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.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has been left out of England's World Cup squad, with the Real Madrid star joining a host of big names left at home by Thomas Tuchel. 

Gemma Fox had a promising career as the Police Federation's deputy national secretary but claims she was ousted after accusing chief executive Mukund Krishna of corruption.

The bodies of Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, from Uxbridge, west London , were pulled from the water at around 5.45am on May 13.

With the affluent, honeyed town of Stamford close by, and footfall from Leicester, Peterborough and Nottingham guaranteed, has Japanese-inspired brand made a genius move?

I hate to sound like Mary Whitehouse's maiden aunt, but the ongoing pandemic of online porn has meant society has become hypersexualised to a degree that is increasingly perturbing.

Four women were seen brawling outside a Wetherspoons pub in Lewisham, south east London, during the UK heatwave as a 'poor dog' watched on in disbelief as blows are exchanged

Harvey Charlton, 18, was found guilty of raping a six-year-old girl after using a mobile game to distract her - the attack was captured on CCTV and has left the young victim struggling to cope

The UK is forecast to experience its hottest May day on record over the bank holiday weekend, with temperatures expected to reach 33C – hotter than Barbados and top European holiday destinations

Siblings, Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, were described as 'close knit and quiet' and had not been drinking or clubbing before they died, family say

Heartbreaking new details have emerged in the case of three sisters who were tragically found dead in the water off of Brighton beach on May 13. Their mum had died of drowning years earlier

Police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over potential sex crimes, it is understood.

US President Donald Trump has welcomed The Late Show with Stephen Colbert airing its final episode, saying the legendary host was "like a dead person".

A growing number of UK households are dipping into savings as rising costs linked to the US-Iran war pile pressure on family budgets, according to a closely-watched survey as official figures chart a collapse in fuel sales.

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Sir Keir Starmer's achievements are being "completely blotted out" by the political instability in the government, Harriet Harman has said.

The BBC has spoken to parents of some of the children who survived the knife attack, who believe they have been given insufficient support because of the anonymity order.

The former prince was arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

The number of melanoma skin cancer cases has risen above 20,000 a year for the first time in the UK.

It is the first holiday period since the EU's new border system was fully implemented.

The three teenagers avoided custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls.

'We are drawing up military war plans at the moment,' Britain's Director of Homeland Security said.

Officers have reviewed extensive CCTV footage and carried out door-to-door inquiries in the Brighton area in an effort to trace the sisters' final movements.

A vet has issued an urgent warning with specific advice - and collars could be a problem

Aldi has made a huge move ahead of the heatwave, with shoppers able to pick up a vital product in time for the Bank Holiday weekend

Millions of UK households have been issued advice.

Police investigating the former Duke of York for alleged misconduct in public office say the ‘door is always open’ for any of Epstein’s victims to come forward

Two girls were raped in two separate incidents in a town in the New Forest

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 1.3% in April.

Recent polling has shown that Mr Burnham would comfortably win among Labour members in a leadership contest

Claims Sandra Thomas spent the money went on meals at the Ivy, holidays, new cars, shopping trips and their daughter's wedding at the Savoy