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 Kremlin dictator was asked by Russian state propaganda channel RT: 'Could British military industrial facilities located on British territory become military targets?'

The weight-loss race ramped up this summer as two new tablet formats from the makers of Ozempic and Mounjaro hit the market.

The full-rate state pension is on course to top £13,000 a year, busting the basic-rate income tax threshold of £12,570 a year.

For all their faults, the last Conservative administration did at least have one core ambition: levelling up.

With his ineffable ability to punch a bruise, Donald Trump has effectively threatened to look the other way if Argentina attempts to invade the Falkland Islands again.

A Spanish beer giant will soon be back on the pumps at Wetherspoons bars

Ex-Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson has warned that weaponised insects could spell the end of the world - but it is far from the first time the world has been subject to ant-brained schemes...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham is to face his first Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday, after making his debut at the Commons despatch box and setting out his plans for Government on Tuesday

Rebecca Bullock was in Austria to visit a grieving friend at a funeral but soon found herself victim of a horror attack, later dying in hospital of her injuries. A homeless man has been arrested

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said the UK would 'reset' its policy on Israel in the coming weeks, as one of his ministers suggested goods from Israeli settlements in the West Bank could be sanctioned

Two men and two women have been charged with murder after the death of a newborn baby girl at a house in Sheffield.

Twenty-one people have been killed, and 29 more injured, after a bus crash in the south Sinai area of Egypt, authorities have said.

Tiger Woods will appear in court for a change of plea hearing following his latest car crash earlier this year.

"Stop doing memes, stop throwing shade, and stop trying to be tough."

Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to a charge that could see him sentenced to life in prison.

Higher borrowing costs have piled fresh pressure on Andy Burnham ahead of his first Budget.

NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.

City Hall officials say the Nissan Micra does not belong to the mayor or Transport for London.

One menopause specialist says she has seen women with up to 12 times the safe level of the hormone.

Booking.com said the "limited test" was "not a true reflection of the experience of millions of listings or reviews".

The yellow-legged Asian hornet was accidentally introduced into Europe.

The 31-year-old was described as a 'kind soul' and 'impossible not to like'.

Richard Locker was last seen in a street in Torquay, Devon, in January 2024 and his family have been desperately searching for him ever since

New figures showing half of learner drivers are being forced to wait more than four months but the organisation has released key dates

The teachers are prohibited from working indefinitely and cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation, or children's home.

The disgraced former prince was described as a ‘co-conspirator’ of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein

The site for the huge development is 60 miles away from the prestigious private school in Berkshire

It comes after the UK last month agreed to provide Ukraine with Storm Shadow blueprints

The chancellor is set to unveil plans next year on how to meet Labour’s pledge of devoting 3.5% of GDP to defence

‘I hope he takes it to the Mediterranean next year!’