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Sentences end early Concern that some will not cope outside

For 1,700 prisoners, the day they had been waiting for came sooner than hoped, as they were set free from jail yesterday as part of the government's emergency early release programme.

'Insufficient evidence' that being on Kyle show led to death - coroner

An inquest into the death of a man who killed himself a week after appearing on The Jeremy Kyle Show has found \"insufficient evidence\" to rule that participating in the programme caused his death.

Antarctic sea ice cover on brink of record winter low for second year

Sea ice surrounding Antarctica is on the brink of reaching a record winter low for a second year running, continuing an \"outrageous\" fall in the amount of Southern Ocean that is freezing over.

Beyoncé's album is snubbed at eminent country music awards

Beyoncé has been snubbed at the Country Music Awards, with her country album, Cowboy Carter, failing to land a single nomination at the genre's most prestigious awards.

Tycoon backer of GB News seals £100m Spectator deal

Sir Paul Marshall has sealed a £100m takeover of the Spectator magazine as the backer of GB News moved further towards his goal of controlling a large swathe of the UK's conservative and rightwing media outlets.

Triple lock Average earnings data helps drive uplift

Among the many figures included in the monthly health check of the UK labour market from the Office for National Statistics one had special significance: the annual increase in average earnings.

Labour Silent protest from abstaining MPs gives little comfort to government

In the end, the vote to cut the winter fuel allowance passed easily.

English Heritage asks public to help find missing blue plaques

The very first commemorative blue plaque was awarded in 1867, in honour of the poet Lord Byron at his house and birthplace in Holles Street, near Cavendish Square in London.

Two centuries on, archaeologists enlist ex-soldiers to unearth secrets of Waterloo

The carnage and horror of the Battle of Waterloo have been laid bare in an excavation by military veterans and archaeologists that has uncovered amputated limbs and the remains of horses that were shot to be put out of their misery.

Trust admits contaminated feed caused baby's death after denials

An NHS trust has admitted a highly vulnerable baby died because of a contaminated feed it gave her, after denying that for more than a decade.

Newly elected MP defends decision to run to be select committee chair

A newly elected Labour MP has urged colleagues not to overlook the 2024 intake as she defended her decision to run for the chair of an influential select committee only weeks after taking her seat in the Commons.

Russia has new ballistic missiles from Iran - US

Russia has received new deadly ballistic missiles from Iran for use in Ukraine and is likely to use them, the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said in London yesterday as he prepared to travel with the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, to Kyiv.

Port Talbot facing 2,500 job losses in steel deal

The British steel industry is braced for 2,500 job cuts in Port Talbot, with thousands more at risk in the UK, as the government prepares a taxpayer-backed deal for the South Wales plant.

PM faces calls to aid poorest as winter fuel cut approved

Dozens of Labour MPs refuse to back plan targeting pensioners

Boehly and Clearlake plot buyouts in civil war

Chelsea's civil war has led Clearlake Capital, the US private equity firm that owns a majority shareholding in the club, to consider buying out Todd Boehly or striking a deal with the billionaire that would keep him in little more than a ceremonial role.

Kane basks in the joy of 'my! happy place' with England

Captain says Ronaldo and Messi have inspired his bid to stay ontop, with his 100th cap tonight at Wembley

Sri Lanka leave with deserved win thanks to brilliance of Nissanka

Not for the first time this summer England kept the celebrations largely in check.

Letting it slide Paris 2024 must learn from London's broken promises for legacy to be fulfilled

Big news last week on the Olympic Park slide. Perhaps you missed it amid the euphoria of Sunday night's Paralympic closing ceremony, as the curtain came down on the summer panorama that was Paris 2024.

McQueen's right-hand woman gets Givenchy job

Sarah Burton, who designed the Princess of Wales' wedding dress in her former role as the creative director of Alexander McQueen, has been appointed to the top job at Givenchy.

Ex-head of Lebanese central bank in court over suspected fraud

The former head of Lebanon's central bank Riad Salameh appeared in court yesterday for the first time since his arrest last week on charges of embezzling up to $42m (£32m) of public funds.

Dozens killed as Asia's most powerful storm of the year hits north Vietnam

Typhoon Yagi and the landslides and floods it triggered killed at least 49 people and injured another 299 in northern Vietnam since the weekend, the government said, as authorities yesterday warned of more flooding.

Celebrity pastor surrenders in Philippines after two-week hunt

A pastor wanted in the US on child trafficking charges has been arrested in the Philippines after a 16-day manhunt across a vast compound that includes a network of underground tunnels and dozens of buildings.

Polls tighten between candidates before crucial first debate tonight

Kamala Harris's presidential campaign has posted a list of her policy positions on its website as the polls tightened before her make-or-break first debate against Donald Trump tonight.

Parole Board verdict on murderer is a 'betrayal', says victim's mother

The mother of a woman who was raped and murdered 27 years ago has said a Parole Board recommendation that her killer be released from prison is a \"betrayal\".

Paralympian who fled Taliban is denied new prosthetic legs

A Paralympic cyclist from Afghanistan who is seeking asylum in the UK is struggling to walk on broken prosthetic legs after being denied new ones because he does not have refugee status.

Here comes the tide: Cornish sea pool proposed as wedding venue

Couples may soon be able to get married while floating on the tide, should Bude Sea Pool in Cornwall become the first such venue in England to receive a wedding licence.

Trade unions Tough choices will affect pay deals, PM to tell TUC

Keir Starmer will warn public sector unions today that future pay deals will be constrained by the \"tough choices\" necessary to protect economic stability.

'Option A' Reeves went for Treasury go-to policy but will she seek way out?

It is often said there is nothing new in politics. And for old hands in Whitehall, there is little surprise that the Treasury's sights are set on the winter fuel allowance.

Claim that NHS coped during pandemic false, inquiry hears

Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock have been criticised by bereaved families at the Covid inquiry for trying to mislead the public by \"brazenly\" claiming \"things went reasonably well\" in the NHS.

Girls hit harder than boys by premature brain ageing linked to Covid lockdowns

Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain ageing than boys, according to data that suggests the social restrictions had a disproportionate impact on them.