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.

The Three Lions boss has been known to give an earful to whichever player is nearest and has done the same to the star against Ghana and in training.

Where was Andy Burnham? In a few days he will become our unelected prime minister but again there was no sight of him in the Commons for PMQs.

The fields near Romford, Essex, had been untouched until council officials prepared to clock off on Friday, November 28 last year.

The tennis player, 23, was consoled by her boyfriend John Friend with dinner in Chelsea on Monday, after having to withdraw from competing in the Wimbledon championships.

What's that filling the summer air? It must be steam coming off the fingers of the woke mob as they furiously jab away at social media, venting at the latest person to have caused them offence...

Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey recieved nothing but groans and ridicule after making probably the worst joke in the history of Prime Minister's Questions yesterday

Officers from the Metropolitan Police have been collecting DNA samples and are offering a £10,000 reward in a bid to identify a man responsible for rapes across the country

Clarice Berry, 77, was left buried under 10ft of rubble when the gable end of her semi-detached house came down when she was hanging out washing as neighbours rushed to help

A 16-year-old boy was rushed to hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries after he was shot near a mosque in Birmingham

A Welsh woman who backpacked around India in 2007 says she later suffered seizures and a mental health crisis after doctors found 38 parasitic cysts in her brain

It's a desperate measure to avoid living next to Travellers - but Sky News has learned of at least one community which clubbed together to buy land, fearing unwelcome neighbours were about to move in.

The parents and grandparents of 16 children found living in a "disgusting" home with "signs of human faeces" have appeared at a US court via videolink.

The public body which examines potential miscarriages of justice needs to urgently improve the quality of its work, an independent review has found.

A teenager has been left with potentially life-threatening gunshot wounds after a shooting near a mosque in Birmingham.

A teenager alleged to be a member of the criminal cyber hacking group Scattered Spider - which was linked to attacks on M&S and Transport for London - has been arrested, according to US authorities. 

Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village.

The practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.

Temperatures are forecast to climb throughout the weekend, potentially leading to a heatwave being declared in parts of the UK

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan.

A woman who received a payout from the Met Police says reporting a predatory officer was distressing.

Tesco has revealed the product that many customers will get for free this week to enjoy over the weekend.

Vickrum Digwa is said to fear for his safety behind bars following the murder of Henry Nowack

The gang responsible could not be identified and criminal proceedings could not be pursued.

An off-grid couple has been given permission to breed their own guinea pigs to eat in their Pembrokeshire home.

A prominent right-winger says he has been banned 'for life' from Desert Island Discs and would have chosen one artist's music if he had appeared on the show

A 16 year old is in critical condition following the incident

The Immigration Services Union said the UK’s decision to leave the EU has meant we no longer have access to a data-sharing agreement with many countries in the bloc

The Prime Minister’s formal statement will follow a meeting with campaigners at Downing Street

West Midlands Police do not believe the shooting was linked to the place of worship

Teachers are set to receive a 3.5% pay rise from September – but schools have been told they must partially fund this