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Covid inquiry live: Jonathan Van-Tam to testify as Chris...
Boris Johnson’s deputy chief medical officer to be grilled over decision-making...
Cameron’s personal use of Greensill private jet under HMRC...
Officials are examining whether all tax was paid on benefits such as flights for...
HMRC ‘examining David Cameron’s Greensill benefits including...
HMRC officials are examining private flights taken by the former prime minister...
Community grieves as probe continues into deaths of four...
The bodies of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris were recovered...
Rachel Reeves quotes The Independent during Budget clash...
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves attacked Jeremy Hunt’s announcements, stating Britain...
Ashley Dale: Four men jailed for more than 170 years after...
The 28-year-old woman was killed when gunman broke into Liverpool home last year...
What does Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement mean for your...
Jeremy Hunt was loudly heckled in Parliament as he announced a fresh benefits crackdown...
Watch reckless motorcyclist’s incriminating TikTok clips...
Police have mocked a reckless biker after finding a “treasure trove” of incriminating...
Watch as Office for Budget Responsibility holds press conference...
Watch as the Office for Budget Responsibility holds a press conference following...
Father ‘broken’ after 12-year-old twins murdered by Hamas
Yannai and Liel Hetzroni-Heller were killed during the October 7 attack in Israel.
Anti-lockdown proposal in favour of herd immunity ‘flawed...
Professor Sir Chris Whitty said the public debate about herd immunity led to ‘considerable...
Ashley Dale’s mother calls killers ‘monsters’ as they are...
She said she hoped her words would ‘haunt’ the murderers ‘forever’ as they stood...
Andrew reaches ‘settlement’ after getting embroiled in...
The Duke of York’s link to the battle between Nebahat Isbilen and businessman Selman...
Lorry taxes frozen to support ‘vital journeys’
Vehicle excise duty (VED) and the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) levy will remain at...
Martin Lewis reveals snap verdict on budget as Jeremy Hunt...
Money saving expert Martin Lewis provided ‘translations’ about what the government’s...
Afghan who helped British forces threatened with Rwanda...
Exclusive: Intelligence analyst was sent asylum questionnaire ‘in error’ and was...
No way of knowing what refresher training police had got,...
Inspector James Young, who was national officer safety training co-ordinator for...
Whitty admits withholding ‘confidential’ information from...
The Chief Medical Office explained his approach during the politically-charged context...
King presents K-pop band Blackpink with honorary MBEs at...
The special investiture was in recognition of the band’s role as advocates for the...
Gangster-turned-author Dave Courtney found with gunshot...
The coroner said the circumstances of Mr Courtney’s death reached the threshold...
Sunak plans new immigration crackdown on foreign worker...
Prime minister said to be ready to limit foreign healthcare staff to just one relative
How did chancellor Jeremy Hunt make his money?
Chancellor is one of UK’s richest politicians, having sold off a higher education...
Laurence Fox faced ‘decline’ in acting roles after racism...
The actor and politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and...
Owners build scaffolding to rescue pet kitten stuck up...
A kitten stuck up a tree for two days was rescued after its owners built scaffolding...
Police hunt for hotel housekeeper accused of stealing jewellery...
The woman who was working in a hotel in Knightsbridge has fled to Romania, according...
Pubs ‘raise glass’ to Chancellor’s small firms boost
Retailers and hospitality groups warn big firms in the sectors will be hit by rising...
What Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement means for house prices
Forecasters delivered disappointing news for homeowners as they are set to lose...
Man died after ‘explosion’ at military pyrotechnics factory...
Fabian Rozniatowski died more than four months after the incident at the factory...
Cameron welcomes Israel-Hamas truce which paves way for...
Hamas will release dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for...
Mother of teenager killed in Snowdonia crash describes...
The bodies of Jevon Hirst, Harvey Owen, Wilf Fitchett and Hugo Morris were found...
Rachel Reeves uses Independent’s Saatchi & Saatchi story...
The shadow chancellor highlighted The Independent’s revelation that Saatchi & Saatchi...
What does the Autumn Budget mean for my money and the Tory...
The Independent’s associate editor Sean O’Grady is on hand to explain how planned...
Conmen using increasingly sophisticated AI to scam people...
Two victims of web deception told the Home Affairs Committee that social media companies...
