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The prison population of England and Wales has hit a record high, with the number jumping by nearly a thousand in the past four weeks..

Care providers are working in a sea of regulatory dysfunction, a new report has warned as its analysis suggested six in 10 homecare organisations in England either have out-of-date ratings or have not been rated by the healthcare watchdog at all..

The Government wants smokers to be much more likely to give up the habit by introducing changes such as reducing the number of places where a person can smoke, a minister has said..

An England fan who seriously assaulted a fellow Three Lions supporter at the Euro 2024 tournament in Germany has been handed a three-year football banning order..

Rewilding efforts in part of the Scottish Highlands have resulted in local populations of an amazing species of endangered bird reaching their highest level for 17 years, conservationists have announced..

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest will be hosted in Basel in Switzerland next year, organisers have announced..

NatWest has apologised after an issue meant customers were unable to use the banks mobile app to access accounts or make payments on Friday morning..

Professional dancer Amy Dowdens return to Strictly Come Dancing will be celebrated with an empowering group dance by the shows professionals..

Police have launched a murder investigation, after being called to a house in Oldbury on Thursday afternoon.