United Kingdom
Rayner’s 1.5m homes target under fresh pressure as construction...
The government’s construction targets are under threat as building activity plunges
Visitor backlash after popular zoo closes farm over unnamed...
Visitors of Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex, slammed the move as a ‘huge...
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Triple killer Kyle Clifford’s police interview after murder...
Triple killer Kyle Clifford's police interview has been released after he was found...
Reeves to be forced into fresh tax hikes or austerity drive...
Rachel Reeves is warned it will be tough to find extra money for defence spending...
Lastminute.com founder warns of ‘peril’ for tech sector...
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho told the House of Lords’ International Women’s Day debate...
Mother admits killing baby found dumped in bin bag in woodland
Baby Callum was found close to Gulliver’s World theme park in Warrington, Cheshire,...
Will the UK get a new bank holiday for the 80th VE Day...
Four days of celebrations are planned, the government has confirmed
UK weather: Britain to be hotter than Costa Del Sol with...
UK to enjoy warmest weekend for some time, Met Office says
Richard Tice clashes with Scottish journalist as he’s accused...
Richard Tice clashed with a Scottish journalist as he refused to give the surnames...
NHS medical director becomes second health chief to quit...
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press...
Tory peer forced to apologise for antisemitic slur over...
Lord Hamilton said the Jewish community should pay for a Holocaust memorial because...
Gateshead school put in lockdown and pupils kept inside...
Northumbria Police said it had received a report of ‘malicious communications’ on...
Voices: Independent readers give verdict on Donald Trump’s...
While some called for a no-fuss, low-key state visit, others were outraged at the...
I’m sorry public felt misled, says Captain Tom’s daughter...
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has apologised if the public “felt misled” following...
BBC presenter cuts off Jenrick in fiery clash over ‘two-tier...
Robert Jenrick’s interview with Emma Barnett descended into a row over sentencing...
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Met Office reveals when the Northern Lights could be visible...
The Met Office said the aurora borealis might be visible from some areas in the...
Captain Tom Moore’s daughter says using father’s name for...
Captain Tom Foundation was renamed in January after a damning Charity Commission...
Child who died after being hit by car on sports pitch confirmed...
Cumbria Constabulary said there is no indication to suggest it was a deliberate...
Banana shortage hits several Tesco stores across UK
Customers faced empty shelves in shops across Maidstone, London, Bournemouth and...
Royal Shrovetide: This ancient form of football has a rule...
Royal Shrovetide goes through rivers, hedgerows and high streets but avoids churchyards...
Man in hospital after being pulled from flames in central...
One man has been taken to hospital after being rescued from the building by firefighters
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson charged with bribery...
Former Labour mayor was first arrested in December 2020
Scheme to ban smart phones in schools ditched by MP
Former teacher Josh MacAlister says he has been working ‘very closely’ with government...
Sadiq Khan warns Trump to prepare for protests on second...
London mayor hints a new Trump baby blimp could fly above the capital during president’s...
Crackdown on cannabis cultivation sees £48m worth of drugs...
Police have seized 48,328 cannabis plants worth an estimated street value of £48,328,000...
Starmer to hold talks with European allies as push for...
PM to be updated by European leaders on the outcome of a summit aimed at boosting...
Almost no evidence that employing physician associates...
Experts said studies relating to the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs)...
From disco to Afrobeats: Here are the artists on King Charles’s...
The King has unveiled his eclectic musical tastes in a new show
Mapped: The UK stations with the most trains cancellations...
The newly-revealed stats will be updated every four weeks, Labour has confirmed
Russia warns Starmer’s peacekeeping troops plan would amount...
Starmer rallies up to 20 countries to deploy troops in post-war Ukraine as Europe...
Breakthrough for long Covid patients who lost sense of...
‘I will never take my senses for granted ever again,’ one patient says
UN talks to end Cyprus crisis are ‘a waste of time’ unless...
Exclusive: UK foreign office minister Stephen Doughty will land in Cyprus on Friday...
Delivery driver and sons confront customer with metal pole...
A delivery driver and his sons confronted a customer with metal poles during a row...
‘They used us for cover and for sex’: How undercover officers...
Five women have told their stories on cameras for the first time, after being deceived...
