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.

Keir Starmer will brave PMQs amid signs support is ebbing away, with Cabinet dissent surfacing publicly following damning testimony from a Foreign Office mandarin.

Daniel Kendall (pictured), 36, from Walsall, West Midlands, targeted a branch of the chain supermarket in nearby Aldridge on December 3 last year.

The family of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez has spoken publicly for the first time after a musician was charged with her murder.

The Duchess of Sussex was criticised after her $2,000 'look' when she met survivors of the massacre was posted on a website where she is paid a percentage from sales.

President Donald Trump threatened to 'blow up the rest of Iran and its leaders' as he issued another ultimatum to the country's officials on Tuesday night.

During the five-week period, the airport will be completely closed to all air traffic, meaning no take-offs or landings will be permitted - causing chaos for many holidaymakers

Rolls-Royce is 'mark of quality' and UK's No1 brand, poll finds, with the luxury car firm beating out other British institutions like Cadbury and the BBC

Roger Towersey, a geography teacher at Ditton Park Academy in Slough, has been banned from teaching after a panel deemed his behaviour was 'clearly unprofessional'

Morrisons has confirmed its Rainham Daily convenience store will permanently close in July, leaving local residents without their nearest store as bosses claim 'difficult decision'

Andrew McGinty, 34, who coached the England and Great Britain water polo squads, was found dead at the Village Hotel in Bury, Greater Manchester, on December 18 last year

In May 2016, Leicester City held aloft the Premier League trophy, defying 5,000/1 odds in what was one of the most extraordinary underdog stories in the history of English football.

Too many children are still being subjected to "intrusive and traumatic" strip searches, the Children's Commissioner has warned.

Lufthansa has said 20,000 short-haul flights are being cut from its schedule this summer, allowing it to save on the soaring cost of jet fuel.

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Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology.

The figures provide the first official look at the impact of the Iran war on the cost of living in the UK.

The 'chill' follows the sacking of lead civil servant at the Foreign Office Sir Olly Robbins by the prime minister.

The jab targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide, but has yet to spread between humans.

The Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest recorded and Wednesday brings near perfect weather conditions to see them as they peak. Simon King explains.

Stephen Doughty assaulted Wendy Williams after struggling to use a pay-and-display machine.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has announced a recall

A briefing document compiled by Airlines UK sets out a wide range of demands aimed at keeping flights operating if fuel supply tightens.

Under the Equality Act 2010, landlords and letting agents are prohibited from discriminating against prospective tenants on the basis of protected characteristics such as religion, race, or gender.

UK airlines which represents carriers have sent a confidential letter to ministers and CAA warning of flight cancellations and fare rises this summer

More than 600 objections were submitted by residents, although around 160 were later removed by council officials on the grounds they contained material deemed "variously untrue, inaccurate, or likely to provoke unrest, hatred or harm."

Researchers have developed a fast-track method of breeding disease-resistant ash that could save the species

The number of young people who expected to live better lives than their parents has also halved in a year, according to the poll

The prime minister is due to face another challenging grilling at PMQs

The vaccine will utilise mRNA technology similar to that employed in Covid-19 jabs

Reuben Abakah, 19, was hit by a London Trams service in Croydon on August 22, 2022