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.

To break one manifesto promise may be regarded as unfortunate. To break two in one week is not so much careless - as Oscar Wilde would have it - as par for the course.

A military blockade under cover of a 'search and rescue' operation. Hackers bring down the financial system. And an outlying island is seized by insurmountable force.

Laughing together at a rugby match. Whispering sweet nothings at the polo. Smooching in the stands at the 2007 Cricket World Cup. She was the leggy blonde, he was the hunky prince.

Dorian Puka's Lamborghini is parked outside his home in west London. The roar of the engine has become a familiar - and unwanted - sound in the cul-de-sac.

Few murders in British criminal history have seared themselves into the public consciousness as deeply as the horrifying events which took place at White House Farm.

One of Vladimir Putin's most vocal mouthpiece, Vladimir Solovyov, has warned Europe that Russia is "prepared to continue demonstrating its superiority on the battlefield" over Ukraine and European forces

A katana-wielding Estonian fugitive, Aivar Bresovski, 26, wanted for a brutal armed robbery and stabbing in Estonia, has landed on Europe’s “most wanted” list, with authorities warning he could be hiding in the UK

A tot cheated death after sneaking out of bed during his afternoon name to 'chat to neighbours', needing his skull pieced back together 'like a puzzle'

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said the affected product was "a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to peanuts"

Residents in Litherland and Ford wards have criticised Sefton Council's management of Christmas decorations, saying the town has never looked so unloved

Passengers have been warned of potential disruption after thousands of Airbus planes were hit by a software issue.

Thousands of planes from Airbus's widely-used A320 family have been ordered for repairs following a software issue.

"Many women end up losing their children," says Alessandra Korap, a community leader of the Munduruku people from the Brazilian Amazon.

At least 248 people have now died and more than 100 people are missing following floods and landslides in Indonesia, which has also been hit by an earthquake.

Jeremy Corbyn has declined to say his Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana is a friend as supporters of the new grouping gather in Liverpool.

The ban is set to come in February and any exemptions will have to be signed off by the Home Office.

The issue is thought to affect 6,000 planes, which will need to undergo an urgent software update or have computers replaced.

It recommends that only men with a confirmed genetic risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease.

The change in policy comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote to President Emmanuel Macron.

The Conservatives say she was overly gloomy about the public finances as a "smokescreen" to raise tax.

The government currently spends an average of £15.8 million every year on transport for asylum seekers.

Fannying about, political correctness and the turning of blind eyes have left the UK a bloody mess. The US president's not afraid of difficult topics

Exclusive: The best type of tree to get and where to avoid putting it in your home has been revealed.

EXCLUSIVE: Supermarket giant Asda has been found labelling items without key legally required information.

Actress reveals the secret to her new success and why, aged 67, she wouldn't wish to be a day younger

A woman was caught on CCTV stealing around £200 of langoustines from outside a Michelin-star restaurant in Chelsea, London.

The chancellor she had made choices to increase taxes and improve public infrastructure, and had ‘chosen to protect public spending’

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