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The prison service is starting to recategorise the security risk of offenders to ease capacity pressures, Sky News understands.

A prisoner who has served 12 years in jail for stealing a mobile phone was unable to attend a psychiatric assessment because of a lack of staff, his family claims.

Thousands of farmers from across the UK are expected to gather outside Downing Street today – in the biggest protest yet against the government's changes to inheritance tax rules.

An extra £500m of additional funding will be given to neighbourhood policing, the home secretary is set to announce.

Salmonella could be engineered to help fight bowel cancer after research found the bacteria stops the body's own immune cells attacking the disease. 

Four suspects have so far been identified by police investigating possible criminal charges in the Post Office scandal, Sky News has learned. 

A "technical issue" at British Airways has delayed flights, reportedly for thousands of passengers.

A father-of-four who threatened to burn down every mosque in Newcastle has been jailed for 20 months.

British actress Olivia Williams has said that in more than 30 years of acting on screen, starring in Dune: Prophecy is the first time she has felt confident her scenes would not be cut from a project.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has attempted to contact prospective witnesses from jail in a bid to sway public opinion ahead of his upcoming sex trafficking trial, prosecutors have claimed.

Davina McCall has made an "enormous leap forward in the last 24 hours", her partner has said on her Instagram.

A letter in which Ernie Wise attempted to break up the double act that would go on to bring both him and Eric Morecambe worldwide fame is going on sale.

Ed Sheeran says Band Aid 40 organisers did not seek his approval to use his vocals in the new version of the charity hit Do They Know It's Christmas?

A beauty queen who found herself at the centre of a citizenship row in South Africa has come second in the Miss Universe competition - representing Nigeria.

Standard Glastonbury Festival tickets for 2025 sold out in less than 40 minutes after organisers adopted a new booking system.

Mark Webber's role as Pulp's fan club manager started simply enough, writing newsletters and posting out small bits of memorabilia such as postcards, stickers and badges. But, just like the band he loved, he wanted to do things a little differently.