Joy as young osprey takes flight for first time

The Rutland Osprey Project team is celebrating the first fledging of the year.

By-election turns to farce as Count Binface emerges as Reform UK leader’s main rival

At a screening for The Independent’s new documentary ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+,’ UNAIDS official Christine Stegling made clear the danger she sees coming

Alfie Coleman was caught by MI5 in an undercover sting

UK inflation projections have been tempered by the interim US-Iran peace deal – which helped to ease oil prices

The Duke of Sussex had accused Associated Newspapers Limited of voicemail interception and ‘blagging’ private information

Alfie Coleman was caught by MI5 in an undercover sting

The force has issued a CCTV image of Nothabo Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage,

Experts voiced ‘profound disappointment’ over a decision to increase water extraction from the River Spey

Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma, a British citizen of Zimbabwean heritage who goes by the name Mark, has been named as the suspect in the murders of his wife Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, and his daughters Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, in Great Denham, Bedfordshire Police said.

Scientists found the sports supplement significantly slowed the growth of tumour cells in mice

The King has accepted the government’s advice to grant Ms Ellis a conditional pardon

Dozens of staff members reportedly accessed the medical records of a three-year-old boy injured in a crocodile pit

The chancellor has been urged to use her powers to block Farage’s resignation until official investigation into the Reform UK leader’s £5m gift from a crypto-billionaire is complete

A police cordon is expected to remain in place at the address as the investigation continues

A police cordon is expected to remain in place at the address as the investigation continues

The inquiry, at the International Dispute Resolution Centre, began with a minute’s silence for the victims of the attack

Political editor David Maddox says Nigel Farage has failed to learn lessons from history – and it could result in career-ending embarrassment for the Reform UK leader

Blackburn Rovers have been sued by Macron Sportswear UK

Kay Burley called Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a “war hero” whilst sitting next to a Jeffrey Epstein survivor on a Newsnight panel.

The Green Party leadership is not lending its backing to the motion, which comes amid concern over the party’s defence policy, The Independent understands

The Greens and other parties have confirmed they will not stand in the by-election

Kyle Patrick was driving at ‘grossly excessive speeds’ before his car crashed – resulting in passenger Erin Slane’s death

Nigel Farage got Westminster watchers in a frenzy today. A cryptic tweet promising a statement on “the future of my public life” triggered two hours of fevered speculation. What followed was a scathing attack on the media and political class he routinely rails against - despite his own deep entanglement with both.

The water watchdog has been investigating how wastewater and sewage networks are managed across the industry

Kemi Badenoch accuses Farage of ‘fake by-election’ as independent parties left to take the Reform leader on

Nigel Farage's 'quit-and-reapply' stunt was intended to prove himself as the anti-establishment underdog, but all he’s really done is highlight the holes in his own illusion, say ex-Whitehall insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson. Reported by Maja Anushka

Drivers heading to London Gatwick Airport are being warned to allow plenty of extra time and consider alternative routes

Reform UK leader dubbed the vote as the ‘people versus the establishment’ but no other major parties will contest the Clacton by-election

The Reform UK leader has resigned as an MP and has triggered a by-election, in which he intends to contest