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.

Nobody understands the electoral cost of failing to tackle the migrant crisis more than Sir Keir Starmer 's powerful right-hand man Morgan McSweeney.

Hamas said on Saturday that it would not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established in a fresh rebuke to Israel amid calls to end the war in Gaza. 

Donald Trump ordered the submarines, packed with nuclear warheads, towards Russian waters after an online spat with former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev.

Sailing around the Greek islands with his family last month, the Prince and Princess of Wales's eldest son George, 12, apparently fancied something off menu.

Girls have even been driven to suicide, it has been claimed, after falling victim to 'nudifying' smartphone apps which turn fully clothed photos of classmates into realistic-looking explicit nudes.

The 17-acre islet, just off the coast of a hugely popular tourist destination, was the setting for some real-life grim goings-on across history, but now it is hoped it will become a haven

Police and locals were left baffled after a man wearing just a gimp mask – and absolutely nothing else – was spotted walking through a sleepy town via doorbell video footage

Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, has been a desirable destination for people to live and visit for centuries, often voted one of the happiest places to reside in the UK

Lidl has pulled a tea time favourite from its shelves after concerns that the Red Hen Tempura 4 Chicken Steaks doesn't properly declare milk as an allergen, which poses a health risk

A popular household device is affected by an urgent recall because of the risk of fire, with shoppers asked to check if they own a certain model of a Goblin cordless vacuum which is found in Asda

Britain's most-wanted fugitive is still on the run - exactly 20 years after the fatal shooting of a young mother of three.

Just 36 aid trucks entered Gaza on Saturday - despite the humanitarian situation in the enclave worsening, Palestinian officials have warned.

The BBC has responded after it was reported that two Strictly Come Dancing stars have been accused of taking cocaine.

Child vaccination uptake is the lowest it has been in more than a decade, with a death from measles in Liverpool reigniting calls for increased awareness of the dangers of not getting jabs.

Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new government plans.

Jon Ruben, 76, was arrested after a summer camp in Leicestershire and faces child cruelty charges.

The offence of promoting illegal crossings online would carry a sentence of up to five years in prison.

Anti-migrant groups and counter demonstrators gather in London, Newcastle and Manchester.

Storm Floris to bring 'unseasonably strong gusty' wind to UK

The Police Federation says the 4.2% pay rise is "worth the price of a Big Mac per shift".

Christine Sandra Dobbs, 82, has been in hospital for the past three weeks following a nasty fall

Police say they are supporting the families affected by the incidents.

So much for cutting energy bills. So much for freeing us from the grip of fossil fuel dictators. So much for saving the planet.

There's a particular call to look out this week

The iconic shop has "never fully recovered" since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Speaking at the Edinburgh Fringe festival, the chancellor says she is ‘impatient for change’ but ministers ‘can’t do everything straight away, all at once’

Individuals caught by the offence could receive a prison sentence of up to five years and a fine

A 3.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Scottish Highlands on Friday

Lucy Hargreaves was killed in her home in ‘the most brutal of circumstances’

Tensions over asylum hotels have flared up in recent weeks, with a protest and counter-protest taking place on Saturday outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in north London