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.

It's like some kind of sick joke, writes SARAH VINE. Britain's justice system has long been in decline, but it takes a special kind of stupid to reward criminal behaviour such as this.

For those of us who are not members, any mention of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (PBCC) tends to ring a few alarm bells.

As Katie Price's self-appointed team of apologists and supporters, their work over the years has been challenging, to put it mildly. Katie's friends and loved ones, I'm told, have finally had enough.

To the other mothers at the school gates Marissa Smith must seem composed and healthy. Few would suspect that behind it all, she has a cocaine problem she has spent years trying to hide.

The sun is setting over the Algarve and at a small terrace bar overlooking the padel courts, the DJ has settled into his early evening, crowd- pleasing, stride.

Rescuers are racing to find 21 missing people after a nine-storey building under construction collapsed in Angeles City, Philippines, following a fierce thunderstorm, with voices heard in the rubble

Thames Valley Police found the body at 8.20am in public toilets on West Bar Street, close to the Banbury Cross. Police are now appealing for any information from the public

La Pinta beach in Tenerife has been fenced off from the public after being declared a no-swim zone, with tourists left fuming at the news as high levels of bacteria were found

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Robinson used to pretend the electric windows on the family Mini were voice activated when daughter Charlotte was young, now she tests out voice assisted windows for her job

A cruise company is reportedly clamping down on 'entitled' sunbed hoggers with a strict 60-minute rule, tasking crew to strip abandoned loungers and free up pool spots

At least 24 people have died after a suicide bomber targeted a train carrying military personnel in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, officials have said.

The suspect in a shooting near the White House has died after being shot by police officers, according to the US Secret Service (USSS).

At least four people have been killed in in Ukraine after a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes, regional officials have said, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Moscow had used a hypersonic missile to target Kyiv.

A British man has been killed in action in Ukraine, the government has confirmed.

Police in Switzerland are investigating a home invasion in which four-time Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was reportedly injured.

Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, the girl, who is now 16, said: "What was the point in putting me through that?"

The soaring temperatures could lead to new national May temperature records being set on bank holiday Monday.

The port said extra checks would be suspended, after travellers faced queues as temperatures soared.

The party says its proposed policy would cost £5bn a year and could be paid for through cuts to welfare.

The video game presents a young Bond before he has earned his "00" spy status.

A bowl of water can serve an important purpose in bouts of hot weather.

The former police officer is living in a flat with his mum in Peterborough.

The UK Health Security Agency's health protection team is working with Amazon to take "precautionary measures" after a measles case was confirmed.

easyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis has said the airline could cut flight prices if the Strait of Hormuz fully reopens.

The late May bank holiday falls on Monday, May 25 2026, and many supermarkets will be changing their opening hours for the day.

Three boys avoid prison sentences for their part in the rape of two girls

Much of the country can expect scorching weather over and beyond the bank holiday weekend

After watching her father battle depression without the support he needed, Abbey Wright wants to see the NHS helping people from their homes

Saturday was the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures expected to rise further

Highs of 33C are forecast into the start of the week