Treasury ‘key blocker’ over UK-led debt relief programmes to help developing countries

Advocacy groups tell The Independent that growing support from MPs and ministers for more ambitious UK-led debt relief is being held back by resistance from the Treasury. Nick Ferris reports

Outgoing prime minister will formally hand power to Andy Burnham on Monday

The Princess Royal was said to be extremely interested to talk about AI

Andy Burnham is said to be preparing to try to reform the welfare system as Pat McFadden said the government ‘owes people more’ than simply ‘writing a cheque’

Jasmin Unsted claimed she was being discriminated against because of her ADHD

The economic body has urged the Government to accelerate its pro-growth agenda and tackle regional divides

One of the men managed to reach a buoy and was subsequently rescued by the coastguard

Political tensions linger between the two countries

Officers say there was ‘some preparation and planning’ behind crime – and are not ruling out foreign state interference

The director has had his plans to create holiday flats at the historic site approved

Outgoing prime minister will formally hand power to Andy Burnham on Monday

The catfish campaign continued for nearly four years across seven different platforms until Sasha got lawyers to track down her abuser

More than 1,500 police officers will be deployed across Atlanta for grudge match ‘fuelled by history’

The Met Office’s UK climate report revealed 2025 was the UK’s warmest year on record

Around five millions workers could lose out under the plans

‘It’s terrible because bits keep dropping off,’ Charles quipped

Craig and Lindsay Foreman are two months into a hunger strike in Iran’s notorious Evin prison

Plans unveiled on Wednesday will see 16 and 17-year-olds prevented from accessing social media sites between midnight and 6am by default.

The CMA found heating oil customers lack the robust protections of those using gas or electricity

The incoming prime minister said the issue could not be solved by ‘easy, glib answers’, adding: ‘I do think we need now a serious review of MPs’ security’

Starmer’s first 100 days in power reveal much about what led to his downfall. All the more reason for Andy Burnham to learn from them, say ex-Whitehall insiders Helen MacNamara and Cleo Watson. Reported by Maja Anushka

It’s Keir Starmer’s final week in office. 739 days ago, after a rejection of the Tories and a sweeping landslide for Labour, he became PM. So where did it all go wrong for him? Today we take a trip down memory lane to summer 2024 and the beginning of Keir Starmer’s rocky first 100 days and ask: can Andy Burnham learn from Keir Starmer's mistakes?

Neighbours Richard and Rebecca Marsh insisted they had bought about half an acre of land inside the dog-proof fence

Outgoing prime minister will formally hand power to Andy Burnham on Monday

Officers say there was ‘some preparation and planning’ behind crime – and are not ruling out foreign state interference

The large fire engulfed land near Dove Stone Reservoir on Saturday and has been burning ever since.

Twelve people have been held in connection with an alleged right-wing threat to the UK Ijtima event.

Thalha Jubair, 20, and Owen Flowers, 18, hacked TfL’s online network, resulting in a £39 million loss, prosecutors previously said

Swindon's Great Western Hospital is one of five trust offering a new treatment for sleep apnoea.

Anna Sabine is having speech and language therapy after her vocal cord was damaged during surgery.