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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 May 2026 08:51:17 GMTAndrew accuser who says disgraced royal had sex with her at Royal Lodge before she was taken to Buckingham Palace for tea WON'T speak to British police, her lawyer says
The woman, who says paedophile Jeffrey Epstein sent her to Britain in 2010 when she was in her 20s, is said to have spent a night with Andrew at Royal Lodge in Windsor.
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:44:33 GMTMerseyside town crowned top coastal property hotspot as house prices soar 11% in just one year
The average asking price across the country fell by 0.3% in the year to May, but this coastal town is bucking the trend.
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:27:32 GMTMy super-rich boyfriend said he couldn't wait to be a dad. Then at six months pregnant, I discovered his other lover had a baby due
Looking back, it was never going to be a typical love story. Olivia Nervo and Matthew Pringle's eyes first met across a throng of partygoers on Necker Island, the resort owned by Richard Branson.
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:27:06 GMTAlzheimer's disease could be diagnosed years before symptoms become devastating - as researchers hail TWO new breakthroughs in blood tests and brain scans
More than 520,000 Britons have Alzheimer's - the most common form of dementia, which is the leading cause of death in UK.
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:15:16 GMTAmericans reveal which Trump kid they want to carry on his political legacy... and who their dream Don heir REALLY is
In the latest Daily Mail/JL Partners poll, registered voters were asked which of President Donald Trump's five children they would like to see inherit his political crown.
Daily Star
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:41:26 +0000City's 'Pickpocket Queen' once stole a dead son's glass eye among 200 callous crimes
Margaret Johnson is known as Birmingham's notorious 'Pickpocket Queen' but is set to be released after psychiatric reports uncovered untreated mental illness behind her 200-offence crime spree
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:19:04 +0000England footie kits banned from pub as punter says 'this'll drive everyone away'
A new set of rules enforced by a pub has left fans 'baffled' as a 'no entry if in sportswear, hats or hoodies' ban has footie fans perplexed ahead of the world cup
Fri, 29 May 2026 07:58:43 +0000Man charged with murder after 'innocent bystander' mum shot dead outside bar
Shanice Brookes, 30, was shot outside the One Four One bar on West Street, Sheffield, in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday, with two people now charged in connection with her death
Fri, 29 May 2026 07:50:13 +0000Teen hurls 15kg chair from shopping centre balcony and 'almost killed someone'
A 16-year-old boy was caught on CCTV throwing a 15kg chair from the top floor of Westfield Stratford shopping centre in London, narrowly missing unsuspecting shoppers below
Fri, 29 May 2026 07:27:11 +0000Trump's UFO files will cause 'chaos' as alien videos and secret plan leaked
Last Friday the Pentagon released a new batch of declassified files on the US military's encounters with unidentified anomalous phenomena, with commentators worried more information could spark chaos
Sky News
Fri, 29 May 2026 01:09:00 +0100Inside UK's maternity system: What's going wrong?
Fri, 29 May 2026 06:03:00 +0100Two charged after woman, 30, shot dead outside bar
Two suspects have been charged after a mum-of-one was shot dead outside a city centre bar in Sheffield during the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday.
Fri, 29 May 2026 01:49:00 +0100Man who allegedly sold poison to Britons won't face justice in UK
A Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances linked to the deaths of more than 100 British people will not face justice in the UK.
Fri, 29 May 2026 07:30:00 +0100Australian mother jailed for poisoning relatives with toxic mushrooms to appeal conviction
An Australian woman jailed for life after killing three relatives with a toxic mushroom-laced meal will appeal her conviction.
Fri, 29 May 2026 00:25:00 +0100Remains of six workers found after chemical tank implosion
Remains belonging to six of the nine workers missing after a 3.4 million-litre chemical tank imploded in Washington state have been recovered.
UK BBC
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:17:38 GMTTwo charged after bystander fatally shot outside bar
Shanice Brookes, 30, was an "innocent bystander" when she was shot in Sheffield, police say.
Thu, 28 May 2026 23:40:01 GMTSAS troops accused of war crimes not referred to police over morale fears, inquiry hears
This meant military police did not learn for years of allegations of extra-judicial killings.
Thu, 28 May 2026 23:09:05 GMTEpstein survivors lack faith in UK police investigating Andrew, says lawyer
A lawyer representing survivors says his clients lack confidence in the treatment they would receive in the UK.
Thu, 28 May 2026 23:05:09 GMTAI facial recognition to check age of asylum seekers from next year
The Home Office says the tool will make it easier to identify adult migrants "attempting to game the system".
Fri, 29 May 2026 05:21:49 GMT'I was raped by a childhood friend - I want others to know what he did'
Hayley Watkins waives her anonymity to call for a publicly-accessible sex offenders register.
UK Daily Express
Fri, 29 May 2026 09:28:00 +0100Antisemite who called Helen Mirren ‘evil zionist b****’ exposed
The video has resurfaced after first being shared in November 2025.
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:43:00 +0100Two people charged after mum, 30, fatally shot outside bar in Sheffield
Both people charged will appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court later on Friday.
Fri, 29 May 2026 09:02:00 +0100Boy, 14, who died after River Thames swim pictured for first time
It comes following the water-related deaths of 11 others during the UK's hot weather.
Fri, 29 May 2026 09:24:00 +0100Migrant smugglers now 'targeting' UK villages with 'people-trafficking yachts'
In many cases the potential targets are quiet villages inland, miles from the coast.
Fri, 29 May 2026 07:55:00 +0100Urgent recall for 'health risk' frozen dessert
The Food Standards Agency has issued a recall notice
UK Independent
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:45:33 GMT‘I was groomed and abused by a taxi driver. Why was it so hard to get justice?’
Despite receiving Royal Assent two years ago, key provisions of the Victims and Prisoners Act are yet to be implemented to support survivors
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:31:34 GMTTributes pour in for MI6 ‘trailblazer’ Baroness Meta Ramsay
Her tenure included participation in the 1985 extraction of KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky from the Soviet Union
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:24:24 GMTPair charged after woman shot dead outside Sheffield bar celebrating bank holiday weekend
The mother-of-one was described as an ‘entirely innocent bystander’ by police
Fri, 29 May 2026 08:02:52 GMTMinister refuses to say when long-delayed defence investment plan will be published
It comes amid mounting pressure on ministers as the Conservatives seek to force a deadline for the government to publish the review
Fri, 29 May 2026 07:24:44 GMTUK supermarket giant teams up with Ocado to overhaul home deliveries
The major supermarket chain will first work on upgrades for its website and online shopping
UK Telegraph
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:30:49 GMTAmbulance strike dates: When they are and what to do if you need emergency help
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:17:55 GMTMass flight cancellations at Heathrow as temperatures plunge to lowest in a decade
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:25:44 GMTNurses strike: Dates of NHS walkouts and which areas are affected
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:25:17 GMTTeachers strikes: When will they take place, will all schools close and what will be disrupted?
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:49:32 GMTPolice hunt hit-run driver after six people hurt in North London crash
UK Times