A council is launching a pilot programme to tackle a worsening problem with seagulls in the Scottish city

Former prime minister’s think tank says Labour should back Jackdaw and Rosebank oil and gas fields

The charity is raising the alarm over the risk to the UK’s starling and greenfinch populations

Showers and coastal gales come after one of the warmest April days on record

Simply offering after-hours alcohol to younger generations no longer appeals as partygoers are now seeking immersive experiences

It comes amid heightened concern about hate crimes

The UK must work to ‘remake our country’ to avoid impact of global shocks, prime minister says

Police estimate that around 12 rooms were being used to grow cannabis

While the IDF launched its largest strikes yet on Lebanon, The Independent heard from Lebanese Britons, who were distraught to hear there would be no ceasefire for their families

Conservationists have warned cod populations are ‘at dangerously low levels’

The prime minister said president’s comments did not reflect British values, in what appeared to be a jibe ahead of the King’s visit to the US

The girl’s mother has spoken out to urge parents to keep an eye on their children’s phone use after the sentencing of Carlo Tritta

Carl Dixon also pressurised pupil to give him a hug and asked children to join him in secret lunch meetings

Nancy Pexton was allegedly covered in blood ‘from top to bottom’ after the killing

The woman was a ‘key witness’ to the events leading up to the death of Finbar Sullivan

Armed police kill dog in street and seize another one

Charity says it won’t prosecute due to owners’ ‘vulnerable nature’

Defence secretary John Healey warned any attempt to damage UK cables and pipelines ‘will have serious consequences’

Bodycam footage shows the moment a man who preyed on a 14-year-old that he met whilst playing Roblox was arrested.

Chico, whose real name is Yousseph Slimani, told Willesden Magistrates’ Court that he drank whisky for six hours after losing a third friend to cancer

The Prime Minister labelled the attacks as “wrong” and insisted they "should stop"

Days before a pivotal election, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces an unusually strong challenge from center-right rival Péter Magyar, whose Tisza party has gained support amid economic stagnation and frozen EU funds

CCTV footage has captured the moment that a thief swiped a bag containing a Faberge egg and watch set valued at £2.2m from a London pub.

Changes to the tax allowance system will impact certain individuals

In 2024, 15 people were excluded from the UK under the same power that blocked Ye

The village includes a pub, a five-star hotel and a library

Mortgage and property market is still expected to see risng demand in the coming months

Green Party leader says PM now ‘saying the exact same things’ as him despite criticising his position ‘a few months ago’

Doug Allan collaborated closely with Sir David Attenborough during his career

Warning comes as ministers privately admit struggling to predict impact of war because of Trump’s volatility

Finbar Sullivan had gone to the park to use a camera he got for his 21st birthday

Justice Secretary David Lammy said victims and their families need ‘time to breathe’ after a sentence is handed down

Enzo Conticello was after ‘easy money’ to buy drugs

Two men and two women have died after attempting to cross the Channel

‘This is not students’ fault,’ the education minister Bridget Phillipson said

British MPs have been busy on social media this week, though some more purposefully than others. While Keir Starmer was filmed playing five-a-side football, Walthamstow Labour MP Stella Creasy posted a controversial video of her at a silent disco.

As the war in the Middle East continues, there are fears there could be a global recession over oil prices.

Should UK households prepare an emergency plan amid the Middle East crisis?

Former Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson, former No.10 special adviser, react to the news that Morgan McSweeney’s phone was snatched in London.

As the war in the Middle East escalates, energy prices are soaring and the government is scrambling to provide emergency support.

“Do you want Nigel Farage to come to your house?” This is the question posed by Reform’s shadow (shadow... shadow) secretary Robert Jenrick in a video announcing a website called ‘Nigel cut my bills’, which offers to pay off the energy cost...

“How can you miss something like that?”

Keir Starmer’s challenges are not just limited to Kemi Badenoch grilling him at PMQs. As the Iran conflict continues, Trump is back to banging the “he’s no Churchill” drum. But what is it actually like to manage the ‘special relationship?�...

In this clip from the latest episode of In The Room, Helen and Cleo report back after combing through the first Mandelson file drop, page by page – and find it coming up rather short.

After five long weeks of waiting, the first collection of Mandelson files has been released. 147 pages, riddled with spelling errors, and made up of 10 pages of contents and introduction, 30 pages of standard HR guidance, and 28 entirely blank pages....

As the US-Iran war rumbles on, Keir Starmer will be spending his days dashing in and out of lots of important meetings, including Cobra (which actually stands for ‘cabinet office briefing rooms’ – the origins of the ‘A’ remains a bit of a m...

“Someone will literally be in charge of the planning brief, and suddenly, their latent interest in the Risk board game will come out, and they’ll start loitering around the PM’s office...”

After a crushing by-election defeat last week, Keir Starmer might have been hoping for a quiet week to recalibrate. Instead, he got a new war.

The headaches for Keir Starmer just keep coming. As the fallout from Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein continues, two more Labour peers who were recently appointed to the House of Lords have been embroiled in their own scandals.

A by-election, a historic victory for the Greens, and humiliation for Labour. But what are No 10’s next moves?

The fallout from the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador seems to be never-ending, but it’s far from his only controversial hire.

In this clip from The Independent’s In The Room podcast, hosts Helen and Cleo reflect on their memories of how ominous No 10 can feel when the government is in crisis.

“The prime minister recently said, ‘I feel like I pull these levers and nothing happens,’ and you think: wrench the lever off and whack someone over the head with it, Keir!”

‘In The Room’, a podcast from Cleo Watson, former deputy chief of staff to Boris Johnson, and Helen MacNamara, deputy cabinet secretary, launches this Friday exclusively from The Independent. Here they explain why it’s a must-listen for those w...

What does it feel like to be inside Number 10 when the PM’s power is fading?

While much of the country enjoys a long Easter weekend, it’s far harder for MPs to switch off. And when they do, they might just end up getting lampooned for it.

Israel launched strikes on Lebanon after the US-Iran ceasefire had been announced

The Princess of Wales’ sibling is at odds with a ramblers group

Ferris Lindsay was off work for several months due to an autoimmune disease

A number of British Overseas Territories – which collectively have a population of 8,000 people – are set to receive a multi-million increase in UK aid funding this year

Jermaine Grant is also charged with attending a commando training camp and possessing an AK47

Foreign secretary says she is ‘deeply troubled’ by Israel’s continuing strikes on Lebanon as fragile US-Iran ceasefire comes under strain