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.

David and Victoria Beckham have insisted they would never unfollow their beloved son Brooklyn on Instagram, say sources close to the couple.

It is understood that the Boxing champ and his wife Paris - with whom he shares seven children - are now living in a six-bedroom £8million home close to the Isle of Man's capital Douglas.

Jack Grealish's girlfriend, Sasha Attwood took to Instagram on Saturday to share photos of the two of them and their young daughter Mila Rose on her first visit to LaplandUK.

The black-and-white image shows Andrew, who was stripped of his royal titles last month, sprawling across the laps of five elegantly dressed women.

Just hours before Rob and Michele Reiner would be found dead in their $13.5 million Brentwood mansion, they had shared a festive dinner.

The prestigious bakery chain has announced that it will open 10 of its shops in London on Christmas Day - but the move has been criticised by some social media users

John Francis Duffy and David Mulcahy embarked on a sickening spree of rape and murder in the 1980s, targeting women and children near railway stations in the UK - but what were they like as kids?

In the latest sign of a deepening family feud, David and Victoria Beckham and their son Brooklyn no longer follow each other on Instagram, following similar moves by sons Romeo and Cruz

Leprosy, a disease thought banished from Europe, has made a shocking return with new cases in Romania and Croatia, the first in over 30 years, prompting health officials' reactions

A live report on the gathering cloud over David Walliams, abruptly dropped by his publisher over alleged inappropriate behaviour, sparked a separate scandal as a correspondent dropped an F-bomb

Several victims of Jeffrey Epstein have told Sky News that the incomplete release of the files relating to the dead paedophile financier have left them feeling shocked, outraged and disappointed.

The US has been warned against risking a "humanitarian catastrophe" in Venezuela after it seized another tanker.

The parents of a woman who went missing nearly 20 years ago are hoping an AI enhanced picture of a suspect's ear could crack the case.

Australia's prime minister has announced a review of the country's police and intelligence agencies a week after the deadly Bondi Beach gun attack.

Now the other hostages are home, the living and the dead, there is just one face whose image you will see across Israel, alongside the national flag and the ubiquitous yellow ribbon, symbol of solidarity with the hostages.

There have been shifts in how secure many British Jews feel - and how connected they feel to the rest of the community.

Prince William brings his son, aged 12, to the Passage charity, where he was once brought by his mother, Diana.

BBC Sport chief cricket reporter Stephan Shemilt reveals the inside story of England's Ashes defeat in Australia on and off the pitch.

The actor and director recalls being followed by paparazzi, having her phone tapped, and people looking through her bins after she shot to fame.

The winner of this year's contest is announced as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly host the final for the last time.

The Chancellor is doomed. Now here's the terrifying bit.

The parade crash criminal was convicted previously for violent behaviour.

The food item is being sold at several major UK supermarkets, including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Iceland

It's among three additional days off during the festive break in 2026 and 2027 in the form of "substitute days".

There is concern British manufacturers of 'boom lifts' have taken a hit as a result of unfairly priced foreign imports.

The Home Office has advertised a £1.3 million contract for an algorithm that can ‘accurately predict someone’s age’. One former asylum seeker tells Holly Bancroft why he thinks this could go very wrong

Women open up about abuse that led to disappearance, after government VAWG strategy is silent on missing people, as The Independent hopes to launch national lifeline SafeCall

Daisy House, 16, died after an incident at an Underground station in Essex

‘Nothing prepares you for the pain, the fear, or the overwhelming responsibility of trying to rebuild a child's life after such violence,’ devastated grandmother says

The goat was seen eating oranges from a Christmas wreath, according to eye witnesses