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 UPDATES: Follow the latest developments and fallout from the US-Israel war with Iran as the conflict enters a new week.

Many of us might reach for the hair dye the moment those first grey hairs appear. But a new study suggests we may be covering up one of the body's most ingenious defences against cancer.

Donald Trump had earlier insisted war in the Middle East was 'pretty much' over and claimed the operation launched 10 days ago was 'very far' ahead of schedule.

Nadiya Hussain has launched another blistering attack on the BBC after previously claiming she'd been axed due to racism in the 'broken' TV industry.  

Am alarming viral TikTok trend has seen teenagers boasting about shooting birds with catapults across the UK.

A fire broke out at the Hampton by Hilton Hotel at Stansted Airport just before 10.30am on Monday morning and the building was evacuated as a precaution. Crews secured the area

Vladimir Putin is said to be 'paranoid' about a coup attempt by former ally Sergei Shoigu's clan - and has allegedly shut down internet in central Moscow, according to unconfirmed reports

Royal Air Philippines has cancelled all of its commercial flights after entering administration, with up to 4,000 passengers stranded and seeking refunds from the Manila-based carrier

Lee Cox won Crufts 2026 with his Clumber spaniel but was convicted more than 20 years ago of causing unnecessary suffering to a dog kept in terrible, filthy conditions

Ramiz Idrizi was acquitted of one charge of assault but was convicted of attempting to sexually assault a girl under 13 on board the aircraft in November last year

Oil prices have fallen and stock markets are clawing back some lost ground after Donald Trump raised hopes that Iran war disruption to the global economy would soon be over.

Words are cheap, but the price of oil is brutally honest.

Scotland's busiest railway station will remain closed for a third day today after a devastating fire at a nearby vape shop.

MPs have voted against a proposal to ban under-16s from using social media.

The government has announced a new definition of anti-Muslim hate that includes violence, harassment and prejudicial stereotyping - as it insisted the move will not curtail free speech.

Union Corner was home to many independent businesses that have been left with nowhere to work after the building next to Glasgow Central Station collapsed.

Lawyers including top barristers and retired judges urge the government to drop a plan to abolish some jury trials.

Ministers say "bold reforms" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.

Calls for more people to train as marine mammal medics so they can help rescue stranded animals.

The weather is set to get a lot colder as the week progresses, as Tomasz Shafernaker explains.

The conscription-style move has been criticised, with warnings it will do "little" to deter adversaries as tensions soar.

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: A judge told Rhyce Longstaff, 31, that the "terror" the victim "must have felt to wake and find you raping her cannot be adequately described".

Now the Iran war has blown apart the ex-pat dream of tax free salaries and year-round sun, here are the best places to start again.

Lord Walney says the new definition could be seized on by extremists to dodge scrutiny - as Starmer declares community relations a national 'emergency'

A hard-left alliance humiliated Labour in Gorton - now elections expert Lord Hayward is warning it could go national in May

Price of oil has surged since US and Israel launched airstrikes towards Iran 10 days ago

Defence secretary John Healey urged for de-escalation in Lebanon and ‘a return to a negotiated process’

The ‘Posh PT’ asked for a £3m London property, a classic Mercedes, and a Patek Philippe watch

The water firms argued they wanted to hike bills after Ofwat’s decision left them unable to meet regulatory requirements

The age limit was supported by those who argued parents face an ‘impossible position’ regarding online harms affecting their children