T he sands of time are rapidly running out for Keir Starmer as Labour gets ready to confirm Andy Burnham as the new party leader. With his departure from Downing Street now inked in for Monday 20 July Sir Keir is...
A charity worker has launched an unfair dismissal claim after being sacked for inadvertently calling his boss a “twat” in a message that was meant for his wife. Simon Hill found himself dismissed from his role after he...
A man who raped and murdered his estranged wife and attempted to stage a scene to make her death look like a suicide has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 33 years after he refused to enter the courtroom for...
Luxury retailer Watches of Switzerland has seen annual profits jump 76% and forecast further strong sales over the year ahead as it moves further into jewellery amid the boom in demand for lab-grown diamonds. The group,...
Four countries hoping to join the European Union took important steps forward on their membership quests Tuesday, in one of the bloc’s biggest enlargement moves in more than 20 years. Intergovernmental conferences were...
Five New York Times journalists have been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury this week after reporting on alleged security vulnerabilities involving a Qatari-donated Air Force One aircraft that reportedly...
US forces struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran using kamikaze drone boats in an operational first amid renewed hostilities around the Strait of Hormuz. Central Command said on Monday that it had...
A group of women who survived Jeffrey Epstein ’s abuse has released a video calling on senators to vote against Todd Blanche ’s candidacy to become the next attorney general over his alleged mishandling of the Epstein...
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed to divert $5 billion from the National Institutes of Health to investigate the long-debunked theory that vaccines cause autism, according to officials familiar with the...
A passive-aggressive banner has appeared in a wealthy Bournemouth suburb, drawing attention to the contentious issue of caravans and motorhomes parking for extended periods outside homes. Around 20 'van dwellers' are...
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey is poised to urge Andy Burnham to introduce proportional representation before the next general election, warning that failure to act could render it "too late". Speaking at the...
The suspect held on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe continues to be questioned by police. Former Conservative minister Ms Widdecombe, 78, latterly a Reform UK spokesperson and Brexit Party MEP, was found dead at...
2024 video: Covid victims remembered at memorial wall ceremony in London The Covid inquiry will publish its findings on procurement of personal protective equipment ( PPE ) at midday. It is expected to address...
The size of the task facing Andy Burnham when he becomes prime minister on Monday is underlined by a new poll: 18 million Britons cannot identify him. Asked to put a name to his face from a photograph in a survey,...
When police announced counterterrorism detectives had taken over the inquiry into the suspected murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe on Monday, many reacted with confusion. It marked a major twist in the probe into the...
At 3.30pm on Friday afternoon, I had just joined The Independent ’s afternoon news conference call. We meet daily to discuss the front page and leader column for our Daily Edition and I fully expected we would be...
You’ve got the sniffles and your nose is running like a tap. The tissues feel like sandpaper. Many Australians reach for cold and flu tablets, expecting them to “clear the sinuses” and get them through a cold. They...
Archaeologists are racing to preserve a 3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb unearthed in Luxor at a site “extremely vulnerable to flash flooding ”. Excavations at the Theban necropolis were first launched in 2018, with...
President Donald Trump ’s administration has paid back $81 billion it collected in tariffs before the U. S. Supreme Court ruled it illegal, according to budget data. The official figures, seen by The Guardian, reveal...
Donald Trump has weighed in on the conspiracy theories surrounding former Senator Lindsey Graham’s death. The president espoused his belief in the controversial “racehorse theory” as he revealed his thoughts on...
A man arrested in Johannesburg on Friday who is suspected of murdering his wife and two daughters in Britain bought an unlicensed gun, possibly to kill himself, South African police said. Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, 45,...
A man has died after he was injured when cattle trampled on him on a National Trust estate. The ambulance service was called to Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk after the man in his 70s was seriously injured while walking on...
A world champion kickboxer will face trial next year accused of murdering a man who died in a road collision. Tyler Ford appeared before Swansea Crown Court accused of killing Ceiran Evans, 18, from Gorseinon. The...
The UK is experiencing the most widespread “firewave” ever seen, experts have warned, as dry conditions and back-to-back heatwaves create the perfect conditions for wildfires. Emergency services were dealing with 19...
A mischievous pilot spelled out his frustration at having to carry out a test flight by tracing the words “I’m bored” across the sky near Liverpool. A Ravenair Piper Tomahawk was taken for a two-hour test flight at...
A train driver who was killed in a crash in Bedfordshire is believed to have died from “traumatic injuries to the brainstem and chest”, an inquest heard. Shaun Burton, 60, died when the East Midlands Railway (EMR) train...
Most of England and Wales face a “very high” risk of wildfires as the country grapples with its third heatwave of the year, authorities have warned. Data from Natural England shows that areas in the South West, London,...
With less than a week until Sir Keir Starmer officially leaves No 10, Andy Burnham is effectively prime minister in all but name. The Makerfield MP is expected to take office on Monday, having secured the backing of...
A bacterium that lives in the intestines of most amphibians can eliminate bowel cancer in mice, a discovery that may lead to new therapies against hard-to-treat tumours. Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of...
BP has said it expects a further boost to oil trading in its second quarter due to the soaring cost of crude, but flagged a write-down of around £1 billion dollars (£740 million) and expects production to fall amid the...
The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham has thrust a spotlight back on one of Washington's most uncomfortable questions: Are America's aging political leaders telling the public enough about their health? Graham, one of...
President Donald Trump is set to welcome Iraq's new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, to the White House on Tuesday after championing the political newcomer for the country's top job — despite al-Zaidi previously chairing a...
Dubai is planning to build a new port and terminal to circumvent Iran ’s control over the Strait of Hormuz. Passage through the vital shipping route – through which one fifth of the world’s oil passes – has been...
Paris is hosting a Bastille Day celebration on Tuesday that transcends France's national borders, with troops and warplanes from across Europe participating. This year's grand parade aims to showcase unwavering support...
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare trip to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to press Congress for millions of dollars in added security as threats against judges continue to climb. The two...
A social media influencer, who built her online presence on the promise of helping brands “turn posts into profits”, has been ordered to pay £213,000 in damages over her secret side hustle selling counterfeit luxury...