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.

Six unmarked police cars arrived at King Charles' Norfolk estate at just after 8am this morning. It is not known at this stage why they are attending.

Thomas Plamberger, 39, blinked back tears as he spoke to the hushed courtroom for the first time about the death of Kerstin Gurtner, 33, in a tragedy that went around the world.

Dame Antonia, currently the permanent secretary of the Home Office , becomes the first woman to hold the role of Cabinet Secretary.

Anyone who knows Katie Price will attest that she cannot 'hold her own waterIndeed, that is the precise phrase usually used when the star reveals a little too much about her personal life.

There were 54,830 cars were reported stolen in 2025, DVLA records show. We reveal the top 10 most commonly pinched - and which versions are targeted.

Sister Mary Blaze has become an online sensation after sharing her raunchy dance moves online - with some fans even begging the 77-year-old to launch a subscription account

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is currently watching over a “ongoing explosive eruption” of the Kanlaon Volcano in the Philippines

Henry Nuttall, which provided equipment to fish and chip shops across the UK since 1865, has been placed into administration after 161 years in business

After US officials requested to speak to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor about Jeffrey Epstein and UK police forces looking into the files, Sir Keir Starmer has called for the former prince to testify

Sally Morgan, 65, best known as Princess Diana's medium, is joining an adult website to offer sexually charged spiritual advice after friend Kerry Katona's suggestion

British nationals Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been sentenced to 10 years in prison over allegations of espionage in Iran.

The towns of Gorton and Denton feel less like political battlegrounds and more like working towns getting on with the day.

She's anything but the traditional stuffy Whitehall mandarin in the mould of Sir Humphrey Appleby in TV's Yes Minister.

Donald Trump told protesters in Iran that "help was coming" a little over a month ago.

A South Korean court has sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to life in prison after he imposed martial law in the country in 2024.

Our investigation reveals gangs from a range of ethnic backgrounds are operating widely in the capital, exploiting girls and young women.

The president's comments come just a day after the US gave its official backing to the UK's Chagos deal.

The exceptionally wet start to 2026 has seen the Cornish village of Cardinham confirmed as recording 50 continuous days of rain as Matt Taylor explains.

Official figures going back to 2018 are set to take billions in under-reported benefits income into account.

The decision from the Supreme Court, on the case of a child who sustained a brain injury at birth in 2015, could have significant cost implications for the NHS.

A hospital has taken swift action after 'a very high number of cases'.

The 82-year-old victim was stabbed and struck with his own walking stick before being tied up in a cupboard.

The woman was discovered with multiple stab wounds and was rushed to hospital where she remains in a serious condition.

The business was even visited by a member of the Royal Family in 1995.

A stretch of road leading to a seaside village fell into the sea, cutting off locals.

The appointment comes after allegations Dame Antonia was previously spoken to about her management style

Prime minister says former prince should speak to authorities

‘Global conflict is highly likely if we don’t invest in deterrence now,’ they say

Julian Thirsk and Emma King are now locked in a multimillion pound court fight with developers Berkeley Homes over a series of alleged ‘defects’ in the property

He said he ‘shuddered to think’ what women would make of the policy