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.

Between the moment when these climatecrats wake and the moment they lay to rest, they have one all-consuming ambition: to maximise the budget of the Climate Change Committee.

The timing was less than optimal. This week, Channel 4's annual report publicly hailed their most-streamed show. There's one problem however.

For those banged up in Britain's high-security prisons, the reminders that life hangs by the thinnest of threads keep coming.

The words come out quietly, but the distress is clear. 'I never taught them how to swim,' says Genevieve Barnaby-Adetoro, of her three stepdaughters.

The Manchester United defender fired back, saying he was left 'shocked and gutted' by the decision, while his mother Zoe labelled it 'disgraceful'.

A space boffin says intelligent aliens 'absolutely' exist, but blasts UFO cover-up theories as she waits for an ET radio signal to hit Earth

The terrifying incident happened as Andrew Fenn and partner Cara Burke prepared to take their son, Otis, to see Paddington Bear at Llangollen railway station

The UK has only used conscription twice in the modern era – but if WW3 ever erupts, these are the 5 jobs that could be exempt from military call-up, based on historical precedent from the Second World War

Vladimir Putin has been dealt a major blow as footage appears to show Ukrainian forces carrying out a devastating drone strike on the FSB headquarters in occupied Kherson

A holidaymaker has sparked a heated debate after revealing how he got his own back on an 'entitled' couple who hogged sun loungers during his Caribbean resort holiday

At least 90 people have been killed following a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China, state media reports.

The UK is facing an "economic catastrophe" unless it adapts to younger generations who have grown up in a digital world, a former minister has warned.

SpaceX has launched its biggest, most powerful Starship on an uncrewed test flight.

The Red Arrows will fly with just seven aircraft rather than nine for the majority of displays until at least 2030 because their engines are so old, Sky News understands.

Kylie Minogue surprised a fan by joining him for a "magical" singalong at the London premiere of her new Netflix docuseries earlier this week.

The three teenagers were not given custodial sentences for their roles in the rape of two girls.

Amber heat health alerts are in place for the Midlands, eastern and south-east England.

Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism.

The monarch sat with the audience to watch a performance of the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Tempest.

The veteran DJ closed out the dance-focused day as the festival landed in Sunderland's Herrington Country Park.

The man stormed into the supermarket.

The government wants to give local leaders to power to implement the levy on their patch.

A boil water warning just hit dozens of streets.

Questions are being asked about Andy Burnham's housing record as he positions himself for a possible return to Westminster politics.

This popular seaside spot is becoming even more expensive to visit.

Police investigating the former Duke of York for alleged misconduct in public office say the ‘door is always open’ for any of Epstein’s victims to come forward

Two girls were raped in two separate incidents in a town in the New Forest

The Office for National Statistics said the total volume of retail sales, which measures the quantity bought, fell by 1.3% in April.

Recent polling has shown that Mr Burnham would comfortably win among Labour members in a leadership contest

Claims Sandra Thomas spent the money went on meals at the Ivy, holidays, new cars, shopping trips and their daughter's wedding at the Savoy