General Sir Gwyn Jenkins said according to a defence probe last year, the Royal Navy would not be war-ready until the end of this decade

PM due to speak at Downing Street after vowing to ‘protect British people at home and abroad’

TikTok videos showed teenagers sprinting down the high street wearing masks

Starmer warns Strait of Hormuz must reopen to ease UK's spiralling economic crisis

As the Home Office announces the scrapping of non-crime hate incidents, The Independent looks back at examples recorded by police forces that are a questionable use of time

A parliamentary committee has warned about the influence that social media content is having on people from a young age

Seyed Ali Mousavi said Iranian military authorities ‘will decide appropriately’ what course of action they will take, adding any final decision ‘depends on’ UK activities

BBC presenter says he feels sorry for monarch having state dinner with leader who ‘goes out of his way’ to insult Britain, UK troops and Nato

Claims received by the bank have involved a range of animals, from desirable breeds of cats and dogs

New analysis suggests falling birth rates appear to be driven partly by financial struggles rather than a shift away from parenthood

He was charged on Tuesday night with six counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent

The home secretary said a two-month extension to negotiations was necessary because the UK wanted ‘more bang for our buck’ from the deal

US president tells Keir Starmer to get some ‘courage’ and and ‘take’ fuel from the Strait of Hormuz

US congressman Ro Khanna wrote to the King Monday, calling for him to meet survivors privately

'We're too frightened to talk about it': Rapid rise of AI is now the 'single greatest threat' to authors and literary agents

A key date has been moved back by at least several months

Defence secretary pledges ‘Britain’s best’ to allies in the region – despite repeated insistence that the UK will not get dragged into the wider war

The child, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, allegedly piloted a small boat during a Channel crossing

DC Pervaz Malik acted ‘in clear violation of his obligations to safeguard the public’

The seven-year-old’s body was found after an extensive search that included police drones and aircraft

Teenage girl given consultation for cosmetic surgery during research by Which?

US president Donald Trump slams Britain, just before announcement, for not joining war on Iran

Karen Lawrence, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, had previously pleaded guilty to forming the fraudulent scheme

Ulster Unionist Party leader Jon Burrows has said the incident ‘bears all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack’

Chris Rokos’ donation will establish the Rokos School of Government

Regular savers beat the top-paying easy-access accounts, letting you earn hundreds of pounds in interest

As well as leading Labour resistance on the jury trial issue, Karl Turner has also questioned the circumstances surrounding the theft of Morgan McSweeney’s mobile phone

The military has been given the power to board Russian vessels for sanctions breaches

Justice James Lewis, the judge for the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Court, has ruled that Chagossians have a right of abode on the islands

The Reform UK leader was asked about the strength of the party’s vetting process after a photo of a candidate appearing to do a Nazi salute surfaced online

Chloe Watson Dransfield ‘embraced life with such happiness, and had whole future ahead of her’, says father

Ashley Warren, 41, has been jailed at Chelmsford Crown Court for 10 years and three months

Ofwat confirmed that household water bills would increase by an average of 5.4 per cent from April

Oil prices have soared in response to Iran’s stranglehold on tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz

The women are being asked to speak to police ‘should they feel comfortable to do so’

The price cap could hit nearly £2,000 in July, a respected forecaster has said

Lebanon, Iran, and Nigeria, and Ghana had some of lowest happiness levels

A stolen Land Rover Defender reversed over and on top of a police car while two officers were sat inside.

It marks the 15th strike by resident doctors – formerly called junior doctors – since March 2023 in the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions

The Prime Minister signalled his Government was preparing to take action to curb functions that keep young people hooked on social media.

The Government has issued guidance that advises parents to limit screen time for two to five-year-olds to an hour a day, and less if possible.

Conflict in the Gulf is having repercussions on economies across the globe

Cross-party group is urging the government to recognise ‘booming’ creator economy

The Knightsbridge townhouse, owned by Paul Coulson and situated near Buckingham Palace, was repeatedly broken into last December