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.

LIVE: Follow the latest developments on the US-Israel war with Iran as Iranian officials threaten to kidnap US troops after Washington attacked Kharg Island.

A few months ago, after I had written about how Starmer had lied over the China spy trial, one of his senior aides politely but firmly chastised me for accusing Sir Keir of deliberate deceit.

Jeffrey Epstein illegally supplied Peter Mandelson with drugs while he was a government minister. In one email Mandelson boldly asks Epstein where he will get more 'triangles'.

The US KC-135 plane went down in the western part of Iraq, which authorities said was 'friendly airspace', and the tragedy was not caused by 'hostile fire.'

The probe 'should have been done sooner', said General David Petraeus, former CIA director and commander of American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Brocarde, who once claimed to be married to a ghost, is now a paranormal investigator and says she has communicated with over 100 spirits

A former US defence chief has said imagery of an UFO which resembles nothing “we have built” will be released as Trump orders 'files related to' aliens and UFOs to be released

London's Burning star John Alford has been found dead in prison after being convicted of sexually abusing two teenaged girls and raping one of them only weeks ago

Tens of thousands of British tourists and expats have fled Dubai as UK nationals claim official announcements about Iranian missile strikes 'do not match reality', with 21 arrested for filming attacks

Beleagured boozers are set to be boosted by surging sales this weekend as revellers celebrate St Patrick's Day with parades and bar crawls. That's something to stout about.

The road into Tyre is lined with the yellow and green flags of Hezbollah. Billboards are filled with the faces of fighters who lost their lives in the many battles with Israel over the years.

The identities have been disclosed of all six crew who died when their US military refuelling plane crashed this week.

There's often a common thread among the Oscar nominees who go on to win - and it's about a lot more than learning the lines.

Prostate cancer screening is just as good as the routine checks women have for breast cancer, according to a new study.

NHS hospitals are being urged by a group of doctors, human rights groups and campaigners to reconsider using a major data platform built by US tech giant Palantir, whose owners include Peter Thiel, a close ally of US President Donald Trump.

The US president says he hopes China, France, Japan and South Korea will also send ships to defend the key oil shipping route.

Sir Ed Davey is calling on the government to start work on a "fully independent British nuclear deterrent".

The move would allow officers to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest those suspected of criminality.

The 54-year-old former star of Grange Hill and London's Burning was found dead at HMP Bure in Norfolk.

Extracts from a new book about the Royals claim the Queen said Meghan had "brainwashed" Prince Harry.

Motorists have been urged to use alternative routes where possible.

Ed Miliband's energy policies are blamed for making Britain weaker in a more dangerous world.

Organised burglary gangs have recruited takeaway drivers to take photos and videos of luxury homes to getaway with break-ins, says top security expert.

Campaigners have demanded the release of 15 penguins in London Aquarium's basement without fresh air or daylight.

EXCLUSIVE: Youths as young as 11 wearing balaclavas are a regular sight in the town ranked top in the region's crime figures.

Andrea Gharsallah hasn’t seen Georgina since she called ‘bye mummy, love you’ and said she’d see her later eight years ago. Now she cares for her daughter’s sons and tries to keep her story alive, she tells Tara Cobham

A woman lost tens of thousands of pounds – and nearly her relationship with her son – after being tricked into an online relationship with a fraudster posing as the veteran broadcaster. Liam James sheds light on an international criminal enterpri...

Exclusive: Labour MP Charlotte Nichols said specialist support for victims of sexual violence are facing ‘significant funding pressures’

John Alford was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in January

Take Back Power said they ‘liberated boxes of food’ to redistribute