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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

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:43:35 GMT
Venezuelan soldiers 'bled and collapsed' after US deployed powerful sonic weapon during dramatic Maduro capture, according to eyewitness account
The United States launched a strike on Venezuela on January 3, capturing President Nicolas Maduro on drug trafficking charges.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:36:27 GMT
Exiled crown prince pleads for support from Labour Government as revolution explodes in Iran
Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, who fled to the US with his father, the deposed Shah, after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, told The Mail on Sunday he is spearheading regime change.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:12:44 GMT
Courageous women protesting against Iran's tyrannical regime risk their lives by removing their veils in public as they 'have nothing left to lose' and won't go home until 'Iran is free'
Despite the threat of arrest, torture or death, women have openly defied the ruling forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps by removing their veils in public and riding motorbikes.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:53:34 GMT
Prince William hires crisis manager described as 'bulletproof sunshine' by her old boss... as Andrew and Harry sagas rumble on
Liza Ravenscroft (pictured) has been recruited from the blue-chip communications firm Edelman, where she works 'arm in arm with big names facing into their toughest times'.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 05:40:18 GMT
Mullah's revenge on 'enemies of God': Hundreds of protesters killed in Iran as hardline regime fights for survival
As a wave of anti-government demonstrations continue to sweep the country, leaders declared that anyone joining the protests will be considered an 'enemy of God', punishable by death.

Daily Star

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:01:36 +0000
Armed police swarm Tesco as 'woman with a weapon' incident sparks huge response
Footage shows a major police response at a Tesco Extra store in Edinburgh's Corstorphine area on Friday afternoon with a police cars outside the store. A woman has been arrested

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:44:48 +0000
Tourist dies after boat smashes into fishing yacht as 55 people thrown overboard
A speedboat packed with dozens of tourists collided head-on with a fishing trawler in Thailand, killing a teenage tourist and injuring at least 22 others onboard

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:44:29 +0000
Horror plane crash kills singer and five others as jet bursts into flames on way to concert
Yeison Jimenez, a top Colombian pop star, and his musicians were killed in a horror plane crash as they headed for a concert due to take place on Saturday night

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 05:42:47 +0000
Grateful Dead guitarist, founder Bob Weir dies as tributes flow for rock music great
The guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:41:11 +0000
'Pray for Me' plea as Bondi Beach Hero’s health plunges on US trip to meet specialist doctors
The man who went viral for his valour during the Bondi Beach terror attack has seen his health take a turn for the worst.

Sky News

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:28:00 +0000
Iran's regime is more vulnerable than ever, but it shows no sign of relenting
Mass protest is a long way from revolution.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:01:00 +0000
How TOWIE and Love Island star went from 'loser' to Gen Z influencer spreading word of God
"I remember when I was in school I would tell people I believed in God and they would be like 'you're a loser'. Now I couldn't be prouder, it's becoming more normal."

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:01:00 +0000
'I have PTSD from online video': The growing call to ban smartphones in schools
Eighteen‑year‑old Frazer McKenna has spent most of his adolescence living with the consequences of something he never chose to see.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:01:00 +0000
There's a daily game of cat and mouse to catch illegal migrants in Germany - and it may soon become UK's problem
In Germany's fight against people smugglers, Chief Inspector Igor Weber's Pasewalk force is on the frontline.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:29:00 +0000
Nobel Institute responds to claims Machado could give Peace Prize to Trump
The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize has dismissed claims that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could give her recent award to President Donald Trump. 

UK BBC

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:38:32 GMT
Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears
Victoria Woodall claims she was retaliated against after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 06:21:19 GMT
Tories would ban under-16s from social media
Kemi Badenoch has promised to follow the example of Australia, which introduced the policy in December last year.

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:04:47 GMT
Love Island villa evacuated and filming postponed over wildfires
Filming in South Africa for the third series of Love Island: All Stars has been postponed. ITV has not said when it will resume.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 02:09:56 GMT
Potholes map rates council road repair progress
Thirteen local authorities received a "red rating" on the Department for Transport mapping tool for England.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:05:06 GMT
Photographer 'over the Moon' with iconic ET recreation two years in the making
The planets finally aligned for friends who spent two years trying to recreate an iconic movie scene.

UK Daily Express

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 06:30:00 +0000
Popular high street chain with 600 shops to close 88 of them this year — full list
Two-year strategy could see a further flurry of locations shut by 2027 after the 88 closures planned for 2026 - but it's not all doom and gloom.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:25:00 +0000
The huge £36m transformation project set to save struggling town centre's high street
The town has suffered with declining footfall and closing shops in recent times but there is now hope on the horizon.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:41:00 +0000
People smuggling kingpin charged wealthy African migrants £1.5k each to flee the UK
Hundreds of "middle-class" Africans travelled to the UK legally before making a "reverse" crossing to France for up to £1,500 each, according to reports.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:57:00 +0000
UK pharmacy chain collapses into administration after £5m loss – 'fed up staff shut shop'
Some staff have reportedly gone months without being paid while certain branches have been left without appropriate stock.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 07:51:00 +0000
UK recycling firm crashes into administration after 27 years – 'assets up for sale'
The firm, founded in 1998, has entered liquidation.

UK Independent

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:40:06 GMT
Old-fashioned detective work and a golden bell: Inside the hunt for British Museum’s missing treasures
More than two years have passed since the British Museum revealed it was missing hundreds of precious artefacts. Alex Ross spoke to the man tasked with tracking the prized items down

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:36:43 GMT
‘Without it, I don’t know what I’d be doing right now’: Inside the UK’s only arts centre dedicated to children
Based in a converted Edwardian church in Hulme – one of Manchester’s most historically deprived and diverse neighbourhoods – this unique facility has been making theatre, dance, literature, comedy and music accessible to young children from all...

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:19:16 GMT
January 2026 payment dates for benefits and pensions plus cost of living support
All the essential cost of living information you need for the new year

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:11:47 GMT
Mystery of Birmingham’s dazzling pink sky during Storm Goretti solved
Residents in and around Birmingham were left baffled on Thursday evening (8 January) as the sky turned neon pink during severe winter weather caused by Storm Goretti.

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:09:45 GMT
Cold weather payments: One million households now eligible for DWP cash in Storm Goretti
Over 800 postcode areas have now experienced over a week of freezing weather

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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