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.

The animal approached the man's group in London's Richmond Park at around 6pm on Saturday afternoon, The Royal Parks said.

Think Britain's beaches are packed in summer? These lesser-known spots offer a rather different experience - if you know where to look, that is.

Lisa Hayden-Johnson, 52, of Brixham, Devon, forced her son Matthew into a wheelchair and gave him unnecessary drugs to win sympathy from celebrities and charitable donations.

A daily life full of stress and anxiety, punctuated by moments of sheer terror, is almost impossible for anyone to imagine who isn't living through it.

Reform's Robert Jenrick's declaration that he would slash an enormous £50billion from the benefits bill was a statement of intent far more radical than anything any other party is proposing.

We bring you unadulterated and uncensored readers' views including why new tech is rubbish, dirty dirty Arsenal, stop wasting money on Ukraine and where is Keith Moon?

Tania and her family were left without a place to stay in Egypt after a scammer impersonating their luxury holiday provider cancelled their £6,300 holiday booking

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police say Lucy Ray McKenzie allegedly had images of the sexual assault of a baby aged under 12 months on her phone when they confiscated it

A video of a wrong-way driver on a Cork motorway has prompted fresh calls for Garda pursuit training and road safety enforcement, just 24 hours after five teenagers were killed in the horrific M9 crash

Prince Harry is reportedly 'desperate; to see his father King Charles as much as possible on his next UK trip in September, with the pair said to be on better terms

Football's world governing body, FIFA, has sacked one of its most senior figures after he criticised Gianni Infantino's plan to sell part of the World Cup to investors, Sky News understands.

A 55-year-old man has been charged after another man who was bitten by a dog on a footpath died.

Children are becoming "intoxicated by extremism" they view on social media and online, a new report warned.

The number of job vacancies has hit the lowest level in five years, official figures show.

A federal trial against Meta alleging the tech giant contributed to a mental health crisis in young people opens today.

Multiple children are feared to have been conceived using sperm and egg donors which were not the ones selected by the parents.

An MoD spokesperson responds by saying Britain stands "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.

German authorities seize dinghies and life jackets during their first raids under a new law that cracks down on smuggling.

The change, which has been welcomed by campaign groups, will come into effect in England from April.

Heavy showers are expected over the next few days, bringing a risk of flash flooding. But there are early indications heatwave conditions could return in September.

Police said a 55-year-old man was bitten by a dog during the altercation

The popular chain has implemented the rules in all of its 792 venues.

Police have issued a public appeal for information after a man allegedly pointed at a woman while touching himself on a station platform.

He was told by his local council he could pave over the grass verge. Until they changed their mind, it would appear

The major supermarket saw over 4,000 jobs cut in the last year

Alexander Hensher, 48, whose address was given as a £2m Chelsea townhouse, appeared at Weymouth Magistrates' Court after

Over half of the UK’s health benefit claimants would be stripped of their payments under the plans announced by Reform UK

Hollywood stars like Clark Gable and David Niven were drawn to the area for the chance to catch the enormous 'Tunny' fish

Dame Rachel de Souza called for a stronger safeguarding response for children who are fixated with violence but have no clear extremist ideology

Supply had been restored to thousands of properties after a major outage