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.

Three hikers, including two foreigners, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia's eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police chief said.

LIVE UPDATES: Follow the results and reaction from the UK local elections across England, Scotland and Wales in the biggest test of public opinion since Labour's landslide win in the 2024 general election.

Police found the 35-year-old lying in a pool of blood in a property around 30 miles from the Majorcan capital of Palma. There have been no arrests.

Labour have taken a battering at the hands of Nigel Farage in a mega round of local elections that will seal Keir Starmer's fate, writes JASON GROVES.

Picking off local groups one by one, Balkan kingpins have built up a near insurmountable dominance over the criminal underworld. But now they have competition.

Farage claimed that Labour and the Conservatives were being 'wiped out' in their traditional heartlands and said Reform would bring a mix of new ideas and experience

Battered Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to a very dower looking audience of local Labour members at the Kingsdown Methodist Church in Ealing, west London this morning

Barrie Drewitt-Barlow, 57, and his partner Scott Drewitt-Barlow (formerly Hutchinson), 32, have been charged with a string of offences in connection with an Essex Police investigation

Aija Cernevica, 30, was banned from working as a carer after animal cruelty conviction at Beith park - she is currently serving a three-year prison sentence

A British bloke has won a swanky £5m lakeside mansion as well as a whopping £250,000 in cash, choosing to celebrate the lucky win by popping off to the pub in a London bus

It has become clear from the overnight declarations that the Labour Party is on course to suffer one of its worst-ever electoral defeats.

Labour have lost around half of the seats they were defending so far, as Reform have made massive gains in council elections for the second year running.

The boss of South East Water (SEW) has quit just a week after its chairman following demands by MPs for a change of leadership at the struggling utility firm.

The White House has accused Star Wars actor Mark Hamill of violent rhetoric after he posted an image of Donald Trump in a shallow grave on social media.

The owner of British Airways has said it does not expect its services across main markets to be affected by the threat of jet fuel shortages "throughout the summer", as supplies are squeezed by the effects of the US-Iran war.

Sir Keir Starmer says he takes responsibility after early results see Labour lose seats and Reform UK make ground.

So far, we have a chunk of the results around the parts of England that have had contests and no results yet from Scotland or Wales.

Reform UK has made gains at the expense of Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight.

Reform are the winners so far, with more results still to be declared.

See which parties are winning - and losing – across the UK and who’s won in your area, using our interactive tool.

The results in London are a nightmare for City Hall, explains Aaron Newbury.

Pictures show the bus up in flames.

The council was granted an antisocial behaviour injunction allowing it to remove lived-in and abandoned vehicles from certain roads after May 7.

Owners said they had tried to navigate the challenges but the financial and social pressures meant they could no longer continue

Police want the man to stand trial.

Sir Keir Starmer has vowed not to walk away but he will face increased pressure after a nightmarish night for the Labour Party in the local elections

The prime minister vowed to fight on, saying: ‘Days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised’

Elections took place in 136 councils in England

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken this morning after Labour lost control of eight councils with pressure intensifying on the prime minister

Early results saw Labour haemorrhage hundreds of councillors and eight local authorities across England while Reform, the Greens and Liberal Democrats all made gains