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.

Zuzanna Bohojlo, 16, was going to get ice cream when she was hit in Jozefow, a town in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday.

Videos shared on social media show large plumes of thick black smoke billowing from the building on Empire Way in Wembley.

Oksana Guseva and her three children (all pictured) fled Moscow and her pro-Putin husband in June 2022 and travelled to Britain on the Homes for Ukraine Scheme.

Woodward, now 48, was spotted shopping in Shropshire on August 1 as the 30th anniversary of the death of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen in Massachusetts approaches.

The Prime Minister warned the country 'is a tinderbox right now' due to the current sweltering conditions, which yesterday brought Britain's hottest day of the year at 38.1C (100.4F).

An experienced prison psychologist suspended for sending an inmate a topless photo and bikini snaps has been cleared to return to work by a misconduct panel

Rhian Sugden has wowed the internet as the former page three girl has shared some very raunchy snaps of herself in a stunning red lingerie set - sending fans into a frenzy

Tracy Shaw, 53, has shared a heartfelt emotional message as the Corrie star prepares for her final round of chemotherapy sessions in her battle against breast cancer

Football icon Chris Kamara has shared a heartfelt life update after a 2024 prostate cancer scare resulted in him getting tested for the disease which kills thousands of men every year

Brand Beckham: The Fame. The Feuds. The Fallout by Alison Boshoff has made a number of bombshell claims about the inner workings of the Beckham family and Cruz's bid for independence

Twelve people have been killed after a Polish tourist bus crashed in Hungary.

The cyclists' union is "filled with anger" after the death of British rider Finlay Tarling during the Volta a Portugal race.

Hurricane Lala has been lashing Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain - leaving more than 89,000 households without power across the state.

A fundraiser in memory of former University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday has raised more than £30,000.

A Somali man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police were called to a hotel used to house asylum seekers.

Many families are only just discovering the extent of damage to their homes for the first time.

The party's proposed changes were they to come to power include a replacement for the disability payments system Pip.

Transport was also delayed because of the arrest, leading to crowds building up outside the venue.

The star plays the first of 10 dates in London, after which she will "step back" from public life.

Amy Hunt claims the third gold medal of her bid for a historic quadruple and Dina Asher-Smith makes history as Great Britain win two relay golds at the European Athletics Championships.

Athletics fans were met with lengthy delays as they tried to leave the Alexander Stadium on Saturday evening, with police later confirming the reason.

The former Cambridge University professor was found dead at a property in south London on Friday afternoon.

The blaze erupted overnight, with firefighters being called shortly after 3.30am.

The travel firm has entered liquidation after organising trips for over a decade

Each Powerball line costs £4 to play.

Cambridge University has defended its handling of Jason Arday and said he was provided with range of support before and after his resignation, The Times reports.

Reform would abolish personal independence payments and provide support only for those ‘gravely ill’

Around 40 migrants got stranded by the tide as they waited to board a ‘taxi-boat’ off the coast of France

It comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham described the professor’s death as a ‘tragedy’ and called for a moment of reflection

The academic was found unresponsive at an address in Battersea on Friday