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.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House Tuesday night for a glamorous state dinner.

Labour MPs chose by a large majority not to subject Sir Keir Starmer to an inquiry into whether he has lied to Parliament about his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.

Nato air strikes were intensifying in Libya, a new television show called Game Of Thrones had just premiered - and Prince William finally made Catherine Middleton his bride.

The 56-year-old flaunted her ample assets as she arrived hand-in-hand alongside husband Jeff Bezos at the White House on Tuesday evening.

The Daily Mail columnist said he was publicly humiliated after handing a restaurant server a 15 per cent tip, and said America's 'aggressive' tipping culture must not be welcomed into Britain.

Chippies have taken a battering due to the rising cost of energy, cooking oil and fish – and that is having a devastating knock-on affect to supply chain industries like farming

The 24-year-old man who lost his life after a tragic fall down a stairwell in Tenerife is reportedly a British national as police have launched an investigation into the incident

The legacy of 'Granny Dot' – a great-grandmother who passed away aged 102 – lives on more than 50 years after her life-changing £6,000 loan helped launch what became a £70 million Welsh food wholesale business

Parliament will prorogue today after both Houses agreed remaining draft legislation, with Prime Minister's Questions still set to go ahead before the end of the parliamentary session.

Greene King, one of the UK's largest pub chains, has been using an AI virtual assistant named "Charlie" to answer the phone at a number of its sites, including in London

Players who cover their mouths in confrontations with opponents to conceal discriminatory conduct face being sent off at the World Cup - after football's rule-makers voted through plans first revealed by Sky News.

Almost the entirety of Europe saw above-average temperatures last year, while wildfires burnt a record area and heatwaves struck from north to south, according to an extensive new climate study.

The US will issue a limited number of commemorative passports bearing a portrait of Donald Trump.

Offering women further tests after their first miscarriage could prevent more than 10,000 baby losses a year in the UK, according to a new study. 

There were some lines in the speech that may have buoyed Democrats – and raised eyebrows in the White House.

Current rules state that three unsuccessful pregnancies are needed to trigger NHS support - but a pilot project could bring about change.

Rachael Louw says she feels "vindication" and "validation" that her case has been recognised by the British government.

No 10 has expended considerable political capital in keeping Labour MPs onside over the Mandelson vetting row.

Eucerin asked 160 people to use the serum for four weeks then say how much younger they thought they looked.

She helped establish a food wholesale firm.

The family-run firm has outlets in London and Manchester.

And the trade union's in on it too!

The victim, 41, was stabbed in an underpass, and police have launched an urgent investigation.

The joint initiative comes amid soaring fuel prices

The disagreement escalated following a row over an electric saw and loud music

British royals, media personalities, and tech leaders attended the state dinner with King Charles and Donald Trump

Chloe Caillet had been ‘fortunate’ as the fact she was looking at her phone meant she avoided being hit squarely on the head

Loss of species including mammoths, saber-tooth cats and direwolves has had long-lasting impacts and could tell us how biodiversity loss today could shape the natural world

Suleman Dawood, 19, and Shahzada Dawood, 48, died in the Titan submersible disaster in 2023