Evergreens cannot be cut back as they would be ‘unlikely to survive’

Conservatives accused of seeking special treatment for disgraced ex-MP Charlie Elphicke

Heatwave abruptly interrupted by extreme storm in Leicestershire

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Priti Patel says whole strategy will ‘deliver real and lasting change’

Ministers to explain UK stance in parliament on Wednesday

Notorious ‘£350m’ slogan on Boris Johnson’s bus was deliberate bid to drive Remain campaign ‘crazy’

Body responsible for reviewing legislation recommends Sexual Offences Act be amended to include new online abuse

Rocky start to talks amid concerns Spain wants to extend sovereignty over territory

‘The British people have simply had enough of illegal migration and the exploitation of migrants by criminal gangs’

Former Vote Leave leader feared being forced out by PM’s wife Carrie

Some inmates left ‘helpless and without hope’ by confinement measures, report warns

‘It will be hugely damaging for access,’ Jo Grady from the University and College Union says

‘This is about putting communities – not developers – in the driving seat’

‘Why has there always got to be a motive? Why can’t we just do the right thing?’

Scathing internal report says ‘nothing less than full scale reset is needed’, while city mayor admits she ‘absolutely’ recognises toxic culture described

Driver believed to have stopped to apologise now urged to come forward by police

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Air ambulance called in as paramedic service warns of ‘very high demand’

Ministers ‘flying by the seat of their pants’, manufacturing union warns

Broadcaster’s chairman says ministers ‘sleepwalking’ into risky sell-off

A heat warning is in place until Friday

Low-paid workers ‘abandoned at worst possible time’, says TUC

Exclusive: Prime minister accused of relying on error-strewn newspaper article for policy advice on Covid

Border Force staff claim guidance changed to get queues down

Wait means Boris Johnson will pass two-year anniversary of claim plan was ready

Forty per cent of respondents say they never had the app in the first place

Non-binding motions calls for victims and survivors to have a ‘full, material and central role’ in design of structures to address the past

More than 50 land on one Kent beach from single dinghy

New offshore patrol vessels will be assigned to Indo-Pacific region, British defence ministry says

Justice secretary shares vision for ‘next generation of prison places’ in England and Wales

Thrillseeker’s dive from landmark prompted 90-minute search by land, sea and air

Owners of large cannabis farm nowhere to be found when police arrive

‘Now is not the time to cut public spending,’ Social Mobility Commission warns

Around 1 million already off work after being identified as contacts of Covid-positive individuals

Site has ‘increased security presence’ following attack, say Trust bosses

‘We’re not saying crowded pubs – we’re saying nightclubs and also larger ticketed events as well’

Prime minister said NHS ‘saved my life, no question’ after he contracted coronavirus aged 55 – but later appeared unbothered about risk of death to his age group

Party general secretary accuses leaker of bad news of feeding ‘the Tories’ agenda’

West Country city expected to record temperatures 1C above Catalan capital on Tuesday

Compliance ‘crucial’, says Downing Street

Former aide is expected to accuse PM of putting ‘own political interests ahead of people’s lives’

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‘How can it be right to ask a generation saddled with university fees and high housing costs to pick up the tab?’

Exclusive: ‘I would often see that a man uses covert recordings to ‘prove’ something,’ lawyer says

Previously classified papers show remarks written by ex-PM’s private secretary

The UK’s chief negotiator has said the Brexit deal is contradictory, but what does that mean for the UK? The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will be on hand to answer questions

Health service and care home workers given permission to skip self-isolation

‘He is on police bail pending further enquiries,’ police say

Her critical skills visa was revoked and she was handed a $1,000 (£536) fine for breaking the country’s quarantine rules