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Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:46:19 GMT
British Heart Foundation proposes closure of 150 charity shops amid ‘challenging trading environment’
The organisation said the proposals follow a review process

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:20:43 GMT
My views on EU may have influenced Boris Johnson’s decision to back Brexit, says ex-wife
Exclusive: Marina Wheeler, the lawyer and writer who was married to the former prime minister until 2020, claims her change of heart about Britain’s membership of the EU ‘undoubtedly struck’ Mr Johnson, who was one of the leading figures in the...

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:19:28 GMT
Lammy hits back at Trump administration’s ‘two-tier policing’ claim over Henry Nowak’s murder
The deputy prime minister and justice secretary says he ‘rejects’ the statement from the US state department

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:11:28 GMT
Three more charged over Southampton disorder after Henry Nowak murder
Violent protests in Southampton resulted in 11 police officers and a dog suffering injuries

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:06:42 GMT
Welsh Water to pay £44 million for ‘serious’ sewage spill failures
Ofwat said it had accepted the supplier’s redress package, which was first proposed in March, following consultation

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:03:36 GMT
Trump administration weighs in on Henry Nowak murder with call to ‘end two-tier policing’
Henry Nowak’s family have also called on politicians to rebuild trust in the police

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:57:37 GMT
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seen with large mystery bruise across his face
The discolouration is said to be the result of a non-serious medical condition

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:43:17 GMT
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor sublet Royal Lodge cottages to boost private income – despite paying peppercorn rent
The former prince gained income from privately subletting three cottages within Royal Lodge, a new report from the National Audit Office shows

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:11:29 GMT
Bomb disposal film screening postponed after real WWII bomb found
Unexploded bomb was found by workmen at a development site in Radford, Coventry

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:44:09 GMT
15,000 sign petition demanding review into A-Level exam over claims it was harder than previous papers
Signatories said Wednesday’s Pearson Edexcel paper one exam was significantly more challenging than any past papers and had left students feeling ‘overwhelmed’ and ‘uncertain’

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:08:00 GMT
Home Office admits it has lost track of migrants with no right to be in UK – but doesn’t know how many
Home Office still focused on ‘short-term fixes’ to broken asylum system, MPs warn

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:07:53 GMT
‘My murdered daughter’s bedroom has laid untouched since she vanished 30 years ago’
The last sighting of Melanie Hall, 25, was inside a nightclub in Bath 30 years ago - now police have launched a fresh appeal

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Girl, 5, left bleeding and screaming in pain after being wrongly prescribed treatment
Her daughter’s pain meant her mother was later questioned about possible sexual abuse

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
Major high street bank rolls out defibrillators and bleed control kits across 605 branches
St John Ambulance is also working alongside Nationwide to offer life-saving training to 4,000 members of staff as well as local communities

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:01:00 GMT
AI ‘super-antigen’ vaccine could protect against whole families of viruses
Researchers say this could prevent future pandemics, save lives and stop lockdowns

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:33:49 GMT
Burnham confirms he will run to replace Starmer as Prime Minister if he wins Makerfield by-election
Labour leader hopeful also suggested the law around carrying knives for religious reasons should be reviewed after the death of Henry Nowak

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:17:19 GMT
Betfair ‘failed to adequately protect’ gambler who took own life after losing thousands, court told
Luke Ashton was 40 when he died in April 2021 after losing around £5,500 the previous month over the course of about 1,000 bets

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:58:11 GMT
Probe into Mandelson and Andrew may last over a year, top prosecutor says
Both were arrested in February on suspicion of misconduct in public office over their connections with Epstein

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:44:15 GMT
Keir Starmer hits out at Elon Musk for ‘trying to whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak’s murder
Prime minister ‘humbled’ to meet family of Henry Nowak at No 10 after accusing tech billionaire of ‘interfering’ in UK politics

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:00:17 GMT
Devon helicopter crash: Three Royal Navy service members who died in training exercise named
Britain’s only female commando among three victims of Wednesday’s crash

