‘People lost their parents and loved ones in the fire. The tower is somewhere they can go and remember’

It comes amid a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations in the UK

Opposition figures say a wealth levy would be a fairer way of paying for social care

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to fulfill a election promise to grapple with the rocketing cost of the long-term care needed by Britain’s growing older population

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Alex Hanscombe, who was only a toddler when he watched his mother die, revisits her killing for new programme

‘We see considering the types of donation as a rite of passage to becoming an adult,’ NHS official says

Government announces further extensions to post-Brexit ‘grace periods’

‘There are other parties,’ one MP responds, amid suggestions PM faces Commons revolt over nationwide scheme

Prime minister to ignore criticism of punishing the young and of a ‘jobs tax’ – insisting ‘catastrophic’ care bills must end

‘We have to make sure women can reap life-changing benefits of HRT during their menopause which is a very difficult time physically and psychologically,’ says Labour MP

New funding comes days after two major organisations warned that health service needed a boost of around £10bn to prevent crucial services from being cut

Bill passes unanimously among bishops and receives two-thirds majority amongst clergy and laity

Lee and Sophie Martyn two of five killed in worst mass shooting in Britain for decade

Four other children were among those who arrived in Kent on Monday

Britain says it is postponing the start of post-Brexit border checks on goods going to Northern Ireland, as it seeks breathing space in its tense standoff with the European Union over trade rules

Lord Julian Fellowes, Lord Alan Sugar and others probed by standards watchdog

The incident took place in Forest Gate, east London, in late August

Brechin City FC’s monument to William Wallace ridiculed on social media

Move comes days after The Independent revealed the bodies had been promised a seat at the table that hadn’t appeared

Vets said nothing could be done to save the dog

Kashif Anwar appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, charged with the murder of Fawziyah Javed who fell from Arthur’s Seat in Scotland on Thursday

‘We had to take this step ... to become a truly anti-racist organisation’ says Greene King

Armed forces minister ‘deeply embarrassed’ to have made claim about suicide note seen on social media

Ex-PM defends liberal values in speech addressing Islamism

‘Political leadership was missing in action,’ says Labour leader

Royal Mail’s system has been hit by a major problem, leaving people unable to properly send out their post.

‘May you never experience what I have experienced,’ she wrote in her memoirs

Veteran investigator who brought two of teen’s killers to justice being played by Steve Coogan in new ITV dramatisation of notorious South London murder

3.5m heads of broccoli and 1.9m heads of cauliflower have been thrown away by just one producer

Some 9,472 people were admitted to English hospitals with the highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus between 1 February 2021 and 29 August

Another man repeatedly called 999 for pizza

Mercury approaching 30C this week before conditions give way to unsettled autumn

Prime minister was reportedly accompanied by wife Carrie Symonds and their 16-month-old son Wilfred

Tribunal heard woman was vulnerable and had nowhere else to live while working at hotel

Capital’s Tubes and buses also see busiest morning rush hour since March 2020

Public opinion polls show Japan’s outspoken Cabinet minister in charge of vaccinations, Taro Kono, has the most popular support to become the country’s next leader

Labour leader also warns of impact on low earners, as government set to reveal tax plan

Meat consumption will need to fall dramatically to hit net zero targets, ministers warned