The latest move comes amid rising pressure to help ease the cost-of-living crisis

‘Women can engage in sexist behaviour just like men,’ Charlotte Proudman, a lawyer tells The Independent

Barrister used figure of speech during discussion of how evidence in libel trial was dropped in sea

Rebekah Vardy is suing fellow footballer’s wife Coleen Rooney for libel in a high-profile trial at the Royal Courts of Justice.

Jacob Rees-Mogg played down the importance of the news, questioning whether ‘the rules were right in the first place’.

DHSC announced that it increased funding for nursing in care homes by 11.5 per cent from 2022 to 2023

’You do have to be quite cautious, fiscally, not to make the problem worse’

Ninety MLAs will gather in the chamber after last week’s Northern Ireland Assembly election saw Sinn Fein emerge as the largest party.

The Prime Minister was understood to have told his Cabinet on Thursday that the service should be slashed by a fifth.

Footballers’ wives at High Court to settle long-running defamation dispute

Footballers’ wives at High Court to settle long-running defamation dispute

Here’s how the public row between the footballers’ wives erupted over the past two and a half years

Here’s how the public row between the footballers’ wives erupted over the past two and a half years

Footballers’ wives at High Court to settle long-running defamation dispute

Ruling made by panel of three men who bemoaned their own lack of hair

Ruling made by panel of three men who bemoaned their own lack of hair

The 40-year-old is receiving end-of-life care.

David Sherborne has a history of representing the rich and famous in high-profile libel cases

David Sherborne has a history of representing the rich and famous in high-profile libel cases

Elena Sidorova is planning to start a new life in Germany or Austria with her husband Vladimir and their three children.

‘It was a story in February and people now know about it....and there are other things going on that are more important‘

The Prime Minister hinted the money saved by cutting the Civil Service by a fifth could be used for tax cuts.

Asthma and Lung UK issues warning to millions of sufferers and urge people to take precautions

The show by leading contemporary artists will be staged at the gallery@oxo in London from June 2.

Kenton Cool, 48, will have reached the 8,849-metre summit more times than any other non-Sherpa.

Eddie Towler was inspired by Captain Sir Tom Moore, as both men served in the 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington Regiment.

The Government has announced an urgent review into whether the ‘evil monster’ can get married after proposing to a woman in her 40s.

The winning trifle was chosen from nearly 5,000 entries.

Follow live as the trial continues

Follow live on fourth day of trial

Bedfordshire Police said Jordan Carr was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday.

Jordan Carr was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court on Thursday after police took up his challenge

Ms Truss said Russian leader Vladimir Putin was ‘humiliating himself on the world stage’.

Premier League footballer’s wife says day of post was ‘such a blur’ on third day of libel trial

Premier League footballer’s wife says day of post was ‘such a blur’ on third day of libel trial

UK bringing nothing to the table, says Maros Sefcovic

Northern Ireland and partygate dominate Friday’s papers.

The DUP is refusing to nominate for the post of deputy First Minister as part of its protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The case comes after a viral social media post in October 2019.

Move to slim down workforce comes during pressure on ministers to act over the cost of living crisis

The senior MP said the ‘setbacks’ the party suffered in last week’s local polls were not just ‘mid-term blues’.

Prospect of trade war brought closer as ministers ratchet up tensions with Brussels

The DfT said this will spare motorists from paying out for expensive repairs such as damage to car tyres or suspensions.

Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya is home to around 40,000 children.

The Met Office is predicting high pollen levels across most of England and Wales from Friday, with medium levels in other parts of the UK.

Former foreign secretary says now is not right time for change of leadership

Former justice secretary says it ‘cannot be right’ that Milly Dowler’s killer should get to marry

Suella Braverman did not deny she had approved the scrapping of large parts of the post-Brexit deal.

Brooke Scullion’s performance of That’s Rich failed to win over the international audience.

Row over protocol on brink of becoming a full-scale bust-up as Liz Truss says UK has ‘no choice but to act’

The former headteacher was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and has kept her more than 500,000 Instagram followers up to date with her treatments.

