Tory plotting already underway to replace Kemi Badenoch as leader after local elections disaster

Exclusive: Senior Tories plan to ask Robert Jenrick to make a bid to become Tory leader

The mandate requires at least 28 per cent of cars sold to be zero-emission

Mary-Ann Stephenson also says it would be a ‘mistake’ to leave European Convention on Human Rights

New polling reveals that the rising prices of household goods have impacted festive spending

Surrey Police have arrested a 30-year-old man following the fatal crash

Tom was last seen wearing a black Carhartt jacket, black jeans and black Doc Martin shoes and carrying a backpack over his shoulder

The animal welfare strategy also plans to tighten protections aimed at stopping cruel breeding practices such as puppy farming

The comedian was taken off the air and suspended indefinitely after making comments about the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk

The 1.5m homes target means building an average of 300,000 new homes a year – a figure not achieved since the 1970s

The Prime Minister updated Trump on the appointment of the new British Ambassador to the United States, Dr Christian Turner

Dr James Smith, an emergency physician who is a lecturer at University College London, said the group needed specialist medical help because they ‘are dying’

The 1.5m homes target means building an average of 300,000 new homes a year – a figure not achieved since the 1970s

Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

Met Police officers are keen to hear from a small group who were congregated nearby when the incident happened

The winter solstice is when the sun makes its shortest, lowest arc, but many celebrate it as a time of renewal

Fears the practice is being used as cover for chasing live foxes

Data obtained from police forces in England and Wales show the scale of sexual convictions for police officers, with the Home Office describing the figures ‘shameful’

The plan to end lobby journalist briefings is not just a technical issue but one being made by a government that wants to avoid scrutiny, explains David Maddox

Some 2,163 people have arrived so far this month, bringing the total for the year to 41,455

Labour health secretary says UK had taken a ‘massive economic hit’ with Brexit – while ducking question of him replacing Keir Starmer

Tate and his brother Tristan are facing a series of 21 charges in the UK

All current operators have been told they must give up their cafes by the end of January

The Home Office has advertised a £1.3 million contract for an algorithm that can ‘accurately predict someone’s age’. One former asylum seeker tells Holly Bancroft why he thinks this could go very wrong

Women open up about abuse that led to disappearance, after government VAWG strategy is silent on missing people, as The Independent hopes to launch national lifeline SafeCall

Daisy House, 16, died after an incident at an Underground station in Essex

‘Nothing prepares you for the pain, the fear, or the overwhelming responsibility of trying to rebuild a child's life after such violence,’ devastated grandmother says

The goat was seen eating oranges from a Christmas wreath, according to eye witnesses

Metropolitan Police said at the early stage of the investigation, no arrests have been made

Met police believe it was a case of mistaken identity and want to speak to two people in connection with the incident

28 per cent of people in the UK report living in homes with issues like damp, mould, or cold, according to new research