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Tories nearly ran out of money as donors deserted them...
The Conservative leader said keeping donors on side ‘actually took quite a lot of...
Giant frilly-mouthed jellyfish on the rise along British...
Barrel jellyfish have been on a significant rise with a 230 per cent increase in...
Footballer hospitalised after being attacked in Huntingdon...
Scunthorpe United’s Jonathan Gjoshe suffered non-life-threatening injuries following...
Paralysed gardener loses £1m compensation bid after ladder...
Barry Relph claims he was protecting a multimillionaire couple’s tennis court from...
Anthony Williams: Everything we know about Huntingdon train...
A 32-year-old man charged with 10 counts of attempted murder in connection with...
British girl, 3, dies two weeks after she was pulled from...
The girl passed away after she was transfered to a hospital in the UK for treatment....
DWP Christmas Bonus 2025: Who is eligible for the payment...
Not all benefit claimants will be eligible for the one-off payment
Community ‘in shock’ after nine-month-old baby killed in...
The child was pronounced dead at the scene
Pregnant British teenager Bella Culley freed from Georgia...
The 19-year-old had been accused of smuggling marijuana and hashish in her hold...
‘Dangerous’ online pornography featuring choking to be...
Conservative peer Baroness Bertin warned that there has been a ‘total absence of...
Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s links to Epstein before...
Lord Mandelson was sacked as UK ambassador to the US due to his connection to the...
Sole survivor from Air India plane crash that killed 241...
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh says he is ‘broken’ and suffers constant flashbacks
‘There was nowhere to go, I didn’t have a choice’: Hero...
Eleven people were injured during a mass attack on a train in Cambridgeshire on...
Huntingdon train stab suspect could be linked to string...
Police are investigating whether man accused of horror attack on London-bound train...
The chocolate treat found to improve your memory as soon...
Study sheds light on why dark chocolate works black magic on the mind
Global activists call on Starmer to do his ‘duty’ and protect...
Exclusive: Almost 700 health workers and LGBT+ rights campaigners from 40 countries...
Wife of British journalist arrested by ICE fears for his...
Soumaya Hamdi said that her husband Sami’s detention in ‘overcrowded’ conditions...
Nigel Farage suggests young people on minimum wage earn...
Reform UK leader also predicted a general election within the next two years, as...
Penny Mordaunt plots comeback with warning against Trumpian...
Penny Mordaunt speaks to The Independent about her new book – and her hopes of a...
Teachers union to consider strike action after losing legal...
Ofsted is preparing to implement its new report card system next week
Farage: Lowest-paid workers ‘better off’ if they claim...
Nigel Farage has claimed that lower-paid workers are “better off” if they claim...
Action demanded over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in UK water...
Cancer-related chemicals have been detected in the untreated ‘raw water sources’...
How Prince William’s vegan menu request for the Earthshot...
Belinda Zakrzewska, Flavia Cardoso and Maria-Carolina Zanette look at how the request...
Joey Barton ‘crossed line between free speech and crime’...
The charges arise out of a series of posts made in January and March last year on...
Rachel Reeves speech live: Chancellor refuses to rule out...
Chancellor breaks cover to set out Budget priorities in unusual move
Former minister issues extraordinary apology for trusting...
Exclusive: Alistair Burt admits he ‘should have been more bold’ in calling out Israel...
The cost-of-living cuts millions of households are being...
A Which? survey found 52 per cent of respondents altered spending in the month to...
Watch in full: Rachel Reeves makes major pre-Budget speech
Watch as Rachel Reeves set out her economic priorities in a pre-Budget speech on...
Voices: Income tax rises or fairer reforms? Join The Independent...
As Rachel Reeves prepares her first Budget and warns of ‘painful decisions’ ahead,...
London to be hotter than Istanbul as Britain set for ‘unseasonably...
Temperatures this week could reach highs of 18C
Listen: 999 caller rings police over missing takeaway order
A 999 caller rang the police to complain about a missing takeaway order.
Rachel Reeves to pave way for tax rises in pre-Budget speech
Chancellor’s address to come after weeks of expectation management as she scrambles...
Indian police admit they have lost wedding ring belonging...
Tuesday marks the eighth anniversary of Jagtar Singh Johal’s arrest in India
Prince Andrew latest: Trump weighs in on ‘tragic situation’...
