Gloucestershire Police say the father, who survived the blaze, was a serving officer with the force and attempted to rescue his family

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The renowned maths teacher initially thought the letter about his MBE was for jury duty

Head of one of the UK’s largest unions warns the government that a failure to prioritise workers in 2026 could lead to ‘sowing the seeds of its own destruction’

Jurassic World: The Experience at Battersea Power Station was overbooked on Monday after a voucher error

The Met Office has warned that frequent and heavy snow showers may lead to some travel disruption.

Honours as part of orders of chivalry have been given by monarchs since the Middle Ages

From champions of sports and the arts to foster carers, health workers and supporters of young people, a total of 1,157 recipients, from every part of the UK, have been awarded

Britain is accused of undermining a key aid pledge to support Sudan after failing to maintain the flow of aid as refugees flee to South Sudan, reports Nick Ferris. Stories from the border between the two countries reveal just how devastating the cuts...

Newly declassified files reveal details on the aftermath of the 2004 Madrid train bombing

Despite the faux pas, the Queen Mother still telegrammed Mr Major and his wife to thank them

Tony Blair’s infamous WI address of 10,000 members descended into chaos

Officials ruled that publication of a memo outlining the discussion between Tony Blair and Jacques Chirac was ‘fundamentally not in the public interest’, newly-declassified documents reveal

The hugely ambitious programme, codenamed Project George, included plans for a two-storey ‘subterranean suite’ under the No 10 garden

‘Administrative error’ blamed after official papers referring to former prince were withheld from the National Archives

Labour government hits out at critics, denouncing it as a ‘shame’ that they are not supporting its progress in forging closer ties with the EU

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The duke and duchess thanked James Holt for his ‘extraordinary’ enthusiasm and talent as he leaves the Archewell Foundation

Most major supermarkets are open with time variations

An inquiry into 1987 axe murder of private detective Daniel Morgan recommended that Freemasonry membership should be declared

Four activists remain on hunger strike with some experiencing serious health decline, according to Prisoners for Palestine

Locals paid tribute to Matthew Upham on Monday, saying he was ‘a valued and upstanding member of the Budleigh Salterton community’

Carroll is a former England international and has played for the likes of Liverpool, Newcastle and West Ham

Polling for The Independent shows voters are concerned the US may not come to Britain’s aid in the event of an attack by Putin

Specialist schools particularly struggled to find the right leader, a report found

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, who recently arrived in the UK after years of imprisonment in Egypt, maintains that some of his social media posts have been ‘completely twisted out of their meaning’

Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian dual national, was detained in Egypt in September 2019 and released earlier this year

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Essex Wildlife Trust announced the Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Park remains closed

Exclusive: Analysis by The Independent reveals the cost of protecting what remains of UK aid funding for the global HIV response – helping prevent millions of infections and deaths

A 36-year-old man appeared in court on Monday

Jaguar Land Rover, Marks & Spencer and Harrods among biggest businesses to be targeted by hackers in 2025