Contraband is brought in to prisons in ‘children’s nappies’ and through the use of ‘drone drops’ by organised criminal gangs, ...

The prison population in England and Wales stood at 86,089 as of December 9 2024. Of this total, 82,218 were adult males ...

Romania’s pro-European parties have agreed to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on ...

A man has been ordered to pay more than £800 for throwing a cigarette butt on the floor. Carl Smith, 31, was issued with a £100 fixed penalty notice earlier this year for dropping the butt on the ...

Australian federal police have launched a special operation to investigate an increase in antisemitic threats and violence ...

The Home Secretary reiterated Sir Keir Starmer’s welcoming of the Assad regime’s collapse but said there was a ‘significant risk’ ...

The Queen got into the festive spirit by helping to light a Christmas pudding during a lunch for volunteers and joked – “hold on to your hair”.

The Government decision comes after experts recommended indefinite restrictions while work is done to ensure the safety of children and young people.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has formally set Germany on course for an early election by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week.

Contraband is brought in to prisons in “children’s nappies” and through the use of “drone drops” by organised criminal gangs, MPs have been told. This came as prisons minister Lord Timpson called for ...

Ryan Cornelius was originally detained in the UAE for 10 years as part of a bank fraud case, but his detention was extended by 20 years.

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said many family farms felt the changes announced in the budget would be ‘the final blow’.