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.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the Daily Mail's latest coverage of the Iran war as the conflict enters its fifth week. Donald Trump has said he could 'take Iran's oil' as Gulf states come under attack.

As part of a drive to improve social cohesion, the Conservative leader warned on Sunday the practice, which is common in some British Pakistani communities, is 'reinforcing separatism'.

Survivors are being 'misled' by claims they can get justice by self-swabbing for their attacker's DNA.

Jamie Laing has revealed he was 'terrified' and felt powerless when wife Sophie Habboo was rushed for an emergency C-section after their son's arm was through the cervix.

It comes as the number of US troops in the Middle East swelled to 50,000, roughly 10,000 more than usual.

An ANPR camera was installed in September 2024 on The Plain roundabout in Oxford to catch illegal left turns - and has since collected over £627,000 in fines from motorists

Chloe Watson, 16, died after being stabbed in Austhorpe, Leeds - neighbours performed CPR for 10 minutes trying to save her - four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder

The motorway is shut on the southbound carriageway between junction 5 and junction 4, with traffic stopped northbound as emergency services attend the scene

Weather maps show which parts of the UK could see snow flurries, frost and strong winds over a 60-hour spell starting on Saturday, April 4, with 16 counties on alert

Russian state TV has dismissed the UK's plans to seize Putin's 'shadow fleet' vessels as 'piracy' and warned the Royal Navy will be 'destroyed by all possible means' including missile strikes

Russia has kicked out a British diplomat that Moscow has accused of spying.

This spring, the most valuable commodity in agriculture is not sunshine or even rain, it is fertiliser.

A fugitive accused of killing two police officers is believed to have been shot dead, Australian police have said.

Hundreds of mourners turned out in the pouring rain in Beirut for the funerals of three journalists killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. 

One family has made it their mission to change the UK's nurseries.

Staff tell Panorama the aggression levels of the dangerous dogs they help to seize are rising.

The City regulator will outline how millions of people can claim compensation for mis-sold car finance.

Sir Andrew McFarlane welcomes the government backing for the change, saying it will turn the old approach "on its head".

Police have been given more time to question a man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

There has been a renewed focus on energy costs since the outbreak of the war in Iran.

You could need four bins - but there are 37 items you can't put in them.

Wes Streeting has been accused of controlling access to hospitals to massage waiting lists.

Money blogger Claire Roach has shared a list of Easter eggs that are reportedly free from palm oil

A section of the southbound carriageway remains closed between Junctions 4 and 5.

The bacteria can cause high temperature, muscle aches, chills, sickness and diarrhoea.

An estimated 14 million people are due payouts

The Tory leader has claimed that the chancellor is speaking ‘managerial mush’ over claims Ms Reeves made in The Independent that she will bring bills down this week

Exclusive: Charities and MPs call for urgent funding for the sector as last year saw highest proportion of referrals rejected in five years

Russia’s intelligence service, the FSB, claimed that the diplomat had tried to obtain sensitive information about the economy

The judge was told that civil construction manager Robert McCarthy, 59, and his carer wife, Amanda, 61, bought their home in Common View, Bumbles Green, Nazeing, in 2001