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.

Dominique Harrison, 28, appeared in court on Monday nearly a decade after her newborn baby boy was found inside a dumpster in Connecticut.

Sir Charlie Mayfield said tackling the problem of long-term sickness absence was a major opportunity to revive the UK economy.

My hotel room was so hot I couldn't sleep, which meant I was badly prepared for the work conference I was due to attend the next day.

My husband died unexpectedly from a cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve 2025 when we were visiting my mother for the festive season.

Bill Gates told Congress he had three extramarital affairs, naming medical entrepreneur Alice Jacobs Nesselrodt and Russian nuclear scientist Karima Nigmatulina. He said he told his wife Melinda.

Raphaella Richer Martins Burns, 38, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Swedish tourist in a Turkish steam bath at the four-star Hotel Martinique in Magaluf, Majorca

Emma Anderson, a deputy safeguarding lead at Whinstone Primary School in Ingleby Barwick, was banned from teaching indefinitely after a Teaching Regulation Agency professional conduct hearing

Rob Gazzard, who advises the Forestry Commission on wildfires, said "extreme scenarios are going to be very challenging" to deal with as the UK braces for extreme heat this week

The Met Office has issued a red weather warning for extreme heat covering an area stretching from London to Swansea and Somerset to Birmingham from 9am today to 9pm on Thursday

Worldpay, which processes payments for Tesco and Asda as well as other major retailers, said an issue with a power grid caused a temporary outage that affected transaction authorisations

I first saw the scale of Tucker Carlson's political power and influence up close at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024.

A murder investigation has been launched after a man's body was found at a Bronze Age stone circle in the Peak District.

The body which oversees Britain's energy network has called for more power generation as temperatures soar across the country and wider Europe.

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Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready for peace talks with Ukraine after strikes on its infrastructure led to fuel shortages.

Based on current trends parts of the UK are set to see 40C summers regularly within a couple of decades.

Rachel Reeves would be offered a more junior cabinet role, the BBC understands.

Sitting for prolonged periods is associated with health complications – but you can counteract the risks of a sedentary life.

The review of Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust is expected to detail how failings led to deaths and avoidable harm.

A body is found in the search for Lilly, 14, who was reported missing on Saturday.

Tesco has announced a major change to its own-brand eggs that certain shoppers will love after making the promise some years ago.

The launch reflects growing demand for snack-sized products.

The youngster remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

Lidl called for local officials to reject its German rival's plans for the large UK town, insisting it has earmarked a 'sequentially superior' site.

There will be a phased roll-out across stores from the last quarter of 2026.

Eight out of 10 of the most flood-prone constituencies are projected to vote in a Reform MP at the next general election, but the party remains sceptical about the climate crisis and net zero policies. Holly Evans takes a look at how this could come ...

Climate experts say it demonstrates the need to ‘take climate change seriously and learn from what is happening around the world’

Temperatures could hit 40C on Wednesday and Thursday in some parts of England and Wales

Scotland require at least a point against Brazil to qualify for the World Cup knockout stage

Nominations to replace Keir Starmer won’t even begin until 9 July – but just days after being sworn in, Burnham may already showing some red flags, warn Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson. Reported by Athena Stavrou and Maja Anushka