Unconventional exit for an English great - Agnew

Ben Stokes' shock retirement as England captain during the third Test against New Zealand was unconventional - just like the great player himself, says Jonathan Agnew.

Ministers are attempting to reform the welfare system in order to save money and get more people currently claiming sickness benefits back into work

The driving theory test was introduced in the UK 30 years ago

Which? tested 12 products and found that two failed to protect volunteers from being bitten for more than a few minutes

Major brands have used marketing pitches about ‘urban riding’, getting to work on time, and ‘long-distanced commutes’ to sell the scooters

The future king carried a dining room chair up three flights of stairs to the one-bedroom flat in Aberdeen

An arsonist was caught on camera setting fire to a black Mercedes 200 on a driveway in Northampton.

Tests were carried out to ascertain whether the patient had contracted the disease

Capita has officially missed the Government’s June 30 deadline to deliver the full terms of its £239 million Civil Service Pensions contract, PCS said

A police officer in Chippenham shoved and swore at a 13-year-old boy wearing school uniform after he asked for a lift home, bodycam footage from October 2025 shows.

Devolution – or devo-maxxing – was the order of the day in Andy Burnham’s most significant speech yet on how he would govern.

Officers were called to the incident near Mill Lane, Ongar, at 12.30pm on Tuesday, Essex Police said

The Independent understands that Mahmood is now among the leading names being discussed for the Treasury, while Healey is being spoken of in Westminster as the frontrunner to take over at the Home Office if she is moved, writes Maja Anushka

Rou had no previous convictions or immigration history in the UK

What buys a five-bed house in Scotland may only get you a studio flat in parts of London, analysis reveals

Mo Chara was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a concert

The home secretary is trying to make it harder for asylum seekers to fight their deportation over links to family in the UK

Mr Hewitt said his brother was known to many as Leeds United super fan ‘Little Mick’

Healey – who quit earlier this month after accusing the prime minister of being ‘unwilling to commit the resources’ needed to keep Britain safe – urged the government to set out a target date for the UK to spend 3 per cent of GDP on defence

Jane Ouartsi was ploughed into by a child on a Lime bike while walking in a pedestrianised area of central London in August 2023

Emmanuel Sakyi was found guilty of causing his baby daughter’s by a unanimous jury on Monday

Gary Pammen was left out of his father Terrance’s will when he died in 2022

Brohiri, who has been homeless for years, was previously given a three-month prison sentence, suspended for a year

Convicted sexual predator Simon Levy, 40, denies raping a woman and murdering two others

The study also found that only 15 per cent of motorists always check their tyre pressures before a trip

Britain’s culture minister, Lisa Nandy, has set a 6 July deadline for the companies to respond to her concerns

A deal could see EU students have their fees cut from £38,000 to £9,535, in line with UK undergraduates

Road and energy projects are set to be scrapped to pay for the military, the prime minister acknowledged

National Trust has appealed for the return of the sapling from Wray Castle in Cumbria, which was planted just two months ago

The charity Surfers Against Sewage documented 2,856 hours’ worth of sewage released into UK waters last week