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.

A US B-1 aircraft was pictured arriving at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Friday evening, where it is expected to be joined by more stealth bombers, including B-2s and B-52s.

Expert analysts have offered insights on a series of recent royal moments in a new Channel 5 TV series, including the tense meeting at last September's service.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the latest developments on the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict enters its seventh day.

Seven days have now passed in the new Iran war. One of Britain's most frequently quoted political maxims, attributed to Harold Wilson, is that a week is a long time in politics.

Victoria Beckham thanked her family for 'always being there to support her' following their united appearance at her Paris Fashion Week show on Friday.

The pygmy long-fingered possum is one of two mammal species that scientists found in the remote jungle in West Papa, both of which were previously thought to be extinct

Staff at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay, North Wales have apologised to families intending to visit the attraction during what they describe as a delicate period

Annie Jacobsen, author of best-selling books on America's military, has issued a stark warning that 'hundreds of millions would die in the first 72 minutes of nuclear war'

A witness described the translucent disk-shaped object as having a "light" at the front before it vanished with a "pop" over Liverpool's iconic Royal Albert Dock on Sunday

Emirates told passengers 'please do not go to the airport' as all flights were suspended following missile and drone threats from Iran

Soham murderer Ian Huntley has died following a prison assault.

Russian missile strikes have killed seven people in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city.

A migrant worker who was killed in an aerial attack on the United Arab Emirates on the first day of the Iran war would not have been outside if he had known the conflict had started, his son says.

Kemi Badenoch claims Labour is "nothing like the patriotic party of yesteryear" and "playing student politics" over the Iran war.

A Pakistani man has been convicted of planning to kill Donald Trump and other prominent US politicians.

Huntley, who was serving a life sentence for murdering two schoolgirls, had been on life support following an attack by another inmate.

The aircraft is the fastest bomber in the US Air Force and is piloted by a crew of four.

Bryonie Gawith and her children died when Sharaz Ali set fire to their home in revenge for her sister ending their relationship.

Spring has started on a relatively dry and mild note but as Chris Fawkes explains, a change to wetter, windier and colder weather is on the way next week.

Shazad Ali posted hundreds of videos online in an attempt to promote the banned organisation.

The airline has announced new flights departing from the Middle East.

Traffic is at a complete standstill on the major UK motorway.

Signs advertising a closing down sale have now appeared in the windows of the store.

A leaked document suggests the extreme right tried to turn our national flags from 'symbols of pride into tools of hate'.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was reportedly "getting his passport ready" to leave UK for the Middle East when he was arrested in February, according to reports

Kat Frize said she faced several challenges throughout her life before getting her ‘life-changing’ ADHD diagnosis, with experts warning women and girls remain severely underdiagnosed

The Tory leader will call on the government to authorise the RAF to strike Iran’s missile launch sites

MPs are set to debate the Lords-backed ban on Monday, which the government has suggested replacing with a wide-ranging, flexible power

A leaked draft suggests a "special representative" will "champion efforts across the UK to tackle hostility and hatred directed at Muslims”

Police say there have been ‘very few charges of this nature authorised across the country’