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.

Nigel Farage said he believes his parents are proud of his achievements in politics, but joked that he 'occasionally' gets a critical call.

The 43-year-old is imprisoned on fraud allegations, reportedly desperate, and pleading with his former glamour model wife to secure his freedom.

Hockney was never afraid to speak his mind, particularly when it came to what he perceived as the overbearing nanny state, exemplified by Tony Blair's 2007 ban on smoking in public places

Elbridge Colby heaped pressure on Sir Keir Starmer  to act as he reeled from the resignation of two of his defence ministers over a lack of cash for the military.

The Welsh singer, 41, retreated from the spotlight in 2010 after a horrendous rape and kidnap ordeal but has since announced her musical comeback.

Merseyside Police have confirmed their attendance on Great Charlotte Street in Liverpool city centre as two men were arrested over an allegedly brawl close to a shopping centre

King Charles laughed off a royal protocol blunder during his Grimsby visit, after a Grimsby Town Football Club staff member accidentally called the King "darling" instead of "Your Majesty"

Wayne Ellis collapsed on the field at Waterwells Primary Academy in Quedgeley while refereeing a tag rugby match, and has been remembered as a much-loved community champion and devoted father

Braegen McIntosh says he prioritised paying his energy bills and looking after his kids instead of paying for dental care, but now he's facing the reality of not being able to eat solid foods

A Teesside man has been jailed after stabbing a dad three times in an unprovoked attack at a North Yorkshire holiday park

President Donald Trump has said a "swift and lethal kinetic" US military strike has killed "the infamous leader" of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua street gang.

Rugby league star Kevin Sinfield has been knighted in the King's Birthday Honours, with Dame Helen Mirren and members of the England women's football team among those receiving awards.

A US Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into the proposed Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has determined the merger is not likely to harm competition in the industry or be harmful to consumers.

A 17-year-old girl has been stabbed in the neck and taken to hospital.

Noughts & Crosses author Malorie Blackman and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson are made dames, as the rugby league star is knighted.

Allies of the former defence secretary claim the Treasury tried to shut down the idea.

Excitement is building ahead of Scotland's first game in the men's World Cup for 28 years.

The pop star reminisces about his X Factor audition, which took place near Wembley Stadium in 2010.

England are victims of a theft of their training equipment before their arrival in Kansas City on Saturday.

The company ran into some very big difficulties earlier this year.

Deep Valley in Bideford will close its doors on August 30 and has launched a closing down sale

The recent booking rule changes are meant to protect learner drivers from being exploited and help the DVLA spot rule-breaking

A hot water bottle can prove surprisingly handy when temperatures hot up.

To keep cool as the weather gets warmer, households should keep their windows closed for certain parts of the day.

The colour – regimental flag – being trooped this year is the King’s Colour of the Grenadier Guards

Eight out of 10 of the most flood-prone constituencies are projected to vote in a Reform MP at the next general election, but the party remains sceptical about the climate crisis and net zero policies. Holly Evans takes a look at how this could come ...

Politics is ‘broken,’ the Greater Manchester mayor says as he calls Makerfield by-election ‘focus group for the country’

Vittoria Bucknall has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours List

A prominent Labour MP and close associate of Sir Keir Starmer has been appointed a Dame in the King’s Birthday Honours, alongside knighthoods for two former senior Conservative figures and political diarist Chris Mullin.