Ballet teacher accused of abusing pupils seemed like Prince...
Jonathan Barton, 41, denies all charges against him at Dumbarton Sheriff Court.
Key measures included in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement...
Chancellor reveals 2% national insurance cut, as he claims Tory economic plan is...
Everything we know about North Wales crash that killed...
Four teenage boys aged between 16 to 18 were killed in the tragic crash
Sending prisoners abroad to cost at least £200m and won’t...
Justice secretary Alex Chalk plans to send prisoners to jails abroad to ease overcrowding...
Ashley Dale’s father talks of ‘history repeating itself’...
A statement from Steve Dunne was read at Liverpool Crown Court as four men were...
Chancellor criticised for ‘tinkering at the edges’ of net...
Improving grid access was welcomed but support for homes to enhance energy efficiency...
Sunak welcomes South Korean leader to No 10 to sign diplomatic...
The Prime Minister and his wife greeted Yoon Suk Yeol on the steps outside No 10...
Power lines cash a half-baked attempt to buy people off,...
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said those living beside new powerlines could get up...
Mother of one of four boys killed in Snowdonia says ‘nightmare...
Tributes pour in after bodies of four teenagers pulled from overturned car found...
Tears, candles and prayers as town mourns four teenagers...
Shrewsbury is gripped by grief following the death of Wilf Fitchett, Jevon Hirst,...
Boy with severe asthma died after multiple medical failings,...
A 10-day inquest in Chelmsford identified a string of failings in William Gray’s...
Mother of boy killed in North Wales shares grief as investigation...
Mother says ‘nightmare will never end’ as boys pulled from wreck of overturned car...
Van-Tam tells inquiry his family was threatened with having...
England’s former deputy chief medical officer said he became seriously concerned...
O’Neill says she believes powersharing could be restored...
The Sinn Fein Stormont leader was in Stormont for a meeting with Scottish First...
Jack urges Scottish Government to use cash ‘wisely’ and...
But Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison said the autumn statement had not provided...
McDonald’s branch bans teenagers from coming into restaurant...
McDonald’s staff face verbal abuse in Fort William branch
Welfare reforms are a cynical attack on disability benefits,...
The Chancellor said many unemployed people ‘can and want to work’ but the ‘system...
Hunt claims UK has ‘turned a corner’ as he slashes national...
With an eye on next year’s election, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt began easing the tax...
Taoiseach hopes that Emily Hand will be among first hostages...
The Department of Foreign Affairs said there has been no official confirmation whether...
Laurence Fox is ‘intelligent racist’, High Court libel...
The actor-turned-politician is being sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake...
Single mother says Hunt’s welfare reforms ‘won’t really...
Universal Credit and other benefits will increase by 6.7% next year in line with...
Chancellor pledges up to £7m to tackle antisemitism in...
A headteachers’ union has called for a broader society-wide effort to tackle all...
UK tax burden remains set for post-war record high, despite...
Nearly four million additional workers are likely to be brought into the tax system...
Review into Northern Ireland flooding needed to learn lessons,...
Several towns in Northern Ireland were badly impacted by flooding as a result of...
UK zoo celebrates birth of critically endangered eastern...
Zookeepers captured the birth on camera.
Sunak ‘opening the door’ to May election with tax giveaway,...
Government hoping voters ‘feel effects’ of January’s national insurance cut by spring,...
Whitty never told about Eat Out to Help Out but ‘should...
England’s chief medical officer is giving evidence to the public inquiry into the...
Autumn statement – latest: Jeremy Hunt cuts national insurance...
Chancellor reveals benefits and national insurance changes as Office for Budget...
Watch live: South Korean president Yoon attends London...
Watch live as South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol attends a banquet at the Guildhall...
Barely a mention of education in autumn statement, say...
Warning of cuts to education provision because schools were not able to cope with...
James Cleverly denies claims he called Stockton North a...
Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham demanded apology in the Commons from home secretary...
Covid inquiry: Jonathan Van-Tam says family was threatened...
Sir Jonathan recalls police involvement after ‘extremely hateful messages’ as he...
UK-EU divergence putting some farming sectors in NI at...
A representative from the UFU called on the UK Government to deliver a mechanism...
Senior Tories call for faster movement on low tax economy...
