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.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor barely had time to enjoy his morning tea and Abernethy biscuits before Thames Valley Police turned up on his doorstep that day back in February.

I've never hidden what I thought of the last two Budgets. They were a disaster.

His enthusiasm, however, was not shared by everyone in attendance, with the 42-year-old greeted by boos from fans in the crowd when he appeared on the stadium's big screen.

The grainy footage has horrified France. Mael, a 16-year-old schoolboy, is sitting on the pavement in front of a large pool of blood.

In a landmark intervention, Stuart Machin branded Labour's previous efforts 'disasters' and 'a crushing disappointment for customers, colleagues and businesses'.

Carla Roseblack became an internet sensation in June 2025 after claiming a world record by having sex with 120 men in four hours and 25 minutes, but now faces a £200,000 tax debt that forced her to leave Chile

Julie Staniland was visiting a haunted museum in Rotherham with her husband when suddenly a 'flirty' ghost snuck up behind her and 'pinged' her bra strap

Mental health experts have unsurprisingly come out strongly against watching the livestream of Nidal Hasan's execution, advising it could cause 'PTSD'

Joshua Weaver, 43, carries out post-mortem instructions which can range from sharing secrets, to final messages, to pranks. He said there's a 'lot of grief or secrecy'

Despite growing calls from friends and family for Prince William and Prince Harry to reunite as pals, an expert has suggested the pair's relationship may not heal 'any time soon'

Hurricane Isaias has made landfall in the US, bringing winds of more than 100mph and the risk of floods, storm surges and tornadoes.

The leaders of India's "Cockroach" movement have been detained by police, along with scores of protesters, in a major crackdown to stop a mass demonstration.

A 15-year-old boy and his father are in critical condition after they were attacked in their own home by masked men in a "completely unprovoked" assault, police say.

Donald Trump has appointed conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as his new White House press secretary.

Three men have been found guilty of murdering two Australian brothers and their American friend during a surfing trip in Mexico.

The parade has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks.

Jewish Greens' leader has said Polanski should resign in the wake of a Zionism row and by-election defeat.

Michael Bogle had said outside prison last week that "people like me" should not be jailed "for a long time".

A murder investigation is launched in Stoke-on-Trent after a man dies and another is seriously hurt.

In BBC documentary The Book That Changed My Life, the Queen speaks about memorable moments in her own reading.

A large fire has broken out at a scrapyard in Glasgow overnight, with emergency services battling the blaze in South Street in the early hours of Saturday morning, October 10.

EXCLUSIVE: The Prime Minister must make sure of several things as Moscow issues threats, a specialist has said.

The postal company's advice applies across the UK

EXCLUSIVE: The port town is the base of the Royal Navy's nuclear-submarine production but remains in the clutches of "poverty and deprivation".

OPINION - ROBERT FISK: If this isn't set in stone before I die there'll be at least one tweak to my send-off.