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.

China's potential ability to control the vehicles at the flick of a switch has emerged amid growing concerns in the intelligence agencies over the Government's softly-softly approach to Beijing.

Abu Wadee, full name Mosab Abdulkarim Al-Gassas, currently cannot be sent back to Gaza - because the Home Office has no safe means of getting him there.

Internal government figures show that officials have been handing over Muslim head coverings to those illegally landing on our shores at a rate of 162 a month.

Kemi Badenoch said reducing inheritance tax would be 'morally right' amid mounting speculation about an eye-catching move.

Bruce is said to have told a group after the recording of Thursday's show that Left-wing supporters were telling producers they were Reform supporters to secure an audience place.

Oatmeal, mushroom, putty, stone, taupe and ‘greige’ are among the dozens of subtle shades of it now filling Millennial homes - paired with warm white, olive and sage

Danielle O'Keane, 37, a mum-of-two from Newry, died in hospital days after the rickshaw she was travelling in hit a kerb on Dublin's North Wall Quay following a Westlife concert at the 3Arena

A parliamentary petition calling for the State Pension age to be lowered to 65 has reached 10,000 signatures, requiring the UK Government to provide an official response

EXCLUSIVE: Rocker Dean Ryan says fans could bag a stay in the holiday hotspot for the same price as a ticket for next year's shows - and they can watch his tribute show as many times as they like

Here are six of the worst animal killings of all time, a chilling reminder that humans aren't quite as dominant a species as we'd like to think...

Cornell University's president has called the alleged gang rape of a student at a fraternity house in 2024 "deeply disturbing".

2025 conference marked a low ebb for the Conservatives.

Crews searching for an aircraft that went missing after leaving Bermuda bound for Boston, have found a "debris field", the US Coast Guard said.

Tennessee's prisons chief has resigned after the failed execution of death row prisoner Christa Pike.

A murder investigation has been launched after a 40-year-old man was shot dead as people gathered for a memorial service in west London, police said.

The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.

Party leader Kemi Badenoch tells the BBC that she wants to see "people who work harder" not getting punished for doing so.

The assault in the St Enoch Centre came just days after dispersal zone powers to crack down on anti-social behaviour were extended.

The 40-year-old died at the scene in west London from a gunshot wound, the Met Police said.

Sqn Ldr Mark Long was killed when the plane he was flying crashed in a field in May 2024.

Reports suggest 974 hijabs were handed

The Tory leader believes parents are turning down promotions for fear of losing their right to childcare support

Aaron Newbury spent the day at Green Party Conference, here's the strangest things he saw.

Benefits claimants have the electoral power to end the careers of a majority of Labour, Conservative and Reform UK MPs in England and Wales

EXCLUSIVE: A £21m project is designed to protect the town for the next 100 years.