Calais MP rejects Boris Johnson’s offer of British police in French waters, saying UK would do same

People were pictured arriving to Dover on an RNLI lifeboat in the early hours of Thursday morning

UK’s Brexit minister has threatened to trigger Article 16

‘I’m not sure the British people would accept it the other way round, with the French army patrolling the British shore’

The “floating death trap” boat which sank in the English Channel with the loss of 27 UK-bound migrants, including a pregnant woman, was hit by a container ship, rescuers fear.

A year after suffering a huge election loss, New Zealand’s conservative opposition leader Judith Collins has been ousted by her caucus

Only 10 cases have been reported worldwide so far

The artwork represents scenes from the Iliad

Contamination could have caused E.coli or norovirus

Exclusive: Demand for ‘climate waiver’ to free countries from fear of litigation over emission cuts

The runaway hogs caused chaos by charging onto the green

‘Proposals fly in face of everything we are told about need to reduce our carbon emissions,’ say critics

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Domestic abuse-related crimes recorded by police rise by six per cent

The former imam was hounded for criticising some extremist groups as ‘dogs of hellfire’

Exclusive: PM must ‘up his game’ to keep support of backbenchers, senior MP tells The Independent

Stafford Crown Court told Notman did not know ‘what was real and what was not’ when he killed her

Secret Barrister accused the government of ‘exploiting a widow’s grief for political gain’

Cold Arctic air could bring colder weather and snow to parts of the UK, the Met Office has warned

‘In the event of non-compliance....we are committed to the consistent application of all agreed measures and countermeasures’

Exclusive: Prime minister also vowed post would be filled by Christmas – now just one month away

The former commando Royal Engineer is accused of killing his next door neighbours

‘I can’t tell you exactly how the French intend to implement the entry and exit system’, top civil servant tells MPs

Tory backbenchers running out of patience with PM after string of controversies and gaffe-laden CBI speech

Traffickers ‘literally getting away with murder’, says prime minister

Downing Street refuses to answer questions about potential Tory leadership challenge

‘I am sorry that our officers behaved in such a hurtful, disrespectful and criminal way,’ tribunal chair says

‘Geoffrey Cox is taking the mick and the prime minister is letting him get away with it,’ says Angela Rayner

The offences include two counts of coercive and controlling behaviour, and one of false imprisonment

The Walthamstow MP has previously brought her infant child into the chamber without complaint

I’ve never seen as much smoke - it can be seen from all across

Land value uplift from Northern Powerhouse Rail could make contribution, mayors say

But Brexit minister now claims hard Brexit was ‘essential’

The Independent wants to know what you think about rumours of disquiet within Tory party

Anthony Collins admitted sending the suspicious package which halted manufacturing

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This would be third time in recent days when prime minister has been spotted massless

Two men, aged 24 and 26, arrested on suspicion of murder after teenager disappeared on way to meet friends in Plymouth

The 18-year-old was reported missing at the weekend, police say

Concern for climate change at highest level since records began

Tell us whether you think MPs should be allowed to bring their babies to work

Arctic winds sending temperatures tumbling as we enter December but opinion divided among experts on whether Britain will experience coldest winter since 2010

Watered-down care plans branded ‘working class dementia tax’ – reminding worried Tories of Theresa May’s failed policy

The Dogs Trust said pets can be used to ‘coerce, control, physically harm and threaten’

Some British politicians are demanding a change in parliamentary rules after a lawmaker was told she could not bring her 3-month-old baby into the House of Commons chamber

We want to know if you think the government has made mistakes and, if so, which are the most serious

A dozen MPs are reported to have already written in