Hundreds were lured in by false claims made online for the second year running

Some who attended the events at ‘unsuitable and potentially dangerous locations’ needed medical treatment for suspected drug-related illnesses, police said

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The pedestrian is believed to have been carried on top of the car for a mile

Motorists heading out to cars sat idle over Christmas can lead to a spike in calls for help

The government has played down reports the pharmaceuticals deal could cost the NHS an extra £3 billion a year in drug costs

The Treasury said online minicab firms were “illegitimately using a niche scheme to avoid tax”

Labour chancellor’s freeze on tax thresholds will mean a worker currently earning £50,000 would be £505 worse off by 2030-31, analysis finds

Members voted in favour of the ‘collective leadership’ option, with a ‘lay’ chair – who cannot be an MP

The Independent’s editor-in-chief Geordie Greig leads tributes to the award-winning photojournalist

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Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are ramping up their campaigns ahead of May’s Senedd elections, as polls already predict Starmer’s party could face a catastrophic defeat, writes Holly Evans

Labour London mayor hits out at the US President’s ‘pathetic name-calling’ and suggests warm meeting with Zohran Mamdani was just the New York mayor’s ‘diplomacy’

Derek Egan has been charged with trespassing on a protected site

Met Office warns frequent and heavy snow showers may lead to travel disruption

Her family thought she was going to a New Year’s Eve party. She was never seen again. Six decades on, Mary Flanagan’s disappearance remains one of Britain’s most haunting mysteries. Harriette Boucher looks inside Britain’s longest missing per...

Tom Shearman remembered his family as ‘three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence’