There is no alternative to making "prisons work", David Cameron will say in a speech on Monday, as he insists criminals can be punished and rehabilitated at the same time.

The world's oldest undeciphered writing system, which has so far defied attempts to uncover its 5,000-year-old secrets, could be about to be decoded by Oxford University academics.

The winner of one of this year's top prizes in the annual teaching awards chose a career in the classroom rather than in university.

Leaflets about next month's elections for Police and Crime Commissioners are being sent to 21 million households in England and Wales.

Workers are increasingly depending on benefits to pay their rent, the body which represents English housing associations warns.

Florence Welch and DJ Calvin Harris top the UK singles chart for the second time this year with their latest collaboration, Sweet Nothing.

An MP calls for an inquiry into alleged manipulation of evidence by South Yorkshire Police during the miners' strike.

The UK's high commissioner in India is to meet a controversial politician accused of encouraging anti-Muslim riots, with a view to ending a 10-year boycott.