Why Andy Burnham should bring David Miliband into his cabinet

Political editor David Maddox examines whether Andy Burnham will bring back one – or both – of the Miliband brothers, or whether history could repeat itself with one losing out on a top job at the expense of the other

Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd has pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court to violently assaulting a woman, including attacking her with a set of barbecue tongs.

After his first week as PM, Mr Burnham has taken Labour to the top spot in three polls with a flurry of social media videos, 6am announcements and positive vibes. Political editor David Maddox looks at whether it can last

Norfolk Police said Madalin Ilinca was stopped at the port of Dover re-entering the UK and subsequently charged

Andy Burnham said he is ‘on a mission’ to halt the rise in the number of youngsters not in education, employment or training (Neet)

Robert Bush had kept 31 bodies in various states of decomposition at his funeral home in Hull

GSK is hoping all workers will relocate to either Cambridge or Ware

Alexandra Walker and boyfriend Harrison Simpson convicted of the murder of toddler Isabelle Welsh

With three polls now putting Labour ahead of Reform for the first time in over a year, has the new prime minister’s flurry of early policies genuinely reversed Labour’s fortunes, or is it Reform doing the work for him?

National Education Union (NEU) leader says asking schools to keep doing more with less is ‘not sustainable’

The National Education Union (NEU) leader said asking schools to keep doing more with less is ‘not sustainable’

‘If everybody says “no prison near me”, we won’t get these built’, Kemi Badenoch warned

Wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ if they break out in the South East, forecasters warned

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

Wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ if they break out in the South East, forecasters warned

Joe Cordina is a former two-time world champion and boxed for Team GB at the 2016 Olympics

Polling expert said latest polls ‘have changed the discourse of British politics’: ‘We are no longer talking about Reform becoming the government’

Robert Bush had kept 35 bodies in various states of decomposition at his funeral home in Hull

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp accused the French of ‘attempted intimidation’

Robert Bush had kept 35 bodies in various states of decomposition at his funeral home in Hull

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

Sweltering temperatures are expected in the capital this week

Millions of Brits have been told to conserve their water usage as the UK experiences dry weather

Two South African Air Force flying officers also reported seeing unidentified aerial objects above Durban

It is the most significant change to the schooling system since 2011

As the investigation into Suzy Lamplugh’s disappearance enters its fifth decade, The Independent hears from a detective who was on the scene from day one

Recipe searches for toad in the hole were up 67%

IT expert Dr Sean Stimson became ‘extremely emotionally involved’ in a row over the will of his ‘very close’ aunt

Wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ if they break out in the South East, forecasters warned

There were over 1m millionaires heading into the pandemic but the number has steadily fallen since