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Can I donate blood and how do I do it? Urgent call for...
There is also a ‘critical’ need for more donors who have the so-called universal...
When is Rachel Reeves’ spending review and what might the...
The Independent looks at what the spending review is, why the government has launched...
Foreign Office reveals warnings about loss of influence...
Exclusive: A government consultation found concerns about the UK’s credibility abroad...
Man chased on tarmac at Heathrow Airport near moving aircraft
A man has been filmed being chased on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport before being...
Raducanu says she's not 'playing for money' - as women...
Tennis star Emma Raducanu has told Sky News she doesn't feel like she's "playing...
Family of teenager who went missing vow to 'fight for truth'
The "devastated" family of a teenager who disappeared more than a month ago have...
Three teenagers arrested after boy, 14, stabbed to death
Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 14-year-old boy...
Father and nine-year-old daughter die in house fire
A nine-year-old girl and a man have died after a house fire in West Yorkshire.
NHS warns one million blood donors needed to avoid 'red...
The NHS has warned the UK needs one million regular blood donors to maintain supply...
Can we trust ChatGPT despite it 'hallucinating' answers?
I don't really want you to read this copy. Well I do - but first I want you to search...
'Ordering a woman to be sexually exploited is as easy as...
*Sarah thought she was going to a job interview to become a waitress.
More than 1,000 doctors urge MPs to vote against assisted...
More than 1,000 doctors have written to MPs urging them to vote against the assisted...
First black Premier League referee dies
Uriah Rennie, the first black Premier League referee, has died at the age of 65.
UK ‘not prepared’ for major animal disease outbreak like...
Watchdog calls for urgent action after government admits there is a “very high”...
Britain’s ‘most hazardous building’ could leak radioactive...
The former nuclear power plant still poses ‘intolerable risks’
Meghan Markle shares rare photo of Lilibet to mark daughter’s...
The birthday wish comes after Meghan revealed her dream of potentially running a...
UK’s steel industry spared Trump’s new 50 per cent tariffs...
US president decides to ‘provide different treatment’ to UK after deal struck last...
BBC drawn into spat with White House over Gaza coverage
Trump’s press secretary said: ‘Unlike some in the media, we don’t take the word...
Starmer chooses RAF chief Sir Richard Knighton to lead...
Prime minister is understood to have made chief of the defence staff appointment...
What is new Covid variant NB.1.8.1? Symptoms as cases confirmed...
Cases have been confirmed in both Northern Ireland and Wales
British woman found dead on full moon party island in Thailand
Thai police in Koh Phangan believe the woman died from drowning
Badger cull expansion given go-ahead by officials – against...
Exclusive: Supplementary culls set to begin in nine areas from Sunday and 10 areas...
Government exploring making farms and supermarkets pay...
Exclusive: It would cost employers £850-£1,500 to bring each worker to the UK, study...
Couple who forced ‘extreme’ vegan diet on three year-old...
Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah believed they had created their own ‘kingdom’ and...
Labour refuses to back controlled drug use rooms despite...
Ministers were accused of ‘condemning thousands of people to death’ over their stance
Truck driver who murdered wife and buried her underneath...
Tina’s family said they will ‘never be able to forgive’ him
The WhatsApp messages that could get you sacked
Thousands of cases brought to UK employment tribunals since 2019 have mentioned...
Watch live: Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs after Reeves...
Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer faces Kemi Badenoch at PMQs on Wednesday (4 June),...
Starmer issues warning after record number of small boat...
Sir Keir Starmer has reiterated that‘‘nobody should be crossing the channel”, a...
Londoners warned to keep doors and windows closed after...
The cause of the blaze is under investigation by the London Fire Brigade
Two men charged with murder after boy, 4, dies in pickup...
A four-year-old boy died in a crash involving two pickup trucks in Dartford, Kent
Blackwall Tunnel closed for more than five hours following...
Bus routes have been diverted and drivers warned to take alternative routes
Record-breaking £199m EuroMillions jackpot rolls over to...
No-one won the top prize in the EuroMillions draw on Tuesday
Police officer pins boy to floor and screams in his face...
This is the moment a police officer pins a 15-year-old boy to the floor and tells...
