More prisoners recalled to jail than released in England and Wales
Brief letters
A Welsh tapestry to rival Bayeux
27 October 2026
Landowners could scupper free Land Registry access plans, campaigners warn
Proposed lifting of paywall would reveal who owns vast majority of land in England and Wales
26 October 2026
Aberfan: From Darkness to Light review – Mealor’s requiem offers hope amid the tears
‘He was like 10 men after taking cocaine‘: how Britain’s drug habit is fuelling domestic abuse
25 October 2026
Two children’s laureates to give royalties to Sally Rooney after her UK sales halted
Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s multibillion-pound cocaine habit
24 October 2026
The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle
At Aberfan, I saw fathers digging for their missing children. And the lessons society should have learned, it hasn’t
John Humphrys
22 October 2026
Unsafe water, burning eyes and kerosene slicks: residents demand answers on River Taff leak
One in 10 adults in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in last year, ONS finds
Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules
Blackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham shortlisted for UK city of culture 2029
21 October 2026
What an eyesore! My day at Norfolk’s frightful fridge mountain
This summer alone, 26 local authorities in the UK had to stop accepting fridges and freezers for recycling. Now the appliances are piling up around the country – with no proper disposal date in sight
20 October 2026
From the Guardian archive
Aberfan: how the Guardian reported the disaster – archive, 1966
On 21 October 1966, an avalanche of colliery waste slid down a mountainside and engulfed a school and houses in a Welsh village, killing 144 people
‘We really need help’: RSPCA faces capacity crisis as cats arrive faster than they can be rehomed
About 20,000 cats were taken into charity’s care last year, an increase driven in part by pet hoarders
Storm Austen forecast to hit southern UK
Whale in Wales: amateur photographer captures stunning footage - video
‘I survived for a reason’: Aberfan fights to preserve memory of disaster 60 years on
19 October 2026
Andy Burnham outlines new rules to outlaw ‘rip-off’ private parking fines
Drivers to get five minutes to decide whether to park and 10 minutes to leave after their session ends