UK Independent
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:51:02 GMTBoris Johnson warns Ukraine ‘gets nothing’ from Trump’s peace proposals
The former UK prime minister, who built the international coalition backing Ukraine, has demolished the US president’s peace proposals
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:38:59 GMTScottish man accused of being ‘Scattered Spider’ member extradited to US from Spain
Scattered Spider drew notoriety in September 2023 when members broke into and locked up the networks of casino operators Caesars Entertainment
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:26:43 GMTMore than 10,000 attacks on prison staff last year in grim new record
Number of assaults on prison staff last year up 15 per cent on the year before
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:26:09 GMTThousands of women are paid pension back payments up to £12,000 – find out who’s eligible
The DWP is currently checking through hundreds of thousands of cases to find those who are owed money
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:13:27 GMTUK weather: ‘Mini heatwave’ to warm up Britain after wet and windy weekend
Warmer weather is predicted to arrive across the UK with more sunshine and a shift in the wind direction, Met Office says
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:32:35 GMTRachel Reeves suggests UK-EU trade more important than US deal ahead of Washington talks
Chancellor is set to meet with her US counterpart Scott Bessent on Friday
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:11:16 GMT‘Nervous wees’ of London Marathon runners to be put to good use
The initiative aims to collect approximately 1,000 litres of urine
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:07:10 GMT‘We’ve gone from helping earthquake and flooding victims to clearing up Birmingham’s bin bags’
Aston-based Faizan Global Relief Foundation has collected hundreds of bin bags with the help of volunteers who work through the night
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:16:06 GMTReeves reveals plan to rip up banking regulations brought in after financial crash
Chancellor indicates she wants to hand market freedoms it had almost two decades ago, before major banks were bailed out by government
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 22:56:06 GMTPolluting water bosses face up to two years in jail for illegal sewage spills
Senior executives will also be banned from accepting bonuses if firms fail to meet Environment Agency’s standards
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:48:45 GMTReeves moves to appease Trump with new vision for global trade
As the UK scrambles to get a US trade deal, Rachel Reeves has made a speech calling for a new global trade system aimed at dealing with concerns raised by Donald Trump
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:56:36 GMTWe’ve been eating chocolate digestives wrong, says McVitie’s biscuit factory boss
The crumbly staple was first introduced by McVitie’s a century ago
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:13:08 GMTFarage sparks furious backlash after claiming children with special educational needs are ‘over diagnosed’
The Reform UK leader claimed GPs are over diagnosing adults with mental health problems and children with special educational needs
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:59:04 GMTRats the ‘size of dachshunds’ terrify Birmingham residents as bin strike prompts fear of surge in rodent-borne diseases
Union officials have said the end of the bin strikes are in ‘touching distance’ after a seven-week standoff
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 18:08:57 GMTMiliband confirms he could charge homes in the South more for electricity
The energy secretary confirmed ministers are looking at the plans, which have been dubbed ‘madness’ by Labour donor and eco-tycoon Dale Vince
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:50:57 GMTJenrick letter intensifies speculation he is preparing Tory leadership bid
The speculation comes just a week before the local elections where the Tories are set to lose hundreds of seats
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:43:20 GMTTwo boys, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after elderly couple found dead in house fire
Stan Rickman, 91, and Roma Rickman, 88, were found dead at 4am on Monday 14 April after emergency services were called to a fire at their home in Alton, Hampshire
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:16:52 GMTVoices: Addiction, misinformation and bullying: Why Independent readers want phones banned in classrooms
With most Independent readers supporting a school smartphone ban, the overwhelming consensus was that phones are too distracting – though many believe deeper issues like parenting, education, and online safety must also be addressed
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:51:53 GMTWoman accused of illegal abortion ‘brought foetus to hospital’
Nicola Packer denies charge and claims she believed she was within legal limit
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:33:15 GMTNew online safety rules will force tech firms to change, Ofcom insists
The regulator has set out how websites and apps must protect children from harmful content.
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:24:11 GMTCharge homeowners with swimming pools and big gardens more for water, industry urges
Under Water UK’s suggestion, frugal users would be rewarded with cheaper pricing per unit, while excessive users would be forced to pay more
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:05:49 GMTSir Keir Starmer unveils £2bn carbon capture deal creating 2,000 jobs
Sir Keir promised to make Britain’s energy a ‘source not of vulnerability but of strength’
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:59:01 GMT‘It’s not enough’: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle call for tighter social media controls for children
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have issued a warning against social media harms
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:45:59 GMTMapped: Where thousands of trans rights protestors will take part in action this weekend
Thousands attended rallies in London and Edinburgh over the Easter weekend
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:05:15 GMTNew portrait of King and Queen already questioned by critics
It follows the widely criticised portrait of the Princess of Wales, which appeared as Tatler’s front cover last year
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:54:39 GMTWhat Pope Francis left behind in his last will and testament
Alongside the will, the Vatican announced the pope died following a stroke that led to irreversible heart failure
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:43:29 GMTGrant Shapps says he’s barred from sharing theories on Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ‘in cahoots’
Grant Shapps says he is barred from sharing his theories on why Donald Trump is "in cahoots" with Vladimir Putin.
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:28:51 GMTTop international official in Bosnia cuts financing for ruling Serb parties to pressure separatists
The top international official in Bosnia has cut all budgetary financing for ruling political parties in the Serb-run part of the country, adding pressure on the entity’s pro-Russian president who is wanted over his separatist policies
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:59:17 GMTUK restricts export of video game controllers to Russia amid use to pilot drones
Some 150 new trade sanctions against Russia have been introduced by the UK, aimed at choking off the Kremlin’s war effort.
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:23:23 GMTGovernment would not support social media ban for under-16s, minister says
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle had previously suggested such a ban, which is being introduced in Australia, was ‘on the table’ for the UK.
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:21:59 GMTMartin Lewis issues warning to Waspi women over new scam
Some bogus websites are requesting personal details from 1950s-born women
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 11:18:30 GMTLondon Marathon runners warned of the importance of a post-race plan
A record-breaking 56,000 adrenaline-fuelled runners will gather at the starting line of the TCS London Marathon this year
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:18:45 GMTOasis fan lost £1,700 in scam during scramble for reunion tour tickets
Many Oscar fans are paying well over face value in their desperation to attend one of the Britpop band’s reunion shows
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:41:54 GMTMagician who tricked her way into men-only Magic Circle given membership 34 years after expulsion
Sophie Lloyd, pretending to be ‘Raymond Lloyd’, allowed to join elite society in 1991 – but later that year she revealed disguise when women started to be granted membership, only to then be expelled
Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:32:12 GMTPopular UK chocolate bar set to see steep price hike as costs soar
Prices have already risen for several popular chocolate bars