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An arsonist was caught on camera setting fire to a black Mercedes 200 on a driveway in Northampton.

Tests were carried out to ascertain whether the patient had contracted the disease

Capita has officially missed the Government’s June 30 deadline to deliver the full terms of its £239 million Civil Service Pensions contract, PCS said

A police officer in Chippenham shoved and swore at a 13-year-old boy wearing school uniform after he asked for a lift home, bodycam footage from October 2025 shows.

Devolution – or devo-maxxing – was the order of the day in Andy Burnham’s most significant speech yet on how he would govern.

Officers were called to the incident near Mill Lane, Ongar, at 12.30pm on Tuesday, Essex Police said

The Independent understands that Mahmood is now among the leading names being discussed for the Treasury, while Healey is being spoken of in Westminster as the frontrunner to take over at the Home Office if she is moved, writes Maja Anushka

Rou had no previous convictions or immigration history in the UK

What buys a five-bed house in Scotland may only get you a studio flat in parts of London, analysis reveals

Mo Chara was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a concert

The home secretary is trying to make it harder for asylum seekers to fight their deportation over links to family in the UK

Mr Hewitt said his brother was known to many as Leeds United super fan ‘Little Mick’

Healey – who quit earlier this month after accusing the prime minister of being ‘unwilling to commit the resources’ needed to keep Britain safe – urged the government to set out a target date for the UK to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence

Jane Ouartsi was ploughed into by a child on a Lime bike while walking in a pedestrianised area of central London in August 2023

Emmanuel Sakyi was found guilty of causing his baby daughter’s by a unanimous jury on Monday

Gary Pammen was left out of his father Terrance’s will when he died in 2022

Brohiri, who has been homeless for years, was previously given a three-month prison sentence, suspended for a year

Convicted sexual predator Simon Levy, 40, denies raping a woman and murdering two others

The study also found that only 15 per cent of motorists always check their tyre pressures before a trip

Britain’s culture minister, Lisa Nandy, has set a 6 July deadline for the companies to respond to her concerns

A deal could see EU students have their fees cut from £38,000 to £9,535, in line with UK undergraduates

Road and energy projects are set to be scrapped to pay for the military, the prime minister acknowledged

National Trust has appealed for the return of the sapling from Wray Castle in Cumbria, which was planted just two months ago

The charity Surfers Against Sewage documented 2,856 hours’ worth of sewage released into UK waters last week

A boy was pulled from the water at London’s Royal Victoria Dock on Monday afternoon

While Sir Keir Starmer has promised the DIP will reverse the ‘corrosive hollowing out’ of the armed forces, the funding package still falls well short of the £28bn military officials said would be necessary to fill a black hole in the MoD’s budget

Road and energy projects are set to be scrapped to pay for the military, the prime minister acknowledged

A ‘large crime scene’ remains in place in Hounslow

The £750 million valuation covers a 999-year leasehold interest, a common form of extended property agreement

A survey by More in Common found 59 per cent of Britons did not think the Makerfield MP was ready for power but are open to his ideas

Maria Pearson stabbed love rival Janet Newton to death in 1986 and was handed a life sentence the following year

There have been difficulties contacting the farmer responsible for the animals

Puffins, razorbills, and guillemots are thrivingon the island in the Bristol Channel once more

Mr McPhail sued for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal in Glasgow, arguing he did 'a good thing'

The media giant stated that the acquisition will enable it to accelerate the Telegraph's ‘digital transformation’

A boy, also aged 14, has been charged with Lilly’s murder

Political editor David Maddox suggests that Keir Starmer’s Defence Investment Plan (DIP) is less a legacy and more a monument to the failures which means he will soon no longer be prime minister

The donation sat unnoticed in the shop for months before the valuable inscription was spotted

Pure battery electric vehicles currently account for only 23.9 per cent of the new car market during the first five months of this year

If approved, the tunnels could be opened within eight years

Starmer said the armed forces would see a ‘generational transformation’

Anthony Walcott did not have a licence when he reversed ‘negligently’ over Janet Purkess

Crimestoppers is offering a reward for information which helps lead to the location of Adrian Lewicki

Trump piles on pressure over plan as critics say it's 'too little too late'

High pressure from the Azores will build across the UK as temperatures are set to rocket again

The airport strives to become a ‘better neighbour’ as hundreds of homes face destruction under plans for a third runway

Lee Reynolds says he felt physically sick when he received the council letter

The deal was agreed by ministers and the British Medical Association (BMA) on Monday

Martin Lewis, the founder of MoneySavingExpert, told the Public Accounts Committee that he still did not know what the term meant.

Trump piles on pressure over plan as critics say it's 'too little too late'