FI driver Sebastian Vettel said that ‘prejudice’ against their criminal records should not stop them from working in F1.

Total number of penalties issued by police in relation to events in No 10 and Whitehall has now topped 100

PM refuses to be drawn on further action government could take

Colliery Championship Wrestling apologises for event and says future fights would be advertised for ‘mature audiences’ only

Former Glasgow MP accused of ‘significant breach of trust’ after thousands in pro-independence campaign funds transferred to her bank account

Callum Wheeler, 22, told police station staff his case was different because 53-year-old was ‘a copper’, jury hears

Exclusive: Wording changed after The Independent revealed passengers were denied boarding by mistake

Rebekah Vardy put on spot about missing messages between her and agent

Scottish couple spent half their fortune in first eight years

‘This is transportation not deportation,’ says Movement for Justice

Cabinet Office minister Michael Ellis said it was necessary to protect the ‘integrity’ of the system for awarding honours.

Jessie Earl’s body was found in undergrowth at Beachy Head, near Eastbourne, East Sussex, in 1989 – nine years after she vanished.

The British government is refusing to reveal whether intelligence agencies expressed concerns about the decision to award a noble title and a seat in Parliament to a businessman whose father was a KGB agent

The Prince of Wales had a 30-minute conversation with 12 students in the residence of Baroness Amos, master of University College.

The 53-year-old wants permission to marry a woman while he is serving two whole life sentences for multiple murders.

Overall death rate is lower on smart motorways, National Highways insists

Labour told Boris Johnson to ‘come clean’ if he has nothing to hide as the Government withheld full details of the appointment.

Boris Johnson was touring the Alexander Stadium on Thursday

Mrs Vardy is due to finish her evidence on Friday.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is ‘pragmatic’ about levy

Footage from CCTV, witnesses’ iPhones and a 3D constructed image were shared.

Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP

Boris Johnson said the DUP would not join a powersharing agreement until changes have been made to the Brexit treaty.

Exclusive: Affected passengers will now be offered compensation as flight disruption continues

Model takes stand on third day of trial

Someone – potentially a neighbour of yours – has won a enough money to buy a Caribbean island. But we may never know who

Vincent Browne was a newspaper journalist working in Belfast in the 1970s.

Avon and Somerset Police ‘delighted’ to reveal missing teenager has been found

The Queen gave permission for the annual garden party to take place at Buckingham Palace.

Stuart Jamieson hopes to be named a Guinness World Record holder after covering the 995-mile journey in just 11 days.

Questions have emerged whether Boris Johnson intervened to ask the security services to reconsider their assessment.

The former Glasgow East MP has been found guilty of embezzling just under £25,000 from two pro-independence groups.

Construction began on the Levine Building – which boasts an auditorium, teaching rooms and 46 student bedrooms – in 2019.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson signalled earlier this week that he intended to remain as an MP until issues with the NI Protocol are dealt with.

The former MP has been found guilty of embezzling almost £25,000 from two pro-independence groups.

Maths papers should not use allusions or complex language which could disadvantage pupils, England’s exams regulator said in new guidance.

Concerns have been raised about fatal incidents where vehicles stopped in traffic on smart motorways were hit from behind.

An inquest was played a series of calls made by the teenager’s aunt to police in the hours before she disappeared in November 2017.

Saturday could be hottest day of year so far before rain sweeps in

Hospital bosses think Archie Battersbee is dead and want Mrs Justice Arbuthnot to rule that a brain-stem test is in his best interests.

Andrew Bennett sentenced to 29 months in prison

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Sinn Fein has called on the DUP to re-enter government this week.

The Metropolitan Police issued around 50 new fines for breaches of Covid-19 laws in Downing Street and other government buildings.

Sheepish local authority pledges to ‘try harder’

Archie Battersbee is in induced coma after ‘tragic accident’ at home

The Black And White Paintings will be unveiled for the first time on Friday.

Jurors were shown footage in which Callum Wheeler was heard threatening to attack officers.

Ministers asked to ‘bring Queen’s Speech to life’ with 300-mile round trip to Staffordshire