Labour ‘at war’ over Reeves’ spending review amid fears...
Chancellor is facing a push to consider wealth taxes instead of cuts before she...
Starmer urged to intervene in ‘never-ending nightmare’...
New report details harrowing plight of tens of thousands of political prisoners,...
Octopus Energy issues urgent warning to households which...
The equipment which broadcasts the signal will be switched off on 30 June – which...
Strawberries bucking the trend to get bigger and cheaper...
Fans of the staple fruit can look forward to cheaper prices this year
Mother who starved boy, 3, on vegan diet admits her beliefs...
A report revealed she now wished she had done more research about diet and healthcare
Paramedic told suicidal student he couldn’t wait to have...
Alexander McDowell struck off at tribunal after contacting vulnerable patient on...
Warning issued over return of venomous weever fish lurking...
Weevers are one of the only venomous fish on UK shores
Soldier was ‘degraded’ and ‘undermined’ before death in...
Lance Corporal Bernard Mongan was screamed and sworn at, his friend says
Three Iranian nationals appear in UK court charged with...
Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori have been...
Thunderstorm warning as Met Office forecast heavy rain...
The Met Office said there would be ‘more wet weather on its way’ with ‘a stronger...
Watch: Police helicopter chases mobile phone thief through...
A police helicopter and multiple officers on motorcycles chase down a mobile phone...
Arsonists streamed attack on London StarLink warehouse...
Jakeem Rose, 23, Ugnius Asmena, 20, Nii Mensah, 23 and Paul English, 61, were allegedly...
MP’s plan to help TikTok-famous towns overrun by tourists
Villages across the UK have faced issues due to a surge in TikTok tourists
New Reform MP calls on Starmer to ban burqa
Sarah Pochin called on Sir Keir Starmer to ban burkas in “the interest of public...
Schoolboy slain in unprovoked attack by swordsman during...
Daniel Anjorin was stabbed a number of times during the unprovoked attack that also...
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Voices: ‘Raising taxes is political suicide’: Readers tackle...
Our community is sharply divided over how Rachel Reeves should fix the country’s...
Worker’s hilarious reaction to Rachel Reeves’ transport...
A staff member at a bus factory had a hilarious reaction to Rachel Reeves’ speech...
Campaigners fight to save 120-year-old tree from ‘irrational’...
Harringey Council in North London has said the tree must be removed due to damage...
Teacher sent sexual messages to pupil and encouraged him...
Charlotte Doman, 32, was a history teacher in Grays when the inappropriate contact...
Britain facing cuts after Reeves rules out tax raid
The chancellor has insisted she can stick to manifesto spending pledges as experts...
Keir Starmer pays tribute to late brother’s ‘resilience...
Nick Starmer, who had learning difficulties due to complications at birth, died...
Brexit ‘sabotage’ warning as new proposals clear Commons
Critics fear the legislation would force UK regulations to automatically align with...
France finally agrees to intercept migrant boats at sea...
A furious row erupted at the weekend after French authorities were accused of standing...
Martin Lewis’s charity warns Starmer’s PIP disability cuts...
Martin Lewis’ charity Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has revealed research...
Harry and Meghan looked at changing family surname to Spencer
Duke of Sussex sought advice on taking the birth name of his late mother Princess...
Farmers’ harvest in limbo after UK endures driest spring...
The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) think tank warns that climate change...
Free school meals for half a million of England’s poorest...
The move, which comes after a major campaign by The Independent, said the expansion...
Winter fuel payments won’t be reinstated for all in blow...
The chancellor confirms the changes to payments will be implemented by this winter,...
Body found in search for Briton who went missing on stag...
A body has been found in the search for a missing Scottish man who disappeared while...
Meghan twerks as she and Harry dance before Lilibet's birth...
The Duchess of Sussex has shared a video of her and Prince Harry dancing before...
The A&E where security guards deal with up to 20 mental...
"We've got two," explains Emer Szczygiel, emergency department head of nursing at King...
The big problem facing UK as deadline to finalise US trade...
When push comes to shove, the question of whether British industry faces crippling...
Artwork referencing JK Rowling taken down after being 'tampered...
The National Trust says it has taken down a piece of art featuring JK Rowling's...
