Major climbdown comes as Labour’s annual conference kicks off

Follow the latest updates as party meets in Brighton

Ministers scramble to solve crisis by easing visa requirements for lorry drivers

The Independent is hosting an expert panel discuss on Brexit and what the current situation means for the UK

An uptick in anti-European Union rhetoric in Hungary and Poland has some observers worried the countries' right-wing governments might be planning to pull out of the 27-nation trade bloc

‘No family should go through what we are going through’ says Jebina Yasmin Islam

Dozens of far-right extremists use Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter to promote their brands, new research shows

Exclusive: ‘Unfortunately, owing to circumstances beyond our control, this campaign is now closed,’ group says

Police received intelligence that more disturbances were being planned

One month on, Afghan families are still stuck in hotels without clear guidance about housing, schools or language-learning finds Charlene Rodrigues

Party would introduce ‘fair pay agreements’ to put floor under pay and conditions

Police discovered bodies at house on Sunday morning

‘Despite all efforts, he was confirmed dead at the scene,’ says ambulance spokesman

Transport secretary says he will do everything to prevent ‘guerrilla tactics’ by protesters

Leader leader wants to scrap “one member, one vote” for leadership elections

Labour conference is chance for leader to claim ‘party of change’ mantle at next election

Some of the young people missed school in order to join the march, as similar events took place across the world

Parents of murdered boy tell court they have been ‘completely broken’ by son’s death

Police make fresh appeal over CCTV image

Exclusive: Department for International Trade defies plea for sanctions after nearly 1,500 mammals killed

PM asked for ‘some kind of food that is lacking in England’, says Brazilian president

‘There’s nothing to be frightened of,’ says Margaret Keenan, urging others to be vaccinated

With just weeks to Cop26, the next generation wants leaders to ‘drastically’ divest from fossil fuels. Climate Correspondent Daisy Dunne examines their key demands

‘I don’t have any intention of ever putting myself through that again’, says frontbencher

Filmmaker Louis Theroux among travellers stuck as ‘human logjam’ hits Heathrow and other airports

More than 40 activists cut off access to docks after being banned from causing chaos on M25

Some BP, Tesco and Esso forecourts have been forced to close due to supply issues

Continent’s press liken situation to 1970s Winter of Discontent and ‘boycotted Cuba’

Paralympic athlete will appeal against one-year sentence for causing public nusiance, branded ‘dangerous judgment for our right to free speech’

Suspect held in southeast London is in custody

Supermarkets and shops will begin to pass on rising costs within weeks, consumers told

The teenager remains in police custody

Munawar Hussain, 57, allegedly stabbed a customer and member of staff

Epidemiologist ‘moderately optimistic’ as country yet to see back-to-school surge in Covid-19 infections

Cabinet set up ‘leaves no space or time to address inequality’, says committee chair

Dog walker thought that Ms Nessa could have just passed out on her way home from a party

People who say Brexit to blame ‘are wrong’, says transport secretary Grant Shapps

BP‘s head of UK retail Hanna Hofer described the situation as ‘bad, very bad’ and could continue for weeks

Police warnings for Scots caught in possession ‘probably right thing to do’, says Labour leader

Benefit due to be cut by £20 a week next month despite backlash