Despite receiving Royal Assent two years ago, key provisions of the Victims and Prisoners Act are yet to be implemented to support survivors

Her tenure included participation in the 1985 extraction of KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky from the Soviet Union

The mother-of-one was described as an ‘entirely innocent bystander’ by police

It comes amid mounting pressure on ministers as the Conservatives seek to force a deadline for the government to publish the review

The major supermarket chain will first work on upgrades for its website and online shopping

Everyone is talking about scaling up – but no one is mentioning those who can really make it happen, says finance leader Sam Cooper-Gray. There is one cohort that could generate over £50bn a year for the British economy, if only those in charge wo...

Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, described a ‘challenge of speed’ which lawmakers are grappling with.

Kenneth Law is expected to appear in court in Canada on Friday

New analysis has revealed the areas in the UK where house prices are rising fastest

MPs have published a scathing report on the culture within the Ministry of Defence

‘The urgency cannot be overstated,’ government warned as thousands of homes left unable to cook, shower or flush loos

Prime minister ‘doesn’t agree with much’ of Sir Tony Blair’s scathing 5,700-word essay

Ben Russell was also found to be in possession of cocaine after he was arrested on Boxing Day

The party’s most successful former leader and prime minister has issued a scathing indictment of Labour

Alan Milburn’s review of youth unemployment lays bare the scale of the crisis affecting Britain’s young people. Here, The Independent runs through the report’s key findings

The majority of the vehicles that were hit with the daily charges were from the waste department, despite a bin strike in the city since January 2025

Police and fire crews were called to Galley Hill Road on Wednesday afternoon

Emma Barnett has been found guilty of murder and is set to be sentenced next week

Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband Peter Murrell entered a guilty plea to embezzling over £400,000 from the SNP

Political editor David Maddox looks at the contradictory nature of Andy Burnham’s response to Tony Blair

The public have been urged to stop using the product following the recall alert

Vickrum Digwa told police ‘wicked lie’ that he was victim of racist attack after fatally stabbing finance student Henry Nowak

Donald Excell, 50, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 31 years after the attack on Rita Lambourne

Young people not in education, employment or training face ‘hopeless catch-22’, Alan Milburn warns

The former Labour minister warned against solely blaming the chancellor for the scale of the crisis facing the nation

Pc Chris Johnson, 56, and former Pc Danny Tomkins, 35, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

Lily-Rose Bisson, 20, from Leeds, told The Independent that her five-month job search is beginning to feel never-ending

Vickrum Digwa attacked Henry Nowak five times with a ceremonial knife and claimed he had been racially abused

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is said to be assessing what a long-term response could require

Ethel McGill was featured in a video posted by the Reform MP Sarah Pochin

Sikh Federation UK also highlighted that the jury at Southampton Crown Court was told the case ‘was not about Sikhism or racism, but about an unlawful killing’

A local resident said people were evacuated at around 11:30pm on Wednesday as police officers dealt with an incident

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell also insisted the borough should have an option to rejoin Essex

British Museum says a ‘significant proportion’ of attendees intendedly to deliberately disrupt the event

The number of young people out of work or education has hit 1 million for the first time in over 12 years

The former health secretary and Labour leadership hopeful has attacked Sir Tony Blair’s 5,600-word essay for failing to mention ‘inequality’ – and has taken a side swipe over the Iraq war

Abusali Rahman has admitted 21 offences

Nicole Blain was jailed for at least 19 years at Glasgow High Court over the death of Thea Wilson

South East Water said 8,000 customers were without supply and another 7,000 are at risk following ‘high demand’ during the recent heatwave

The “visual takeover” aims to inspire fans of the show to visit the places where they were filmed

Laura Colbeck also faked a pregnancy so she would get sick leave

His Volkswagen Polo was transferred into her name after he passed away