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.

Ambassadors from the bloc's 27 nation members gathered for emergency talks in the EU's de facto capital after 60,000 migrants stormed the Spanish enclave of Ceuta last week.

DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: It has been more than five months since Iran 's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei booked a well-deserved passage to hell courtesy of a US-Israeli airstrike in Tehran.

Mr Burnham is taking a break from his day-to-day duties for a long-planned family holiday and is not expected to appear publicly this week.

Nathan Owen, 33, collided with a police car 31 times as officers attempted to bring the £70,000 I-PACE to a halt as it travelled on a series of motorways at up to 86mph in March 2024.

Ellen Kongsnes has told of the moment police arrived at her home in Stavanger, Norway, on March 17 last year, to tell her that her son Johannes, 19, had been hired as a hitman.

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World near Telford, Shropshire, confirmed three animals died in the blaze, although they were personal pets belonging to the owners and not part of the zoo collection

A 40-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene at a Liverpool city centre hotel, with two people arrested on suspicion of murder. One other person has been arrested in connection

Donald Trump couldn't stop mentioning Joe Biden's age when he was President and rages at questions about his "perfect" health, but speculation continues to mount about his physical and mental decline

A teenage girl was forced into a vehicle near a Tesco in Church Langley, Harlow, police say, and driven to Epping where she managed to escape. Essex Police are investigating the incident

Doomsday chatter is flooding social media ahead of August 12’s rare “triple feature” in the skies; a solar eclipse, Perseid meteor peak, and six-planet parade, though astronomers insist Earth is in no danger

NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.

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The criteria given to GPs to refer women at risk of breast cancer for further action miss nearly all under-50s who go on to develop the disease within a decade, analysis suggests. 

Profit has again more than doubled at oil and gas giant BP as the war in Iran boosted fossil fuel prices.

Detectives have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading them to a man they want to arrest over the murder of Finbar Sullivan.

Rapists and child sex offenders will be barred from the scheme, which will restart in October, the government says.

Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.

More places in southern and eastern England are expected to reach heatwave criteria on Tuesday but cooler temperatures are on the horizon.

They'll be able to buy the 16-17 Saver railcard up until the day before they turn 18.

A group of teenagers make a film describing their experiences, ahead of changes to the curriculum.

The fire forced the popular attraction to close on Monday.

The crash reportedly involved two motorcycles and a white Audi A4.

Two members of one family died on Sunday, July 26, in Cornwall - they have now been named

Stavros Dimitriadis subjected a female colleague to inappropriate behaviour over a period of around 18 months.

The bakers are waiting for a 'review' to be finalised

PM said he ‘wanted to go even further’ but that it would not be possible without the prison system collapsing

Government apologises to police officer's family after his widow described decision as 'utter betrayal'

A number of heat alerts will be in place at the start of the week as hot weather continues but the country could also be hit by thunderstorms

The surge in number of parking tickets issued in Bibury has been welcomed by the parish council chairman who says villagers face a ‘nightmare’ over the number of tourists

The Independent has repeatedly called for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed as 2,400 languish in jail, many for petty crimes and some locked up as children, with no hope of release