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.

Driving home from a party in the early hours of yesterday, a local farmer was shocked to see three large white vans blocking a road in her quiet village.

My first thought on hearing that counter-terrorism police had declared a 'major incident' near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and arrested several men was a weary, 'Not another one'.

The US government has issued a warning for Americans to 'exercise caution' in the UK after an attempted 'terrorist act' near an air force base.

In a suspected Iranian plot, five men in three vans packed with explosives were stopped 350 yards from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire early yesterday.

The BBC has been criticised for removing a Horrible Histories episode that featured slavery, chimney sweeps and Victorian child workers.

Five people have been arrested after what is thought to be a terror plot linked to Iran was foiled at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Sunday morning, used by the US Air Force

Existing contingency plans cover fuel rationing for a severe national shortage, with a temporary 50mph limit also reportedly an option, as the Government says supplies are diverse and resilient.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has announced the death of Benjamin Satterley, originally from Newcastle, who performed under the ring name Pac in AEW and Adrian Neville in WWE

The shooting spree left four people dead on Friday in the small Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where authorities have struggled to contain gang violence

Counter-terror police are probing a possible Iran link to a suspected car-bomb plot at RAF Fairford. Five men were re-arrested on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act, with other motives also being investigated.

Tickets for Oasis' upcoming 2027 tour have sold out, with Liam Gallagher posting on social media to say "that's all folks".

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that getting countries to agree on a global framework for AI could be more difficult than Cold War-era negotiations to restrict nuclear weapons.

Republic of Ireland players did not shake hands with the Israeli team before their Nations League match on Sunday night.

Avanti West Coast will be nationalised as of March next year, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced.

Labour return to Liverpool this week for their first annual conference under Andy Burnham's leadership.

The vital US launchpad in England has long been a possible target, writes diplomatic correspondent James Landale.

Illegal registration plates are far too easy to get hold of and are putting the public at risk, BBC is told.

A thick layer of growth surrounds the stump three years after the landmark was illegally felled.

The chancellor will unveil policies aimed at boosting British shipbuilding in his speech to Labour's annual conference on Monday.

Temperatures remain above the average at the start of the week but wetter conditions are on the way for some

A number of large UK businesses have collapsed.

Counter-terrorism detectives and MI5 are investigating.

Friends are seeking more information about the explorer as he is apparently being kept in isolation.

Gloucestershire Police held a press conference on Sunday evening to share key updates on the RAF Fairford security incident and counter-terrorism arrests

Tensions over the Drumcree parade have reignited after it was approved to go down the nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first time in almost 30 years.