Reform’s surge in polls grinds to a halt as Farage faces...
The latest Techne UK weekly tracker poll suggests that Reform UK has hit a ceiling...
If Trump forces Zelensky out who could be the next Ukraine...
As the Trump administration takes an increasingly aggressive line towards Zelensky...
Gisèle Pelicot named The Independent’s most influential...
The remarkable French grandmother and now global icon tops the 2025 Influence List...
Family pays tribute to ‘beautiful and determined’ girl,...
Poppy Atkinson, from Kendal, was involved in a collision with a car on Wednesday
‘Violent misogyny’ of Andrew Tate ‘fuelled’ Kyle Clifford’s...
Prosecutors said Kyle Clifford searched for Tate’s podcast less than 24 hours before...
Independent Women 2025 – The Influence List
Marking International Women’s Day for a third year running, The Independent has...
Watch: Defence secretary holds talks in Washington on Trump’s...
Watch again as UK defence secretary John Healey and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth...
Rachel Reeves budget: What’s in and out of chancellor’s...
News analysis: In less than three weeks Rachel Reeves will deliver her spring statement...
Funeral to take place for six-year-old Southport stabbing...
A funeral will be held today for six-year-old Bebe King, who was killed in the Southport...
Chester Zoo sets ambitious net zero targets - with help...
Chester Zoo hopes to become the first in the country to be net zero by 2030 with...
'Traumatic' experiences of allergy sufferers who 'watch...
Think back to the last time you went to a restaurant. Did the waiter ask you if...
Tesco recalls 'melt in the middle' burgers over 'burn risk'
Tesco has recalled its "melt in the middle" meat-free burgers due to a "burn risk".
Farage revealed to be highest-earning MP
Nigel Farage's presenting job on GB News earned him nearly £98,000 a month - more...
Harry tests his Spanish during 'DIY royal tour' with Meghan
Prince Harry and Meghan have spoken to schoolchildren in Spanish as their four-day...
Hull protest organiser apologises to mosque worshipper...
The organiser of a protest that led to racist violence in Hull has accepted that...
Toughest sentences yet for rioters - as 'dad number 1'...
Two men have received the longest jail terms so far over the recent violent disorder...
Yoga teacher injured in Southport stabbings readmitted...
A yoga teacher injured during a mass stabbing in Southport is back in hospital after...
Girl died after sip of Costa Coffee hot chocolate due to...
The death of a 13-year-old girl after she took a sip of Costa Coffee hot chocolate...
Supermarket to close thousands of stores early for Euro...
The grocer said more than 1,800 stores will close at 7.30pm instead of the usual...
Starmer gets first big diplomatic win with ‘irreversible’...
Less than a week since becoming prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer has set about repairing...
Mother of man who vanished in Tenerife five years ago feels...
Ricardo Scott Santana vanished during a Jet Ski safari in June 2019
Children, 5 and 6, from same Merseyside primary school...
The pair were pupils at Millstead Primary School in Merseyside which closed last...
Everything we know as Prince Harry to appear in ITV phone...
Hugh Grant, Liz Hurley, Elton John, Paul Gascoigne and Steve Coogan will also feature...
Ed Balls tells security minister ‘stop waffling’ in clash...
Ed Balls told security minister Dan Jarvis to “stop waffling” as the pair clashed...
Mark Chapman opens BBC Radio 5 Live coverage of England’s...
BBC Radio 5 Live's Mark Chapman opened his coverage of England's semi-final by paying...
Captain Tom: The unanswered questions over charity money,...
As the public waits on the completion of a Charity Commission investigation into...
Government considering tougher crossbow laws after Bushey...
Yvette Cooper will “take a view in the near future” of whether tougher crossbow...
Biden backs Starmer’s bid to renegotiate Brexit and bring...
Starmer is in Washington for this year’s Nato summit with Biden keen to back him...
Sarah Ferguson recalls moment she and Princess Diana got...
Sarah Ferguson has revealed she and Princess Diana got arrested after they dressed...
UK economy back to growth as it expands faster than expected...
Britain’s GDP grew by 0.4 per cent in May, after no growth was recorded in April...
Teenager guilty of murdering ex-partner’s four-month-old...
