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.

Patients have described the shock they felt when they were told the removal of their breast could have been avoided, leaving them with both psychological and physical pain.

The mother-of-two has now been found safe and is recovering in hospital, her brother Shobi Jiwa confirmed, following a gunfire-filled police operation on Thursday, September 17.

Donald Tusk issued a chilling warning after the country was forced to close its airspace, scramble fighter jets and close airports due to the Kremlin's latest assault.

Video footage shows people charging through the streets towards the new camp, cheering and shouting as they run.

Both Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Reform UK's Nigel Farage have called on the Prime Minister to set out in greater detail how he plans to keep the UK safe.

Adult content star Amy says she went from a strict Catholic upbringing where sex was “very taboo” to finding freedom in a “sex commune” her friends feared was a “cult”

Representatives for stand-up comedian Carrot Top, real name Scott Christopher Thompson, have confirmed is in hospital and his Friday night show has been cancelled

Trump ally Kash Patel was grilled in the Senate after the FBI quietly changed hiring guidance so bestiality is no longer an automatic disqualifier, raising alarm that people previously linked to sex abuse of dogs could still be considered

Police have put a second dispersal zone in place ahead of the Millwall vs West Ham London derby match, the first in 14 years

An explosive Western intelligence assessment claims Hamza bin Laden faked his reported 2019 death using al-Qaeda and the Haqqani network - dubbed the “Sopranos of Afghanistan”

Donald Trump has said the US has entered into a deal with Denmark that gives the US "permanent control over security" in Greenland.

Earl Spencer has doubled down on the explosive claims he makes in his upcoming memoir about the King's behaviour after the death of his sister, Princess Diana.

The UK's biggest steel company is seeking fresh government funding amid delays to the transformation of its plant in Port Talbot - a request which threatens to cast a deeper shadow over Britain's crisis-hit manufacturing sector.

Sir Keir Starmer's departure means Sir Ed Davey, in post since early 2020, is now the longest-serving national party leader.

Google says its Gemini AI hacked three other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities – in the first known example of the system autonomously committing such an act.

Princess Diana's brother tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "we'll forget her soon enough" were "exactly" the words used by the then-Prince of Wales.

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

The reforms to Parenting Orders could also see parents losing benefits, Jake Richards MP told the Times.

The failure led to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.

After a changeable week, drier and warmer conditions will dominate for some next week, but with little rain for those who need it.

The 77-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.

We have seen the world's oldest hatred on display at marches in our cities, but the same bigotry permeates wider society, including the health service

A shop owner has shared shocking footage of small children wearing balaclavas and stealing from his premises.

Some locals claim they have changed their daily routines because they no longer feel safe.

A fire broke out at the hotel, on the seafront at one of Britain's busiest ports towns, in the early hours of Saturday