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.

Two Chelsea fans have 'been stabbed' in Naples and are being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. One supporter posted a picture of his blood-soaked hand.

Keir Starmer stepped off the plane in Beijing for the first visit by a UK premier for eight years.

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham and his wife Nicola, who are at the centre of a rift with David and Victoria Beckham, were seen strolling in the grounds of the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California.

Graham Chapman and his wife, Jan, spent two weeks without a landline because it had been suspended during upgrades to their fibre broadband.

Around 25 people, including a six-month-old baby, were trapped inside The Tan Hill Inn in Richmond, the Yorkshire Dales, when heavy snow and ice blocked the roads.

Police were alerted following reports that a body had washed up on Billies Beach in Corrunna a week after a Brit man, 23 slipped and fell into the sea in Australia

Five people including money lender Janzib Rigby, 30, and Kimberley Green, 43, were sentenced at Manchester Crown Court for their 'inhumane' treatment of a vulnerable woman

Somerset declared a major incident on Tuesday evening after Storm Chandra brought heavy rain, with hundreds of flood warnings and alerts across the UK on Wednesday

Passengers on easyJet flight U22708 endured a tense diversion after an emergency announcement warned that a bird strike incident sparked a chain of events that left the plane running low on fuel

The man entered her property under the guise of cleaning her windows, but tied her hands together and demanded the woman hand over cash and her purse

Sir Keir Starmer's January has been the stuff of nightmares.

Donald Trump has appeared to distance himself from controversial remarks by senior members of his administration about ICE shooting victim Alex Pretti.

It's hackneyed to frame America as divided. It's the rawness which catches me these days.

Sir Keir Starmer has created, from nowhere, a pivotal by-election by his own hand.

The official confirmation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury is an immense step for the Church of England (CoE).

Sir Keir Starmer is the first British prime minister to travel to Beijing since Theresa May in 2018.

A severe "danger to life" flood warning is issued for a residential park after the third named storm of the year.

The airline said the fact there were no bags available for less than £5.99 meant the claim was not misleading.

Benefits calculators can leave some people confused and in a dire financial state, say campaigners.

The government sets out proposals as data finds vet prices rose at nearly twice the inflation rate.

The high street chain has blamed Labour's tax policies, as well as changing customer behaviour, for a "volatile and disappointing" trading period.

As the woman prepared to leave the train at Manchester Oxford Road station, the man approached her and sexually assaulted her.

Nearly 600 jobs have been lost.

The tech giant will no longer be fully available in the UK after claiming that the government's Online Safety Act makes children less safe.

The retailer plans to expand one part of its company to a £1bn business.

The PM is under pressure to raise several difficult subjects, including China’s espionage activity, when he meets with President Xi Jinping on Thursday

Old Oak Common will be the London terminus for HS2 services when they start because of delays in developing Euston station

IPP prisoner Luke Ings, who served more than 18 years after he was jailed for robbery and a fight in McDonalds aged just 17, is among cases which will be reviewed by judges

Simple and inexpensive changes can make a big difference to bills across the cold winter

Lennox Gardens is one of the most exclusive garden squares in London