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.

Allan Leighton has warned that the government needs to change the way it thinks about growth in order to avoid a stagnating economy.

Angela Rayner reportedly took her name off the deeds of her Greater Manchester property only weeks before purchasing an £800,000 coastal flat, The Telegraph has claimed.

Scientists are sounding the alarm on the key Atlantic current after finding it is on the verge of collapsing, which would see extreme weather in parts of the US.

Any Crimbo lovers among us will receive the best gift of all when GREAT! Christmas launches on September 4, airing festive films around the clock until the big day. Pictured: File photo

This isn't the 1980s, when there was a spate of thefts of VW badges after American hip-hop band the Beastie Boys turned them into a fashion item by wearing them around their necks.

Curtis Windom told a friend 'you're gonna read about me' before buying a gun and killing a man who allegedly owed him $2,000, his girlfriend and her mother in a bloodthirsty rampage

Colin Smyth was suspended from the Labour Party last week and it has now emerged he has been charged over 'placing a camera in a toilet at the Scottish Parliament building'

Szymon Kornet, 51, was jailed for 15 months at Liverpool Crown Court after he was caught on CCTV breaking into his ex-partner's home and was found to have taken a number of items

Following the yellow weather warning in place for today, this weekend is set to be a washout as a brutal storm rolls in from the Atlantic, bringing in winds of up to 70kmph

A woman reportedly gave birth to a baby girl at Burning Man in Black Rock Desert, Nevada, as severe weather conditions drenched the festival grounds this week

"It's an invasion," Dinah Bentley tells me, standing next to a cardboard cut-out of Nigel Farage.

The families of two children killed in the US Catholic school shooting have said their "hearts are broken" and branded the attacker a "coward".

After all those raised hopes of peace, Ukraine has been hit by the second-worst night of Russian air attacks since the war began.

Donald Trump has cancelled a loophole from today that had allowed consumers and businesses to be spared duties for sending low-value goods to the United States.

The man dubbed "Britain’s most hated boss" for his controversial policy of sacking hundreds of seafarers and replacing them with cheaper agency staff is to quit.

All young children in England and Wales will be offered a free chickenpox vaccine by the NHS from January 2026.

The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings.

South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth is understood to have been charged by the police over the allegations.

The US scraps its de-minimis exemption, meaning no more duty-free entry of small parcels to the US.

Nine staff members at Berrow Wood have been convicted of abuse, and new allegations have been made.

From concealed dangers to deterioration that places strain on your tyres, a messy or crumbling driveway could result in penalties, car troubles, and potentially insurance complications

TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp has made a brutal comparison as Chancellor Rachel Reeves considers plans to tax rental income.

As the seasons change, dog owners need to be alert

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING - Locals reported hearing "loud bangs" at the time of the incident.

It would cost the taxpayer thousands of pounds.

The tax stops many people from upsizing, downsizing, or moving for work

Dozens of local authorities say they will seek legal advice on halting the use of hotels to house asylum seekers following the interim injunction granted to Epping Council

The new vaccine programme will become routine for children in the future

A study analysing 38 million obituaries has revealed the things people believe constitute a good life

Half of those who reported ‘refuel anxiety’ said they have asked a partner or family member to fill up their cars for them