Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.

'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.

The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.

Ex-gang boss guilty of orchestrating 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted over the drive-by shooting of the rap superstar 30 years ago.

New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office
Posted on Tuesday September 01, 2026

Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.