Norris cautious despite pole as it 'falls apart' for Hamilton

Lando Norris has an opportunity to win his first grand prix of the year in Hungary, but Lewis Hamilton says his positivity is being tested after another penalty.

Political editor David Maddox looks at the deeper motivations for a prime minister who wants to be the one to fix a problem that has bedeviled governments for 30 years

Carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst, Andy Burnham has said in a speech calling for an urgent overhaul of the social care system.

One Thameslink service topped the list at 176 per cent capacity at London St Pancras just after 8am

Andy Burnham will host a summit with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to discuss social care reforms

Andy Burnham will host a summit with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey to discuss social care reforms

Our community share their views on the new prime minister’s plan to put technical education on equal footing with university – from readers who say the change is decades overdue, to those who fear a return to the old grammar school divide

Visitors have the chance to join a select group of exclusive guests who have had a private tour of the stones

The new prime minister begins his term as one of the UK’s most popular politicians, but will the ‘Burnham bounce’ last? Albert Toth looks at the figures behind the historic rise to power

Greggs’ sales and profits have risen in the first half of 2026 as it looks to expand across the UK

People have been encouraged not to leave floral tributes but instead to donate to local causes

The Met Office is expecting a ‘North-South split’ with high temperatures in the South, but Scotland seeing clouds and outbreaks of rain

Stefan Oloffs made a website about colleague Richard Phillips and wrote to the Port of London Authority

The east Midlands, east of England, London and the south east are all under amber heat health alerts

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it has allowed Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) to recoup £320 million

Labour’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election tells The Independent how she plans to be different to Andy Burnham, and what she would demand from him if she wins

While tailoring school to the needs of the local workforce is sound in sentiment, the government needs to be careful not to dampen potential or ambition. Girls need bigger dreams than their postcode can provide, writes Amna Ahmad

The prime minister will call for an end to the ‘political point scoring culture’ as he warns that the NHS could collapse unless there is a solution on social care

Mary Davidson Smith received 105 cards for her 105th birthday – including from King Charles

More than 10,000 of the unsafe adaptors may have already been sold to UK shoppers

The haul is part of Operation CeCe, a joint initiative between National Trading Standards and HM Revenue and Customs

Leading economic think tank warns there is ‘no capacity’ to borrow more with inflation set to go higher than expected, growth set to plummet and a massive squeeze on spending

The prime minister will call for an end to the ‘political point scoring culture’ as he warns that the NHS could collapse unless there is a solution on social care

Mr Miliband will extend the UK's solidarity in the wake of the destruction

It comes as the country prepares for the fourth heatwave of the year, with temperatures expected to peak as high as 35C across south-east England on Wednesday

Andy Burnham finally sat down to face some old-school scrutiny this week.

Sameeha and Shelina Rahman died in the incident while Musa Ahmed, 7, was flown to hospital

Ministers believe fewer young people will be discouraged from applying for apprenticeships for fear their family might lose out on benefits

Mostafa Rahmani says he is at risk of arrest and detention if he is returned to Iran but the Home Office have refused his asylum claim

Ministers believe fewer young people will be discouraged from applying for apprenticeships for fear their family might lose out on benefits