Anahita Hossein-Pour
Environment
Thousands to face water supply issues over weekend
South East Water continued to ask customers to use water for essential uses only such as drinking, washing and cooking.
29 May 2026
Crime
James Bulger killer set for latest parole bid for freedom
Jon Venables will have his case heard by parole chiefs more than two years after his last appeal.
13 Jan 2026
Politics
Sharp fall in 2025 for skilled worker and healthcare visa applications
Applicants across all visa categories fell 12% from 840,000 in 2024 to 737,100 in 2025.
8 Jan 2026
Crime
Major supplier for thousands of small boat crossings jailed
Turkish national Adem Savas, 45, was sentenced at a Belgian court on Wednesday.
7 Jan 2026
Politics
Migrants arrive in UK for first time this year after Channel crossing
Pictures show people disembarking a Border Force boat in Dover on Monday, becoming the first to arrive in 2026 amid a cold spell of weather.
5 Jan 2026
Politics4 Jan 2026
Powers to seize mobile phones over Channel crossings come into force
The new powers come after the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act became law in December.
Politics
Second highest number of Channel crossings by migrants recorded in 2025
A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK last year.
1 Jan 2026
Politics
European court presses UK over revoking Shamima Begum’s citizenship
The European Court of Human Rights has demanded answers in relation to state responsibilities for victims of trafficking.
31 Dec 2025
Politics
Crown court backlog nears 80,000 in new record
Data published on Thursday showed the open caseload was 79,619 at the end of September, up from 78,329 at the end of June.
18 Dec 2025
Politics
Crackdown on deepfake abuse part of strategy to tackle violence against women
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips announced the move as she set out the Government’s Vawg strategy.
18 Dec 2025
Politics
Government focused on prevention to tackle violence against women – minister
The plans include all pupils in secondary schools being taught about healthy relationships, with teachers trained to spot worrying behaviour in boys.
18 Dec 2025
Politics
Schools to teach about healthy relationships to tackle violence against girls
Ministers have announced plans to intervene early on worrying behaviour of young people as part of plans to halve violence against women and girls.
18 Dec 2025
Politics
Specialist teams for all police forces under violence against women’s strategy
The Home Secretary announced the changes ahead of the Vawg strategy launch expected next week.
14 Dec 2025
Politics
Ministers back plans to look at European human rights treaty over migration
Work will begin to adopt the declaration in Moldova in May 2026 following a meeting of ministers in Strasbourg on Wednesday.
10 Dec 2025
Politics
Asylum system delays and backlogs wasted taxpayers’ money – watchdog
The NAO found the current cost of supporting people seeking asylum is “disproportionately high” and totalled around £4.9 billion for 2024-25.
10 Dec 2025
Politics
Former children’s commissioner vows to ‘follow evidence’ in grooming gangs probe
Baroness Anne Longfield will lead the inquiry over three years with a budget of £65 million, the Home Secretary announced on Tuesday.
9 Dec 2025
Politics
Former children’s commissioner to lead grooming gangs inquiry
Baroness Anne Longfield said the inquiry owes it to the victims, survivors and the wider public to identify the truth’.
9 Dec 2025
Politics
Prison population set to hit 100,000 a year later than projected – figures
Newly published estimates project the rise in the number of prisoners will reach between 98,000 and 103,6000 by March 2030.
4 Dec 2025
Politics4 Dec 2025
Facial recognition to be expanded as views sought to shape new laws
A 10-week consultation is being launched that will ask for views on how the technology should be regulated and how to protect people’s privacy.
Politics2 Dec 2025
Jury trials to be scrapped in some cases to tackle court backlog
The crown court backlog currently is at a record level of more than 78,000 cases.
Politics
Justice Secretary to set out reforms to tackle ‘courts emergency’
David Lammy will lay out reforms to overhaul the system on Tuesday.
2 Dec 2025