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.

Yesterday, it emerged that the 26-year-old has inked over another sentimental tattoo dedicated to his father. The design in question - a large anchor on his upper right arm - has been partially covered.

University of Oxford researchers warn 'ongoing confusion and concern' about the drugs has left many missing out on a treatment that is known to prevent heart attacks and strokes.

Martin Daly, 30, who runs Motherwell-based MD Builders, says hikes in employers' National Insurance contributions was a key factors prompting him to move.

Pulling up in a McLaren supercar to a crowd of hundreds of shrieking fans - each of whom had paid £38 to be there - you'd be forgiven for thinking the guest of honour was a Hollywood A-lister.

Ghislaine Maxwell was filmed inside her cell at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where she was detained on July 2, 2020.

Brits have been told to brace for widespread flooding – particularly in the south of the country – after rainfall has hammered down since the middle of the week

A 37-year-old dad-of-two has tragically died after falling from a hotel balcony at a hotel in Torremolinos as his wife and kids were reportedly fast asleep in the room

Experts have said that a combination of investors withdrawing from speculative assets, worry over Washington's future cryptocurrency regulation and Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Fed chair have rattled the bitcoin price

The UK Health Security Agency has reported 36 cases of children suffering symptoms consistent with cereulide toxin poisoning linked to baby formula recalls affecting SMA and Aptamil brands

The South Atlantic Anomaly is a weak spot in Earth's magnetic field that interferes with satellite technology and causes major malfunctions. Scientists have discovered the phenomenon is expanding

The only surviving victim of "Suffolk Strangler" Steve Wright has told how if police had taken her story seriously, the other women he went on to murder may still be alive today.

Broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher has called for more police on the streets and greater action on violence against women and girls after she was attacked last year.

A five-year-old boy who spent nearly two weeks detained in US immigration suffers nightmares, terrified his family could be separated again, said his father.

The Catalina Foothills, a desert community just north of Tucson, Arizona, isn't the sort of place where these things happen. But it's now the focus of a crime that's mystifying America.

Crotch enhancements. Banned helmets. Qualifying manipulation claims. And Russian hacking.

Sir Keir Starmer faces pressure to release sensitive files about Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.

Halifax describes the figure as a "milestone", but potentially daunting for first-time buyers.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia and Angola have said they will cooperate on migrant returns.

Analysis of government data shows numbers increased from 3,560 in 2021/22 to 19,310 in 2024/25.

The results, in The Lancet journal, come from trials involving more than 120,000 people comparing statins with a dummy drug or placebo.

There are severe delays on the major motorway following a serious crash during the busy rush hour period.

Witnesses have reported a major emergency services presence descending on the street.

Weather maps show snow covering a huge swathe of the British Isles.

Charities said BBC the increase was a 'direct result' of Government policy.

A man will be released from an institution after murdering and dismembering a teenager, but the location of the teen's head has not been revealed

Several schools have closed as a result of the incident

Home secretary threatened visa sanctions on Namibia, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo if they did not take back migrants in the UK

PM under ever-increasing pressure from within Labour’s ranks as leadership speculation intensifies amid widespread anger over scandal

Over the past three years, property prices have risen by 5.7 per cent, Halifax said

The yellow warnings come as rain has been reported somewhere across the Met Office’s network every day of the year so far