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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced changes to the early release scheme, excluding those convicted of unlawful killing, including manslaughter, ensuring PC Andrew Harper's killers remain in prison. The changes aim to ease prison overcrowding by deporting foreign prisoners and releasing some IPP inmates.
Hundreds of UK military veterans have had their pensions cut after being told they were overpaid due to clerical errors, with some owing tens of thousands of pounds.
British right-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was deported from the US to the UK after being detained by ICE for overstaying his visa.
A burst water main in Horley caused water supply disruption at Gatwick Airport, affecting toilets and some facilities, but flights were unaffected. SES Water repaired the main and restored supply.
The clearance of one of England's largest illegal waste tips in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, has been completed, costing taxpayers £6m. The government vows to recover costs from criminals, but figures show only £7.3m has been clawed back from waste criminals in five years, against £1bn annual cost of waste crime.
The UK government is considering changing the law on unfitness to plead after a driver who caused a fatal crash was given an absolute discharge because he was deemed unfit to stand trial.
Somerset cider orchards are harvesting as little as 10% of their normal apple crop due to a severe summer drought, threatening cider production and tree health.
The UK government has brought forward the rollout of specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams to all police forces in England and Wales by 18 months, now targeting completion by end of 2027, and announced additional funding for protection order teams.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced he will host a summit of the first ministers of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in October to discuss economic growth, and suggested deeper devolution for Wales and Scotland.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham ruled out a border poll on Irish unification during his first official visit to Northern Ireland, focusing instead on public services and cost-of-living pressures.