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.

More than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images were made available by the Department of Justice today in the latest release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Lech Walesa, the living legend who freed Poland (and, he would claim, the entire world) from communism, was raised in a poor farming family, received only a basic education.

The Home Alone star was having 'difficulty breathing' before she was taken to the hospital, according to a dispatch audio. Within hours, the iconic actress was declared dead.

It seemed like a good idea at the time, writes CHARLOTTE AMBROSE, but my decision to do the 'right' thing and go to university has left me deeper in debt than I could ever have imagined.

Brooklyn Beckham is besotted. 'Luckiest man in the world. Love you baby,' he writes. His slightly older girlfriend responds: 'Thank you for making me the happiest girl in the world. I love you!'

Radio presenter Lynne Chick was left shocked after she and her 13-year-old daughter Emily were turned away from The Running Hare in North Wales after requesting a quieter table away from the play area

Malcolm Richmond, 71, was on holiday in the Maldives with wife Elaine, 70, when she was swept away by a strong current while scuba diving - Malcolm died days later waiting for his flight home

Summer Robert, a Glasgow model and adult content creator, is challenging religious stereotypes by openly embracing her Christian faith, attending mass, donating to charity, and praying nightly

Images released in Epstein files appear to show a man resembling Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on all fours over a woman lying on the floor with his hand on her stomach

The stunning deep space photo was taken by the James Webb Space Telescope in April 2025 and 'pushes the boundaries of the observable universe' in an unpredictable way

This is the kind of detail Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson never wanted us to see. It's embarrassing and exposing.

Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actress who starred as Kevin's mother in Home Alone and the eccentric Moira Rose in Schitt's Creek, has died.

The moment you make your first AI music track can feel quite magical, especially if you are as profoundly unmusical as me.

Keir Starmer describes himself as a "British pragmatist" who takes a "common sense" approach. When it comes to global affairs, and domestic ones too, he isn't one to grandstand, he'd rather try to get things done.

NASA is poised to send astronauts around the moon and back for the first time in more than 50 years.

The photos put further pressure on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after years of scrutiny over his relationship with Epstein. He has always denied any wrongdoing.

The emails were published by the US Department of Justice as part of a release running to three million pages.

The House of Lords is soon due to debate whether to introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools.

More than one million people missed the deadline a year ago, according to HM Revenue and Customs.

Inaayah Makda was hit by a wave as she and her parents sat on a beach in Morocco, her family says.

Exchanges between Jeffrey Epstein and Reinaldo Avila da Silva were among more than three million documents released by US authorities.

The latest snow maps show a huge chunk of the UK covered in a sheet of snow.

RICHARD MADELEY: There is a question many people need to ask themselves.

With a population of just 141,000, this seaside town attracts visitors all year round - now it could be a capital of culture too.

CAROLE MALONE: Our own judiciary has deserted the British people.

The UK Spirits Alliance has written to Rachel Reeves urging her to use an upcoming duty review to drive growth

More than 3 million documents about Epstein were published by the US Department of Justice on Friday

Department for Work and Pensions reveals that health professions are leaving profession in droves

Mandelson apologised ‘unequivocally’ to the victims of the paedophile financier after the release of new documents

Revelation comes after Elon Musk’s Grok AI came under fire for allowing users to create ‘nude’ images of women without their consent