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Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:59:39 GMT
Why new Twix advert has been banned from television
Regulator said cars in ad drove in way ‘that appeared likely to breach the legal requirements of the Highway Code’

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:57:16 GMT
Northern Ireland riots latest: Minister decries ‘three-day festival of hate and destruction’ after 41 injured
Violence has broken out in Ballymena for the past three nights after angry mobs went on the rampage through the town’s streets

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:55:55 GMT
Lord Brittan’s widow slams closure of police probe after fake abuse claims against husband
The Metropolitan Police’s 16-month investigation into fake claims of a VIP paedophile ring saw raids on Lord Brittan’s home.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:53:13 GMT
Urgent warning over ‘unsafe’ American sweets with cancer risks
The affected products include the Jolly Rancher Hard Candy, ‘Misfits’ Gummies, Hard Candy Fruity 2 in 1, and Berry Gummies, the FSA said.

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:51:35 GMT
Wake-up call for Labour: Football fans aren’t the only ones using expletives about Starmer
Politicians becoming the subject of expletive-laden chants by fans of football – or any sport – is historically bad for political careers, explain David Maddox and Kate Devlin

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:44:11 GMT
What is behind the riots in Northern Ireland?
Police have been attacked in Ballymena for the third consecutive night as authorities struggle to clamp down on the violent disorder

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:33:50 GMT
Appeal over missing 12-year-old school girl last seen in Kent park
She was last seen near St John’s Park in Tunbridge Wells

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:25:01 GMT
Blow for Rachel Reeves after UK economy shrinks by more than expected
The cut to GDP figures will be bad news for the chancellor in her mission to grow the UK economy

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:10:56 GMT
EuroMillions jackpot rolls over again as UK’s largest ever prize is unclaimed
Friday's jackpot will be an estimated £208 million and would be the largest prize awarded in the UK

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:10:17 GMT
What happens if no one wins £208m Euromillions jackpot?
Next Tuesday is the final chance before the National Lottery instigate a ‘Must Be Won’ draw

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:08:12 GMT
Rachel Reeves came out fighting — but there are big problems down the line
Analysis: Chancellor accused of unveiling a spending review which is ‘full off numbers, few of them useful’

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:34:00 GMT
Voices: ‘It feels good to say I’m Irish’: How second passports grant readers post-Brexit travel freedom
Our community sees reclaiming EU citizenship as the ultimate post-Brexit life hack – and they’ve shared their stories of second passports, dual identities, and defying travel restrictions using their ancestry

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:20:38 GMT
Free school meal plan requires key change to stop children ‘missing out’, Labour told
Experts say children may not receive the meals they are eligible for

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:20:46 GMT
Major retailer promises ‘full refund’ on every tent sold to discourage abandoners
Tents bought throughout festival season can be returned after use

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 04:57:59 GMT
Prescription paracetamol urgently recalled over contamination fears
Two batches of paracetamol tablets from Chelonia Healthcare Limited are affected

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:02:00 GMT
How much house prices have risen over 20 years revealed – as one area jumps 124%
The average house in the UK is over £150,000 more expensive than it was 20 years ago, new figures reveal

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:02:00 GMT
House sales forecast to rise despite rising prices, experts say
A quarter of industry professionals believe more people will buy houses over the next 12 months

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:02:00 GMT
Popular children’s character to feature on new 50p coins
The coin is available to buy from The Royal Mint’s website

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:02:00 GMT
World’s first prisoner of war camp, used over 200 years ago, to open to public
The site once held soldiers captured during the Napoleonic Wars

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:25:12 GMT
‘Masked thugs’ start fire at leisure centre on third night of violence in Northern Ireland
The PSNI deployed riot police in Ballymena for a third night as a significant crowd gathered in the area

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:30:19 GMT
NHS to receive £6bn to provide millions more tests and procedures, Reeves confirms
Rachel Reeves has pledged a £6bn investment aimed at accelerating tests and treatments within the NHS, following substantial year-on-year budget increases for the health service.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:02:53 GMT
How will Rachel Reeves’s pledge to end asylum hotels work?
The government wants to end the use of asylum hotels by 2029

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:46:57 GMT
‘Bombshell’ badger cull study review ‘disproves evidence’ used by governments to justify killings
‘Justification for lethal control to date appears to have been based on basic statistical oversight,’ says study

Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:20:03 GMT
Secret video reveals gas chamber deaths of egg industry hens
Exclusive: World-first footage exposed of birds past their egg-laying days being suffocated for supermarket meat

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:32:20 GMT
Police officer jailed for raping woman while off duty
Ben Bottomley, 23, was found guilty of rape and sexual assault after a trial at Sheffield Crown Court

