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.

James Orr and Dan Jukes are standing aside from their jobs as head of policy and assistant to the leader while allegations are looked into.

You actually have to look quite hard to spot the climax to the entire story: That arrow in the royal eye. It's quite faint and King Harold appears to be holding it in his right hand.

Disgraced prison officer Charlotte Winstanley, 28, has been released HMP Drake Hall in Staffordshire after serving just six months of a two-and-a-half year sentence.

The Lindsay Clancy jury was dismissed for the day after her lawyer revealed that one juror is holding up the verdict and asked the judge to remove that person.

The board of Volkswagen has agreed to cut 50,000 more jobs by 2030 as part of a sweeping restructuring programme in an attempt to counter the impact of tariffs and competition from Chinese rivals.

A 12-year-old boy was pronounced dead at the scene after a collision between a car and a train at a level crossing in Kiltybo, near Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, shortly after 8.45pm on Thursday

Olympic gold medallist Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill tops the list alongside a number of other athletes, as well as the Princess of Wales, Adele and Emma Watson

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have returned to the UK for an "extended stay" in the Cotswolds with their two young children, and the Duke is said to be keen to mend his relationship with King Charles III

A number of girls at a secondary school in Oldham, Greater Manchester, have been told they will not be allowed in lessons until they swap their skirts for trousers under the new school uniform policy

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Former Merseyside Police Matrix officer Ryan Theaker has been convicted of rape after his victim's secret audio recordings provided key evidence

A 12-year-old boy has died after a car he was travelling in collided with a train in Co Mayo, Ireland.

A non-profit legal group has threatened to sue HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for allegedly allowing Israeli settlement trade to enter the UK tariff-free.

The army has been forced to stop a range of vital training, including live-fire tank exercises, because of a lack of money even as the government warns that the UK needs to be ready for war.

Suspects charged with serious knife and firearm offences are being released on bail amid Britain's prison overcrowding crisis, the country's most senior police officer has warned.

This has not been a good year for Reform's headline polling numbers.

Reform says Dan Jukes and James Orr have left their roles as it launches an investigation into the report.

Javier Milei reiterates his country's claim on the British overseas territory, saying the "winds of change" favour it.

The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

Units in the UK not preparing to be deployed have been told to cut back on training exercises due to cost pressures.

Jobseekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.

Cheshire Constabulary said they want to hear from "anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage that could assist our investigation".

Five people have been jailed for their roles in the ordeal.

The crack teams of supposedly aquaphobic Frenchmen were announced after a meeting between Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron.

Fellow walkers desperately tried to help the 35-year-old who collapsed after making her way down from the mountain.

Households across the UK have been warned to stock up to prepare for the coming months of extreme weather.

The defence secretary said ‘the Falklands are British because Falkland Islanders choose to be British’

Opening of HMP Millsike in April 2025 was ‘chaotic’ with basic processes, such as locking doors and counting prisoners, not being followed

Two Reform UK officials step down and party launches investigation after allegations it breached donation rules

Nigel Farage’s party is accused of taking payment from an American company for polling it commissioned

The Falkland Islands are British territory but Argentina lays claim to them