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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, 25 Apr 2026 08:53:28 GMT
Greggs axes front of store food and drink fridges in drastic new measure to tackle shoplifting
Customers at the popular bakery chain (pictured, file photo) can usually grab a range of bottled soft drinks, sandwiches and other food items from the shelves themselves.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:21:21 GMT
AI spy program roots out hundreds of rogue police officers after Scotland Yard lets it loose on internal systems
In an unprecedented crackdown, Britain's biggest force secretly unleashed the AI tool to root out bad behaviour.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:08:21 GMT
Man, 18, is extradited from Dubai and charged with murdering Thai woman who was stabbed to death in her £4million Hyde Park mansion two years ago
Kamonnan Thiamphanit, also known as Angela, who was found with multiple stab wounds at her home in Stanhope Place, London, in April 2024.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:07:00 GMT
King flies into a US storm over Falklands: Days before Charles' visit, leaked memo says Trump could axe support for UK sovereignty over the islands
As Charles prepared for his transatlantic trip, the US threatened to back Argentina's claim to the South Atlantic islands.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:01:24 GMT
Ed Miliband's puffin 'killing fields': How the world's largest wind farm off the coast of North Berwick will massacre thousands of seabirds
Puffins at three o'clock!' The gleeful exclamation from tour guide Cat Johnson has me - and three dozen other excited seabird spotters - reaching for our cameras.

Daily Star

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000
TikTok vigilante mum posed as cop and told stranger 'we're taking your kids'
Daisy Armstrong, 23, of Strood, Kent sent her victim a text pretending she was a police officer after seeing a TikTok video in which an influencer accused him of stealing a car

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:42:37 +0000
Sister-in-law who threw black paint on bride in wedding day attack breaks silence
Antonia Eastwood, 49, was handed a 10-month jail term suspended for 12 months after the wedding day paint attack on bride Gemma Monk in Maidstone, who was marrying her brother

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:20:12 +0000
British RAF jets down Putin's drones over Ukraine after horror overnight attack
Two RAF Eurofighter Typhoons were scrambled from Romania as Putin's forces launched a brutal drone attack on Ukrainian ports, with NATO taking historic action to protect its airspace

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:08:23 +0000
McDonald's 'secret menu' hack sends fans into frenzy over more grub for less claims
The tip, shared by a money-saving expert on social media, reveals how to get an extra Chicken Select - and saving 51p in the process.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000
Man built secret apartment in shopping centre and lived there for years undetected
Michael Townsend was facing eviction from his apartment and needed somewhere to live quickly, so built an apartment inside Providence Place Mall, in Rhode Island, US

Sky News

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:14:00 +0100
Princess Royal attends dawn service to mark Anzac Day
A dawn service has taken place in London, attended by the Princess Royal, to mark Anzac Day, which commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders who died in conflict.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:42:00 +0100
Two young children die in house fire
Two young children have died in a house fire in Wolverhampton.

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:47:00 +0000
German energy group E.ON sparks plot to combine with rival supplier Ovo Energy

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:01:00 +0100
'Shame on them': Post Office seeks delay in second Capture case at Court of Appeal
The Post Office is seeking to delay the second Capture scandal case at the Court of Appeal, Sky News has learned.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 05:37:00 +0100
Man extradited from the UAE to appear in London court charged with woman's murder
A man has been charged with the murder of a 27-year-old woman in London two years ago after being extradited from the United Arab Emirates.

UK BBC

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:10:12 GMT
Falklands veteran hopes King can persuade Trump to 'back down'
Simon Weston says reports the US is reviewing the UK's claim to the territory makes his sacrifice feel "irrelevant".

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:56:46 GMT
Two young children die in Wolverhampton house fire
Two other children and a woman were already out of the house before emergency services arrived.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:00:03 GMT
'Killing in prison is not difficult' - the rise in cold-blooded attacks behind bars
Is a culture of prisoners intimidating inmates into inflicting pain on others too normalised to change?

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 01:27:05 GMT
Man extradited from Dubai over murder of woman found stabbed at London home
The London property manager, 27, who was also known as Angela, was stabbed in Westminster in 2024.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:16:12 GMT
Chris Mason: A grim week for Starmer – but things could be about to get worse
The Mandelson vetting row has reignited questions over the PM's future just two weeks before crucial elections in Scotland, Wales and England.

UK Daily Express

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:46:00 +0100
Falklands War hero blasts Trump's 'hissy fit' as new threat to islands emerges
Simon Weston suffered almost 50% burns on his body during the Falklands War.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:40:00 +0100
Man racially assaulted Jewish man and accused him of 'killing babies'
Rahman called the victim a "dirty Jew", accused him of "killing babies in Palestine" and threatened to "break his jaw".

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:14:00 +0100
Labour's new policy blamed for migrant 'harassing' girls outside village school
The local council said it had not been informed or consulted about the arrivals.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:11:00 +0100
BT, Sky, Virgin, EE and Talktalk introduce new £10.34-a-day rule - started in April
The level of compensation customers receive rises annually in line with inflation, with payments upped from April 1 each year based on the Consumer Price Index as of October 31 in the year before.

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0100
Starmer is clinging on by his fingernails - this scandal should push him over the edge
EXCLUSIVE: Pressure is mounting on Sir Keir Starmer after a series of damaging revelations and now the demand that he give evidence under oath.

UK Independent

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:54:43 GMT
Mahmood considers talks with Taliban to deport failed Afghan asylum seekers
The home secretary said the UK was ’monitoring very closely’ what other countries were planning to do amid pressure on the government to bring down migration

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:52:00 GMT
Trump to talk to King about Iran and Nato rift at ‘high stakes’ US state visit
The King is facing one of the most important diplomatic challenges of his reign following a major deterioration in UK-US relations

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:53:38 GMT
Number of UK dog attack injuries surge by 83 per cent since 2020
The number of attacks has continued to rise despite a ban on the XL bully breed

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:42:14 GMT
Could Trump’s anger over Iran really impact the UK’s Falkland’s claim?
Downing Street has insisted the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ‘rests with the UK’

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:35:43 GMT
Family of murdered woman traumatised after being handed photo of her killer laughing by police
Julie Butcher was strangled by her ex-husband at their home in Swindon after she attempted to leave the marriage

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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