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.

The Chancellor was urged to get a tighter grip on spending after the Office for National Statistics revealed public sector borrowing stood at £17.4billion in October.

A powerful earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday outside the crowded capital Dhaka, killing at least three people, health officials said.

The venue, which will be named Castell de Santa Bàrbera, is set to open at the end of January and will be located in the airside area of departures at the popular European airport.

Vladimir Putin will be 'expected' not to invade his neighbours and Russia will be welcomed back into the G8 under Trump 's plan to end the war in Ukraine.

Consumer champion Which? sent reporters to test out the Europe's entry/exit system - known as the EES - at airports across the Schengen Area.

Two of the five people who tragically died in the Co Louth crash will be laid to rest today. The funerals of Chloe McGee, Alan McCluskey, Shay Duffy, Dylan Commins and Chloe Hipson have been arranged

Robert Harvey 'stumbled into' the Wirral family home in an intoxicated stupor before making his way from room to room within the property. A boy woke up to find the creep eating crisps in his bedroom

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Portsmouth woman Sonia Exelby travelled to Florida to meet a man from a fetish website, and police say they found evidence including a knife in a parcel sent to the home of Dwain Hall

Death Row Florida rapist Richard Barry Randolph, 63, was executed on Thursday evening but before he was able to utter his final words, he tucked into his last meal

One of the UK's biggest supermarkets has confirmed it will be closed for three entire days, leaving shoppers with little other options during a vital shopping period

Households and businesses will have to wait for energy bills to fall significantly because "there's no shortcut" to bringing down prices, the energy minister has told Sky News.

Britons buying cocaine on a Friday night could be inadvertently funding Russia's war in Ukraine.

Sir Keir Starmer said Nigel Farage needed to "explain" himself after a newspaper published allegations that he used antisemitic and racist language when he was at school.

The UK has shivered through what could be the coldest night of the year so far - with seven yellow weather warnings for ice in force this morning.

Fatima Bosch Fernandez, of Mexico, has been crowned Miss Universe 2025, rounding off a dramatic and controversy-ridden competition in Bangkok.

Regulator Ofgem says a change in the price cap in January means a 0.2% increase in gas and electricity prices.

Hertfordshire Police said the man had been released on bail under investigation.

The National Crime Agency says a "vast criminal ecosystem" funds "really bad things" around the world.

Temperatures fell as low as -11.7C in Scotland overnight after the cold snap brought snow to parts of the UK on Thursday.

The PM is aiming to support British business on his trip to Johannesburg.

Shocked witnesses said the vehicle "appeared to deviate" before falling into the water.

The Chancellor will hit us with everything she's got in the Budget.

The energy bill price cap will rise as more and more Brits face fuel poverty.

The move is expected to be unveiled in the Chancellor's autumn Budget next week, with a £1m budget for a new investigative team.

The incident left drivers in a standstill overnight.

Debbie Duncan was the subject of conspiracy theories after her son went missing in Tenerife

The publishing of the report comes after a number of scandals at the BBC in recent months

More than two thirds of farmers believe the buying relationship between themselves and retailers has deteriorated

Melissa Revell was ‘retraumatised’ and now cannot look after herself or exercise

The prime minister urged Nigel Farage to ‘explain the alleged comments’ as soon as possible