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:34:55 GMT
Man shot with crossbow on university campus
Former university student arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:02:32 GMT
Murder investigation launched after boy dies in hospital following London stabbing
A 15-year-old boy who was stabbed on Saturday has died in hospital

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:11:33 GMT
HMRC issues warning to TikTok users as two arrested over suspected £153m tax scam
The scheme allegedly involved individuals posting ads on the popular social media platform

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:52:47 GMT
These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list
Warnings against travel abroad from the UK have been issued for countries including Iran, Syria and Russia

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:35:04 GMT
Voices: Join The Independent’s new campaign to rebuild the UK’s relationship with Europe
We are a decade on from the Brexit referendum – but the UK is still divided. That is why we are launching a new editorial campaign. It is time to find a better way forward, writes editor-in-chief Geordie Greig

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:27:52 GMT
From a ‘plucky plumber’ to the ‘King in the North’: Who are the Makerfield by-election candidates?
Polls suggest it will be a tight race between Labour candidate Andy Burnham and Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:22:15 GMT
Amazon expands online grocery with same-day fresh food delivery
Vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, bread, eggs and frozen foods will be available for rapid delivery

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:18:00 GMT
Government accused of ‘mockery’ after number of school teachers falls in a year
The number of all teachers in state-funded schools in England fell by around 1,900 in a year

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:15:18 GMT
Government accused of ‘mockery’ after number of school teachers falls in a year
The number of all teachers in state-funded schools in England fell by around 1,900 in a year

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:55:42 GMT
Footballer accused of travelling to UK as hitman ‘told friend somebody is going to die’
Johannes Kongsnes Natland accused of travelling from Norway to Manchester last year to carry out ‘hit’ for money

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:50:26 GMT
Teacher banned from classroom after searching for female pupils’ Instagram pictures
The 28-year-old teacher confessed to a senior school figure via a note

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:39:01 GMT
Reform UK receives millions from crypto billionaires and foreign donors as donations soar
Donors based abroad now face a cap of £100,000 a year on the amount they can give to political parties

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:30:22 GMT
Major UK supermarket to stop selling brown eggs in net zero push
White eggs have a smaller carbon footprint than brown ones, research suggests

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:11:30 GMT
Voices: ‘We are so polarised post-Brexit’: Readers on rebuilding Britain’s future in Europe
As The Independent launches Europe: The Way Back, readers remain split over Brexit’s legacy and Britain’s future in Europe, but agree the country still needs to confront the issue

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:53:11 GMT
Darren Jones told Mandelson he was ‘so sorry’ after sacking over Epstein ties
Texts were not published in the latest tranche of documents related to Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:52:08 GMT
Teacher who sent WhatsApp messages while driving bus full of pupils spared classroom ban
Ex-head of sport at Surrey school who drove minibus after argument escapes ban from profession

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:41:07 GMT
Disgraced church pastor who sexually abused women appeals sentence over claims of ‘campaign’ against him
Masocha believed the complainers had ‘come together and conspired’ against him

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:49:54 GMT
Fire crews battling large blaze at Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot
Staff have been safely evacuated with firefighters tackling the blaze overnight

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:37:02 GMT
Former jockey who punched pensioner to death outside pub jailed for manslaughter
Levi Williams was sentence to three years in jail on Thursday

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:36:12 GMT
Stormzy fined after police catch him using phone while driving £400,000 Ferrari
It is the second time the music superstar has fallen foul of the law for using his phone at the wheel

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:27:15 GMT
Henry Nowak’s family say UK needs to rebuild trust in police after son’s murder
Nowak’s family will speak to the prime minister in a private Downing Street meeting on Thursday

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:22:46 GMT
Aristocrat who went on This Morning to find a wife loses £1.2m divorce battle with ex
Sir Benjamin Slade is known for going on TV in his hunt for a ‘castle-trained’ new wife

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:06:41 GMT
Southampton man admits violent disorder and dog lead weapon charges after Henry Nowak protest
There were protests outside Southampton Central Police Station earlier this week following the murder of Henry Nowak

