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.

Rumours of a rift between Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi and their Cotswolds neighbour Jeremy Clarkson have resurfaced.

Many people will be astonished to learn that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be entitled to over £300,000 in compensation.

Sitting in front of a stony-faced, middle-aged woman watching a rough cut of my documentary, I was perplexed when she hit pause.

Taking a gulp of red wine, my hands hover over my laptop.

Most of us have people in the office that we just don't click with. But have you ever considered that your irritating co-worker could be something more sinister - a narcissist?

Premier Inn is teaming up with Tefal to offer a one-day-only 'Crease-Free Concierge' wedding attire steaming service at select UK hotels on Saturday June 6, powered by Tefal's new AeroSteam garment steamer

Officers and force negotiators were called to a property on Bolton Road in Blackburn, Lancashire, at around 7pm on Thursday night (June 4) following reports a man had allegedly been seen in possession of a sword

A Tesla car crashed into a house on Bag Lane in Atherton, Wigan borough, Greater Manchester, with two people taken to hospital following the late-night collision

A paranormal investigator who has written a string of books on UFOs has called for the UK government to launch a formal probe into UFO activity over Scotland after Pentagon disclosures

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was pictured driving near Sandringham with a large purple mark around his eye on Thursday - the bruise has been linked to a non-serious medical condition

The investigations into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Peter Mandelson could take more than a year, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service has said.

US actor James Handy, who appeared in films including Top Gun: Maverick and Jumanji as well as numerous TV dramas, has been stabbed to death in Los Angeles.

Three more people have been charged after protests in Southampton over the murder of Henry Nowak.

New vaccine technology created with the help of artificial intelligence could provide immunity against entire families of viruses and protect people from any future mutations in a single jab.

The family of a young woman who was murdered after going missing following a night out clubbing in Bath 30 years ago say they believe "more than one person" knows what happened to her.

A public spending watchdog examines the property arrangements of royals including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

The Greater Manchester mayor would need to win the by-election in Makerfield to be a possible candidate.

Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.

Russian incursions into UK defences risk crossing a line, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton tells the BBC.

The shift marks a significant rise over the last five years, but experts say there is no single, clear explanation for the increase.

Dramatic pictures show the front of the house wrecked.

Grandparents could be in line for some much-needed support.

Currently rules apply to horses, cattle, ass, mules, sheep, pigs, goats or dogs, but not cats

The club has won the old English First Division seven times, and is among the few British clubs to have lifted Europe's biggest prize.

Bosses cited rising costs and changing shopping habits as the main reasons behind the closures.

The organisation said the proposals follow a review process

Exclusive: Marina Wheeler, the lawyer and writer who was married to the former prime minister until 2020, claims her change of heart about Britain’s membership of the EU ‘undoubtedly struck’ Mr Johnson, who was one of the leading figures in the...

The deputy prime minister and justice secretary says he ‘rejects’ the statement from the US state department

Violent protests in Southampton resulted in 11 police officers and a dog suffering injuries

Ofwat said it had accepted the supplier’s redress package, which was first proposed in March, following consultation