Dr Liam Fox and Dame Priti Patel were among those urging Government to go further...
Living standards, tax levels and other historical benchmarks
Disposable income is likely to be 3.5% lower in 2024/25 than before the Covid-19...
Watchdog lowers forecast for sales of electric cars
The Office for Budget Responsibility has reduced its forecast for electric vehicles’...
Hunt’s tax cuts based on ‘implausible’ public spending...
Economists said the Chancellor’s tax reductions will not prevent this from being...
Man charged with murder of 27-year-old partner
A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 27-year-old woman in West...
Jeremy Hunt admits it will 'take time' to bring taxes down
Jeremy Hunt has acknowledged it will "take time" to bring taxes down, but he had...
King hands honorary MBEs to K-popstars
The King presented K-pop band Blackpink with honorary MBEs a day after hailing them...
Hospitals quizzed on CCTV in neonatal units by Letby inquiry
Every hospital with a neonatal unit in England has been asked whether it has considered...
Temperatures to plummet as Arctic blast to strike UK
The first taste of winter is on its way with the UK set to see wintry showers -...
Scotland's only oil refinery could cease operations - with...
Scotland's only oil refinery could cease operations in 2025 - with hundreds of jobs...
Pensions, taxes, wages and alcohol duty: The top announcements
Here are the main announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement to...
Four men who murdered council worker Ashley Dale in her...
Four men have been handed life sentences for murdering council worker Ashley Dale...
Mother of one of four teens found dead on camping trip...
The mother of one of the four teenagers found dead after a car crash in North Wales...
National insurance to be cut from 12% to 10% - but tax...
National insurance is to be cut by two percentage points, the chancellor has announced.
Foster carer jailed for murdering young girl she was trying...
Katie Tidmarsh was convicted at Leicester Crown Court of killing one-year-old Ruby...
Harry, Elton John and Doreen Lawrence ‘delighted’ after...
Seven people, including the Duke of Sussex, have been given the green light to continue...
Who are the seven people suing the Daily Mail’s publisher?
A High Court judge has ruled that legal action brought by the group, including the...
What are the latest developments in the Duke of Sussex’s...
Harry has been involved in six legal challenges in recent months.
Voices: Should Suella Braverman resign over pro-Palestine...
The Home secretary has been accused of ‘stirring hatred and division’ ahead of a...
Mail publisher fails to deliver ‘knockout blow’ to Harry...
Associated Newspapers Limited has denied allegations of involvement in unlawful...
British Muslims ‘feel betrayed’ as Sunak and Starmer both...
Muslim communities in the UK have shared their concerns as Labour MP quits front...
Courts failing to follow ‘basic legal steps’ when jailing...
Thousands may have been jailed without proper legal justification, ‘deeply concerning’...
Doubt cast over hearing of Raymond McCord Jr inquest
Belfast Coroner’s Court heard it is unlikely the inquest will be able to finish...
Gunman who killed Ashley Dale ‘lying to get co-defendants...
The environmental health worker was shot in her home in Old Swan, Liverpool, in...
Two charged after Rochdale cenotaph daubed with ‘Free Palestine’...
The memorial was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who also designed the cenotaph on...
Owner of inflatable beach trampoline that exploded and...
Ava-May Littleboy was thrown into the air at the ‘height of a house’ when the equipment...
UK faces Ferrero Rocher shortage over Christmas
‘The spectre of Christmas without this beloved yuletide treat would be devastating,’...
Family ‘broken’ after couple died from carbon monoxide...
John and Susan Cooper were poisoned as they slept after the room next to them was...
Supermarket chain axes almost all self-service tills after...
Booths said they would remove the machines following customer feedback
Church attendance figures rise but still below pre-pandemic...
Average weekly attendance was 654,000 people last year,
In Pictures: Past sacrifices remembered at anniversary...
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak viewed Remembrance Crosses outside Westminster Abbey...
Man who murdered his mother in frenzied attack jailed for...
Lewis Bush inflicted multiple injuries on Kelly Pitt at her home in Newport, south...
Cenotaph: What is the history and significance of the Whitehall...
War memorial honouring Britain’s fallen soldiers designed by Sir Edward Lutyens...
Proposed changes to surrogacy law ‘will not be taken forward...
The Government had commissioned a review amid rising demand in an area where the...
