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.

You don't need a billionaire's bank account to sail the seas in style. These jaw-dropping private yachts can be hired from just £26 a night .

Caring, sharing Holly Willoughby blessed us with a return to the broadcast world this week, floating back down the airwaves like a blonde cherub on a candy-floss cloud of crud.

The Prime Minister wants to build a 'spirit of collaboration' on tackling the social care crisis and vowed to expend 'whatever political capital I have' on fixing the system.

If approved in a planning meeting today, the 66-bed facility would be the eighth nursing home in the tiny Norfolk town of Diss, in addition to 23 residential care homes.

Tourists swarmed on to Saltburn-by-the-Sea's pier yesterday, guzzling fish, chips and Mr Whippy ice-creams, but a few hundred yards inland, another great Victorian landmark was eerily quiet.

A massive fire has engulfed the 150-year-old St Andrew's Church in Leicester city centre, sending thick clouds of smoke across the skyline as firefighters battle the blaze on Jarrom Street

Both Douk Deng, 21, was arrested after workmen confronted him on the premises of Edgar Wood Academy in Heywood, Greater Manchester, and police wrestled him to the ground

The little things really matter with the vast majority of Brits admitting than something as simple as an unexpected compliment can totally transform your day

Donald Trump's health has been the subject of numerous rumours during his second term, and critics are now claiming that a viral snap of his aide Natalie Harp appears to show her carrying his 'diaper bag'

A man who claims to be a 'time traveller from 2027' has shared a viral TikTok video of his life in a deserted city in Spain

For Andy Burnham, tackling the crisis in social care is personal.

Britons spend billions of pounds abroad every year, but it can be difficult to know how to make your money go as far as possible.

The widow of a sub-postmaster says she is "extremely" frustrated as a review into the handling of prosecutions of Post Office staff is yet to begin nearly a year after being announced.

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The Green leader re-posted a photo of a man wearing a guillotine t-shirt and the name Nigel.

UK airport gets green light to charge airlines more to use the hub, which is expected to mean higher fares for flyers.

The report also says 2025 was the deadliest year for Jews living outside Israel in more than 30 years.

Wednesday is set to be the hottest day of the week for many as a widespread fourth heatwave grips the UK.

Campaign group Electrical Safety First has urged those "heading abroad this summer to think before they buy".

A new survey claims the nation has reached a verdict on which should be put on a scone first... and it's not good news for Devon.

A major UK rail operator is halving its services in response to 'prolonged hot and dry weather'.

A rare disease outbreak has cast uncertainty over one of the New Forest's oldest annual traditions.

Eight stores have already shut, with managers blaming geopolitical instability and inflation among the reasons for the difficult decision.

Superheated meteors are set to streak across UK skies this week as two meteor showers peak on the same night.

Our community share their views on the new prime minister’s plan to put technical education on equal footing with university – from readers who say the change is decades overdue, to those who fear a return to the old grammar school divide

Visitors have the chance to join a select group of exclusive guests who have had a private tour of the stones

The new prime minister begins his term as one of the UK’s most popular politicians, but will the ‘Burnham bounce’ last? Albert Toth looks at the figures behind the historic rise to power

Greggs’ sales and profits have risen in the first half of 2026 as it looks to expand across the UK

The east Midlands, east of England, London and the south east are all under amber heat health alerts