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: Follow the latest developments on the US-Israel war with Iran as Iranian drone strike causes buildings to shake in the city's financial centre.

The study found the Chancellor will net around £20million extra a month in VAT on petrol sales if average pump prices remain around their current level.

There are moments in the life of a nation when everything changes − not with a bang, not even with a conscious decision, but with a quiet, creeping loss of confidence.

Seeking a motive for the assassination of Kenneth Marston, an upright and much-admired English executive, investigators would explore every imaginable theory.

Locals described the bored groups of men taking pictures of schoolgirls, blowing kisses at female staff in beauty salons and making teenagers cry by wolf-whistling at them.

The United States Embassy in Baghdad has been struck by a missile attack that destroyed part of its air defence system and caused smoke to rise from the compound in Iraq's fortified Green Zone

US President Donald Trump has posted video to Truth Social showing the major attack on Iran's Kharg Island after dangling a $10million bounty for information on the regime’s new Ayatollah

Against a backdrop of rising bullying and mental health challenges for LGBTQIA+ youth in the UK, Knockout Boxing in London is offering a rare lifeline by providing a safe and unique space

Russia launched one of the harshest attacks of the year on Ukraine overnight with 68 missiles and 430 drones, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets over Poland and Romania

An explosion damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam early on Saturday, with city officials describing it as a 'cowardly act of aggression against the Jewish community' as cops investigate camera footage

Luxury Persian rugs are stacked in piles in the Los Angeles shop which Eric Saddigh has owned for decades.

An explosion has damaged a Jewish school in Amsterdam, according to Dutch officials.

The family of a man who died waiting for life-saving brain surgery at one of the country's leading hospitals say they're "furious" the department which treated him is now under rapid investigation.

A driver who went on a skiing holiday months after killing two teenage passengers has been sentenced to 14 months' youth detention.

In an unusually unpredictable Oscars race, there is only one moment experts agree is a dead cert - Jessie Buckley, on stage once again, to collect the award for best actress.

Rachel Reeves says the Treasury is also looking at "different options" to help households most vulnerable to soaring energy bills.

Sir Laurie Magnus said the relevant process appeared to have been followed when Lord Mandelson was made ambassador.

The Tories are deciding which hereditary peers to keep after being offered 15 seats in a compromise deal.

Dame Sarah Mullally's six-day walk begins at Southwark Cathedral and travels along the Becket Way to Canterbury Cathedral.

Envoi Allen and Saint Le Fort both died on Friday on the last day of Cheltenham Festival.

Members of the public with information are urged to get in touch with the force.

Personal finance expert said it's an 'effective tactic' as the cost soared in the last 6 years

Shoppers will be rewarded to return empty bottles to local supermarkets.

"Bored" groups of men from Asia, Africa and the Middle East are said to have "targeted women" and taken "pictures of schoolgirls".

Two directors are currently running another kitchen company under a similar name.

Gail Thompson has said she is deeply concerned about the hikes in the price of heating oil, which could make it hard for her husband to breathe in their Kent home

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Lee Cox was announced the winner of the international dog show on Sunday

Dame Sarah Mullally will become the first Archbishop of Canterbury in modern history to undertake the trek

The Bishop of Chelmsford also praised Starmer for his stance on the Middle East crisis