The Met Office is predicting a fall in temperatures from Wednesday

Health secretary has called resident doctors’ union the British Medical Association (BMA) ‘self-indulgent’

Pubs across the UK describe tough Christmas trading conditions after some were left without any festive party bookings for the first time - as they fear they won’t even be able to keep their doors open until the New Year

Mark Constantine OBE led a shutdown of Lush stores earlier this year in solidarity with people in Gaza

Most major supermarkets are closed on Christmas Day

Frozen thresholds, inflation and increased tax rates all mean people can end up paying more without doing anything differently at all

The day after Christmas is traditionally one where interest in moving spikes - and this year looks more favourable than usual

UK economy growth slowed in the third quarter to just 0.1 per cent

The comedian was taken off the air and suspended indefinitely after making comments about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk

All the essential cost of living information you need for the new year

Mary-Ann Stephenson also says it would be a ‘mistake’ to leave European Convention on Human Rights

New polling reveals that the rising prices of household goods have impacted festive spending

The mandate requires at least 28 per cent of cars sold to be zero-emission

Surrey Police have arrested a 30-year-old man following the fatal crash

The target means building an average of 300,000 new homes a year – a figure not achieved since the 1970s

Tom was last seen wearing a black Carhartt jacket, black jeans and black Doc Martin shoes and carrying a backpack over his shoulder

The animal welfare strategy also plans to tighten protections aimed at stopping cruel breeding practices such as puppy farming

Fears the practice is being used as cover for chasing live foxes

The Prime Minister updated Trump on the appointment of the new British Ambassador to the United States, Dr Christian Turner

Dr James Smith, an emergency physician who is a lecturer at University College London, said the group needed specialist medical help because they ‘are dying’

Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

Met Police officers are keen to hear from a small group who were congregated nearby when the incident happened

The winter solstice is when the sun makes its shortest, lowest arc, but many celebrate it as a time of renewal

Data obtained from police forces in England and Wales show the scale of sexual convictions for police officers, figures the Home Office describes as ‘shameful’

Women open up about abuse that led to disappearance, after government VAWG strategy is silent on missing people, as The Independent hopes to launch national lifeline SafeCall

The Home Office has advertised a £1.3m contract for an algorithm that can ‘accurately predict someone’s age’. One former asylum seeker tells Holly Bancroft why he thinks this could go very wrong

Health secretary says UK had taken a ‘massive economic hit’ with Brexit – while ducking question of him replacing Keir Starmer

Tate and his brother Tristan are facing a series of 21 charges in the UK

All current operators have been told they must give up their cafes by the end of January