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Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:52:26 GMT
A66 crash: Multiple people killed after collision between police vehicle and car on Teesside
A police vehicle and a Volkswagen Passat were involved in the fatal collision in the early hours of this morning

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:15:23 GMT
The blueprint for Burnham’s plan to ‘rewire Britain’ could be found 700 miles away
Andy Burnham has pledged to ‘rewire’ the UK by moving money and power out of London and into its regions. In Northern Spain, one city might provide the blueprint for how to do so. Dan Haygarth finds out

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 07:10:18 GMT
What is El Nino – and is climate change making the weather phenomenon worse?
Meteorologists warn El Nino could contribute to record global temperatures and the hottest year ever in 2027

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:31:50 GMT
Popular chicken wraps recalled from UK shops over E.coli fears
The products have been recalled over contamination concerns

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:34:27 GMT
Girl, 6, dies after being pulled from sea with family in Sussex
Saja El-Khawas had been in critical condition in hospital

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:47:42 GMT
Three admit arson attack at Persian media company’s UK base
Police had been alerted after an ‘ignited container’ was thrown towards the site

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:41:16 GMT
Body found in major search for man who fell overboard from cruise ship
A major search operation was launched after the man was reported missing on Friday

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:34:48 GMT
The Independent backs world record CPR attempt in bid to save lives
The Independent is joining with the Central London Authority in a bid to set a new world record with a life-saving purpose

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:26:34 GMT
Councillor couple lose their jobs after failing to go to a meeting for over six months
Jules and Bob Rogers had been elected as councillors on Pontypool Community Council

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:15:00 GMT
Royal Mail fails delivery targets yet again despite ‘encouraging’ signs under £500 million overhaul
Royal Mail recently committed to satisfying Ofcom’s targets by May 2027 under a five-year, £500 million investment plan

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:13:21 GMT
Prince Harry and celebrities ordered to pay £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher after losing High Court battle
The celebrities could be forced to pay millions more to the publisher, which spent £34m defending the claims

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:11:07 GMT
Murder investigation launched after human bones found in London woodland
Police say it is also not clear how long the remains have been at the location

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:10:45 GMT
Ofcom to investigate Sky over ‘haranguing’ of Farage’s daughter
Last month, Mr Farage said he had ‘never been angrier in my life’ as he complained about media treatment of his family

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:08:28 GMT
Andy Burnham plots bid for Britain to host World Cup as he eyes tourism boost
It would be the first time the World Cup returned to the UK since 1966

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:50:14 GMT
Labour spends £40m paying migrants to return home as Mahmood ramps up removals
Exclusive: Labour ramps up spending on the Home Office’s assisted voluntary returns programme by nearly 50 per cent, but the Tories said they should ramp up efforts to stop illegal migrants arriving in the first place

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:27:31 GMT
Young children and pregnant women told not to eat runny eggs over salmonella outbreak
The current outbreak is ‘unusually large and rapidly increasing,’ a health official warned

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:14:49 GMT
Securing return to EU single market would win Burnham the next election, says former Tory MP turned Labour adviser
Prime minister urged to promise to extend the protection of Britain’s Armed Forces and nuclear deterrent across Europe, in exchange for access to the EU’s free-trade zone

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:59:42 GMT
Salmonella outbreak: How to check if your eggs are safe to eat as new advice issued
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said that investigations had linked salmonella cases to imported eggs

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:27:54 GMT
Drake's Island fortress off Plymouth coast put up for sale for £6m
Site includes pier and underground network of tunnels 

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:27:33 GMT
Historic UK island up for sale for £2 million
The island is currently going for offers in excess of £2 million in what has been described as a ‘exceptionally rare’ opportunity

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:26:49 GMT
Man denies failing to disclose information over Manchester synagogue terror attack
Iraqi national Hakim appeared by video-link accompanied by an interpreter at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:01:49 GMT
Three thieves caught trying to tunnel their way into London jewellery shop
Metropolitan Police officers foiled the suspected jewellery heist

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:45:13 GMT
Bridget Phillipson accuses senior Reform and Conservative politicians of making racist statements
Equalities minister warns racism and sexism are ‘becoming normal’ in the UK

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:21:46 GMT
Passenger fury after London bus driver ‘banned from blowing bubbles’
‘The passengers want me to continue sharing the joy,’ father-of-six insists

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:09:58 GMT
‘Daddy’s boy’ Prince Harry was always going to return to UK but William will be furious, former royal butler says
Exclusive: Grant Harrold, who worked for the King and Queen Camilla, as well as Prince William, Princess Kate and Prince Harry up until 2011, tells The Independent what Harry and Meghan’s shock return means for the royal family

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:53:09 GMT
School caretaker given bad reference for being ‘rude’ to female staffers gets £32k payout
A headteacher claimed that Mark Steward was ‘unwilling to take instruction from women’

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:44:29 GMT
More than 10 million people face hosepipe ban until end of the year, water supplier admits
Thames Water is one of many firms around the country to have a hosepipe ban in force, as more than 27 million people face restrictions on water use

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:37:59 GMT
World’s oldest person who survived Covid at 110 shares her secret to a long life
Ethel Caterham has lived through the Titanic disaster, both world wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall and six monarchs

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:36:16 GMT
Flash flood warnings for UK as heavy rain batters drought-hit ground
Further showers are forecast on Friday for most parts of the UK

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:07:20 GMT
Coroner calls for baby monitor change after child died because volume was turned down
Ismaeel Islam died at the Royal London Hospital on March 7, 2025

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:04:50 GMT
Filming to take place outside Houses of Parliament for new Netflix drama
Members of the public could spot actors playing armed police alongside simulated emergency responses around the Houses of Parliament this coming weekend.

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:52:44 GMT
Illegal immigrant jailed for murder just years after being released from Romanian jail for ‘strikingly similar’ crime
An illegal immigrant has been jailed for life for murdering a man in the UK just three years after serving a sentence in Romania for a “strikingly similar” killing.

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:35:22 GMT
40kg python becomes first-ever snake to receive cancer treatment normally used on humans
The 23-year-old reticulated python has returned to her ‘bright and feisty self’ after receiving electrochemotherapy

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:31:06 GMT
Banned driver killed great-grandfather after crashing stolen supercar into garden
John Bell had been working in his neighbour’s garden when he was fatally struck by Fraser Garden’s stolen vehicle

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:20:24 GMT
How does Moderna’s new melanoma vaccine work – and could it treat other cancers?
Melanoma is the most aggressive form of skin cancer causing about 2,600 deaths a year in the UK

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:13:35 GMT
Grade II-listed former top private school sold after being listed for £5 million
The former private school closed last year after reportedly facing ‘mounting financial pressures’

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:53:28 GMT
Daily Mail v Prince Harry: The failed claims brought by the duke and other stars as court costs to be decided
A high court judge dismissed a string of claims brought by the Duke of Sussex and six other celebrities against the publisher of the Daily Mail

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