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Andy Burnham has responded to Kemi Badenoch after she described him as a “pair of eyelashes and a black T-shirt”.

Opposition leaders will use a gathering of business chiefs to set out their economic response to Sir Keir Starmer’s likely Downing Street successor

The ambulance service says it struggled to reach patients suffering "heat related illnesses".

Christopher Harbone has donated millions to the Reform UK leader and his party

Donna Ockenden's largest review of NHS maternity services also finds a "bullying and toxic culture".

A new record temperature of 36.1C was recorded in Gosport, Hampshire, the Met Office said

Shaun Burton died when his train smashed into the rear of another on the same line

Police say a nature reserve in Hampshire is currently off limits after the teenager's disappearance.

‘There are limits, and this is pushing it,’ one Londoner told The Independent

There no excuses now England have their captain back and their best XI available for series decider against New Zealand, writes Stephan Shemilt.

A video online appeared to show the woman trying to escape the flames on the pavement as passers-by helped her

The teenager was last seen swimming at Testwood Lakes, near Totton in Hampshire

Kemi Badenoch singled out the education secretary for criticism during Prime Minister’s Questions

Coningsby has the highest UK temperature ever recorded, reaching 40.3C in 2022.

Darren Jones, an ally of Keir Starmer, has ruled himself out of any Labour leadership contest

Sharon Underwood, whose business was featured on Married At First Sight and Don’t Tell the Bride, was left in ‘disrepair’

Police say a 41-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.

Newly-elected SNP MP Lara Bird, who appeared to cross her fingers whilst swearing allegiance to King Charles, has been accused of putting on a fake Scottish accent.

Residents in a 23-storey block say an "inhumane" situation is forcing them to climb stairs in high temperatures.

Strict contracts at the development bar residents from running businesses from their homes

England will assess the fitness of Reece James and Declan Rice before their final World Cup group game against Panama.

The teenager appears in court after the stabbing of a 15-year-old girl in March.

Billie Jean King is honoured alongside eight other recipients during the university's Encaenia ceremony.

Bridget Phillipson admitted that the EHRC’s guidance will not satisfy everyone, but admitted that the wider debate has become ‘deeply unpleasant’

James Desborough has previously pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of the two men’s bodies, Winchester Crown Court was told

Malcolm King, 80, and Gary Mouat, 37, were both killed at their home addresses in August 2024 and July 2025

Families explain how they became part of the biggest maternity scandal in NHS history.

Megan Murphy told a friend she had ran a man over in Wigan but "it's a smackhead".

All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not

The former mayor of Greater Manchester is a vocal advocate of devolution and is looking at ways to decentralise power in the UK

Fluff's keepers say he was "like a bear with a sore head" before getting specialist treatment.

In body-worn camera footage an officer replies: ‘You’ve been stabbed? Whereabouts? Don’t think you have, mate’

Marie Hall from Calverton duplicated expenses from directors and transferred the money to herself.

Rachel Reeves’ scheme will offer free bus travel for children aged between five and 15 in England during the school holidays

A meeting to explore how cities globally can adapt to rising temperatures was cancelled amid a red heat warning.

Economist Julian Jessop and the Independent’s associate editor Sean O’Grady set out the case for and against Brexit delivering the booming British economy that was promised

A preliminary report from the Independent Rail Accident Investigation Branch is published.

The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to the screening of ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+’ followed by a panel discussion at the London ICA

An Essex primary head teacher calls for more funding to future-proof schools for extreme weather.

Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru, both formerly of Ilford, Essex, were arrested on July 31 last year

Tax will be payable on cash held in an investing ISA, while the Lifetime ISA is getting a part-fixed rebuild. Karl Matchett explains why the chancellor appears to have missed the mark – again

More than 24 million UK households are signed up to Tesco Clubcard

Alexandra Walker Googled ‘why would my toddler be bleeding’ but did not seek help, jurors told

Madalin Dumitru and Adina Mihai drugged men seeking sexual services in order to steal from them.

The pieces will be sold next week in Christie’s Exceptional Sale: Masterworks Across Cultures

Sir Lindsay Hoyle scolded MPs for their language during the first Prime Minister's Questions since Sir Keir Starmer announced his resignation.

The metal detectorist who found the ring says the sale is "beyond anything he could have imagined".

Two fire crews are currently tackling a fire near a Somerset school.

The firm also said running two warehouses is no longer efficient and is leading to duplication

England assistant Richard Wigglesworth says leaving Maro Itoje out of next month's game with world champions South Africa is the right decision.