Fresh claims made as Rishi Sunak set to appoint independent investigator

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

Predictions of up to 80 Tory MPs set to stand down ahead of next general election

Payment of up to £600 part of government’s wider £37bn package

‘It’s taking them longer to learn and that slows it all down,’ one employee reportedly said

James Cook, completed a series of seven typewritten pieces of art, based off of famous paintings including Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride said the state visit by Cyril Ramaphosa will help boost links with South Africa.

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

A surge in cases is indicating a new wave has started in the UK

Veteran mental health has declined in the last 12 months, an annual Help for Heroes survey suggests.

The panel of five justices will hand down their decision on Wednesday morning

The panel of five justices will hand down their decision on Wednesday morning

Recipients have been told to beware of scammers

Payment of up to £600 part of government’s wider £37bn package

Fans have reported having rainbow items confiscated by officials during the tournament in the Gulf state.

Industrial action follows earlier walkouts over pay and conditions

Industrial action follows earlier walkouts over pay and conditions

The panel of five justices will hand down their decision on Wednesday morning

Three former Sea King helicopters will be provided to Kyiv.

Mick Lynch is accused of being ‘Mick Grinch’ by the papers amid another wave of rail union strikes.

MP has told European Court of Human Rights that lobbying investigation damaged his reputation unfairly

Adopting harsher stance would now harm both parties’ electoral chances, IPPR research finds

Judges to rule whether Holyrood can pass vote without Westminster’s approval

The Scottish Government launched a new campaign for an independence referendum on Tuesday.

Tory MPs threatened a revolt over plans to impose mandatory, centrally-set housebuilding targets.

‘Social media sites are a lifeline for so many survivors, but I feel like I can’t trust them anymore,’ victim says

Prosecutors take alternative after ‘breach of the peace’ charge

A sample of almost 13,000 young people across England who were in Year 11 in 2021 also found differences in the mental health of different genders.

The vast majority of payments will be made automatically, the Department for Work and Pensions said.

The presenter was diagnosed with prostate cancer aged 47.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Wednesday.

HEE said it had met the Government’s target for GP specialty trainee recruitment for the fifth year running.

Department for Education’s spending on what works best for children in care is a good move but still needs to deliver better outcomes, report states.

The driver, Nicholas Martin, hopes to raise over £10,000 for charities The MS Trust and Duchenne UK with his glittering vehicle.

Children missed out on critical stages of their development during the pandemic.

Researchers asked nearly 1,300 people who travelled from a UK airport earlier this year how long they waited at security.

The new series, written by Paul Logue, will be filmed in locations on the Shetland Isles and across Scotland from the spring.

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard said taboos around the subject must be broken.

Getting help sooner can mean people are less likely to suffer complications linked to type-two diabetes

The Prime Minister’s plan to build 300,000 homes a year has reportedly been put on hold.

Professor Kamila Hawthorne described the ‘moral distress’ for GPs who want to be able to help their patients.

They will appear in court on Wednesday.

The monarch also mentioned the sometimes troubled past relationship between the two nations.

The shadow chancellor is set to address the Great Northern Conference in Manchester.

The Queen Consort wore the late monarch’s sapphire and diamond tiara, while Kate chose a bracelet which belonged to Elizabeth II.

Former health secretary will declare his fee to parliament at a later date

Former health secretary will declare his fee to parliament at a later date

Al Murray, Mark Owen and Ellie Simmonds all said they did not think they would go on I’m A Celebrity.

MP claims lobbying investigation damaged his reputation unfairly

Police said they do not believe the attack was random and inquiries suggest there is no threat to the wider public.

Teens had ‘hearts of gold’, say relatives as police continue hunt for killer

Reduction comes days after Jeremy Hunt pledged to remain world leader ‘in tackling global poverty’

Lawyers argue deprivation of British citizenship in 2019 was unlawful

Former work and pensions secretary Chloe Smith also announced her departure on the same day.

The former Spice Girl was at an event to celebrate healthcare workers.

