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.

Leanne Gregory, 36, died on Tuesday while on a snorkelling expedition in the south of the island with her husband and sons when the current carried them away.

Rejoice! The most improbably matched couple in showbusiness, Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley, have made it official. Hurley is sporting a socking great diamond ring.

They showed a loyalty to each other that was rare in Hollywood - Friends onscreen, and off it, too. But none of the surviving Friends will feature in a new Netflix documentary about Matthew Perry.

For Sonny's family, their grief was compounded by disbelief that he ended his life the same way as Terry Cottle - the man whose suicide had given him a new chance of life via heart transplant.

The Tory leader said that she worried the Prime Minister was spending his time appearing on television shows rather than ensuring people were safe.

Kayli O'Connell was shocked to discover the double glazing of her shop window had been smashed by a brick but after noticing it resembled a 'perfect spider's web' decided to turn it into a spooky display

One of Britain’s most notorious paranormal cases still has no agreed explanation after a Battersea family claimed 12 years of chaos from 1956 to 1968, with flying objects

Rachael Booth, headteacher at the Willows School in Rotherham, suffered a heart attack at the school on October 14 and tragically died on Tuesday

The Gone Fishing TV series sees Bob Mortimer, 67, and fellow comedian Paul Whitehouse, 68, sharing personal life stories while going fishing

Donald Trump was confronted by Andy Burnham over the reported decision to switch off Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlight system, which has apparently reaked havoc on their defensive capabilties

They looked like a modern-day Morecambe and Wise. But at least they weren't sharing a bed like the famous comic duo.

A father has described how he shot the gunman who killed four people at his daughter's school in Oregon and the guilt he feels about the "ones that I didn't save".

Police have detained a suspect after a fire erupted at a historic Nazi mountain retreat known as "Eagle's Nest" in Germany.

A former Goldman Sachs chief who sits on the board of Revolut, Europe's most valuable private technology company, has become the latest prominent financier to leave the country amid concerns about Britain’s rising tax burden.

The UK has pledged to spend £600m to defend the public against threats to health and security from artificial intelligence.

The chancellor will unveil AI spending aimed at shoring up the UK's defences in Wednesday's Budget.

Scotland Yard opens an inquiry after the Duchess of Sussex said she was sent a letter containing "disturbing allegations".

Jack Ross was contracted to do social media work for the party until earlier this year, the BBC has been told.

Make draught excluders from socks, leave your oven door open after cooking and opt for lots of thin layers of clothing to stay warm.

Do British pensioners have it better or worse than those in other countries?

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority is urging passengers to follow its new safety checklist

The King's cousin was out and about this week.

The Queen gave an emotional speech on Friday.

She was on a half-term break with her family.

The broadcaster laid into the PM in his column suggesting the Labour leader would be better suited to working on a local council.