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 guidance from the top educational institutions in some cases urges graduates to apply for universal credit even if they are living with their parents or have a job 'lined up in a few weeks'.

Landlord George Greenway says welcoming community groups, being on top of the latest trendy beers and serving fabulous scotch eggs has helped them succeed.

Mrs Ball is speaking this week from her immaculate semi overlooking the picturesque town of Matlock after she won a three-year, £50,000 fight with her council over the 3ft 3in gateway.

Zafer Dogan, 32, took as many as 5,000 images involving so many victims that police have not been able to identify all of them.

The retired explorer and author has been staying in various care facilities under a false name, on the instructions of his wife, Louise Millington-Cotes, who also enforced strict conditions on his care.

Lanzarote emergency services chief Enrique Espinosa told Cronicas Radio a crying two-year-old was thrown into the water from a migrant boat. He gave no date for the incident or details of any arrests.

Convicted murder Dennis McGuire, was killed using a new, never-before-tried lethal injection of a cocktail of hydromorphone and midazolam in an execution so bad a US state

Michelle Visage is hosting the new YouTube series, set in TK Maxx where contestants have half an hour to craft a bespoke outfit on a budget

Britain is set for a rare late-September mini-heatwave as a 'heat dome' drags tropical air north, sending temperatures up to 28C in the South East and East Anglia

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Donald Burgess, 92, died 22 days after police used a Taser, baton and PAVA spray on him at a care home. His family's lawyer argued the force may have contributed to his death

Anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas has been charged with criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN, police say.

Andy Burnham "absolutely has to" address the topic of immigration in his speech to Labour's annual conference next week, Harriet Harman has said.

Overcrowding in A&E departments and treating patients in corridors is linked to hundreds of deaths every week in the UK, a study has found.

More than 20,000 Glasgow City Council staff will be fired then rehired under new contracts after talks to resolve a long-running equal pay dispute between the local body and trade unions broke down.

Brain tumour patients are to be offered rapid genetic testing as part of a new pilot study which experts say could "transform" diagnosis and treatment.

Victims of Zafer Dogan were living close to the 32-year-old who took thousands of pictures of children at a playground from his bedroom window.

Activist Daniel Thomas is charged in connection with an incident in the English Channel on Tuesday.

The test means patients can start treatment sooner and are spared weeks of uncertainty.

The foreign secretary stresses "the UK's unwavering resolve to combat threats from Iranian-linked groups in UK soil, including attacks on the British Jewish community".

Most of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere.

Andy Burnham is accused of inciting disorder after a record 781 migrants crossed the Channel in one day, while Reform UK warns numbers are accelerating.

Britain's greatest living explorer vanished from public life nearly two years ago.

The award-winning wine retailer has entered liquidation after being in business for over 10 years.

The 37-year-old was detained on suspicion of criminal damage, "recklessly endangering someone's life".

Officers who have been leading an investigation into human remains found close to the M67 in Tameside, can now confirm the identity of the person who was found