Staff created ‘puppy gate’ barrier to prevent PM leaving office during periods of self-isolation, former deputy chief of staff claims

The former Metropolitan Police officer who kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard will never be freed from prison after losing an appeal against his whole-life sentence.

The Defence Secretary explained the reasons behind his support for Liz Truss, whilst taking thinly-veiled swipes at Mr Sunak’s record as chancellor.

Cabinet minister takes aim at Sunak’s resignation from cabinet, saying: ‘What if the markets had crashed?’

Sarah Everard’s killer failed to persuade judges to reduce his term.

Head-to-head in Leeds kickstarts 12 rounds of official hustings with Conservative members

Head-to-head in Leeds kickstarts 12 rounds of official hustings with Conservative members

‘This was a ticketed event and all parents attending were aware of the nature of the performance,’ says Reading Council spokesperson

More than a third of those who have used the £19 billion railway took a special trip out of their way to see what it was like.

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

The Independent’s Race Correspondent Nadine White is launching a newsletter: The Race Report

His death was confirmed by current Ambassador Karen Pierce on Twitter following a report in the Daily Mail.

Police have reported no serious injuries at present

Police launch murder probe after ‘profoundly shocking attack’

Congestion is expected to peak between 11am and 3pm on Friday and Saturday.

Cabinet minister takes aim at Sunak’s resignation from cabinet, saying: ‘What if the markets had crashed?’

The support will be issued in six instalments over six months to some 29 million households.

The Bike Project has provided almost 10,000 cycles to refugees.

Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has announced details amid criticism government isn’t doing enough to help in cost of living crisis

Exclusive: Margin enough to deliver Keir Starmer comfortable majority in Commons

Crowd of Tory members applaud suggestion PM should join former chancellor and Liz Truss on ballot

Judgment in high-profile case will be delivered at 12pm on Friday

Britain’s next prime minister will take office amid turmoil: galloping inflation, a war in Ukraine, souring relations with China and a changing climate

The player, who has not been named, was arrested on July 4 over rape allegations against a woman in her 20s.

Two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long Covid, according to the Office for National Statistics

Two million people in the UK are estimated to be suffering from long Covid, according to the Office for National Statistics

Yesterday’s head-to-head was the first of 12 official hustings

As the judgment in the libel trial between Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney is due on Friday, the PA news agency looks at some of the people involved.

Mrs Justice Steyn is due to give her decision on Friday.

Coleen Rooney claimed Rebekah Vardy’s account was the only one to see the posts.

The newspaper challenged a decision to exclude the press from a court hearing about the Duke of Edinburgh’s will in July 2021.

Double murderer Ian Bailey and triple killer Jordan Monaghan also had their sentences reviewed.

After a seven-day trial in May, the decision in the “Wagatha Christie” case will be announced on Friday.

Tributes poured in for the much-loved priest who worked with young people for decades.

Mrs Justice Steyn will give her long-awaited decision on Friday at noon.

Celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Chrissy Teigen were among those criticising the changes.

Controversy over energy prices and profits and Tory debates dominate the nation’s papers on Friday.

Lincolnshire Police said officers were called to the scene on Fountain Lane in Boston at around 6.20pm on Thursday.

Smith, 24, recently visited the New York City E-Prix and took the all-electric single-seater race car for a test drive.

Former chancellor made the comments at the first official Conservative party hustings in Leeds

Skye, 16, last seen riding in Shirebrook Valley Nature Reserve on mountain bike

The Tory leadership contender and former chancellor told the Express newspaper that he would cut crime and expand prison capacity.

Activist Malala also spoke at the event in Birmingham on Thursday.

Kerry Saville said the flag refers to her daughters’ football team – the Battyeford Belles.

The four-day festival provides a platform for exciting and emerging artists in the region.

Fire Commissioner Andy Roe warned barbecues that cost as little as £5 could cause ‘untold damage’.

Debbie Davies said the moment Maxine Carr put up the poster of the girls in the house in Soham where they were murdered is ‘an indelible image’.

Eligible service families will be able to access up to 20 hours per week of free childcare before and after school during term time.

PA news agency reporter Brian Farmer interviewed Ian Huntley at his home while Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were missing.

A successful programme which started in 2009 has brought the rare birds of prey back to Northumberland

Lincolnshire Police said they were called to the scene in Boston on Thursday evening.

