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 United States launched a strike on Venezuela on January 3, capturing President Nicolas Maduro on drug trafficking charges.

Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, who fled to the US with his father, the deposed Shah, after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, told The Mail on Sunday he is spearheading regime change.

Despite the threat of arrest, torture or death, women have openly defied the ruling forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps by removing their veils in public and riding motorbikes.

Liza Ravenscroft (pictured) has been recruited from the blue-chip communications firm Edelman, where she works 'arm in arm with big names facing into their toughest times'.

As a wave of anti-government demonstrations continue to sweep the country, leaders declared that anyone joining the protests will be considered an 'enemy of God', punishable by death.

Footage shows a major police response at a Tesco Extra store in Edinburgh's Corstorphine area on Friday afternoon with a police cars outside the store. A woman has been arrested

A speedboat packed with dozens of tourists collided head-on with a fishing trawler in Thailand, killing a teenage tourist and injuring at least 22 others onboard

Yeison Jimenez, a top Colombian pop star, and his musicians were killed in a horror plane crash as they headed for a concert due to take place on Saturday night

The guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at the age of 78.

The man who went viral for his valour during the Bondi Beach terror attack has seen his health take a turn for the worst.

Mass protest is a long way from revolution.

"I remember when I was in school I would tell people I believed in God and they would be like 'you're a loser'. Now I couldn't be prouder, it's becoming more normal."

Eighteen‑year‑old Frazer McKenna has spent most of his adolescence living with the consequences of something he never chose to see.

In Germany's fight against people smugglers, Chief Inspector Igor Weber's Pasewalk force is on the frontline.

The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize has dismissed claims that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could give her recent award to President Donald Trump. 

Victoria Woodall claims she was retaliated against after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle.

Kemi Badenoch has promised to follow the example of Australia, which introduced the policy in December last year.

Filming in South Africa for the third series of Love Island: All Stars has been postponed. ITV has not said when it will resume.

Thirteen local authorities received a "red rating" on the Department for Transport mapping tool for England.

The planets finally aligned for friends who spent two years trying to recreate an iconic movie scene.

Two-year strategy could see a further flurry of locations shut by 2027 after the 88 closures planned for 2026 - but it's not all doom and gloom.

The town has suffered with declining footfall and closing shops in recent times but there is now hope on the horizon.

Hundreds of "middle-class" Africans travelled to the UK legally before making a "reverse" crossing to France for up to £1,500 each, according to reports.

Some staff have reportedly gone months without being paid while certain branches have been left without appropriate stock.

The firm, founded in 1998, has entered liquidation.

More than two years have passed since the British Museum revealed it was missing hundreds of precious artefacts. Alex Ross spoke to the man tasked with tracking the prized items down

Based in a converted Edwardian church in Hulme – one of Manchester’s most historically deprived and diverse neighbourhoods – this unique facility has been making theatre, dance, literature, comedy and music accessible to young children from all...

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Residents in and around Birmingham were left baffled on Thursday evening (8 January) as the sky turned neon pink during severe winter weather caused by Storm Goretti.

Over 800 postcode areas have now experienced over a week of freezing weather