The prison population stands at 88,103, just 418 below the record high of 88,521, which was reached on September 6 last year.

Greggs has put sandwiches and drinks behind counters in some of its stores to help fend off shoplifters. The bakery chain ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government has been accused of a “shameful betrayal” of fishermen after granting European boats access to UK waters as part of a new deal. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation ...

An alleged Palestinian gunman who reportedly called for the slaughter of Jews has admitted attempting to enter the UK illegally. Abu Wadee, 33, also known as Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, pleaded guilty ...

Pope Leo XIV and US vice president JD Vance have met at the Vatican ahead of a flurry of American-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Mr Vance, a ...