Simon Israel , Senior Home Affairs Correspondent

Eleven gang-members linked to a traveller family have been convicted of enslaving homeless and disabled men in Lincolnshire. The court heard that the Rooney clan operated a modern slavery ring forcing victims  to work for little or no pay and live in squalid conditions for up to 26 years.

There were an average of 171 hate crimes every day in England and Wales last year. The incidents range from threats and attacks on people, to attacks on places of worship, spiking first after Brexit and again after the terror attacks. What’s more, the numbers could well be an underestimate. So where does this leave…

The lawyer of the British model who says she was kidnapped and held for six days in Italy has admitted police initially had doubts about her story. But he described suggestions that Chloe Ayling might have been in on the abduction as “evil”. This programme has learned that British police were notified of her disappearance…

A British woman who says she was abducted in Milan and held for six days in a terrifying ordeal is being debriefed by the Foreign Office and police today – while detectives continue their investigation into what happened. Chloe Ayling told reporters she had feared for her life “minute by minute, hour by hour”. A…

The young British computer expert who helped to stop the global cyber-attack on the NHS earlier this year could face up to 40 years in an American jail – after he was arrested for allegedly creating his own malicious software. 23-year-old Marcus Hutchins was detained by the FBI accused of six hacking related crimes.

The President of the Prison Governors Association has said a “perverse” government overhaul is to blame for the crisis in jails across England and Wales. In an open letter she said the Prison Service is trying to cope with a “toxic mix” of pressures. The government has said it has taken action to deal with…

The National Crime Agency and the NPCC have issued public warnings about the highly addictive painkiller drug marketed as Fentanyl. It’s one of the strongest opiates on the marke, more powerful than heroin and morphine. New figures show that 60 people in the UK died after coming into contact with the drug in the last…

For the families who escaped the tower, there is still a huge amount of emotional turmoil: many are still struggling to get the right support, others are yearning to be allowed back in to see the damage for themselves. And now that police say they have enough evidence for corporate manslaughter charges, will this bring this any…

The police say they have ‘reasonable grounds’ to suspect Kensington and Chelsea Council and the authority’s Tenant Management Organisation may have committed corporate manslaughter. At least eighty people lost their lives in the fire. Scotland Yard said that a senior representative from each organisation would be interviewed as part of their ongoing criminal investigation.

Twenty eight people died as a result of police pursuits in the last year, the highest level for eight years. And most of them, according to new figures, were bystanders or passengers. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is now reviewing whether new police safety or training is needed. Its report also shows six people died…

The parents of Charlie Gard say they’re extremely upset at comments they’ve received since Great Ormond Street hospital revealed its staff have been targeted with violent threats and abuse over the case.

Three weeks ago tonight, the Grenfell Tower burned. This evening a private meeting between the survivors and relatives, the police and the coroner has taken place – in a bid to answer some of the many, many questions that this tragedy has provoked. As it was confirmed that 190 high rise blocks in England have…

The Government says those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire will be offered proper temporary accommodation by this Wednesday, promising that they won’t be forced to live anywhere they don’t want to live. But many residents are still frustrated with the speed of the Government’s response and the confusion over who’s taking charge on the…

He resisted the pressure for more than two weeks. In the end he yielded to it. Tonight Nicholas Paget-Brown finally resigned over his handling of the Grenfell Tower disaster, amid mounting criticism and revelations about the way the council behaved. He said he had to accept responsibility for what he called “perceived failings” after the…