Government to accelerate building of prison places with £110m – minister The Government will speed up the building of hundreds of extra prison places with £110 million of investment, the Justice Secretary is to announce. Alex Norris will set out plans to speed up the building of new prison places as part of the Government’s efforts to
Ray Winstone says British cinema is losing ‘a lot of our culture’ Actor Ray Winstone has said British cinema is losing “a lot of our culture” because the industry is caught up with the American way of filmmaking. Winstone, 69, is best known for starring in 1979’s Scum, 1997’s Nil by Mouth and Jonathan Glazer’s
Bank holiday Monday to see sunny spells and showers – Met Office Bank holiday Monday will see a mix of sunny spells and showers that could become heavier with thunder, the Met Office said. Monday is expected to be the best weather of the long weekend, after festivalgoers braved the rain and mud in plastic
John Swinney vows to bring ‘radical change’ to Scotland’s public services John Swinney is vowing to bring about “radical change” to Scotland over the next five years, pledging there will be “significant” reform of the country’s public services. The Scottish First Minister will set out some of the detail of his plans in his Programme
Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900 The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbed past 900 on Monday, with more than 4,700 missing. Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesman, said authorities intensified their rescue efforts in the disaster zones. “We are working in search
Novak Djokovic crashes out of US Open in five-set defeat to Mariano Navone Novak Djokovic crashed out in the first round of the US Open after a five-set, near five-hour ordeal during which he was repeatedly sick on court. The 39-year-old looked physically spent throughout the match and was regularly doubled over in pain, but
Ollie Robinson powers England to series win over Pakistan Ollie Robinson’s remarkable resurgence continued as he ushered England to a series-clinching victory over Pakistan in the second Rothesay Test at Lord’s. Robinson has been in stunning form since being recalled from a two-and-a-half year exile at the start of this summer and was irrepressible once
At least seven dead after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel.
Tributes for ‘beloved’ pastor who died after sign fell at Christian festival A man who died after a sign fell at a Christian festival was a respected pastor who was “a loving husband” and “a devoted and caring father” to his family, his church has said. Robert Guanco, 41, of Eastbourne, was named in a
One dead and five injured in shooting at rave in Switzerland A shooting at a rave in the northern Swiss canton of Aargau left one person dead and five wounded early on Sunday, local police and media reported. Police said they are still looking for a suspect. “The search for the unknown perpetrator is ongoing,”