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:20:38 GMT
Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises ahead
Chancellor announces £39bn boost for social housing, £29bn for NHS and £11bn for defence – and promises to close all asylum hotels as she takes a swipe at Farage and dismisses Tory warnings of a ‘cruel summer’ of tax rises

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:43:37 GMT
Spending review a ‘huge blow’ for police and ‘will hamper efforts to recruit 13,000 neighbourhood police officers’
The government’s £2bn spending plans will cover ‘little more’ than basic pay increases for existing staff, police chiefs have warned

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:26:06 GMT
Police deployed to tackle ‘dozens of youths causing serious disorder’ in Salford
Around 50 to 60 people gathered on Lower Broughton Road, using cars and wheelie bins to block off the road

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:15:45 GMT
Growing proportion of aid budget to be spent on asylum hotels next year
Hotel accommodation for asylum-seekers strips money from the aid budget and threatens the health of people seeking safety, charities warn

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:57:05 GMT
UK agrees post-Brexit deal with EU for ‘fluid’ border between Gibraltar and Spain
Agreement marks a breakthrough after five years of tense negotiations over the border with Spain that have been ongoing since Britain left the bloc in 2020

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:56:52 GMT
Peter Tatchell on LGBT+ rights being under fresh threat: ‘I might retire from protest when I’m 95’
Across six decades of activism, Britain’s leading LGBT+ rights campaigner has faced death threats and even had a bullet through his front door. He talks to Emma Henderson about police who won’t apologise for past wrongs and why Hungary should fac...

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:51:27 GMT
New Reform chair David Bull calls for return of death penalty
Dr David Bull also called for burqas to be banned in the UK

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:46:39 GMT
Teenager destroyed six new-build houses while on a stolen JCB rampage
The 16-year-old has pleaded guilty to all five charges and is due to be sentenced

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:39:13 GMT
Rachel Reeves pledges to end use of asylum hotels by end of this parliament
Home Office looks to former student accommodation to house migrants instead of hotels

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:05:56 GMT
Whitehall on lockdown while police investigate ‘abandoned vehicle’ near Downing Street
Officers are investigating after a vehicle was abandoned near Downing Street

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:54:34 GMT
Land Rovers’ and Jeeps’ growing bonnet heights ‘a clear threat to children’
SUVs pose ‘no benefit to society and mounting evidence of harm,’ a damning report has claimed

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:52:03 GMT
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Afghanistan, Belarus and Haiti

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 14:46:55 GMT
Watch: Rachel Reeves delivers spending review as chancellor pledges to make working people ‘better off’
Watch again as Rachel Reeves delivered her much-anticipated spending review on Wednesday (11 June) as the chancellor pledged to make working people “better off”.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:55:19 GMT
Casement park rebuild given boost after Government pledges £50m in spending review
Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill says it is now time to get the GAA stadium built

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:40:16 GMT
Spending review 2025: Key takeaways after Rachel Reeves announces government budgets
The Independent looks at what is in the spending review, and, crucially, what is not…

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:07:08 GMT
Child Q: Officer admits failings during strip-search of Black schoolgirl
The Met Police officer says the incident was mishandled but denies her actions were discriminatory

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:25:49 GMT
Starmer says he could ‘go on all morning’ about Labour’s success - in afternoon PMQs speech
Sir Keir Starmer has said he could “go on all morning” about Labour’s achievements in government - in his Prime Minister’s Questions speech, which started at 12 noon.

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:17:55 GMT
Voices: Has Rachel Reeves got the balance right in her first spending review? Join The Independent Debate
Rachel Reeves’ first multi-year spending review as chancellor delivers major investment pledges in health, housing and infrastructure, but critics have raised questions and warn that ‘sharp trade-offs are unavoidable’

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:16:07 GMT
Woman rushed to hospital after crash between bus and bike on London Bridge
Commuters were faced with transport chaos after the bridge closed on Wednesday morning

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:06:13 GMT
Ballymena riots condemned as ‘racist thuggery’ as homes and cars set on fire in second night of violence
Dramatic scenes unfolded overnight in the Northern Ireland town as rioters hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and glass bottles, with 17 police officers injured

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:15:38 GMT
United Nations experts call for Starmer’s Chagos deal to be suspended
The Chagos deal with Mauritius fails to guarantee rights of Chagossans, UN experts say

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:55:42 GMT
Man hospitalised after two houses destroyed by Derby gas explosion
A dog was also found with injuries and has been passed into veterinary care

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:16:28 GMT
Government urged to ban ‘no ball games’ signs to beat childhood smartphone addiction
Urgent action needed to allow children to play outdoors and away from devices, says a report

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:08:27 GMT
Three teenagers charged with murder of boy, 14, killed in Manchester stabbing
Ibrahima Seck’s family described him as a ‘well-liked young boy’

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