The Justice Secretary is expected to announce a review of sentencing during the week, which could look at reducing the use of short jail sentences.

US singer Bruce Springsteen has said the music industry “puts enormous pressures on young people” after Liam Payne’s death in Argentina. Payne died aged 31 after a fall from a third-floor balcony at ...

An Israeli strike in Gaza has killed 11 people including three children, hours after another attack killed at least 10, Palestinian medical officials said. The latest strike hit a house in central ...

At least 21 people have been killed in new Israeli strikes in Gaza, including children, according to hospital officials. In central Gaza, at least 10 people were killed, including two children, when a ...

A man has thrown several firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister’s residence, police said. There were no reports ...

A red flood alert has been issued on 19 October 2024 for Chard Junction and the River Axe. It means flooding is expected now.