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.

US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Iran says the attack on Larak Island, the first known US strikes since late July, killed two people and injured two others.

Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures.

Djokovic in tears during US Open first-round exit
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

An emotional Novak Djokovic suffers a US Open first-round defeat which provides further evidence that age is catching up with the 39-year-old great.

This actor was told he had Alzheimer's, now he's performing a one-man show
Posted on Monday August 31, 2026

Peter Marinker is taking on one of Samuel Beckett's most famous plays alone on a London stage.