Gina Coladangelo met the health secretary when the two were at Oxford University

Health secretary gave adviser role at his department – but there was no public record of appointment

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Embrace of university friend Gina Coladangelo - captured on camera - follows controversy over her appointment to director’s role

UK adds sunshine islands to ‘green list’ for free travel

‘Inseparable’ pair were reportedly ‘determined’ not to go on in life after suffering health issues

Pitcairn Islands are 9,100 miles away and it’s -1C in the British Antarctic Territory — but you won’t have to quarantine on your return

Warning that system ‘plagued by same issues as at the start of the year’ – despite ballooning budget

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Home Office refusing visa extensions to New Zealanders even though they can’t book travel due to ‘high demand’ in managed quarantine

‘The situation is beyond urgent’: Cats composer warns industry being ‘strangled’

On the fifth anniversary of the vote to leave the EU, many in the fishing industry feel betrayed by a trade deal that effectively sacrificed one of the key promises of the Leave campaign

Exclusive: Expert says every week domestic abuse survivors tell her they have ‘either lost residence of their children to their abusers or are at imminent risk of doing so’

Labour demands explanation for ‘appalling’ 1.6 per cent prosecution rate for rape complaints

Cancer Research UK boss calls new figures ‘worrying’

Analysis: It’s five years since Britain voted to leave the EU – so what number should really have been on the side of the Vote Leave bus? Ben Chu examines the real impact of Brexit on the UK’s economy

Five years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, the bloc is still tied up in post-Brexit wrangling, reports policy correspondent Jon Stone

Princess Diana “knew what she was doing” and knew how to provoke the royal family into wanting her to divorce Prince Charles, her ex reportedly claimed while discussing her state of mind and motives.

One victim was called a ‘little bitch’ by police officer after reporting crime, report says

‘Turns the clock back 20 years on our approach to sexual health,’ expert says

The case against a probationary constable accused of assaulting the former Aston Villa player with a baton after he was Tasered to the ground, has ended in a hung jury

Lawyers hail ruling as ‘landmark’ decision for working mothers

Lawyers warn more complex cases getting ‘left on the shelf’ as Home Office tries to ‘speed through’ applications with days to go before deadline

Man living in Japan between 1370 and 1010 BC sustained 790 deep injuries during attack

‘Shameful penny-pinching’: Change to cutoff date cuts 67,000 eligible pupils from primary rolls

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The gentoo penguins are only two to have been bred successfully in England this year

Figures show 67% rise in sexual offence cases awaiting trial days after government promises action in rape review

Objectors fear facility in County Durham ‘risks exposing already vulnerable women to yet more discrimination and harm’

Allegations shareholders have funded Tory party and Hancock leadership bid

Honey, avocados and Marmite exempted from restrictions designed to reduce child obesity

Labour attacked the former chancellor: ‘He has enough jobs already, he doesn’t need another’

Irish government points to red tape at British ports as goods sales are cut almost in half - a €2 billion loss

‘It is about the young people, it is about creating links, addressing misperceptions....increase the knowledge of other cultures’

The three leading contenders to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in Germany’s upcoming national election have spoken out strongly in favor of the European Union and its ideals

Prime minister hints at lifting of quarantine rule for double-jabbed visitors to ‘amber list’ countries

A 16ft fir tree has become ‘a local tourist attraction’ after the ‘petty’ argument between families

Uefa urges fans to avoid ‘being duped’

Rules pushing pregnant women and new mothers into poverty, campaigner warns

Dave Smith, 72, said his wife had planned his funeral five times before he was eventually cured by an antibody treatment not yet been approved for use in the UK

The Independent’s political commentators John Rentoul, Andrew Grice and Kate Devlin will be joined by two guest speakers, David Gauke and Lord Adonis, to discuss Brexit five years on

Lord Adonis, the Labour former cabinet minister, was a guest speaker alongside David Gauke, the former Conservative cabinet minister, for the event held to mark five years since the EU referendum, which was hosted by our chief political commentator ...

More than half of doctors surveyed by the British Medical Association plan to retire before the age of 60, with most citing pension taxation as the primary reason