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.

Last month the estranged son of Sir David, 50, and Victoria, 51, released a scathing statement where he publicly said he did not wish to reconcile with his family.

Karl Lagerfeld famously had a soft spot for just one member of his inner circle - his pampered Birman cat Choupette, who was earmarked to enjoy a fortune of $1.5m.

At the height of his fame, the legendary player and broadcaster was secretly spiralling into a £200,000 gambling addiction that cost him two marriages and his family home.

The British countryside is a racist hellscape, a 'white environment' hostile to all outsiders. That's seemingly the message from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

I have learned the hard way that the NHS has a problem with pain. Especially women's pain. It simply doesn't treat it with the seriousness and urgency that it demands.

The student who was tragically killed in an alleged stabbing close to De Montfort University in Leicester city centre has seen floral tributes laid at the scene with messages of condolences

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT It is reported that the same wild bull elephant has killed three people, if not more, and national park officials will meet to decide the animal's fate

National Trading Standards said “advanced” voice cloning was part of an organised criminal operation that appeared to be targeting older people

Ray Brown ditched a whopping 11st 7lbs - half of his body mass - and now enjoys a kickabout with kids during break-time instead of shying away inside the classroom

Evil monster Lewis Taylor, 36, left his victim with black eyes and yelled at her to "get rid" of her baby, falsely believing she had cheated on him with another man

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed it is investigating 36 cases of children falling ill after being fed now-recalled batches of baby formula. 

The family of a British woman who died after a holiday in Cape Verde have urged travellers to take hygiene warnings seriously as UK health authorities examine a spike in serious illnesses.

US TV host Savannah Guthrie has pleaded for the return of her mother and said the family is "ready to talk" to her captor - but asked them to provide proof she is alive.

We have entered a world without nuclear arms control.

Even without coming to the Winter Olympics in Italy, Donald Trump and his polarising policies and provocations are dominating, even distracting.

The PM is forced to back down over a plan to withhold some documents about the ex-minister's appointment as US ambassador.

The former prince has previously questioned whether the picture had been doctored and claimed he had never met Giuffre.

Lawyers for the unnamed woman claim she was 'treated like a prostitute' at Jeffrey Epstein's home.

Isla Sneddon died in March 2025 aged 17, just six months after she was diagnosed with cancer.

Interest rates were cut to 3.75% in December and analysts expect at least one further reduction this year.

People have been paying their respects following the fatal stabbing that rocked Leicester.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has now vacated the £30m Royal Lodge, marking the end of an arduous two-year deadlock with King Charles, but his new neighbours seem to be unimpressed with the move

The small business sources materials from sustainable forests in North Wales, Cumbria and other parts of the UK.

The company has appointed liquidators after being incorporated in 2020.

The bank holiday is not available for all parts of the UK.

Civil Aviation Authority warns of regulatory action if airline doesn’t submit complete response within a week

36 babies are thought to have been affected so far

Her dramatic intervention in the Commons underlined the PM’s weakness and positioned her as his successor, writes political editor David Maddox

Criminals are using artificial intelligence to clone people’s voices and set up unauthorised direct debits over the phone, National Trading Standards (NTS) has warned.

Today’s interest rate announcement comes as CPI rates rose to 3.4 per cent in December