There are many options on the table as the chancellor looks to raise considerable sums

Chancellor set to abandon income tax hike plan amid fears move could anger voters

More than 50 flood warnings and alerts were issued on Wednesday as the UK braces for more heavy rain

Dr Mohamed Atef Hakmi argued that medical errors had left him with brain damage

US president had given corporation until Friday to respond to his lawsuit threat with compensation

Have your say: Is the BBC’s public service model still fit for purpose in 2025, or does it need a major rethink amid Trump’s threat of legal action?

In its first week, the SafeCall campaign launched by The Independent and charity Missing People received a staggering £35,000 from two readers, which will go directly towards funding a free service for children who go missing and need support

No oversight of huge amounts of public money spent after MoD kept spending watchdog in the dark about secret Afghan evacuation scheme

Latest animal escapade comes after escaped baby flamingo from wildlife park in the county was found living in France

Corporation’s chair sends personal apology to president – but ‘strongly disagrees’ he has basis for defamation claim

Experts say it is a huge milestone for the vulnerable birds

A new Justice Committee report highlighted a number of factors undermining efforts to cut reoffending

Despite recent rainfall, the situation remains ‘precarious’, the Environment Agency stated

Justice minister Lord Timpson said the inmate was let out legally after checks were made

US immigration agents are ‘merciless’, Sami Hamdi told The Independent upon his release

Urfan Sharif’s history of domestic abuse was ‘overlooked and underestimated’ by all professionals who came into contact with the family

The prime minister says he’s been ‘assured’ that no one in Downing Street briefed against his health secretary, amid claims that his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is ‘unsackable’

The elected officials are in charge of setting police budgets and appointing the chief constable for their area

A petition urging the BBC not to compensate Donald Trump following his $1 billon legal threat has now passed over 45,000 signatures.

Staffordshire County councillor Peter Mason apologised for the posts on X, written before he was elected in May

It comes amid concerns about ‘Surrey Hills’ cyclists taking advantage of the scheme

Peter Augustine, 59, targeted 87-year-old John Mackey after he visited a Co-op store in north London

The former England captain lends his support to The Independent’s SafeCall appeal with the charity Missing People, launched to raise £165,000 for a new lifeline for the 70,000 children reported missing each year

Labour chancellor under fire ahead of crunch Budget as new figures show GDP growth has slowed

GLP-1 receptors - the drugs behind Ozempic and Mounjaro - could have great benefits for colon cancer patients, the study suggests

Christopher Harrison accepted he forgot to switch on his body-worn camera

The bizarre incident left the motorway closed for around an hour, causing travel disruption for many motorists

Nearly half of referrals for children under the age of 10 were for ‘Islamist’ concerns

The commentator was detained at a California airport on 26 October

Awad Abdel Samad stabbed Mohamed Abdi in full view of onlookers

At 15, Chereece Bateson was missing almost every day while living in care. Now 24, she tells Tara Cobham why she’s helping to build a new service designed to stop other children from falling through the cracks

Late monarch’s middle child has seen his reputation damaged over his friendship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and a car crash BBC interview

A paedophile drove into oncoming traffic as he evaded police on the day of his first court appearance relating to illicit images of children.

The ban was introduced as a private members bill by MP Fleur Anderson, as way of removing plastic from wet wipes, making them more biodegradable and reducing long-lasting pollution

With Christmas just around the corner, here are the foods to be careful consuming alongside medication this festive season

Intervention by Tony Blair’s former director of communications comes as the PM is under pressure to sack his chief of staff Morgan McSweeney

Neighbours and Sara’s teachers had raised concerns, while social services were aware of Urfan Sharif’s alleged history of domestic violence

From one abusive household, to foster care to the home where she would die - the 10-year-old never stood a chance against her controlling and tyrannical father

Objects uncovered have included precious Viking coins and a Roman earwax scoop