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.

North London's Golders Green looms large in the story of my life. But, following a spate of antisemitic attacks, Golders Green now plays an outsize role in our national story

With energy prices due to rise again this summer, households may be concerned about the cost of keeping cool. This is how much common devices cost to run.

In October of last year, Ken McCallum, the head of the UK's domestic intelligence agency MI5, spelled out the dangers posed by Beijing in no uncertain terms.

Even though there is a clear anti-Labour - and thus anti-Burnham - majority in Makerfield, the presence of the Restore Britain candidate could split that vote and hand victory to Labour

In a damning assessment, the former prime minister said Labour has retreated into a Left-wing 'comfort zone', with ministers more interested in increasing welfare than boosting the economy.

Finley Hayes, 23, who performs under the name EFFMCR,wept as he was jailed for 10 years for causing death by dangerous driving of friend Kyle Maher

Around 70 firefighters were called to the scene of a major blaze behind a Jewish supermarket in Golders Green Road after The London Fire Brigade received 56 reports of a fire behind Kosher Kingdom

A man was pronounced dead following an incident at Barmouth Beach on Bank Holiday Monday as police have launched a murder investigation with a 24-year-old male being arrested

The beauty spot was packed with beachgoers over the weekend as Britain's heatwave hit a record 35.1C, but sunseekers were stunned when the sea turned a murky brown colour

Morrisons has issued an urgent recall for its Savers Cashews sold in UK stores after the product was found to possibly contain glass contamination

Five youngsters have drowned in open water during this week's record-breaking May heatwave.

Russia is "relentlessly targeting" critical infrastructure and democracy in the UK and across Europe, the head of the intelligence agency GCHQ will warn.

At least one person has been killed and nine others are unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded in the US.

North Korea has tested missiles guided by artificial intelligence for the first time, according to state media.

It's not every day the organisation you investigated over a year ago emails you to announce it is back to its old ways. 

The ex-Labour PM says Sir Keir Starmer's government is in the "wrong position" ahead of the next election.

The fire broke out shortly after 06:45 BST at a supermarket with flats above in north-west London.

A household using a typical amount of energy will pay £221 a year more, under the regulator's new price cap.

The spy agency's head will set out threats facing the UK and the measures she believes need to be taken to confront them on Wednesday.

Two men who watched best friend Jack Carne fall to his death off Glyder Fawr won't stop adventuring.

Locals feared a sewage leak has occurred over the Bank Holiday.

The fire has broken out at a three-storey building, firefighters said.

The retailer said the closure marks a major shift towards automation as it invests heavily in the future of its logistics network.

The couple experienced 15 years of torment from a nightmare nex-door neighbour after buying what they thought was their dream home

A teenager was stabbed and nine people arrested after a large crowd gathered at a London park, with police called after fighting broke out

Migration minister Mike Tapp said the UK would ‘offer sanctuary to those in need’ while ‘restoring control at the border’

Households are set to pay an additional £221 each year

Sir Tony’s more than 5,000 word essay included a 10-point plan to return to the ‘radical centre’ and win a second term in government

The current price cap for a typical household paying by direct debit for gas and electricity is £1,641

A teenager was pulled from the water and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead