UK Independent

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:56:25 GMT
Belfast stabbing latest: Homes and cars set ablaze as protesters accused of ‘thuggery’ after knife attack
Anti-immigration demonstration took place in Belfast in response to Monday night’s stabbing attack in the city

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:52:08 GMT
‘Hero’ bystander who fought off Belfast knifeman with hurling stick ‘glad’ he intervened
Maitiu Mag Tighearnan fought off a man with a hurling stick after he saw the attack

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:46:10 GMT
Air India crash victim’s remains sent to UK under wrong name
Remains of Vasuben Narendrasinh Raj, 70, were sent to Britain under another name, only to be correctly identified after DNA test

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:43:00 GMT
Will there be another heatwave this weekend? Temperatures set to rise above 30C again in latest Met Office forecast
Last month’s heatwave saw May 26 become the hottest day in May on record for England and Wales

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:32:40 GMT
Sussex widow sues artisan cheesemaker for £200k after husband dies from infected Valentine’s gift
Painter Roger Parkes died just days after consuming the cheese

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:14:10 GMT
Rachel Reeves opens door to tax rises to pay for defence
‘The money has to come from somewhere, and borrowing cannot always be the answer’, the chancellor said

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:35:07 GMT
Homes evacuated and two arrested as police search Essex property for explosives
Essex Police found items which they said ’require specialist focus’

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 04:57:51 GMT
Hero bystanders who intervened in Belfast knife attack praised as ‘best of humanity’
Footage shows members of the public pulling attacker away from his victim before police arrived

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:34:24 GMT
Calls for calm as violence erupts in Belfast after knife attack
Disorder broke out within hours of police charging a Sudanese man with attempted murder over the knife attack in Belfast on Monday night

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Warning millions of UK households missing out on energy bill support as debt climbs to £7bn
Watchdog says household energy debt has risen 118% since start of Ukraine war

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Phone chargers sold by Amazon, B&Q and eBay pose fire and electric shock risks, investigation finds
A number of phone chargers bought by Which? as part of an investigation were so badly manufactured that anyone using them was at risk of receiving an electric shock

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Warning ‘unfair’ jury trial reforms will punish first-time offenders
Magistrates would potentially deal with cases carrying a likely sentence of up to two years

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
AA issues drowsy driving warning ahead of late-night World Cup matches
Some World Cup games may not end until 4am in the UK due to the difference in time zones

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Campaigners want you to stop saying people are ‘stuck in their ways’. Here’s why
Even those in their late 40s have been targeted with such language

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:10:51 GMT
Suspect in Belfast stabbing was asylum seeker who came to UK from Sudan
The 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after the knife attack on Monday night

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:27:47 GMT
Two men jailed for violent disorder at Henry Nowak police protest in Southampton
Leon O’Leary, 41, and Connor Bishop, 24, were sentenced at Southampton Crown Court on Tuesday, a day after pleading guilty to violent disorder

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:05:36 GMT
Epstein victim says she had dinner with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and was at Beatrice’s 18th birthday party
Sarah Kellen was abused for over a decade by Jeffrey Epstein

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:03:33 GMT
E-bike hire firms face council fines over abandoned bikes on pavements
Members of the House of Lords voiced concerns over bikes being left on pavements

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:59:20 GMT
Train passenger who harassed woman sentenced in first prosecution under new law
David Stroud committed offence on train to London just two days after new law came into force

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:55:23 GMT
Britain has spent almost £1m of taxpayers’ cash holding stalker at centre of Iran prisoner swap plea
Exclusive: The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman believe Richard Jan could be the key to their release

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:32:57 GMT
UK democracy under ‘immense strain’ with just 3% of voters able to tell if a video is real or AI, charity warns
Exclusive: With the crunch Makerfield by-election this month and a general election less than three years away, charity has urged ministers to act

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:29:33 GMT
Let young Britons access state pension early and retire later, think tank urges
Those under 40 could withdraw a £12,500 lump sum under the proposals

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:07:17 GMT
Daughter says she killed elderly mother because she loved her too much to put her into care
Judge Julian Lambert told Glowka that determining the correct sentence in the case was ‘difficult’

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:01:44 GMT
Boy, 12, killed after being hit by vehicle ‘brought light to our lives’
A 15-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man, both from the Pilgrims Hatch area, have been arrested on suspicion of murder

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:42 GMT
Young adults and over-50s offered training in care system in new bid to ‘get Britain working’
Those who complete training programmes will be guaranteed interviews for care assistant roles, healthcare company Cera said

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:36:16 GMT
Britons may face two years of EU border delays due to new entry system
The new system is causing widespread disruption at airports

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:59:44 GMT
UK set to defy Trump with social media ban for under-16s
Starmer to press ahead with crackdown on tech firms despite opposition from US

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:50:26 GMT
Hundreds of migrants heading for UK ‘kidnapped, tortured and threatened with organ removal’
‘We did not see the sun for six months,’ a 16-year-old hostage said, describing depraved conditions where over 170 captives shared a single toilet

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:31:23 GMT
Lisa Nandy slams Labour MP for ‘breathtaking arrogance’ in clash over Makerfield by-election
Lisa Nandy has slammed Clive Lewis for displaying “breathtaking arrogance” in a clash over the upcoming Makerfield by-election.

