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.

Rute Cardoso, who married the 28-year-old footballer less than a month before his tragic death alongside his brother on Thursday, appeared outside the church on Saturday.

Eighteen people have been injured after a 'fire' was said to have broken out on a Ryanair plane at Majorca airport.

Dale, from Nottinghamshire, revealed he is leaving the UK with his wife and two children because school system is 'terrible', 'rising bills' and it's becoming too 'unsafe'.

Sam Cox, also known as Mr Doodle, rose to fame in 2017 when a video of him using a marker pen to draw all over a shop was viewed 46 million times in one week on social media.

Jota, 28, and his brother Andre, 26 - also a footballer, who played for Portuguese second division side Penafiel - both died on Thursday following a tragic car crash in Spain.

There's something extremely nostalgic about colourful beach huts by the sea - and if you've ever wanted to own one, now could be your chance - if you have a few grand to spare

Ryanair issued a statement on the incident that has left 18 people injured after it was believed a 'fire' started onboard. It was a 'false alarm', but caused 'great tensions' as passengers jumped from the wing

A new Covid strain known as 'Stratus' or 'Frankenstein' is spreading rapidly across the UK. The new variant is more transmissible than previous strains and has one specific symptom to look out for

These men committed the most heinous crimes and thought they'd got away with it - until advances in science saw the long arm of the law come knocking decades later

Oasis tour made their triumphant return on Friday night, rocking the Principality Stadium in Cardiff - but one body language expert says the lads still have their trademark charm

At least 24 people have been killed in the US state of Texas after heavy rain caused flash flooding, according to local media reports.

Oasis have reunited on stage for the first time in almost 16 years - with brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher sharing a high five and the briefest of hugs as they closed a performance that for fans was more than worth the wait.

Britain's most notorious gangster and the detective who pursued him have been involved in a bizarre confrontation…at a charity lunch.

It might feel like it's been even longer for the prime minister at the moment, but it's been a whole year since Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party won a historic landslide, emphatically defeating Rishi Sunak's Conservatives and securing a 174-seat major...

Palestine Action has been banned as a terrorist group after a late-night legal bid to delay it failed.

Priests and choristers at a crisis-hit cathedral did a "seven last shots of Christ" drinking game.

The band stage a triumphant show in Cardiff, as they launch their long-awaited reunion tour.

A High Court judge refused the group's request to temporarily block the government from proscribing it as a terror group.

UK Pride organisers tell the BBC that less sponsorship funding and fewer volunteers are behind cancelled events.

Watch video of French police destroying a boat in the English Channel in a rare and unusual intervention, which police have made clear is not a new tactic.

Thought last week was miserable for Chancellor Rachel Reeves? Just you wait.

Police are appealing for witnesses and people with dashcam footage to come forward as a man remains in critical condition.

Major retailers are set to collaborate to crack down on shoplifting.

You're a city centre pub on Liverpool's most tourist-heavy street and claiming to match the price of a pint in Walton?

Oasis are performing their first show together since 2009 in Cardiff on Monday, and it's safe to say that the reviews are well and truly in

Original welfare proposals had been part of a package expected to save up to £5 billion a year

Labour’s pledge not to raise taxes on ‘working people’ leaves the chancellor with a limited number of workable options to fill the £5bn hole in the public finances left by this week’s welfare climbdown

New XFG.3 varient accounts for a larger proportion than any other individual variant, says UKHSA

Sir Keir Starmer celebrates his first year as prime minister with the largest parliamentary majority in a quarter of a century — a commanding mandate that has brought both opportunity and scrutiny.

Supporting Palestine Action will be punishable by up to 14 years in prison under government plans to make them a proscribed terrorist group