Reform UK’s new justice adviser has called for bolstered prisoner “rehabilitation” as she accused previous governments of having “failed and failed miserably” on crime and punishment. Vanessa Frake ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, a liberal who took office in June after winning an early election to replace ousted conservative Yoon Suk Yeol, has vowed to improve relations with Pyongyang, ...

Hong Kong authorities strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security, implementing measures that include ...

Desperation has gripped the Palestinian territory of more than two million, which experts warn faces ‘a worst-case scenario ...

A SPEED camera on the M5 in Worcestershire snapped one driver hitting 115mph while the speed limit was just 50mph. Between April 2024 and March 2025, 141,674 drivers received a fixed penalty notice ...

Worcestershire's cabinet leaders published a public message saying 'we believe in climate change' only for the post to be mysteriously deleted.

A report from KPMG has warned that traditional banks will need to overhaul and embrace AI as they face a squeeze on profits over the years ahead.

The Home Office is giving £100 million of extra funding to support the pilot of the new “one in, one out” returns agreement between the UK and France and other efforts to crack down on small boat ...

A vaccine for gonorrhoea is now available at sexual health clinics in England as part of a world-first scheme. The vaccination programme is expected to save the NHS £7.9 million over the next decade ...

Airline Emirates has recorded a surge in bookings from affluent visitors to the UK, which it claimed is “driving forward economic growth” in the country. Bookings for first class seats on flights from ...

Weather warnings are coming into force with Storm Floris expected to cause severe travel disruption. A yellow warning for wind has been issued for northern parts of the UK from 6am on Monday to 6am on ...

Jess Phillips, the Home Office minister for safeguarding and violence against women and girls, condemned the Reform leader.