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:30:05 GMT
Andy Burnham has said he wants to be the next Labour leader – here’s what that could mean for Britain
‘Manchesterism’ underpins the Labour mayor’s plan for Britain. Here’s what Andy Burnham says he would do as prime minister

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:28:27 GMT
Farage’s call for unions to affiliate with Reform sparks furious backlash
Unison, Britain’s largest union, has led warnings over workers’ rights and job losses against Nigel Farage’s invitation to trade unions

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:26:56 GMT
Lifesaving prison fire safety work won’t be complete until early 2030s, inquiry told
Prison chiefs admitted 19,000 prisoners are still held in cells which do not meet legal fire safety standards

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:26:10 GMT
Electrician jailed for life for stabbing partner to death and blowing up London home
Clifton George murdered Annabel Rook after she said they should end their relationship

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:13:39 GMT
Criminals backed by Iran and Russian-state proxies to face 14 years in jail under tough new powers
MI5 has tracked 20 potentially lethal Iranian-backed plots in the past year alone

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:16:18 GMT
Hidden camera discovered inside government offices in London
Device found inside ceiling panel of MHCLG office in Westminster, reports say

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:57:47 GMT
Football watchdog seeking urgent information after ‘deeply concerning’ David Sullivan abuse allegations
Regulator contacts West Ham as the government says the allegations should be treated with ‘utmost seriousness’

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:09:07 GMT
Tech firms must act to stop spread of illegal content in a crisis, watchdog says
Ofcom says it has beefed up rules on how platforms must respond to ‘spikes in illegal content during a crisis’

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:08:37 GMT
CCTV: Brazen thief steals from pharmacy – after giving staff his details for prescription
CCTV footage captures the moment a man brazenly stole from a pharmacy after giving them his details for a prescription.

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:23:32 GMT
Boy, 16, who died in popular lake during Bank Holiday heatwave could not swim, inquest hears
Muhammed had gone to the country park with friends on Bank Holiday Monday

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:40:50 GMT
My daughter was asked to leave her school over my pro-Brexit stance, former MP claims
Exclusive: The Vote Leave co-founder said Boris Johnson and Michael Gove ‘made a mess’ of the campaign within hours of the referendum result

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:37:07 GMT
Psychic poet sues sister over father’s £450,000 will in bitter family inheritance dispute
He claims that his father was too ‘mentally confused’ to draw up a will

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:33:15 GMT
Seven women accuse David Sullivan of sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour
The former West Ham joint chair resigned from his role on Saturday saying he intended to ‘apply my full energy and attention on fighting these false allegations’ that have emerged in a joint investigation by the BBC and The Times

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:27:26 GMT
Badenoch’s attack on equality laws is less about Henry Nowak and more about taking on Reform
Kemi Badenoch is using the Henry Nowak murder to launch a new attack on equalities legislation but political editor David Maddox warns that the speech is more about taking on Reform than justice for the 18-year-old

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:19:01 GMT
‘Unfair and demoralising’: Thousands of graduates earning less than £12.71 an hour five years after leaving university
Just over half of graduates are in full-time work 15 months after graduation

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:17:01 GMT
Who is David Sullivan and what are the allegations against him?
The West Ham co-owner has denied allegations of abusing his power

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:53:20 GMT
How an imprisoned stalker is linked to the arrest of Craig and Lindsay Foreman in Iran
The couple have been sentenced to 10-years in jail in Iran, but believe a stalker languishing in a British prison could be the key to their release. Amy-Clare Martin explains

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:52:30 GMT
Nigel Farage speaks out over deepfake X adverts featuring him fighting Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey
The posts have circulated on X falsely claim Farage confronted Mr Bailey on the BBC’s Question Time

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:44:00 GMT
Girl arrested after three stabbed at Manchester school
Police officers remain at the Co-op Academy in Blackley

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:25:12 GMT
Teenager charged over Golders Green ambulance arson attack
It is alleged that Subhan Ahmed scrapped his car to help others avoid arrest or prosecution

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