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:06:41 GMT
Vickrum Digwa 999 call in full as he lies to police about racial attack from Henry Nowak
The 999 call made in which murderer Vickrum Digwa claimed that Henry Nowak racially abused him has been released in full.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:15 GMT
‘Morally unreasonable’ to tackle childhood obesity with weight loss jabs, Chris Whitty says
The 2024 Health Survey for England found that 15 per cent of children aged two to 15 were living with obesity

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:54:57 GMT
Starmer to meet family of murdered student Henry Nowak after hitting out at Musk amid political row
Starmer is set to speak with Nowak’s family in Downing Street on Thursday afternoon

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:44:15 GMT
Henry Nowak protests: ‘Rioters smashed cars as our kids slept upstairs – we were terrified’
After violent disorder broke out in Southampton in response to the murder of Henry Nowak, residents tell Dan Haygarth of the terror and chaos that unfolded around them

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:24:18 GMT
Brexit book reveals explosive secrets behind UK decision to leave the EU
A new book to mark 10 years since the UK’s Brexit referendum reveals the inside story from the key players – from both sides of the debate. Their candid accounts paint a picture of chaos that the UK is still coming to terms with

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:22:59 GMT
Boris Johnson described Theresa May as a ‘giant yucca tree under whose shade everything dies’
Exclusive: Sir Conor Burns, one of Boris Johnson’s closest aides, lays bare the former prime minister’s dim view of his predecessor in new book marking 10 years since the Brexit referendum

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:18:49 GMT
Henry Nowak’s inquest to probe whether police response to his stabbing contributed to his death
Hampshire Constabulary has been sharply criticised for its response to Henry Nowak’s death

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:08:23 GMT
Judge sacked for sending ‘highly sexualised image’ to court staff
The judge had received a complaint that he ‘behaved inappropriately towards a number of staff’

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:04:19 GMT
Three members of Royal Navy killed in Devon helicopter crash
The helicopter crashed in a field at Sourton Down, near Okehampton, just before 4am on Wednesday

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:34:19 GMT
Police chief warns claims of two-tier policing could set back efforts ‘to the 1960s’
Chief inspector Andy George warns of danger of policing returning to time before Stephen Lawrence’s 1993 murder

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:04:53 GMT
Starmer ‘100% behind’ MP suing Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok images
Jess Asato has filed a High Court claim seeking accountability over design choices that allowed the AI tool to create fake images of her.

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:04:37 GMT
Major business group accuses Labour of sending firms to ‘tipping point’ after taking billions extra in tax
An extra £27bn was raised in taxes by Labour, the CBI will say

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:53:36 GMT
Meghan celebrates daughter Princess Lilibet’s fifth birthday with new family photo
The Duchess of Sussex shared a photo of Lili alongside her father, Prince Harry, captioned ‘our dream girl’

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:39:45 GMT
Government does not rule out further aid cuts in letter to parliamentary committee
Sarah Champion, the chair of the International Development Committee, says response to letter seeking reassurance over aid spending ‘does not fill me or my committee with confidence’

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:27:16 GMT
Major UK retailer offering cash refund on tents ahead of summer festivals
UK festivals reportedly generate approximately 25,800 tonnes of waste annually

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:20:42 GMT
Midwives told to work double shifts with no sleep, new report finds
The CQC report revealed there were ‘extended periods without rest’ for some healthcare professionals

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:17:42 GMT
NHS staff should not wear pro-Palestine badges on uniforms, review recommends
Lord John Mann, who is the government’s independent adviser on antisemitism, said taking the NHS into political protests was ‘a problem’

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:00:51 GMT
National Lottery ticket sales dip ahead of major Powerball launch
A major investment paves the way for the biggest overhaul to the draw-based Lotto game since its 1994 launch

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:57:25 GMT
Almost half of private renters faced rule-breaking letting agents
Many rogue agents are operating delivering “rock-bottom” service, Citizens Advice warns

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