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.

Britain cannot afford to become complacent about the threat posed by Russia as Vladimir Putin has already proved his willingness to strike inside this country, officials have warned.

The death of King Harald V - a cousin of King Charles III - was announced early on Friday morning after a brief stay in hospital.

The arson attack happened on March 23 when four ambulances from Hatzola, a volunteer-led ambulance service operating in the Golders Green area of north London, were set on fire.

The Wethersfield site - 12 miles from Braintree and operated by Clearsprings Ready Homes on behalf of the Home Office - is the largest facility of its kind in Britain.

The six-minute clip captures locals desperately fleeing on foot and in vehicles as the water begins surging through the Rasuwa region on Wednesday

The Russian despot addressed students and teachers ahead of the new school year, but ended up baffling them with a strange tirade about polar bears getting ripped apart

Benjamin Johnson, 38, pointed a knife at the victim and ran over her on his electric bike as she lay on the floor, a court was told. He wouldn't let her see her own family

While other mums and daughters go shopping or book a spa break, Australians Pia Marshall, 40, and mum Marion, 69, have bonded by going under the knife one day apart

The Daily Star's Andrew Jameson, in his guest column Andy Burns' Em, shares his dismay at the return of the Royal exiles, looks forward to Celebrity Traitors and gives credit to the real Andy Burnham

EXCLUSIVE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are heading back to the UK from America. And they're set to be hugely popular with tourists by the looks of it

Iceland has voted against a government proposal to resume talks to join the European Union, according to a public broadcaster.

A manhunt is under way after a 22-year-old woman was killed and five others were injured in a shooting at an event in Switzerland, police say.

British boxer Moses Itauma has suffered a shock defeat to Filip Hrgovic in a punishing world heavyweight title fight in London.

Randa welcomes us into her home with a smile that is laced with desperate sadness. Once she lived in a large house - a reflection of her success as an entrepreneur.

British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported back to the UK after being detained by US immigration officials, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed.

Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.

The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes.

Robert Guanco, 41, was a pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex.

Two of the five crew members on board are still unaccounted for, the coastguard says.

Emma Williams says what happened to her daughter shows the importance of travel insurance.

The high street is set to face another blow.

The Prime Minister has confirmed changes to the early release scheme that will see 'hundreds' of people remain in prison

Train drivers will receive a 3.6% pay rise including those operating the No 10 North line

A corner shop mini-chain has plunged into liquidation in a 'difficult decision'

After a spate of asylum seeker sex attacks across the nation fears are mounting for a village where migrant men could outnumber local women 10-to-1.

The Independent has long campaigned for thousands of IPP prisoners who are jailed without hope

The prime minister said anyone convicted of unlawful killing would be excluded from the early release scheme

A rescue was launched to try to help the vessel in trouble south west of Eddystone Lighthouse and off Plymouth

Nadia Perrier’s husband Michael was a fit and healthy professional footballer before he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest in 2021. Faced with losing the father of her unborn child at five months pregnant, one person’s actions changed everything

The deal comes after rail union Asleft announced plans to ballot members on possible strike action amid a pay dispute