Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Burnham blocks early release of rapists and child sex offenders
People jailed for rape, serious child sex offences and grooming will be excluded from the upcoming early release scheme, the government has announced.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0100
People jailed for rape, serious child sex offences and grooming will be excluded from the upcoming early release scheme, the government has announced.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0100
PM's intervention on prisons crisis risks damaging mistakes
Dividing lines between victim groups, fears about prisons becoming full again by Christmas, and concerns that these changes will lead to "inevitable mistakes" – probably not the intended outcomes of the prime minister's urgent review on early release, but that's the reality.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0100
Dividing lines between victim groups, fears about prisons becoming full again by Christmas, and concerns that these changes will lead to "inevitable mistakes" – probably not the intended outcomes of the prime minister's urgent review on early release, but that's the reality.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0100
Woman who stole £300k from pensioner before Sky News tracked her down in Tenerife is jailed
A fugitive fraudster who Sky News confronted in Tenerife has been jailed.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:10:00 +0100
A fugitive fraudster who Sky News confronted in Tenerife has been jailed.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:10:00 +0100
'Frighteningly stupid': Man jailed after falsely claiming electric car was out of control on motorway
A motorist who drove at high speeds and falsely claimed his electric Jaguar would not brake in an attempt to avoid paying his car finance has been jailed.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:13:00 +0100
A motorist who drove at high speeds and falsely claimed his electric Jaguar would not brake in an attempt to avoid paying his car finance has been jailed.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:13:00 +0100
Vampire fan given hospital order after putting animal body parts in churches
A man who put deer heads and slaughtered lambs with inverted crosses at churches in the New Forest has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0100
A man who put deer heads and slaughtered lambs with inverted crosses at churches in the New Forest has been detained under the Mental Health Act.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:52:00 +0100
Greggs and M&S team up with police for shoplifting crackdown
Major retailers on London's high streets are using new technology from the Metropolitan Police to catch shoplifters.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:55:00 +0100
Major retailers on London's high streets are using new technology from the Metropolitan Police to catch shoplifters.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:55:00 +0100
'Worrying decline' in families approved to adopt a child
There has been a "worrying decline" in families approved to adopt a child, a charity has warned.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0100
There has been a "worrying decline" in families approved to adopt a child, a charity has warned.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0100
NHS staff reveal shocking cases of racism from patients
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0100
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0100
Best-selling crime author banned from driving for six months after multiple offences
Best-selling crime author Lynda La Plante has been disqualified from driving for six months - after tearfully telling a court a ban would end her career.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:32:00 +0100
Best-selling crime author Lynda La Plante has been disqualified from driving for six months - after tearfully telling a court a ban would end her career.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:32:00 +0100
Body found in search for 19-year-old kayaker
The body of a missing 19-year-old kayaker has been found off Northumberland.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:43:00 +0100
The body of a missing 19-year-old kayaker has been found off Northumberland.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:43:00 +0100
