The Ministry of Justice said this is the first time a direct link has been drawn between increased violence behind bars and the overcrowding crisis.

Police have asked for help from the public to find a man with links to Oldham who is wanted back in prison. The force is looking to find 33-year-old Terence Moulton who is wanted on recall to prison.

Hurricane Erick has formed in the Pacific Ocean on a forecast track to bring heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge and possible mudslides to southern coastal Mexico, the US National Hurricane Centre ...