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.

Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

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
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

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
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

Iran says the attack killed some civilians and is the first known US strike on Iran since late July.

'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
Posted on Sunday August 30, 2026

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.