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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, 31 Oct 2026 00:38:00 GMT
Daily Mail finds child pornography in Thomas Markle's Mexico storage unit: Explicit images and pedophilia magazines uncovered as we report him to the FBI
The Daily Mail has reported the Duchess of Sussex's estranged father to the FBI after discovering a stash of child pornography in a storage unit he rented near his former home in Mexico.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:21:56 GMT
Founder of 'endless cruise' that dumped its passengers in Cambodia 'says "I'm the villain" but blames Trump's Iran war'
Founder Mikael Petterson has since spoken out since hundreds of passengers were given just seven hours to pack their bags and get off the ship in Cambodia.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:00:29 GMT
Russell Brand rape trial: Follow every twist from Southwark Crown Court with the Daily Mail's award-winning Trial podcast
Follow the case the world is watching with the Daily Mail's award-winning Trial podcast.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:45:06 GMT
Murderer Christa Pike issues first statement since surviving two botched execution attempts and says she has been in constant, severe pain ever since
Pike, 50, was sentenced to death on first-degree murder charges and was hospitalized after state officials botched a lethal injection.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:54:55 GMT
Norway hilariously mocks Trump again for his 's***house' criticism of the country with some clever toilet humour…
On Sunday, the US President escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a 's***house country' after he was not awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

Daily Star

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000
TV star vows to 'haunt' Trump from beyond the grave and claims aliens 'live among us'
Drag superstar Bianca Del Rio has joked she'd 'haunt' Donald Trump from beyond the grave, branded US politics a 'reality show', and claimed 'aliens live among us'

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000
Super-sized rats set to invade our homes with warnings Christmas could be ruined
Experts are warning that rodents could be lured into our homes by discarded Halloween pumpkins, a problem which is made worse by the fact it's about to get very cold

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000
Police 'forced mum to tear down Halloween decorations' as they were 'offensive'
Jade Savage claims she was told to pull down the body bags which were hanging up in her garden as people complained about them. Social media users were divided about it

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:11:52 +0000
UK travel disruption as Met Office yellow fog warning covers 36 areas on Saturday
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for fog affecting 36 areas of the UK on Saturday morning, with travel disruption expected on roads

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0000
'I've visited 25,000 pubs and there are two in England I always go back to'
EXCLUSIVE: Beer lover Peter Hill has spent the past four decades visiting various pubs in the UK and beyond and he has now reflected on his favourite boozers in England

Sky News

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:11:00 +0000
Burnham 'open' to slavery apology - as King continues Caribbean tour
Andy Burnham has said he is "open" to calls for Britain to make a formal apology for its role in the slave trade as the King continues his tour of the Caribbean.

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 01:16:00 +0000
Poland's president turns back from Senegal trip as court chief's ousting sparks crisis
Riot police were deployed to Poland's Constitutional Tribunal on Friday as hundreds of demonstrators gathered to protest against the suspension of the top court's president by the current pro-European government.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:47:00 +0000
Ebola outbreak kills more than 5,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
More than 5,000 people have now died from an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to government data.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:25:00 +0000
Motorist who dragged cyclist under his car for more than a mile guilty of murder
A motorist has been found guilty of murder after hitting a cyclist and knowingly dragging him for more than a mile under his car.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:14:00 +0000
Police investigating Andrew's Balmoral stays with Epstein and Maxwell
Police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's stays with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the Royal Family's private estate in Scotland.

UK BBC

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 03:12:08 GMT
Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations
The prime minister says Britain must "face up to the past" for its role in the transatlantic slave trade but reparations are "not the right answer".

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 02:18:59 GMT
Celebrity Traitors comes to a climax in nail-biting final
The second series of the hit show reached its climax on Friday after attracting 15 million viewers.

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 05:16:01 GMT
Mahmood expected to announce changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain
The home secretary has faced opposition from within the government over plans to impose new rules on migrant workers already in the UK.

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:06:31 GMT
UK could see 10 days without rain after 'wettest week in two years'
With high pressure developing across the UK, the start of November is looking very settled with no significant rain in the forecast.

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:39:49 GMT
Police Scotland carrying out 'active inquiries' into Andrew and Epstein Balmoral visits
The force said it had received information and stressed its inquiries were at "an early stage".

UK Daily Express

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 04:07:00 +0000
Police launch appeal as family make desperate plea after dad missing following Storm Boelo
Tom Allan, 63, was last seen by his family a week ago and police have issued a fresh appeal for information as searches continue

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:24:00 +0000
Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for Britain to formally apologise for slavery
Andy Burnham has expressed his "sorrow and regret" for the suffering caused by the transatlantic slave trade and is open for Britain to apologise for its role

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 01:19:00 +0000
Heartbreak as inseparable couple die 33 hours apart after 53-year marriage
Doug and Jean Seabridge, from Burton upon Trent, had been happily married for 53 years when they died within 33 hours of each other

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0000
I led the Express cancer campaign to victory - now the NHS must deliver
I'm thrilled our Daily Express campaign forced ministers to act - but I fear blinkered NHS hospitals simply aren't ready to deliver yet.

Sat, 31 Oct 2026 07:17:00 +0000
400-year-old records reveal bizarre 'detective wizards' in England's witch capital
Unearthed records have lifted the lid on England's forgotten "service magicians" who risked prison and the noose just to find missing laundry and coins.

UK Independent

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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