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.

When Brenda Bird opened her water bill in January she knew there must be a mistake. Her six-month charge was more than four times the £100 she usually paid.

Britain has paid the highest yield on ten-year debt in 27 years as bond market turbulence batters Andy Burnham's Britain.

Scientists are one step closer a 'major biomedical breakthrough' after developing a drug that can prolong the lifespan of some animals by 25 per cent.

Opening up about his new love Olivia Attwood and the stability she's given him, Pete Wicks on his chaotic past… and why his pets have been his therapy.

Nigella Lawson was praised by fans for challenging and 'telling off' Paul Hollywood during episode two of The Great British Bake Off on Tuesday night. 

Earl Charles Spencer has hit back at a statement made by Buckingham Palace made in response to claims made in his book about his sister Princess Diana

A passenger plane carrying 150 people from Dubai to Israel issued an emergency code for a possible hijacking on Wednesday, with the aircraft being forced to land elsewhere

The bakery chain is consulting on plans to consolidate its manufacturing operations, which would initially cost £60m but save the firm £20m each year, as it warns of greater inflationary pressures ahead

French police have arrested a 34-year-old Sudanese national following reports that an elderly woman was sexually attacked and killed inside her home in Toulouse

Prince Harry is not believed to have reconciled with the Prince and Princess of Wales following his return to the UK with Meghan Markle and two children

One of the suspects arrested over an alleged terror plot near RAF Fairford called the police in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to reports. 

A woman is set to be executed in Tennessee for the first time in more than 200 years. 

A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has landed safely after an incident during the journey, the airline has said.

An advert for Huel meal replacement shakes featuring former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews has been banned by a watchdog.

A former music pastor who was once a contestant on the TV talent show American Idol has been found guilty of murdering his wife. 

Andy Burnham says rejoining the EU is among options the government could look at - telling the BBC the current Brexit settlement has caused "more harm than good".

A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.

He made the call almost an hour before a farmer also called police after seeing men in balaclavas.

The Community Security Trust says reported incidents are "substantially higher" than before the war in Gaza began.

Lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition issued a fresh legal bid on Tuesday to try to prevent the march from going ahead.

He arrived on the Kent coast in March 2025 after reportedly paying £1,300 for a dinghy crossing.

The disabled 93-year-old was found with "injuries suggestive of sexual violence and asphyxiation", according to reports.

The UK bakery chain alerted staff to the "difficult but necessary" plans in an update today.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Slow traffic has been recorded in the area.