The candidates were grilled in Leeds in the first of 12 official hustings

Birmingham played host to a spectacular opening ceremony for the 2022 Games.

Justice Alito drew laughter from a conservative audience as he made fun of global outrage at his opinion to overturn Roe v Wade

The Independent’s latest virtual event, hosted by our chief political commentator John Rentoul, focused on the topics of Brexit, the Conservative leadership race and the Northern Ireland border issue

Liz Truss will make President Volodymyr Zelensky her first foreign leader call if she becomes prime minister.

But some of the biggest rounds of applause in Leeds were reserved for questions suggesting current PM Boris Johnson should be on the ballot.

Candidates were quizzed on a vast array of policy areas – as well as their predictions for the Women’s Euro 2022 final.

The beloved children’s TV star and entertainer died on Thursday aged 93.

Archie Battersbee’s mother and father, Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee, had asked Supreme Court justices for more time to carry on their fight.

The exhibit is set to open on August 15.

Hollie Dance and Paul Battersbee appealed to justices to bar hospital bosses from stopping life-support treatment until they had time to make an application to the UN

Liz Truss has said she would build 1 million homes in countryside and villages

Messages were not challenged by members of ‘close-knit’ group, court hears

Dolly Rincon-Aguilar pressed her 4×4’s accelerator instead of the brake as she tried to stop the car while it ploughed forward

The Prince of Wales was meeting sportsmen and women ahead of the Opening Ceremony.

Campaigners say success of Ukraine refugee schemes should be replicated for others fleeing conflict

The judge ruled he was in contempt of court as a result of failing to give nearly £250,000 to his ex-wife.

The footage will be broadcast on news channels and made available online through Sky News, BBC, ITN and the PA news agency.

Cribbins, a veteran actor with a career spanning seven decades, is remembered as ‘typifying the best of his generation’

Two men and a woman are on trial at Newport Crown Court charged with modern slavery offences.

Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn

Next instalment of grant for low-income families due this autumn

Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.

Millions of households will be eligible for the support measure to help with soaring inflation.

Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

Squeeze on wholesale gas prices around the world driving up household bills

Data suggests the impact of the current wave of the virus is starting to ease.

Some 104,000 people had arrived in the UK under Ukraine visa schemes as of Monday, Government figures show.

Millions of youngsters are ‘at breaking point’ and many are having suicidal thoughts, charity says

It’s green, affluent and has a school long-renowned for excellence – so residents are astonished Conservative leadership candidate has continually castigated area where she spent her adolescence

It’s green, affluent and has a school long-renowned for excellence – so residents are astonished Conservative leadership candidate has continually castigated area where she spent her adolescence

Some 74,230 households became homeless or were threatened with homelessness between January and March 2022, official figures show.

Denise Hughes, 79, and her 30-year-old granddaughter Justine died in the incident near a quarry in Bargoed last week.

‘Mad Nad’ backs Commonwealth Games to ‘put Birmingham on the map’

Victim rushed to hospital with stomach wound after attack in Sheffield park

Alan Milburn, former secretary of state for health, told his Scottish counterpart Malcolm Chisholm that compensation was a ‘grave mistake’.

BBC pundit Ian Wright spoke passionately about the importance of seizing on this moment.

Tory leadership favourite under fire over Whitehall shake-up including US-style ’political appointees’

Aslef announces another walkout on Saturday 13 August affecting nine rail companies

‘Fierce and prolonged resistance’: Clampdown on industrial action branded anti-democratic

The Tory leadership hopefuls will go head to head in a two-hour session, as the bitter race for No 10 heats up.

Rafiqul Islam and Mahiqul were discovered unconscious in a flat with their family on Tuesday.

William Neville is charged alongside another serving Met constable, Jonathon Cobban, and former Pc Joel Borders.

He was a beloved figure of children’s TV, notably narrating the original Wombles series in the 1970s.

Campaigners argued sex entertainment venues can lead to violence against women and girls, but dancers said they would be forced into poverty.

Lady Barclay had asked the judge to hand Sir Frederick a jail sentence.

Lady Hiroko Barclay claimed Sir Frederick had the means to pay the money but was refusing to do so

Graphic messages read out in court as three officers go on trial for ‘grossly offensive’ posts