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.

Ryan Brough and Max Tyson used a Toyota SUV to batter open the fortified display window in one of a series of raids which saw them snatch half a million pounds worth of stolen gear in just six weeks.

Darren Conway, 52, admitted 11 charges at Wood Green Crown Court in north London, including nine of encouraging others to sexually assault women on an internet forum while they were unconscious.

A Sudanese lorry migrant who stabbed a stranger to death while on police bail over a rampage just 48 hours earlier was jailed for 27 years. Rasheed Rahman, murdered Mark Carroll in north London.

Matthew Wright (pictured), 60, appeared at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Friday alongside three other former employees to face the criminal charge for the first time.

Families of British 9/11 victims have marked the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks. Crowds gathered in London near a memorial sculpture of the Twin Towers ruins.

Meghan Markle was slammed by TalkTV host Jeremy Kyle and royal biographer Angela Levin after it was reported that the Sussexes are 'happy to be back' in the UK

Jasmine Varner, 31, would scoff a Chinese buffet three times a week and munch bags of sweets. She regularly polished off around 10,000 calories a day by bingeing late into the night

Sindy Loany Matute Morales, 21, left home to attend a party on Saturday, September 5, before suddenly stopping answering her phone. The young mum's body was discovered near the shoreline

Dea Gagoshidze, 29, was running when she started struggling to breathe before falling to the ground. Tests found she had a rare allergy triggered by eating certain foods

Meghan Markle is reportedly jetting off to California in 5 weeks time after the family packed their bags and landed in the UK last month, which sparked more royal drama

Reform UK has received a £36m donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo - making it the largest single donation to a UK political party on record.

Donald Trump has arrived in Ireland amid what's being described as one of the biggest security operations ever implemented by the country's police.

A 15-year-old boy survived on top of an overturned boat in Alaska's Bering Sea for around two days, having lost his older brother and then his cousin after the skiff capsized.

A Greek woman has given birth aged 54, beating a government deadline to use one of her embryos, which had been frozen for 22 years.

Dozens of firefighters were dispatched to tackle a fire in a 17th-floor flat in London.

Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.

The proposed law sought to introduce one of the biggest societal changes in recent years.

Temperatures will return to summerlike levels over the weekend, despite some heavy rain.

Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales.

Police say the three people have been taken to hospital for treatment, with the fair shut for the evening.

Huge names have shut their doors this week

Migrant hotels will be exempt from the new levy.

Pharmacy leaders have raised concerns about the continuing issue.

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Temperatures could reach a warm 25C in London

Greater Manchester Police gave the teacher a conditional caution for causing a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity

Exclusive: Calling an early vote would be a risky move for Burnham despite Reform’s slump, Sir John Curtice warns

Trump will touch down on Saturday morning after what has been described as one of the biggest security operations ever implemented by the Irish police service

Only around 50 blood donors are type r’r’