed and in excruciating pain

Tue, 2 Dec 2025 05:15:49 +0000
Stockton shooting: Mum 'lost' after three kids killed at her toddler's party with gunman on the loose
The mum of a toddler whose birthday party was 'targeted' by a gunman who killed three children and an adult has revealed she initially thought the gunshots were 'balloons popping'

Tue, 2 Dec 2025 04:50:20 +0000
'Sweet boy', 14, killed in Stockton shooting tragedy was making college plans
The atrocity is being described as 'an unimaginable tragedy' by the family of Amari Peterson, who loved football and basketball and was 'in the wrong place at the wrong time'

Sky News

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:01:00 +0000
'I was busking - what a man did to me left me horrified'
In the middle of Liverpool city centre, musician Ami Alex is showing me a TikTok she posted while busking on the street.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:01:00 +0000
Long-awaited report into Britain's worst-ever sporting disaster to be published today
The police watchdog will today publish its report into the actions of officers during and after the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:48:00 +0000
Post-budget polling makes grim reading for Labour
Over a third of people think Rachel Reeves exaggerated economic bad news in the run-up to the budget - twice as many as thought the chancellor was being honest, a new Sky News poll has found.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:51:00 +0000
The real reasons taxes went up - and it's not what the PM says
Did the chancellor mislead the public, and her own cabinet, before the budget?

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 06:45:00 +0000
More than 800,000 young children seeing social media content 'designed to hook adults', figures show
Children as young as three are "being fed content and algorithms designed to hook adults" on social media, a former education minister has warned.

UK BBC

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:55:56 GMT
Twelve more prisoners released in error, with two still missing, says Lammy
The releases happened in the past three weeks, coming on top of 91 prisoners who were freed by mistake between April and October.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:29:54 GMT
OBR head's resignation leaves potential landmines for Reeves
Chancellor's next mission to find a respected and credible economist to run the OBR will require careful balance

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:11:47 GMT
Jury trial reforms set to be announced
The changes will restrict the right to a jury trial in a bid to reduce the backlog of cases.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 22:00:21 GMT
Hillsborough police report 'may not give answers'
A long-delayed report into police conduct at Hillsborough is due to be published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 23:15:00 GMT
Traitors stars, Sienna Miller's baby bump and more pictures from the Fashion Awards
Designers, models and celebrities gathered at the Royal Albert Hall for the glitzy ceremony.

UK Daily Express

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:35:00 +0000
NHS boss slams ‘totally reckless’ doctors striking for 5 days before Christmas
Sir Jim Mackey responded after medics announced plans to walk out at the 'most dangerous time'.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:05:00 +0000
Man, 22, die after stabbing in broad daylight on major street in north London
The 22-year-old man was rushed to A&E, but later died.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:27:00 +0000
I’m a single mum of 6 on benefits - Rachel Reeves should NOT remove two-child benefit cap
Fiona Goddard says that her six children do not go without despite the cap.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:49:00 +0000
Horror as XL Bully mauls girl in the street and 'shakes her like a toy'
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Kerris Gledhill recalls being attacked while walking her own dog.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:33:00 +0000
M40 traffic: Drivers face rush hour chaos as crash sparks 5.5-mile tailback
National Highways have warned motorists to expect an hour-long delay.

UK Independent

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:59:29 GMT
Government drafts in new violence against women and girls adviser amid fears it will miss its target
Exclusive: Labour MP Jess Asato has been drafted in to lead a major overhaul of the NHS’ response to violence against women and girls - just days after Refuge branded the chancellor’s Budget a ‘profound disappointment’ to survivors

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:55:26 GMT
David Lammy says 12 more prisoners have been mistakenly released
Two accidentally released prisoners remain at large, the justice secretary confirms

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:34:42 GMT
Lammy to lay out sweeping reforms for ‘swift justice’ including plans to scrap jury trials in thousands of cases
Judge-only trials could replace juries for less serious crimes as David Lammy unveils ‘bold’ plans for a Canada-inspired justice system

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:18:55 GMT
‘My abusive ex-partner racked up debts in my name and left our children and me with nothing’
Nearly 4 million children are believed to be affected by economic abuse in UK homes

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 09:15:28 GMT
Teacher, 56, called pupil a ‘sex goddess’ in months-long barrage of social media messages
Mark Rowley had also sent the girl a TikTok video of himself pouting and licking his lips

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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