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.

Riot police were deployed to guard more properties in Thetford, Norfolk, last night as protests over migrants being housed in a residential street escalated, with crowds chanting: 'Get them out.'

The shooter opened fire from inside the Debsirin Nonthaburi School on the outskirts of Bangkok, shortly after 10am local time, reportedly killing six people and injuring at least 15 others.

In a bold move, the Tories have vowed to scrap tenancies for non-EU nationals already living in social housing - and to block all foreign citizens from taking out new tenancies.

Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions.

It comes after a group of Left-wing councils warned they will defy the new equality watchdog guidance as they claimed it is 'harmful to the rights of trans people'.

On July 17, 1996, a Boeing 747 took off from New York's JFK Airport heading to Paris and exploded just 12 minutes later, crashing into the Atlantic Ocean about eight miles south of Long Island

Kellie Howarth, 45, was jailed for 30 months after she was caught with 2.08g of crack cocaine with a street value of £270 in total, with a search of her home revealing mobile phones, tick lists and a quantity of sandwich bags

Emily Pryor Albino, 23, was arrested on Thursday and has been charged with four counts of first-degree sexual abuse of a child

Meghan Markle shared a series of videos and photos to mark her 45th birthday, but the Duchess of Sussex was accused of overshadowing Princess Eugenie's baby news with her Instagram posts

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A young wife died after her husband bought a deadly cobra, deliberately starved it and drugged her with sleeping pills so she wouldn't wake when it bit her

As a Sky News investigation reveals the business model of a people smuggler claiming to use fake documents to bring migrants via the Channel Tunnel, we have spoken to an officer who formerly worked in border control who says staff felt "overwhelmed".

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has been ordered to pay $567m (£421m) to address the harm caused to children on its platforms.

Downing Street has urged Westminster City Council to "work with" pub landlords amid a row over restricting standing-up drinking in London, insisting "it is British life".

Former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips says she "hated" being in government.

Four men have been arrested and two are in critical condition in hospital after violent disorder in South Wales.

Former Det Sup Stuart Blaik, who led the investigation into the police officer's death, has publicly shared his views on the case for the first time.

The arrests follow disturbances linked to anti-immigration protests in the market town.

They claim around 230,000 homes would become available under their plan to limit social housing entitlements.

Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.

Knox, who was convicted and later acquitted of the murder of a British student, said she does not downplay the seriousness of Meredith Kercher's death.

A crowd of 100 people gathered.

The mother of five was seven months pregnant.

The closures come as part of a major overhaul launched by its parent company.

Existing non-EU tenants would be required to leave within six months under a major overhaul of housing policy.

Delays are set to have a major knock-on effect into Friday after yesterday's travel chaos.

Seven batches of the product are affects by the recall

As England and Wales saw the hottest spring on record, many homeowners are suddenly finding their homes vulnerable to subsidence – with a soaring number set to be hit

Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers might be freed halfway through their 13-year jail sentences

Earning over 4% while inflation remains elevated is a must to protect the buying power of your cash

Bilal Arbaoui, 32, distracted the woman with a tissue before grabbing her luggage