Met Office warns conditions will turn colder towards end of the month

As The Independent’s SafeCall campaign hits its target of £165,000 alongside Missing People, it heard from those who witnessed the charity’s modest beginnings

A decision on China’s application for a new embassy in London is expected in days, but those living next to the proposed site will be challenging it all the way, as Dan Haygarth reports

The government said some 63 council areas could postpone elections until 2027 after some told ministers they lacked the capacity to reorganise in time

Crossbench peer says Laila Cunningham’s remarks were a ‘dogwhistle’ to racists

Check if your council has requested to delay May’s local elections

Jenrick was sacked by the Conservative leader this week hours before he defected to Nigel Farage’s party

The government is facing mounting calls to reject Beijing’s plans for the embassy at Royal Mint Court

A 999 call captures the moment a 12-year-old boy called emergency services after steering a car to safety when his mother fainted behind the wheel.

Police insisted the chartered plane was the ‘only option’ after a judge criticised the cost

The London Ambulance Service was called to the unrest in South Kensington at 8.45pm

Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis

John Healy hit out at Farage’s refusal to back sending UK troops into Ukraine in the event of a peace deal

Senior government figures are reportedly pressing for Mr Streeting's removal, citing his ‘outspoken opinions’