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.

Huw Edwards is very disappointed. We know this because this week the disgraced newsreader launched a broadside at Channel 5 for airing a two-part drama that depicts him as a sexual predator.

Bronte Mance, who co-founded cult luxury footwear brand Naked Wolfe, wanted to merge her four-storey Georgian maisonette with a separate basement flat.

The quiet release of an emergency playbook has sparked global concern, with some warning the public to 'get ready for lockdown 2.0.'

Nature abhors a vacuum, as Aristotle said, although at the time he was probably contemplating something rather more highbrow than the fate of the former Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson.

More than a quarter of a million households are living under some of the worst aircraft noise in Britain - and experts warn the misery may only just be beginning.

Marasu's Petit Fours was acquired by the Prestat Group in 2006 and has since supplied Prestat, Fortnum and Mason, Selfridges and Harrods.

Police are investigating after a woman approached and kissed a 13-year-old girl on the cheek before grabbing her by the arm as she attempted to board a bus

As Easter approaches Brits are reeling at how Cadbury Creme Eggs have changed over the years - with the chocolate shell no longer made from the beloved Dairy Milk formula

A security expert has urged every UK household to get a plastic bag now as he called out the "lack of official guidance" on what to do if atom bombs drop as UK steps up support for Gulf partners

MPs rejected a Conservative motion calling for drilling in Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring

Two men have been arrested in connection with the Golders Green arson attack on Jewish community ambulances.

Nathan Newby stepped outside a hospital for a vape and some fresh air on a winter night - but ended up talking down a suicide bomber after a simple act of kindness.

The Football Association (FA) says it is "proud" of plans to ensure at least a quarter of the England men's coaching staff is from Black, Asian, mixed or other ethnic backgrounds – responding to Reform UK complaints the strategy is "utter woke ...

The first female Archbishop of Canterbury will be enthroned in a formal ceremony today.

The Democrats have won a Florida special election, flipping a state legislative district that is home to Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Four Hatzola ambulances were set ablaze in Golders Green, London, in the early hours of Monday.

Experts say the wait was indefensible and possibly delayed identification of the outbreak.

Nathan Newby, who used kindness to persuade the "lone-wolf terrorist" to abandon his plan, is being awarded the George Medal.

The Prince and Princess of Wales will be part of the congregation at Canterbury Cathedral - alongside nurses and carers, reflecting the new archbishop's past career.

For many, the promise of getting a foot on the property ladder has turned into a nightmare.

BBC Newsnight presenter Victoria Derbyshire probed her guest about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein.

The increase will be rolled out in two different stages.

The government has dismissed any indication that the country is running out of gas as 'scaremongering' - but there are plans in place for a worst case scenario

Not a single new prison cell has been built in 18 months after construction firm ISG collapsed - and ministers have admitted Britain could face a space crisis

Officials have confirmed the UK is leading talks to for a coalition to reopen the vital Straits of Hormuz once fighting is concluded

Exclusive: Deadly incidents have moved closer to the French shore in recent years, new analysis shows

The men aged 45 and 47 were arrested on Wednesday in London

The error will now be amended and the force will reassess whether there is available evidence, police said

For more than 20 years Andrew Rosindell has had exclusive use of a private room at the Romford Conservative Association's Margaret Thatcher House

Financial expert Gabriel Nussbaum (aka That Money Guy) answers your questions on mortgages, ISAs, tax, energy bills and what to do with your money before the tax year deadline