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 Prime Minister said he is 'increasingly confident' that further changes could be made to Labour's early release scheme to keep Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers in prison.

Police and paramedics were seen outside the Landor Pub in Clapham North on Monday night after reports of a shooting.

The annual event, known as supercar season, sees affluent neighbourhoods such as Mayfair and Knightsbridge awash with expensive sports cars.

The Prime Minister has pledged a crackdown on lax planning rules that have been blamed for the decline of much-loved town centres.

The record-breaking mega-dinghy arrived less than two weeks after Andy Burnham insisted the Government's plan was working.

The most significant partial solar eclipse in nearly 30 years will be visible across the UK and Ireland on August 12, with the Moon covering approximately 90% to 96% of the Sun at its peak

Mark "Bruni" Brown – president of the Mad Dogs Motorcycle Club – said he and his fellow bikers were attacked with swords and bats on the M74 in Scotland by a rival gang

A group of around 20 to 30 migrants were seen being escorted onto UK land via the BSC Courageous ship, although it is unclear exactly how many were on it.

Lancashire Police were first called at around 10.20pm on Monday (August 10) following a report raising concerns for the welfare of a woman on the M55 near Broughton interchange

Chris Capstick, 41, from Bromborough, was diagnosed with stage four melanoma after mistaking a cancerous spot for an 'insect bite' during his Greek holiday – he was given just a 15% chance of survival

Former Syrian president Bashar al Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity and war crimes, following a ruling by a court in the country.

Donald Trump secretly left Turkey through a catering container to a military jet over a threat from Iran, according to US reports.

England is "leading the world" in efforts to eliminate hepatitis C as deaths from the virus have reduced by 36% in the last 10 years, NHS England said.

A trainee police officer has been charged with the rape and kidnap of a woman in Manchester while off-duty over the weekend, Greater Manchester Police said.

The amber alerts are in place until Friday evening to cover high and even extreme temperatures expected through this week.

England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said town centres had been "hollowed out" by decades of decline.

Britain's Amy Hunt has her "coming of age" moment as she storms to 100m glory at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham.

The inquest hears the Treasury did not apply written disciplinary policy before Chloe Moffat died.

An ambulance was called and all three were taken to a nearby private hospital. Doctors declared the two girls dead on arrival. Imran is still being treated.

Residents in the Garden of England are frustrated by the double standards.

The Department for Education has confirmed its annual updates to UK student loan interest rates and repayment thresholds.

National Highways has released a list of 114 closures affecting 30 English motorways on Tuesday, August 11

The properties were expected to be rented out or sold, with residents told they could eventually become social housing.

Nigel Farage has responded to Jeremy Clarkson’s claim that using Royal Navy ships to stop Channel migrant crossings is “impossible”.

Police searched the room and found an empty vial of Tirzepatide, a weight loss drug prescribed in the United States under the name Zepbound and in the UK as Mounjaro

President Donald Trump was whisked away from Air Force One onto smaller aircraft and flown to British airbase while White House staffers and journalists believed he was still on board the original plane with them

Almost 305,000 doses were provided free of charge in England’s high street pharmacies in the first five months of the new contraception service

It comes as drought is declared in nearly three quarters of England