Carl Alesbrook, 19, has been found guilty of murder at Derby Crown Court
Bristol: Everything we know as ‘human remains’ found in...
Police are searching for a man who fled the scene after suspected human remains...
First tiger cub born at zoo in Wales practises her roar
The first tiger cub born at a zoo in Wales has been practicing her roar.
U-turn sees Ukrainian toddler reunited with refugee parents...
Exclusive: Labour peer Lord Dubs backs urgent calls for new government to reopen...
Water bills to rise by average of £94 over next five years...
However, some regions will see greater increases – with Southern Water bills rising...
Water bills increase announced as some set to pay hundreds...
Some customers could face bills of over £600 a year by 2029 – check how your area...
Who is Kyle Clifford? The former soldier captured by police...
Former soldier Kyle Clifford was apprehended in north London following the deaths...
UK hospitals tell visitors with Covid symptoms to stay...
Cases of Covid have risen following the emergence of FLiRT and LB.1 variants
Healey warns of ‘a decade or more’ of Russian aggression...
Defence secretary John Healey has pledged to get £3 billion of aid to Ukraine in...
Dozens of whales die in one of largest mass strandings...
At least 65 long-finned pilot whales died after 77 were washed ashore on Scottish...
How easy is it to buy a crossbow online? Laws urgently...
Under The Crossbow Act 1987, it is illegal to own a crossbow if you are under 18...
Keir Starmer gives verdict on bank holiday if England win...
The prime minister previously supported calls for a bank holiday when England’s...
Wes Streeting launches ‘warts and all’ probe into state...
The Health Secretary said the investigation will be led by former health minister...
Royal news live: Prince Harry to collect military award...
The new documentary is set to air on 25 July
John Hunt family: Tributes to ‘loveliest, gentlest’ wife...
John Hunt’s BBC Radio 5 Live colleague chokes up in pre-Euros message of support,...
John Hunt family latest: Crossbow recovered as suspect...
Police searching house in Enfield linked to suspect’s jailed brother, Bradley Clifford,...
Ex-veterans’ minister Johnny Mercer facing prison as request...
Former Tory MP given two-week deadline to hand over names of whistleblowers who...
Pressure ramps up on Labour to ditch ‘cruel’ two-child...
Some 592,000 children were affected by the policy in 2019, and the figure has increased...
Joe Biden isn’t senile, insists Keir Starmer as stars join...
PM leaps to defence of US president as Michael Douglas follows George Clooney in...
Starmer has no option but to reduce prisoner sentences...
Exclusive: Anything less than freeing up thousands of spaces ‘would be complete...
Keir Starmer promises to send fewer people to prison as...
The prime minister has hit out at the inheritance left for him by the Conservatives...
Keir Starmer holds press conference in Washington after...
Comes as prime minister insists Joe Biden is not senile and has been on ‘good form’
Starmer faces union backlash as PM puts mortgages before...
Keir Starmer‘s honeymoon period appears to have come to an end after a week with...
Michael Mosley’s widow shares comfort in outpouring of...
‘The extraordinary outpouring of grief and gratitude for Michael and how he has...
Clifton Suspension Bridge latest: Police release image...
Avon and Somerset Police were called to reports on a man acting suspiciously at...
Image of suspect issued after suitcases with human remains...
Two suitcases were left at the iconic bridge in Bristol on Wednesday night, triggering...
Starmer signals Ukraine can use British Storm Shadow missiles...
Moscow calls it an ‘absolutely irresponsible step towards escalating tensions’
Police release image of suspect after human remains found...
Police have released an image of a suspect on the loose after human remains were...
Sir Keir Starmer refuses to put 'arbitrary date' on 2.5%...
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to put a date on when he will increase defence spending...
Bushey victim's final social media post
One of the victims of a fatal crossbow attack reposted a tribute to "women who leave"...
Triple murder suspect in 'serious condition' as police...
The man suspected of murdering three women in Hertfordshire is in a serious condition...
Friends of Bushey victims 'together in grief' – as...
Friends of the mother killed alongside two of her daughters in Bushey have said...
Why time is not on England's side ahead of historic final
From the delirium in Dortmund, it was back to Blankenhain for England.
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