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Mohammad Bashir drove Jihad Al-Shamie to conduct hostile reconnaissance at the UK Defence Academy in Shrivenham, Swindon

‘For me, service has always meant putting the country first, and I’m proud to have approached the role with that principle at its heart,’ Mr Tapp said in his departure letter

Ex-defence minister says he will keep arguing for greater resources from backbenches

The family of Evan d'Andilly, 19, say they want river rescue response protocols to be reviewed after his death.

‘For me, service has always meant putting the country first, and I’m proud to have approached the role with that principle at its heart,’ Mr Tapp said in his departure letter

A total of 13 men have been convicted of offences against a girl who the court heard was "passed around like candy".

Firefighters are expected to remain at the site of the fire in Derbyshire for several more days.

An England fan was left with serious injuries after the incident in Hackney

‘Balancing the books on the backs of the world's poorest is the wrong choice’

The luxury car maker says the loans will be used to fund current and future product plans.

Miliband also called for calm in the conflict between Iran and the US, as Trump threatened to ‘bomb and destroy’ bridges and power stations

Ryley Hutson was pronounced dead at the scene

Rachel Reeves rejected joining the Global Defence Bank set up by Canadian PM Mark Carney, but her replacement John Healey is understood to be reconsidering it

The force said the electric bike rider, Ryley Hutson, 16, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bath Spa University awards George Clarke with an Honorary Doctorate of Arts.

Natalie Surr had also failed to inform Shirebrook Academy that she was in a relationship with a sex offender

Matthew Wright is accused alongside three others of trying to save the firm millions in penalties.

A council is urging holidaymakers to refrain from giving the birds scraps as the food can harm them.

The new funding announcement comes after the government already slashed the amount of aid it is set to provide to climate projects as part of its broader programme of aid cuts

Three men were sentenced to seven and a half years and another seven years.

How can Chelsea afford Morgan Rogers? And why are Aston Villa pursuing a loan for Alejandro Garnacho rather than buying him?

Kayleigh and Christopher Coll died after using a parabolic gas heater inside their camper-van.

After the country has been dried up by heatwaves and hot weather, a spell of rain is on the way, according to the Met Office

A man was left with serious head injuries in the assault just after 1am

Mr Burnham is the UK's fifth prime minister in four years. He replaces Sir Keir Starmer, who won a general election in 2024. In the latest episode of The Independent’s hit political podcast In The Room, Helen and Cleo discuss what might happen in the coming days, weeks and months, writes Maja Anushka

Ben Stokes is likely to balance his county commitments with franchise cricket around the world, says Durham coach Ryan Campbell.

As the White House voices ‘deep concern’ over Ed Miliband’s appointment as foreign secretary, our community have made clear whose side they’re on

Lissie Harper said that politicians are ‘making decisions from behind a desk that will have real and lasting consequences’ for the families of victims

Skyrocketing temperatures impacts the insect’s ability to forage

Six people, including a former PCSO, are on trial over the incident in Bradford last year.

George, who is second in line to the throne, is about to start his secondary schooling at Eton College

The five-day event is being held for the first time at the monarch's private estate in Norfolk.

Travel consultant Laura Tait said the directive made her feel ‘overwhelmed’

A BBC File on 4 investigation has uncovered what one professor said was a "very surprising" omission.

Broadcaster thanks her father Martin for her love of music following his death

The deaths of Christopher and Kayleigh Coll have been described as an ‘absolute tragedy’

Christopher and Kayleigh Coll were found dead in their van

Back-to-back heatwaves have taken a toll on the UK’s green spaces and farmland

Almost 30 years after Wilbert Awdry’s death, the managers of a trust ended up fighting HMRC in a bid to pay out less tax on the royalties

Matthew Wright has been accused alongside three others of conspiring to defraud the Environment Agency and Ofwat

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden signs a new four-year contract with the club, extending his stay until 2030.

Study visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan were halted in March by home secretary Shabana Mahmood, who claimed some were exploiting the asylum system

As new research shows that UK bumblebees are in sharp decline as a result of summer heatwaves, Helen Coffey says there are a number of other changes coming too.So what will the new normal look like?

PM says ‘we will honour the commitments we’ve made as part of Nato’ as defence secretary Streeting agrees Trump is right to ask for more spending

As the UK prepares to host the G20 summit next year, we have an opportunity to reset our commitment to international development, writes Marsha de Cordova

The new prime minister said ‘we will honour the commitments we’ve made as part of Nato’ as his defence secretary said Donald Trump is right to ask for more spending

Lindsay Foreman, who is now surviving on only water, has vowed to continue her hunger strike until death ‘to make sure everyone sees what is happening here’

It comes after widespread outrage at the early release of two of the perpetrators in the killing of PC Harper

High doses of caffeine can cause a significant increase in blood pressure and a risk of abnormal heart rhythms

Warnings of drought come as millions of households are hit by hosepipe bans across the country