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.

For the entirety of her young life, Harshita Brella - a beautiful, exuberant, thoughtful 24 year old - hadn't put a foot wrong...

One person has died and hundreds more have fallen ill with salmonella food poisoning in a major outbreak which health officials believe is linked to contaminated imported eggs.

The first bluefin tuna to be caught in the North Sea for almost 90 years has been celebrated by fishermen and conservationists alike.

The Prime Minister said Chancellor John Healey was fully supportive of the move, which he described as part of a 'huge transfer of power' away from Whitehall.

Niamh and Alma Kinsella, who are in their 30s, are fighting for their lives in hospital after a gang of joyriders, who were driving the wrong way down the motorway, smashed into them.

A shocked walker says he spotted an enormous “black panther” prowling beside the River Stour in Longham, Dorset - a county already notorious for repeated big cat reports and alleged sightings

A rattled Vladimir Putin broke into a cold sweat as Britain laughed off Kremlin threats over UK drones blasting targets deep inside Russia

Alan Pickles has been jailed for 14 months after he subjected his partner to a sustained and persistent assault in the early hours of the morning in Newcastle city centre

Jason Mulhern, 57, was booted off the plane after two hours following the sweary tirade, which pushed the flight outside of safe flying hours meaning passengers had to seek accomodation

We bring you unadulterated and uncensored readers' views including why Robert Jenrick is a jerk and an incredibly rude joke about the dentist

Nick Kyrgios has been banned from tennis after testing positive for cocaine.

Disney has sued the Trump administration's media regulator over what the entertainment giant described as an "extraordinary assault on free speech".

London's ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) has been linked to an improvement in children's lung growth, according to a study.

The famous Harland & Wolff cranes in the same Belfast shipyard where the Titanic was built, are set for a £3.1m refurbishment.

Rough sleepers in England will be offered housing, in a move likened to the “Everyone In” initiative during the pandemic.

The popularity of degree apprenticeships has grown as the cost of university has come under increased scrutiny.

In a video to mark the 30th anniversary of Maggie's cancer charity, Queen Camilla speaks about her husband's own diagnosis.

Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.

A crew from Whitby has landed two of the migratory species weighing over 300kg each in as many days.

Officers responded to reports of a dead body on Tuesday morning at the home of the Championship club.

The huge fire broke out just before 8pm on Tuesday and raged for hours.

Brits have been warned of serious shortages of vital medication used by millions in the UK.

Everything you need to know about GCSE results day 2026, from collecting grades to understanding what they mean.

"High street dying a little bit more," one shopper said.

Customers who open an Edge account with Santander can get a voucher to spend at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda or Waitrose – but there are some hoops to jump through first

A younger girl from the same family is in a critical condition in hospital after the emergency

The presenter had the procedure just two days before her documentary Fighting Endometriosis aired

The rise in energy bills has driven a sharp increase in inflation, moving further away from the Bank of England’s target

The Prime Minister is expected to work at No 10 North once each week during his premiership