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.

Lady Justice Thirlwall concluded that three babies murdered by the neonatal nurse might have been saved, and seven others protected from attack, had detectives been called in sooner.

The PM is expected to hold face-to-face talks with the US president as they attend the UN General Assembly.

The headline CPI inflation rate was 3.1 per cent in August, up from 2.9 per cent the previous month.

The grand finale, 70 Up, aired last night - 62 years after the first documentary appeared on our television screens in 1964.

Screenshots from a WhatsApp group Meghan joined were said to be circulating online.

Little Noah Woods, who is non-verbal autistic and partially deaf, vanished after becoming separated from a relative, sparking a major response from the emergency services and hundreds of volunteers

Jorlan Alves da Silva, 33, was arrested in Brazil after trying to evade police by dressing as a woman and carrying a two-year-old child – he has since claimed to have committed 80 murders

A news helicopter crashed in LA while covering a fatal bus crash, killing three people as a heartbroken TV anchor made an announcement on live air

Stewart Boyd's bespectacled bank manager look belied the fearsome gangland boss that helped turn Glasgow into the murder capital of Europe and saw his hometown of Paisley dubbed Scotland's Bronx

Jet2 has confirmed that passengers flying from 12 UK airports, including Manchester, can use the airline's twilight check-in service, which allows them to drop off their bags the night before their flight

The European Union wants Canada to become the block's first 'associate member', as the country's trade war with Donald Trump escalates.

At least three people have been killed after a news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in Los Angeles near the scene of a fatal bus accident, officials have said.

A search is continuing for a three-year-old boy who went missing at a playground.

Police in Malawi have offered a reward after a British woman was kidnapped in the southern African country.

A London borough has announced plans for a record increase in council tax from next year.

Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.

Consultant Dr John Gibbs worked at the hospital during the period in 2015 to 2016 when Letby murdered seven babies.

Supporters of the scheme say the bank would enable governments to get cheaper loans to spend on defence projects.

The government's climate advisers say Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved under current climate policies.

Many complaints were about affordability, after customers saw steep hikes to bills.

Former chancellor Rachel Reeves signed her political death warrant when she scrapped the Winter Fuel Payment for all but the poorest pensioners.

Just awful.

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index inflation figures have been announced.

The result of the vote was announced on Wednesday morning.

Missing Noah is unlikely to respond to his name being called due to several medical conditions, police said