Helene Raynsford said the person at the appointment asked her what her understanding of her medical condition was and if she had power of attorney.

Former work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb urged the Treasury to have a ‘more honest discussion’.

But Lord Pickles, the Acoba chair, said he believed further disciplinary action would be ‘disproportionate’.

Britain facing recession which much of world will avoid, says report

The King requested only sustainable blooms be used in the Buckingham Palace ballroom as he hosted the president of South Africa.

The princess took part in the incoming South African state visit to the UK on Tuesday.

The former football manager was speaking at The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards.

Ex-health secretary rapped over failure to consult advisory committee – before earning rumoured £400,000 in the jungle

Shamima Begum was 15 when she and two other east London schoolgirls travelled to Syria to join IS in February 2015.

The 50-year-old man was arrested by detectives in the Strabane area.

Brexiteer takes case to European Court of Human Rights – despite previously railing against Strasbourg influence

Ex-Wales captain Laura McAllister was among a number of supporters told to remove the hats.

Food, drink and decorations can all be expensed under new guidance dubbed ‘bonkers’

Transfer of migrants to hotels follows controversies of overcrowding, disease and death of one man

Labour ‘to the right of the Conservatives on immigration’, ex- Brexit Party leader says

‘The Tory government has failed my generation ... preventing the building blocks of what Conservatives believe make the good life’

2.8 million attended live events, organisers reveal – but project branded ‘colossal waste of money’

Prime minister has previously ducked questions on whether he pays for healthcare

‘The UK market has become more difficult post-Brexit,’ says seafood chief – as 200 jobs put at risk

David Warburton apologises after standards chief finds he failed to properly register and declare loan

Nandy says Gove’s department was ‘biggest loser’ from autumn Budget in Commons clash

Former Brexit secretary blames Covid pandemic for lack of gains – six years after Leave vote

The King welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on the first day of his state visit to the UK.

In an address to Parliament, Cyril Ramaphosa calls for UK businesses to invest in his nation.

The Prime Minister braced his Cabinet for misery in the coming months.

The event will run for a weekend in London.

On The Breadline: Back The Independent’s Christmas appeal as Comic Relief pledges £1m to help the disadvantaged. Campaigns editor David Cohen reports

Liberty Charris, aged 16, and 19-year-old Ben Corfield were pronounced dead at Oldbury in the West Midlands after a car struck a group of people.

Just Stop Oil supporters Emily Brocklebank, 24, and Louis McKechnie, 22, have been found guilty of causing just under £2,000 of criminal damage.

Just Stop Oil supporters Emily Brocklebank, 24, and Louis McKechnie, 22, guilty of causing just under £2,000 of criminal damage

The ex-Tory MP and longstanding Eurosceptic is arguing that his right to privacy under the European Convention of Human Rights was breached.

MP claims lobbying investigation damaged his reputation unfairly

‘Short-term loss of power possible,’ Met Office tells parts of UK

David Miles said the impact of rising interest rates and inflation will cause pressure next year but they are predicted to turn a corner in 2024.

‘Feel better now I’ve been out,’ defendant wrote after attending dance class, court hears

The inquiry into Mr Bayoh’s death in police custody in May 2015 resumed on Tuesday.

David Bieber, already serving a 37-year minimum term, used a weapon to attack the HMP Long Lartin guard

Ex US marine David Bieber, already serving a 37-year minimum term, used a weapon to attack the HMP Long Lartin guard

Ross McCullum claims sexual abuse as a child triggered a ‘blind rage’ during which he strangled Megan Newborough.

Baroness Lister of Burtersett said hunger affects the ability of children to learn.

Restaurant owner Julius Cools wrestled with knifeman year after son stabbed to death

The footage involving Dame Arlene emerged from the Local Women Business Awards in Belfast at the weekend.

Lucy Letby denies the charges.

Meta’s Oversight Board has ruled the decision to remove the posts was a mistake.

‘This is a deeply upsetting tragedy and I can only imagine the family’s pain,’ police say