Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:33:36 GMT
PM Andy Burnham on Sunday announced changes to the next early release scheme - scheduled to start in October - which mean PC Harper's killers will stay in jail.
Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:26:50 GMT
Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.
Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:02:43 GMT
A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 people turns over after leaving port.
US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:53:03 GMT
Iran says the attack killed some civilians and is the first known US strike on Iran since late July.
UK raises case of British activist detained by settlers in West Bank with Israel
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 23:02:43 GMT
Finn Joughin, a 22-year-old student activist, was arrested in the Palestinian village of Umm Al-Kheir.
The mystery of why so many black Britons still can't swim
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:31:22 GMT
For decades, swimming ability has been lower in the black community. Our writer asks why.
'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:53:53 GMT
The US space agency's telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.
Sons of officer who died in A66 crash lead out Man Utd as mascots
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:30:05 GMT
The sons of PC Matthew Blades led Manchester United out at Old Trafford for Sunday's Premier League game with Ipswich.
Jewish community in harder position than immediately after synagogue attack, says rabbi
Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:34:25 GMT
Rabbi Daniel Walker says members of the Jewish community are feeling increasingly vulnerable.
British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:11:46 GMT
A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria.
