Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

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.

US strikes Iranian launchers on Larak Island in first known attack in weeks
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Iran says the attack killed two people and injured two others, in the first known US strike on Iran since late July.

Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.

Parents of seriously ill children should get paid leave, says commissioner
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Children's commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has backed called for more support for parents and carers.

This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Peter Marinker is taking on one of Samuel Beckett's most famous plays alone on a London stage.