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.

Lady Caroline - whose racing driver father, the 7th Marquess of Bute, died in 2021 aged 62 - has got engaged just eight months after she split up with her previous fiancee.

In a video for civil servants marking International Men's Day, Deputy PM and Justice Secretary Mr Lammy is believed to have been asked who he looked up to most when younger.

As apologists for mass murderers go, Abdalmonim Alrabea comes across as a genial chap. When I call on him at his flat in Sheffield, he shakes my hand with a smile when I introduce myself and invites me in.

Next time you pick up a box of Coco Pops, imagine it carries a cigarette-style label - with graphic photos illustrating that long-term consumption could risk obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

My swimsuit clung to my body in a freezing clinch beneath my Dryrobe. My body shivered uncontroll­ably as I tried - and failed - to put on my hat and pull on socks and gloves.

David McKenna, 53, subjected his partner to months of horrific domestic violence and issued a chilling threat: 'If you go to sleep, you might not wake up'

From April next year, the state pension is set to increase by 4.7% due to the triple lock, but the frozen personal allowance could mean more pensioners paying income tax

James Richards, headteacher at Cadle Primary School in Swansea, allegedly exposed himself to a colleague during a school trip and then again in his office

Manchester's Christmas markets were disrupted when Dougie Joyce, recently released from prison, and his long-time foe Simon 'Simey' McGinley were involved in a fight

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: A 14-year-old mother has been charged with murder in the US after a baby was discovered dead in a tote bag with autopsy revealing the infant was killed after birth

This is going to be a big budget - not to mention a complex budget.

A defiant Rachel Reeves has urged Labour MPs to unite behind this week's budget - but appeared to admit they might not like all of her policies.

"Drill, baby, drill" was Donald Trump's campaign pledge - and he's following through with a proposal to expand fossil fuel production, which environmentalists say would have devastating consequences.

"When I was diagnosed, it was too late - mine had already spread."

Heathrow's £49bn plan for a third runway has been chosen as the plan to expand the airport, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced.

The chancellor tries to calm nerves in the Parliamentary Labour Party about her tax and spending plans.

BBC News hears from people with a range of incomes about what they want to see in the Budget.

The most senior MP on the culture select committee says Samir Shah's evidence to MPs was "wishy-washy".

Police were called to reports of the shooting on London Road in Sheffield city centre on Monday.

The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.

The girl made her own way to the hospital after the incident.

Violence erupted during the afternoon, and involved two Travellers with a history of animosity.

With the big day now just a month away, grocery chains will be battling it out to provide the best and most cost-effective Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.

The Chancellor will front tomorrow's Budget, but it's not really hers.

Rachel Reeves stands firm against critics, vowing to remain chancellor amidst whispers of misogyny and political turbulence.

Sir Keir Starmer participated in the viral 6-7 trend with primary school children during a visit to Peterborough.

Chancellor to unveil series of tax hikes to fill black hole in public finances in highly anticipated Budget on Wednesday

Graham Cheslyn-Curtis, boss of veterinary medical supply company Millpledge, died in 2018

The Reform UK leader was accused of making racist and antisemitic comments to classmates while at Dulwich College but said he never did so ‘with intent’

Six activists are standing trial, accused of carrying out an attack at Israel-based defence firm Elbit Systems’ UK site