Nigel Farage may have made a rare political misstep - but...
Next week, the chancellor will unveil the first spending review since 2021. It will...
Weight loss jab warning from health watchdog over unborn...
Women taking weight loss jabs must use contraception, and wait up to two months...
Trump's NATO ambassador says allies must agree to 5% spend...
The United States says the UK and all other NATO allies must agree to spend at least...
More pensioners to get winter fuel payments this year -...
Rachel Reeves has confirmed more pensioners will be eligible for winter fuel payments...
New miscarriage of justice watchdog chair calls leadership...
The watchdog that examines potential miscarriages of justice has "unimpressive"...
Deputy PM Angela Rayner: ‘I don’t want to be leader of...
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has quashed rumours that she is vying to become...
Handing NHS staff police powers to detain mental health...
A group of health organisation said that changes to the Mental Health Bill would...
New rules to come into force in all UK zoos for staff and...
Designed to improve animal welfare, the new reforms are the biggest in over 10 years
Supermarket opening hours for bank holiday Monday – full...
Here is a list of when the major UK supermarkets are operating this bank holiday...
TfL announces Tube closures for Bank Holiday Monday: Full...
Piccadilly Line and Elizabeth Line among those affected with replacement buses in...
Public told to use secret codes to stop AI deepfake scams
Warning comes in the wake of a string of cyber attacks on UK retailers, including...
Britain’s most expensive seaside towns and cheaper hidden...
Salcombe in Devon, with its galleries and boutiques, is second on the Lloyds list
U-turns on controversial policies won’t win back lost voters,...
Pollsters say PM’s climbdown on winter fuel payment cuts risks making him look ‘insecure’...
Nigel Farage to back scrapping child benefit cap and restoring...
Nigel Farage, who is attempting to regain control of the narrative after taking...
Girl, 13, fighting for life after escaping north London...
Police are continuing to question a 41-year-old man on suspicion of murder
We had a 12-month romance. Then I found my boyfriend was...
Kate Wilson won a legal battle against the Metropolitan Police after discovering...
UK officials ‘probe Russian links to arson attacks on Keir...
Security officials are said to be investigating whether the Kremlin is behind three...
Angela Rayner blasts leadership rumours: I don’t want to...
Sir Keir’s deputy said she will ‘never’ be leader of the party, amid growing speculation...
Naga Munchetty: My first period at 15 made me faint and...
The journalist described having to throw up while presenting BBC Breakfast due to...
Rosamund Pike reveals terrifying moment her phone was snatched...
‘Gone Girl’ star was speaking to her mother when the terrifying incident unfolded
Starmer government ‘trying to fix wings of a plane while...
The cross-bench peer and former boss of BP fears the prime minister does not have...
Leopard-hunting holiday packages being sold for up to £116,000...
Exclusive: More than 700 body parts of big cats were exported in 2023 – including...
Revealed: The true cost of climate crisis for world’s poorest...
Exclusive: Small-island states and conflict-vulnerable countries in Africa are suffering...
Dogs are treated like ‘child surrogates’ by their owners,...
People are choosing dogs because they are ‘easier to control and care for than a...
UK politics live: Badenoch blasts Starmer and Farage in...
Angela Rayner has suggested details on when winter fuel payments could be restored...
Police officer fighting for his life after being hit by...
The force revealed PC Miller was still in hospital as they appealed for witnesses...
Man charged over hospital crossbow incident
A man has been charged after armed police swooped on a hospital over reports of...
Why Strictly star is supporting Welsh festival that is...
Thousands of people are expected to attend Port Talbot this weekend as the town...
'It wasn't meant to end this way': Gary Lineker bows out...
Gary Lineker bid a tearful farewell to Match Of The Day as he presented the show...
'Momentous occasion' as King heads for Canada
The King is preparing for a two-day visit to Canada - his first as the country's...
'I live beside the UK's first drug consumption room - my...
It's 8.34am on a Tuesday and Vanessa Paton is taking me on a tour of Glasgow's east...
Nigel Farage's big announcement will pile more pressure...
No U-turn comes without a political cost.
Mother and three children who died in house fire in London...
A mother and three of her children who died in a house fire in northwest London...