Donald Trump described the royal family scandal as ‘too bad’
Deliveroo names its most popular dishes with surprise winner
It was not just takeaway meals that made the top 10 deliveries list
The dream of a ‘forever home’ is losing relevance. Here’s...
Traditionally, people sought to buy a property that they could live in for decades
Train attack victim 'didn't have much choice' but to fight...
A victim of the Cambridgeshire train stabbings has spoken of the injuries he suffered,...
'It's worse than we feared,' warns PM - as chancellor prepares...
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have hinted at tax rises to come when the chancellor...
Police reviewing three further incidents - including stabbing...
Police say they are reviewing three further incidents, including the stabbing of...
'I have to tell parents their child has died in a car crash...
We're sat in a silent, empty, cardiac treatment room - on the other side of the...
'My dad died and we didn't cancel BT Sport for three years...
Every week, the Money team answers a reader's financial dilemma or consumer problem...
Life's a beach: Why William's in Brazil this week - and...
Prince William has talked about the need for more good leaders, as well as putting...
Revealed: How much the government's spending on AI
Sir Keir Starmer says AI will improve public services, put money in your pocket,...
You'll remember this face from the pandemic - now he's...
The UK has begun sharing quantum research with other members of the G7 and Australia,...
Post Office hero Bates lands seven-figure Horizon payout
Sir Alan Bates has reached a seven-figure deal to settle his claim over the Post...
Reeves refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax hikes
Rachel Reeves has refused to rule out breaking her manifesto pledge not to raise...
Man arrested over cyber attack that caused Heathrow airport...
Alleged cyber attack saw check-in and boarding systems disrupted at London Heathrow,...
Even people who drink low quantities of alcohol at risk...
Researchers say the latest analysis challenges the common belief that low levels...
‘Hare-brained’: Readers warn Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite...
Our community are sceptical of Nigel Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave to...
Public backs ‘super ID card’ which could be used to report...
Ministers have recently said they are considering introducing a form of digital...
DPD delivery driver tackled to the floor by phone robber...
A DPD courier was tackled to the ground by a phone-snatcher as he was delivering...
Six animal rights activists cleared over Grand National...
Jury delivers not guilty verdicts after campaigners climbed onto track and disrupted...
Man charged with arson and attempted murder after Enfield...
Nathaniel Dwyer-White, 33, has been charged with attempted murder and arson, among...
Jeremy Corbyn admits ‘we haven’t covered ourselves in glory’...
Jeremy Corbyn apologised for the chaos in establishing the left-wing challenger...
Tories refer Starmer to standards commissioner over allegations...
Tory chairman Kevin Hollinrake has asked for an investigation into the role of Keir...
Fire brigade worker sacked over Tesco queue-jumping row...
Ryan Shearwood said he had used his elbow to “defend” himself after the woman skipped...
Farage condemned for falsely accusing eastern European...
Nigel Farage has been accused of ‘peddling wild conspiracy theories’ with critics...
Medieval London church balanced 45ft above ground in ‘unprecedented...
All Hallows Staining has been placed on stilts while construction of a 36-storey...
Lloyds bank closures: All the branches that are shutting...
All the latest branch closures will take place between January and October 2026
Hotel cancels launch event for Tommy Robinson-backed political...
It was canned on ‘health and safety grounds’ following an online protest
The 11 towns where banking hubs may open after Lloyds shuts...
Link has so far recommended 244 hubs and 186 are up and running across the UK.
High street bank to close another 49 branches as customers...
The high street lender said the branches will be shut from January 2026
Prince Harry follows in Diana’s footsteps as he joins new...
The Duke of Sussex is in a new short film to raise awareness of the devastating...
Donald Trump is ‘racist, sexist and Islamophobic’, Sadiq...
The London mayor said he was ‘living rent-free’ in Trump’s head after he criticised...
Home secretary orders urgent review into use of taxis for...
The Home Office has refused to disclose how much is spent on taxis for asylum seekers...
Labour defends Starmer’s under-fire chief of staff after...
The Tories published a legal letter on Morgan McSweeney’s handling of donations...
Blackpool Tower Circus evacuated after rider injured in...
The stuntman is believed to have fallen off his bike while performing the ‘Globe...
