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.

At least three tankers have now been hit by 'unknown projectiles', according to maritime authorities in the Strait of Hormuz. At least one person has been killed.

Ayman Mohamad Ghazali has been identified as the man who plowed a truck into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan on Thursday morning.

Natascha, 38, was abducted aged 10 in 1998 by Wolfgang Přiklopil while walking to school in Austria and held prisoner in a secret basement cell in his house for eight years.

The paedophile financier said in an email that the former prime minister had discussed the 'nature that religion plays in world conflicts' during the 2002 meeting.

Official documents revealed that Lord Mandelson was handed the extraordinary golden goodbye despite being sacked in disgrace over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The Canary Islands have been placed on Fodor's 'No List' amid anti-tourism protests, environmental concerns and sewage pollution impacting beaches as UK tourists continue to flock to the Spanish hotspot

Ryan Fisher was 'extremely paranoid' and told police he had a 'hide' in his car - but was actually concealing drugs inside his body when officers attended an incident at a Co-op store

Carla Bellucci, dubbed 'Britain's most hated mum', has shared her list of demands for Mother's Day 2026 - including £500 cash from each of her four children for Botox and luxury gifts

With Mother’s Day falling on Sunday (March 15), families across the UK are searching for the perfect way to celebrate mums, grandmothers and maternal figures, and we have unique gift ideas

Revolutionary food innovations could reportedly transform traditional British dining within 15 years, according to a new Food Standards Agency report on future food technologies

The US treasury secretary has told Sky News that the US Navy will be escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.

Across the country last week, hundreds of criminals woke to the sound of their front doors splintering.

The UK economy grew by 0.2% in the three months to January but with zero growth that month, according to official figures, as the prospects ahead are clouded by uncertainty due to the effects of the Middle East war.

In a war increasingly determined by the flow and price of oil, one country is already emerging as a winner - and it's not even a combatant.

A teenage boy has been charged with attempted murder after a stabbing at a school near Norwich.

Analysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year.

Ed Miliband says the competition watchdog is primed to intervene if firms use the oil price shock to "rip off" customers.

Indigenous leaders made Charles aware of the "threat" posed by the movement during a meeting in London, they say.

The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

The current funding agreement between the BBC and the government expires at the end of this month.

62% of the cost of patrolling northern France is paid by the UK taxpayer, it has been revealed.

Police have arrested 84 people and seized over £120,000 in cash as part of a major county lines crackdown targeting cross-border drug dealing networks

The drones keep coming, the missiles keep flying and the resupply flights keep landing - and now senior British generals have confirmed Putin is to blame

Firefighters are tackling the blaze at the derelict building with risk that it could collapse - people are being told to avoid the area

Vladyslav Cherniavskyi, 38, and Oleksandr Yavtushenko, 43, ran a premium taxi service charging migrants up to £12,000 per crossing

Thousands of victims are still waiting for compensation

The department store claimed that the 18-carat bangle was worthless because of minor scratches

The figures follow warnings that inflation could rise at the end of the year due to the US-Israeli war on Iran

As the festival aims to become more inclusive this year, the gap is widening between four-figure VIP packages and the cheapest tickets

London property agents have told The Independent they are seeing a rise in demand for property in London from those who had moved to the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf nations