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.

This is the moment a pair of oil tankers were consumed by an inferno after they were struck by explosive-laden suicide boats sent by Iran as they sat in Gulf waters. 

The palatial Grade II-listed manor, set in 2.8 acres of land, is where Luisa Zissman lives with her husband Andrew Collins and their daughters Indigo, nine, and Clementine, seven, when in Britain.

As many as 100,000 records and messages are believed to have been gathered about the Labour grandee's appointment as US Ambassador and his sacking over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

'This is my dishwasher over here,' Harrison Sullivan says, gesturing towards a giggling, swimsuit-clad OnlyFans model lounging on an armchair in his rented Marbella villa.

We knew that Sir Keir Starmer has rotten judgment. But the first tranche of the so-called Mandelson Files released yesterday still comes as a tremendous shock.

Departing Director General Tim Davie has defended the BBC licence fee increase to £180 — now more expensive than Netflix — as he warns the broadcaster and other institutions are in 'crisis'

Bobbi Parker-Hall, 67, previously hit headlines after revealing her secret to looking young includes having "lots of sex" - now she shares how to stay fit and healthy for romps at her age

Putin's top propagandist Vladimir Solovyov is calling for Russian military strikes on Britain after UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles destroyed a key Kremlin war factory making components for missiles

We're so committed to seeing our favourite artists that as a nation, we collectively spend 56million hours a year waiting in queues to buy tickets

Iran has attacked Bahrain's international airport and Iraq's Basra port, killing at least one person, as the country escalates conflict to pressure the US and Israel

In the end, the first drop of the Mandelson files contained neither a smoking gun nor bombshell revelation.

A drone is circling in the skies above Zaki Ramadan when he takes my call. As a humanitarian worker in Sudan's southeastern Blue Nile state, he is helplessly watching aid dwindle and civilians be killed by the meteoric rise in drone strikes.

The Oscars celebrate the craft and creative excellence behind the best movies of the year – but the red carpet ahead of the ceremony is quite a different matter.

Tech companies have been warned to protect young people online after MPs voted down a blanket social media ban for under-16s.

A committee of MPs is launching an inquiry into the student loan system and whether it's fair for graduates

Documents also suggest the peer explored the possibility of a £500,000 severance payment after being sacked as US ambassador.

This first digital document drop about the prime minister's decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador is interesting, but not explosive.

The number of fit notes issued has been rising, with more than 11.2m approved in England last year.

The Treasury Committee will look at whether "the goalposts [have] been moved in a way which is unfair".

Strong winds are likely across many parts of the UK and conditions are turning colder towards the end of the week.

Military experts reveal three key reasons Putin and Xi Jinping are staying on the sidelines despite US-Israel strikes on Iran sparking global war fears

One council had to pay out more than £1.2m in compensation.

New rules on wood-burning stoves have been approved across York as councillors aim to tackle smoke pollution and protect public health.

You don't need to break the bank to spoil your mum this Sunday.

The most common ways Brits sidestep awkward social situations has been revealed.

Winds of up to 70 mph could hit parts of the UK, according to the Met Office

Sir Keir Starmer was warned there was a ‘general reputational risk’ in appointing Lord Mandelson to the role

Ofgem, the nation's energy regulator, confirmed that Tesla Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of the electric vehicle giant, has now been approved

The march was due to take place in central London on Sunday

He’s currently being fed ‘biscuit-like items’