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.

The policy, introduced in 2020, saw asylum seekers searched and their mobiles and SIM cards confiscated, with data in many cases said to have been fully downloaded.

In a somber video on Sunday, Guthrie told her followers that she and her two siblings, Camron and Annie, 'still have hope' and 'still believe' that their mother, Nancy Guthrie, will be returned to them.

When Steve Bowen became breathless on a short walk after picking up his grandson Riggs from school, he knew something was seriously wrong. His head was pounding.

Austrian ski jumper Daniel Tschofenigh, 23, had qualified for the final on Saturday, but revealed his disappointment in himself when he was essentially disqualified from the competition for the error.

Shocking CCTV footage captured the one-year-old girl being grabbed in full view of her horrified parents at a store in Bergamo.

Liberty Mitchell filmed herself driving recklessly just weeks after passing her test before causing a horror car crash that killed a taxi driver and his passenger

Laureen Atlan, 26, from Paris, had breast reduction surgery from 38J to 38D after years of back pain and unwanted attention in public from blokes who wouldn't stop staring

Security experts have warned shoppers to stay vigilant as brazen 'storming' incidents hit record levels, with 519,000 offences recorded in England and Wales

Rebecca Nicholls chose posting content on a top subscription website to earn an income under the alias 'Becca Off Duty' over being a police officer in 2025

Commuters at London Euston have been left stranded as a points failure halts all lines between Watford Junction and Milton Keynes Central - this is a breaking news story

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth... "

"They had to pay for the bullet that killed their son," Nasrin says with a mix of anger and disbelief.

A man accused of killing 15 people by opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration at Australia's Bondi Beach has appeared in court via video link from prison for the first time.

US forces have boarded another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean as part of efforts to target illicit oil tankers linked to Venezuela.

US TV host Savannah Guthrie has posted a video message on social media saying, "we still have hope" - and urging whoever has her mother or knows of her whereabouts "to do the right thing".

Officers knew CCTV discredited their key witness in Omar Benguit's conviction for murder of Korean woman.

The prime minister is considering meeting a 3% defence-spending target five years earlier than planned, the BBC learns.

Staff and customers tell the BBC prioritising parcels can mean missed NHS appointments and late payment fines.

The government is expected to outline its plan to overhaul the complex system of support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England soon.

The BBC speaks to job-seekers in a deprived Yorkshire city where it seems opportunity rarely knocks.

Nick Bishop, 65, spent four days travelling across Europe

Commuters from the major UK train station are facing travel chaos this morning.

Lizzie Pitt, 46, dismissed her symptoms as stress at first

Igor Borges, of north London, pursued the victim through the train as she raised the alarm.

Robert Jenrick described the payouts as a 'total waste of taxpayers' money'.

Restrictions could include a minimum age limit for social media, restrictions on ‘infinite’ scrolling and using virtual private networks (VPNs) for chatbots

In May 2024, headteachers at primary schools in St Albans told families their learning environments would be smartphone free and urged parents not to give their children the devices until the age of 14. Nearly a year into the experiment, Holly Bancro...

Consultation into new social media protections to launch in March as government pledges to do all it can to keep children safe online

Labour Together, which helped the prime minister’s election to become party leader, reportedly paid £36,000 for the probe

Drug-driving over legal limit could land motorists in prison for a year with £10,000 fines