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Farage says Republicans ‘have to get used to things being...
Nigel Farage has said Republicans "have to get used to things being said that they...
The three foods found to raise pesticide levels in human...
Certain fruit and vegetables contain a higher level of pesticide residue
Moderna takes swipe at Trump as it opens new UK factory:...
New opening comes amid a rise in anti-vax attitudes within the Trump administration
Poll: How long is an acceptable wait for a routine NHS...
Have your say: Experts warn Labour is set to miss its NHS pledge, leaving millions...
Starmer under mounting pressure to lift two-child benefit...
Lifting the two-child benefit cap is set to be the top recommendation of Keir Starmer’s...
Massive explosion at warehouse on Swindon industrial estate
Witnesses report houses shaking and fireball rising into sky after incident
Family of three become first asylum seekers to arrive in...
Donald Trump has told Keir Starmer to ‘call out the military’ to stop small boat...
Andy Burnham: Could the ‘King of the North’ return to Westminster...
With Keir Starmer floundering in the polls, Labour needs rescuing from the growing...
Man banned from every Boots store after £100,000 shoplifting...
Liam Hutchinson has been banned from entering all UK Boots stores for the next 10...
This is the amount you need to save to feel financially...
Emergency fund of nearly month’s typical salary cuts chance of falling into debt...
A death from heart disease takes place every three minutes,...
Every day, around 480 families across the UK will lose a loved one to cardiovascular...
Revealed: The areas where primary school pupil numbers...
Nine of the 10 local authorities are in London, analysis has found
Fake Labubus make up 90 per cent of toys seized at UK border
Around 236,000 knock-off versions of the viral dolls have been seized at the UK...
Toxic chemical warning after 236,000 fake Labubus seized...
Expert testing of seized fake goods has found banned chemicals linked to cancer...
New betting and vape shops could be blocked under new community...
Communities will be given the power under plans to revitalise neglected high streets
Britain needs ‘wholesale change’, Andy Burnham says in...
The Greater Manchester mayor is being talked up for a parliamentary comeback to...
UK could see fish and chips shortages as cod supply in...
Scientists have warned that North Sea cod is in ‘grave danger of collapse’
Boris Johnson brands Nigel Farage’s party ‘extremely dangerous’...
Boris Johnson said Nigel Farage can’t be trusted as PM with rising tensions in Eastern...
UK politics live: Burnham denies asking MPs if he should...
Manchester mayor has accused Downing Street of creating a ‘climate of fear’
Fans to see Ticketmaster changes after Oasis investigation...
Fans will see a series of changes to Ticketmaster sales practices after an investigation...
Big Issue founder warns UK is too focused on 'great distraction'
"Chauvinistic" debates on immigration are distracting ministers from tackling the...
UK lawyer who moved to US to become defence attorney 'murdered'...
A Scottish lawyer who moved to the US to pursue her dream of becoming a defence...
Should you put money in savings or pension? It depends...
In a special edition of the savings guide, April Leeson, financial adviser at The...
Wayne Rooney says he'd be dead if it wasn't for wife Coleen
Footballer Wayne Rooney has said he believes he would be dead if it wasn't for his...
Counterfeit toys worth millions seized at border - with...
More than £3.5m worth of fake toys have been seized at the border so far this year,...
Jaguar Land Rover was not insured for cyber attack, journal...
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) "failed to finalise" a cyber insurance deal before it was...
Vaccine giant opens new UK factory with apparent jab at...
A US vaccine firm has opened the first mRNA manufacturing plant in the UK, against...
Save the high street: Starmer's plan to block fake barbers,...
Sir Keir Starmer is to announce a "Pride in Place" programme with funding for over...
First migrants arrive in UK under 'one in, one out' deal
The first family has arrived in the UK under Prime Minister Keir Starmer's 'one...
Troubleshooters sent into wildlife charity linked to Carrie...
The Aspinall Foundation, which hired Boris Johnson’s wife in 2021, is facing allegations...
Rival groups clash outside London asylum hotel as police...
Several people have been detained at the scene by police
Top cabinet ministers at risk of losing seats even after...
Historic decision came after pressure from senior cabinet members and Labour MPs...
Lidl issues urgent ‘do not eat’ warning over popular product...
Lidl has warned the food may pose a risk to people allergic to milk
