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.

Alvin, a heating engineer on his way home from work, had intervened to comfort a teenage girl who had been collared by the duo for allegedly spitting at a bus stop.

Beyond the occasional shriek from a pointing child, the crocodile enclosure at Johnsons Zoo is normally a place of calm.

Both William and Harry's children are growing fast, but the last time they were even in the same country was four years ago, in June 2022. Californian-born Lili was just one year old.

As Russia's foreign recruits rush to get in formation and prepare for another gruelling day of drills, a distinct English accent cuts through the military training base.

Shocking footage showed smoke billowing from a section of the Viva Dominicus Bayahibe resort in La Altagracia on Friday.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service is dealing with a large fire at the shopping centre affecting several units which broke out at around 6am on Saturday, June 20

A train driver was killed and dozens of others were seriously injured when two East Midlands Railway (EMR) services crashed - passengers on board have described the horror

EXCLUSIVE: Charlie 'Stacks' Roberts calls himself the 'hardest man in the UK', and boldly told the Daily Star he would 'bang a gorilla' if he was ever faced with the hairy opponent

There were six confirmed sightings of the fabled Highlands "monster" last year, but that total looks set to be eclipsed in 2026 with another six months still to go

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Jamie Varley and his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley adopted Preston Davey in 2023, but the baby died four months later after suffering horrific abuse

An extreme heat warning is in force for early next week as a high-humidity heatwave builds to a peak that could see temperatures top 34C (93F).

Thousands of criminals have been fitted with hi-tech ankle tags to stop them drinking during the World Cup.

Donald Trump has unveiled the new Air Force One, an upgraded Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that has been converted into the official US presidential aircraft.

A woman has died and almost 1,700 tourists have been evacuated after a major fire tore through a luxury beach resort in the Dominican Republic.

The East of England Ambulance Service says nearly 90 people were injured, over 30 of them seriously.

Two East Midland Railway trains crashed into each other, injuring dozens of passengers and crew.

The BBC has been told that the transport secretary is among those advising Starmer to set out a timetable.

Police say a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder has been bailed.

After a slightly cooler Saturday, temperatures will rise again, possibly touching 35C by Tuesday with a Met Office amber extreme heat warning set to come into force.

Five men allegedly used fake marriage licences so they could enter the UK

Parts of the terminal building were evacuated because of a security alert.

Counter terror police stopped Shuja Gibraeel Mohsin, 20, as he returned to the UK from Pakistan

A train driver was killed and 89 people injured after two passenger trains collided between Bedford and Luton on Friday, June 19.

East Midlands Railway and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch are looking into the cause of the Bedford crash

Ministers tell The Independent they will urge Starmer to quit but PM said he will ‘not walk away’ from No.10

A passenger on board one of the two trains that collided south of Bedford on Friday afternoon (19 June) said he was feeling “angry” the morning after the crash.

Costly repairs for Peter Fairchild’s old Ford Mondeo forced him and his wife into buying a cargo e-bike – and they haven’t looked back

Exclusive: An unexpected letter turned the lives of Buxton residents Sandra and Colin Ralphson upside down