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.

Pat McFadden, the Work and Pensions Secretary, said there was a 'duty' on all politicians 'to be careful' about what they post or share on social media.

Locals in Diss, Norfolk, say the increasing number of homes is changing the atmosphere in the area for the worse, while the town council has warned it is 'stifling economic progress'.

Few people were ever more multi-talented than Bill Oddie. A ferociously funny comedian and stinging satirist with The Goodies, he later became television's best-loved bird-watcher.

In a break with Tony Blair, the new Prime Minister will say on Tuesday that society should 'value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap'.

Nigel Farage has called for Zack Polanski to be arrested after he shared a picture of a man wearing a T-shirt depicting a guillotine with the slogan: 'We're only making plans for Nigel.'

A student says he was diagnosed at 25 with ultra-rare cervical paraganglioma and underwent radionuclide “nuclear” therapy that left him “literally radioactive”, forcing days of isolation

A new federal lawsuit reportedly filed by former JP Morgan banker Chirayu Rana alleges that his old supervisor at the company tried to solicit a 'threesome' with another man

Police have ruled out any indication of foul play, after the 62-year-old Brit woman was discovered lifeless in her private cabin by staff members when the vessel was docked off Santorini

The younger generation aren't as besotted with days out at the seaside as their predecessors - with a whole host of grumbles as to why many would rather stay at home

Emma Roberts, 54, is a chaplain from Swansea....she also looks exactly like our new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, a comparison she is 'leaning into' after the internet dubbed her 'Mandy Burnham'

US singer D4vd is set to stand trial over the death of a 14-year-old girl after a judge ruled prosecutors had presented sufficient evidence.

How much do police spend when they launch a cold case review? Inevitably, a lot.

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Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay $5.5bn (£4.13bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits in the US alleging its talcum powder caused ovarian cancer.

The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.

The post included a photo of a man wearing a top featuring the name "Nigel" alongside an image of a guillotine.

For the first time in the history of the UK series, only three couples were in the final after several twists.

A fourth heatwave of the year is now under way for parts of the UK, with temperatures expected to climb into the mid-30s Celsius later this week.

Since October, the morning-after pill has been made available free-of-charge at high street pharmacies under a new scheme in England.

The 31-year-old man worked for Cumbria Constabulary as a Special Constable, Police Community Support Officer and Police Constable.

The former politician was described as a warm character who will be deeply missed.

Farmed chicken is thought to have increased the spread of Campylobacter, the most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea worldwide.

A fourth heatwave for the UK this year is expected

An immigration tribunal heard that his 14-year-old daughter had been "struggling to cope, with disrupted eating and sleeping" at the prospect of her father's removal.

Recipe searches for toad in the hole were up 67%

Asked whether the new PM is considering a 10 per cent tax on all estates passed on after death, cabinet minister Pat McFadden said: ‘We have to wait to see what he says in his speech tomorrow’

IT expert Dr Sean Stimson became ‘extremely emotionally involved’ in a row over the will of his ‘very close’ aunt

Wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ if they break out in the South East, forecasters warned

There were over 1m millionaires heading into the pandemic but the number has steadily fallen since