Every part of the criminal justice system is “understaffed, underinvested in, and overwhelmed by demand”. That’s the verdict of the President of the Police Superintendents’ Association, Nick Smart. He ...

Northern Ireland is no stranger to people being burned out of their homes, but increasingly there are new targets. In the riots in Belfast in early June following a horrific knife attack, the mobs of ...

It’s been the hottest day of the year so far here in the UK, reaching 38.1C at Kew in west London. Temperatures are also soaring in Europe where fire fighters have been working in increasingly ...

There’s been outrage after it was revealed that President Trump swapped planes when flying back to the US from Turkey last month, using the plane he disembarked, and everybody on it, as a decoy, ...

The letter has been signed by the likes of Mark Rowley, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and Maggie Blyth, who for years led the national policing response to violence against women and ...

Channel 4 has commissioned a brand-new series celebrating the landscapes, people and culture of Scotland’s unsung coastline for a new More4 series. Scotland’s Golden Coast, a new lifestyle series ...

In Colombia, emergency teams are continuing to search for survivors of Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. In the town of Pereira, a 32-year-old woman was brought out alive after rescuers dug two ...

Following a top-level Cobra meeting to discuss the impact of heatwaves and droughts, Andy Burnham has called on people not to use disposable barbeques to reduce the risk of starting fires. There have ...

We’re joined by David Dunn, who set up the charity Release Mates after leaving prison in 2022 following convictions including common assault and breach of a court order. The charity supports people ...

The eclipse becomes visible across the UK and then tracks across Spain. There, people will be treated to a total eclipse. In the UK we will see is a partial eclipse, but don’t forget experts have ...

The murderer and serial sex attacker Simon Levy will spend the rest of his days in prison after he was given a whole-life order at the Old Bailey today.

For the latest in our Home Truths series, Joe Johnson is in Devon, exploring the coastal towns of Torquay and Ilfracombe.