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.

ALEX BYWATER: Tributes have been paid to 'funny' and 'brilliant team-mate' Hyron Andrews after the former Sale Sharks lock died of a suspected heart attack in news that has shocked the rugby world.

A trial between Harvey and the streamer has moved a step closer, after an appeal by Netflix against a decision not to throw the case out has itself been thrown out.

Deepak Sandhu (pictured) had come to the UK on a student visa the UK in September 2024 which was revoked six months later after he dropped out of a university in Southampton.

Mahrah Al Nahyan - a member of the fabulously rich Abu Dhabi royal family estimated to be worth £250bn - spent two days at the £200-a-night Airbnb in Kensington, London.

Kashim Chowdhury, pictured leaving his house in east London, is accused of fraud by holding down several government jobs at the same time, earning hundreds of thousands of pounds in the process.

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BBC medic Dr Ranj Singh has issued an important reminder to anyone in the UK taking SSRI antidepressants such as fluoxetine, sertraline and citalopram, flagging two key side effects to be aware of

Our resident paranormal expert Brocarde is continuing her California adventure, unearthing the real ghost stories behind America's first theme park and the spooky tales behind it

Gareth Clemen visits Greggs for his lunch break three times per week and got a tatt thinking the chain would love it and gift him some goodies - but it didn't quite work

Bryan Johnson's £1.6m immortality plan has been picked apart, as top UK scientists reveal a simple, budget-friendly diet trick that actually works

A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people in a school shooting in Oregon before tackling and fighting with him, police have said.

Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed in Scotland, police have said.

Katie Zacharia has left her role as White House press secretary a week after being appointed, saying "it was an honor to work for" Donald Trump.

Vistry Group, the troubled London-listed housebuilder, is turning to a former executive at The Crown Estate to help repair its battered finances.

The Metropolitan Police are assessing a social media post referencing support for Palestine Action from Sarah Helm, author and wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser.

It comes after the prime minister refused to say whether he backed expansion.

UK political debate has a distinctly Scottish feel after SNP's annual conference, says the BBC's political editor Chris Mason.

Emergency services were called at about 16:45 on Friday, and pronounced both dead at the scene.

Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc was sentenced in June over arson attacks targeting the former prime minister's car and property.

Rebecca Louise Burwood saw the vulnerable victim "as her nanna" but stole to fund her lifestyle.

RNLI crews have faced years of abuse for the charity's role in rescuing migrants crossing the Channel.

The man initially denied the offence.

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