Rachel Reeves tells government to let independent migration experts decide on visas – after just 5,000 were issued

‘I’m just trying to put a brave face on for my kids,’ says single father Anthony Lyman

Dave ‘Dinger’ Bell spent 119 days in the Atlantic Ocean

As a result of crash, different ambulance crew was sent to attend emergency call

Ministers suspend Competition Act to allow oil firms to co-ordinate supplies as crisis deepens

Labour MP says move would unfairly hit ‘women and those on lowest incomes’

Warm reception from industry as Rachel Reeves declares Labour is ‘pro-worker, pro-business’

‘Rather than having learnt from all that’s happened in the last year and a half, the government has gone the other way’ says independent SAGE expert

Sister of 21-year-old who went missing near army base believes UK troops are responsible

Rodents have become ‘bigger and braver’ during lockdown, according to a pest control expert

The day after the incident, the local council dismantled the fence

Swipe comes as Labour leader wins conference support for rulebook reforms

Naval source reveals how investigations are carried out, and why a body wouldn’t be stored in a torpedo tube

Traditional Farm Fresh Turkey Association chair warns people are ‘missing whole host of workforce’

‘That was post-watershed with a group of activists at an event last night,’ says deputy leader

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

‘You need to sit down and show some goddamn respect,’ panellist tells hecklers

Grant Shapps’s warning of cost of keeping benefit uplift is several times higher than official figure

Mayor of Greater Manchester lays out skeleton of alternative policy platform

Transport secretary accused of ‘disgraceful attack’ and of ‘shamefully passing the buck’ for filling station queues

Watch the latest UK weather forecast from the Independent for today.

Labour leader had ruled out nationalisation of Britain’s energy companies

‘We can’t justify continued charitable status for private schools,’ Labour leader says

He’s accused of making false parliamentary expense claims worth almost £30,000

Frontbenchers kick off conference with call to take fight to the party’s left wing

Former shadow chancellor dismisses leader’s vision pamphlet as ‘banality after banality’

The deputy leader of Britain’s main opposition party is refusing to apologize for calling the governing Conservatives “scum.”

‘Nothing is off the table’: income tax rises not ruled out

MP Rosie Duffield staying away from Brighton gathering over online threats

Those eligible for the allowance could receive a tax-free payment of between £100 and £300

Family have been informed of ‘significant development’, Metropolitan Police say

‘We took the decision to leave the EU in 2016, so we’ve had five years for the government to work through the consequences,’ Labour leader says

‘It’s nice to be out and about,’ MP tells one local

Brawl breaks out as some petrol stations run out of fuel amid unprecedented demand