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UK Prison Staff Misconduct: Over 1,000 Disciplined

Shocking figures reveal more than a thousand UK prison and probation staff faced disciplinary action this year, including cases of sex with inmates and smuggling. Read the full investigation.

Prison Governor Sacked After Brothel Visit

Veteran prison governor Rob Kellett dismissed after video emerges of him leaving a Sheffield massage parlour. The scandal hits HMP Lindholme, already plagued by staff misconduct.

2025 on track to be UK's hottest year ever

The Met Office confirms 2025 is tracking to beat 2022 as the UK's warmest year on record, with an average temperature of 10.05°C. Discover the climate data and what it means for Britain's future.

Family finds travelling world cheaper than UK rent

Chloe and Connor Ellis sold their Barnsley home and are now globetrotting with their two young sons, discovering that exploring Southeast Asia costs less than monthly rent in the UK. Follow their journey.

Prison guard jailed for relationship with inmate

Rookie prison officer Megann Gibson, 26, sentenced to 12 months for misconduct after 'extremely graphic' phone sex and love letters with dangerous convict Ryan Horan at Wealstun Prison. Full story.

Women's prison population surges 57% since 2000

Experts warn of a growing global crisis as nearly one million women face incarceration, sexual violence, and forced labour in prisons worldwide. Discover the shocking findings.

Four US prison guards sentenced for inmate death

Four New York prison guards receive prison sentences for the brutal beating death of a handcuffed Black inmate, Robert Brooks. A case sparking outrage and calls for prison reform.

Prison Crisis: Wrongful Releases Expose Broken System

Exclusive investigation reveals Britain's prison service is buckling under systemic pressures, with mistaken releases reaching critical levels. Discover how institutional failures, not individual errors, are putting public safety at risk.

Prison chiefs in emergency talks over wrongful releases

Exclusive: Senior prison officials face emergency talks with ministers as multiple wrongful prisoner releases expose critical failures in England's overcrowded prison system, raising serious security concerns.

Inside HMP Wandsworth: Prison in crisis

An explosive report exposes the inhumane reality of life inside HMP Wandsworth, where violence, drugs and overcrowding create a perfect storm of institutional failure.

Dangerous criminal wrongly freed in prison blunder

A convicted criminal serving time for serious offences has been accidentally released from prison in what's being described as a catastrophic administrative failure, sparking urgent government reviews.

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