Overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales has contributed to soaring reoffending rates, with staff too overburdened to help offenders prepare for life on the outside. 

After a drubbing in the local elections and with migrants continuing to cross the Channel in small boats, the government is set to unveil its plan to reduce migration numbers on Monday. 

The events in Kashmir have ramifications here in the UK, not least in Bradford, where more than a quarter of people identify as Pakistani. 

We report from Doncaster where the council is now controlled by Reform.

Kevin Martin is the head of Tree collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - he spoke to us earlier from a digital installation around one of their ancient oaks.

In a speech tomorrow, the Reform UK leader will insist that allowing foreign-born nationals to vote in British elections is a 'disgrace'.

The billionaires' tax haven went from sunny paradise to deadly warzone within hours of the US-Israeli 'pre-emptive' strikes on Iran on Saturday morning, with Iranian bombs raining down on the UAE.

Stanislava Kukusheva, a blonde, pouting 36-year-old nurse, is currently embarking on a five-year jail sentence, after becoming embroiled in a murder-for-hire plot involving her Tinder match.

Military insiders said Trump was cautioned that an extensive, resource-draining war in Iran could put US targets at risk if Iranian missile and drone capabilities are not destroyed quickly.

The Ministry of Defence on Monday announced that family members of British servicemen were evacuated from the site in the wake of the strike 'as a precautionary measure'.

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said in a video statement the UK has agreed to let the US access British bases for a 'specific and limited defensive purpose' to destroy Iranian missiles at source, though the UK is not joining offensive strikes on Teh...

Government consultation launching Monday will explore measures including Australia-style under-16 ban, overnight curfews on social media, and restrictions on AI chatbots and addictive design features

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are said to have been told they cannot go to Royal Ascot this year amid the fallout around their father Prince Andrew and mother Sarah Ferguson's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

Athos Salome, known as the 'Living Nostradamus', has made chilling predictions about the Royal Family in 2026, including Prince Harry's return and a major event tied to a key member's health

The RAF base Akrotiri in Cyprus has been hit by a one-way attack drone, amid a fresh conflict in the Middle East that started on Saturday.

The first American flag-draped coffin to arrive home will land with greater force than any Iranian missile.

It is an image that will haunt very many people across Israel. A corner of Beit Shemesh, flattened by an Iranian missile; a synagogue destroyed; people killed while they sought refuge in a bomb shelter.

What's the plan Mr President? The clamour for an explanation for what comes next is building. Anxious allies across the region are demanding the Trump team shows it has a strategy.

Vows by Iran to punish the US and Israel for killing its supreme leader and starting a war have yet to translate into decisive military action despite the first American casualties.

No casualties were reported and the base sustained "minimal damage", the Ministry of Defence said.

The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will "not join offensive action now".

Officials are understood to be working on plans to evacuate British nationals, should airspace remain closed.

From Monday, asylum seekers granted refugee status in the UK will be offered only temporary protection.

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, from Sussex, were detained in Iran while travelling the world.

A mum-of-four and an instructor tragically lost their lives at the airfield last June.

According to the latest Shoreline Management Plan, the cliffs here are retreating by around 4.5 metres every year.

EXCLUSIVE: Jenni Johnson waited a decade to be diagnosed with an agonising condition that affects one in 10 women.

The Chancellor will deliver a landmark speech on Tuesday as the Labour leadership battles to reassure MPs the scandal-rocked party is not heading for disaster

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The lessons of Starmer’s predecessors and his own political weakness will prevent him from fully joining Trump’s war with Iran, says political editor David Maddox

Sir Keir Starmer has allowed the US military to use British bases to fire missiles towards Iran

The UK competition watchdog is investigating the hotel chains and a data analytics firm over suspected sharing of sensitive information

Housing market is likely to recover in the coming quarters, Nationwide’s report said

The foreign secretary said the UK is considering ‘all options’ to support the 300,000 British citizens who are currently in the Gulf