Prison system was days from collapse three times under Sunak, review finds | Prisons and probation

The criminal justice system was within days of collapse on three occasions before being bailed out by “last-minute emergency measures”, an independent review by a former prisons watchdog has found. Dame Anne... Read more »

Support for hardline anti-immigration policies linked to ignorance about migration figures, poll suggests – as it happened | Politics

Support for hardline anti-immigration policies linked to ignorance about migration figures, poll suggests YouGov has released detailed polling on attitudes to immigration that shows a clear link between having hardline anti-immigrant views... Read more »

Shares in European drug companies hit four-month low as Trump tariffs loom | Pharmaceuticals industry

Shares in European pharmaceutical companies have sunk to a four-month low, after Donald Trump repeated his threats to introduce tariffs on drug imports “within the next week or so”. Europe’s Stoxx Health... Read more »

Liquid butt lifts targeted in clampdown on England’s cosmetic ‘wild west’ | Plastic surgery

Ministers have announced a clampdown on “cowboy” cosmetic procedures, including liquid Brazilian butt lifts, with stricter rules on who is allowed to perform the procedures in England. Wes Streeting, the health secretary,... Read more »

Thousands stranded after emergency landing closes Birmingham airport runway | Birmingham

Thousands of holidaymakers have been left stranded after flights at Birmingham airport were grounded on Wednesday when a small aircraft made an emergency landing. Three people from the aircraft were treated at... Read more »

Trump threatens 50% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its purchases of Russian oil. That will raise the total tariff on Indian imports to... Read more »

Rachel Reeves must raise taxes to cover £41bn gap, says think tank

Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News AFP via Getty Images Taxes must rise in the autumn if Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to meet her self-imposed borrowing rules, according to an economic think... Read more »

Ed Sheeran surprises fans at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford

Holly Fleck & Paddy Magee BBC News NI Getty Images Ed Sheeran surprised fans in Wexford on Tuesday night Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has surprised fans by playing a number of original songs... Read more »

Did Eluned Morgan step into a Cardiff Labour selection row?

David Deans Political reporter, BBC Wales News BBC Owain Williams has been at the centre of a spat over a selection in Cardiff Wednesday marks Eluned Morgan’s first year in charge as... Read more »

Scotland should have ‘nightlife minister’ like Australia

Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News Getty Images Scotland should have a government minister devoted to the country’s nightlife, according to an industry body. Mike Grieve, who owns the Sub Club in Glasgow... Read more »