Prisons in England and Wales will run out of space despite Government plans to build four more jails, the Justice Secretary admitted.

Sara Sharif, 10, died after suffering more than 25 broken bones and being bitten, burned and restrained, the Old Bailey heard.

There was no evidence of police collusion in the original investigation into the 1978 La Mon House Hotel bombing, a report from the Police Ombudsman has said. The report also said there had been an ...

A neighbour has said she was left “terrified” after a gas explosion destroyed a home on a street in east London. The blast on Ley Street, Ilford, sent debris flying into the road and sparked a huge ...

A SCOTTISH city that "never sleeps" has been named one of the best in Europe for a night out. Glasgow was named among the 50 best on the continent with spots like Paris and Madrid making the top 10.

An 18-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, “feels abandoned by ...

Morenikeji Adewole, 47, is accused of carrying out a ‘predatory’ attack on the woman near the popular club in central London last month.

The latest Government report shows UK self-sufficiency broadly unchanged in 20 years, but highlights worsening risks.

A racehorse dubbed the country’s unluckiest thoroughbred has sent a Christmas card to the Queen in hope of some much-needed ...

The prison population in England and Wales stood at 86,089 as of December 9 2024. Of this total, 82,218 were adult males (95.5%), 3,500 were adult females (4.1%) and 371 were children aged 10 to 18 in ...

The next longest jail term was given to Simon Orr, 39, of Tamworth, who pleaded guilty to riot for his role in an attack on a ...

Fiona Stewart, community fundraiser for West Scotland at Diabetes UK, said: "We are incredibly grateful for the money raised by the Monkton Milers Santa Dash event. "This generous donation will help ...