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.

Under the biggest shake-up of road tax laws for decades, officers and transport officials will be responsible for cracking down on anyone suspected of 'odometer fraud'.

Digger is now on course to be the biggest box office flop of all time, with its second weekend ticket sales dropping by a huge 60 per cent.

I have asked the DWP to check whether my mum is owed any money as she received a very small pension for many years. I have heard nothing.

Set to sail in December 2027, the spectacular vessel will boast everything from a Frozen-themed feast and a Haunted Mansion bar to an extraordinary two-storey suite.

Dr Michael Young became embroiled in a row with the council after building a wooden screen which he was ordered to remove in 2024.

Fears of a terrifying plague outbreak emerged from Russia last week after a young scientist died at a lab in Siberia which specialises in deadly diseases

Yorkshire Wildlife Park will remain closed on Monday following a horrifying incident in which a man was mauled to death by a tiger after climbing into the enclosure on Saturday

Horrified witnesses to the fatal tiger attack at Yorkshire Wildlife Park have claimed the victim 'tried to use sign language' to communicate with the animal during the attack

One cabinet minister compared the meeting to the start of the Covid pandemic and the 2008 financial crisis when alarm bells were raised but minimal action was taken.

The trial was funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority in partnership with local police and the fire service

Yorkshire Wildlife Park has said it will remain closed as investigations continue after a man was fatally mauled by a tiger.

Motorists have been caught driving with children on their lap and both hands on their phone rather than the wheel in a trial of AI-powered cameras.

A boat has capsized off the coast of Djibouti leaving at least 139 migrants dead and 84 missing, a United Nations agency has reported.

A man in his 20s has died after he was stabbed outside a birthday event in Birmingham.

Dozens of miners have been killed in an airstrike in the border region between Sudan and Egypt, according to a human rights group.

Addressing the Commons, Burnham is expected to say that a new deal with the EU could help tackle illegal immigration and boost economic growth.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the government will need a "top-up" of billions of pounds if it wants to meet its spending plans.

The prime minister says voters were not "sufficiently" informed about how foreign actors sought to disrupt UK democracy.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park remains shut after a man was fatally attacked by a tiger on Saturday.

All asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation.

The wildlife park has issued a significant update.

The re-openings are expected to start as soon as posssible, with one scheduled for next month.

Drivers have been warned they face huge rush hour delays.

EXCLUSIVE: Will Travers also fears that the way zoos present dangerous animals to the public could blur people's understanding of the risks.

The Northern Lights lit up skies across large parts of the UK over the weekend.