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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

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:58:00 GMT
Stop 'taxing everything and start investing in Britain', Asda boss tells Rachel Reeves
Allan Leighton has warned that the government needs to change the way it thinks about growth in order to avoid a stagnating economy.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:47:25 GMT
Angela Rayner house row deepens as it emerges deputy PM 'dodged £40,000 in stamp duty' on her new seaside pad
Angela Rayner reportedly took her name off the deeds of her Greater Manchester property only weeks before purchasing an £800,000 coastal flat, The Telegraph has claimed.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:42:52 GMT
Key Atlantic current is on the brink of COLLAPSING - plunging Europe and the US into a never-ending winter
Scientists are sounding the alarm on the key Atlantic current after finding it is on the verge of collapsing, which would see extreme weather in parts of the US.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:42:09 GMT
'Tis the season? New Christmas channel launches on Brits' TVs... and will start showing festive classics 111 days early!
Any Crimbo lovers among us will receive the best gift of all when GREAT! Christmas launches on September 4, airing festive films around the clock until the big day. Pictured: File photo

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:41:49 GMT
Car thieves no longer care about stealing your vehicle... THIS is what they are taking instead, how much money they are raking in and why manufacturers are struggling to stop them: ROSS CLARK
This isn't the 1980s, when there was a spate of thefts of VW badges after American hip-hop band the Beastie Boys turned them into a fashion item by wearing them around their necks.

Daily Star

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:17:53 +0000
Death Row man orders hefty last meal before execution as his 'legs twitched'
Curtis Windom told a friend 'you're gonna read about me' before buying a gun and killing a man who allegedly owed him $2,000, his girlfriend and her mother in a bloodthirsty rampage

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:35:15 +0000
Labour politician charged over claims secret camera put in Parliament toilets
Colin Smyth was suspended from the Labour Party last week and it has now emerged he has been charged over 'placing a camera in a toilet at the Scottish Parliament building'

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:37:43 +0000
Mum turns in ex to cops as she finds horror truth on iPad as he was stealing fish
Szymon Kornet, 51, was jailed for 15 months at Liverpool Crown Court after he was caught on CCTV breaking into his ex-partner's home and was found to have taken a number of items

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 04:33:47 +0000
UK weather maps show weekend washout as brutal storm barrels in with gales and torrential rain
Following the yellow weather warning in place for today, this weekend is set to be a washout as a brutal storm rolls in from the Atlantic, bringing in winds of up to 70kmph

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 01:29:20 +0000
Burning Man miracle as baby 'born' in desert storm dubbed 'citizen zero' by festival goers
A woman reportedly gave birth to a baby girl at Burning Man in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, as severe weather conditions drenched the festival grounds this week

Sky News

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 02:00:00 +0100
'Our country's ruined': Protesters on why they oppose asylum hotels
"It's an invasion," Dinah Bentley tells me, standing next to a cardboard cut-out of Nigel Farage.

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:20:00 +0100
Boy and girl killed in US Catholic school shooting named
The families of two children killed in the US Catholic school shooting have said their "hearts are broken" and branded the attacker a "coward".

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:41:00 +0100
Putin thinks he's winning Ukraine war - and it's now hard to escape one conclusion
After all those raised hopes of peace, Ukraine has been hit by the second-worst night of Russian air attacks since the war began.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:01:00 +0100
How the US trade war is now targeting you from today
Donald Trump has cancelled a loophole from today that had allowed consumers and businesses to be spared duties for sending low-value goods to the United States.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:27:00 +0100
Controversial P&O Ferries boss Hebblethwaite to quit
The man dubbed "Britain’s most hated boss" for his controversial policy of sacking hundreds of seafarers and replacing them with cheaper agency staff is to quit.

UK BBC

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:54:38 GMT
Children to be offered chickenpox vaccine on NHS
All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:15:29 GMT
Ministers didn't do cost review of council mergers
The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:23:24 GMT
MSP locked out of Scottish Parliament after claims he placed secret camera in toilet
South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth is understood to have been charged by the police over the allegations.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 06:24:37 GMT
New taxes on small US parcels could lead to price hikes, UK firms warn
The US scraps its de-minimis exemption, meaning no more duty-free entry of small parcels to the US.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:21:14 GMT
New abuse report at notorious school investigated
Nine staff members at Berrow Wood have been convicted of abuse, and new allegations have been made.

UK Daily Express

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:59:00 +0100
Breaking driveway rule 'could cost £100 and invalidate insurance'
From concealed dangers to deterioration that places strain on your tyres, a messy or crumbling driveway could result in penalties, car troubles, and potentially insurance complications

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:38:00 +0100
Rachel Reeves dealt huge blow as Kirstie Allsopp makes brutal comparison
TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has made a brutal comparison as Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers plans to tax rental income.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:08:00 +0100
Urgent warning issued as new risk 'can choke a dog in seconds'
As the seasons change, dog owners need to be alert

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:02:00 +0100
Body found in burnt out car right next to beachfront of popular UK seaside town
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING - Locals reported hearing "loud bangs" at the time of the incident.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 07:07:00 +0100
Migrants to be taught balloon craft and floristry - 'Labour has lost the plot!'
It would cost the taxpayer thousands of pounds.

UK Independent

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:44:13 GMT
Buyers hate stamp duty – so why hasn’t it been scrapped already?
The tax stops many people from upsizing, downsizing, or moving for work

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:43:24 GMT
Epping asylum hotel latest: Judges to rule on overturning injunction after migration protests
Dozens of local authorities say they will seek legal advice on halting the use of hotels to house asylum seekers following the interim injunction granted to Epping Council

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:41:05 GMT
Why is the NHS offering the chickenpox vaccine and is my child eligible?
The new vaccine programme will become routine for children in the future

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:30:29 GMT
The key traits people define as having lived ‘a good life’ after death
A study analysing 38 million obituaries has revealed the things people believe constitute a good life

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 08:23:48 GMT
Gen Z running out of fuel in their cars because they’re scared to fill them up
Half of those who reported ‘refuel anxiety’ said they have asked a partner or family member to fill up their cars for them

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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