Recipe searches for toad in the hole were up 67%

Asked whether the new PM is considering a 10 per cent tax on all estates passed on after death, cabinet minister Pat McFadden said: ‘We have to wait to see what he says in his speech tomorrow’

IT expert Dr Sean Stimson became ‘extremely emotionally involved’ in a row over the will of his ‘very close’ aunt

Wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ if they break out in the South East, forecasters warned

There were over 1m millionaires heading into the pandemic but the number has steadily fallen since

The former solicitor, who also runs an animal sanctuary near Hertford, insists she was the victim of a ‘malicious report’ to the RSPCA

Aidan Botha, of Porthleven, Helston, Cornwall said he is now dogged by ‘chronic burner syndrome’

Women can obtain the pill without needing to book a GP appointment or visit a sexual health clinic

As the investigation into Suzy Lamplugh’s disappearance enters its fifth decade, The Independent hears from a detective who was on the scene from day one

Wu was one of 47 activists charged in 2021 in Hong Kong’s biggest case under a Beijing-imposed security law

All the essential cost of living information whether claiming benefits or not

Green Party leader says he ‘condemns’ message on T-shirt shared by him over social media

The deployment comes a week before the Brighton and Hove festival, which attracts an estimated 500,000 people

PM also reveals he intends to cut the welfare bill by making some benefits conditional on working

The Prime Minister said Ms Phillipson will help drive ‘culture change’ in the party

Sonia Exelby was reported missing from her address in Portsmouth last year. Her body was found by US investigators in Marion County, Florida, on October 17

Aaron Strachan, 21, stalked, abducted and raped the teenager in the York Place area of Edinburgh in May 2025

‘Without emergency legislation, dangerous violent and sexual offenders will be released at the start of September’, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said

The arrests marked a new chapter in the widening legal troubles for the brothers, who have built a large online following promoting their views on masculinity and wealth

Two women, aged 18 and 30, and a 36-year-old man, were declared dead at the scene, while a baby girl was taken to hospital and died a short time later

Farmed chicken is thought to have increased the spread of Campylobacter, the most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea worldwide

The More in Common poll appears to confirm that Reform are in crisis as Nigel Farage contests the Clacton by-election against Count Binface and 32 other candidates

The Prince of Wales said the wildfires are a ‘stark reminder of the challenges posed by an increasingly extreme climate’

Fire chiefs are warning wildfires could become ‘exceptionally severe’ following the prolonged spell of dry weather

Call comes following the decision to reallocate international aid to help fight the climate crisis towards funding a cap on UK bus fares

‘What we do in our next manifesto will be a question for the Labour Party,’ a government minister said

Opponents claim the upgrades will ‘harm the Forest’

The new prime minister says Britain has to be ‘really serious’ about reducing the benefits bill

Robert Bush was branded ‘cold and calculated’ after he kept 31 bodies - including a stillborn baby- that should have been cremated

A rapist who abducted a teenage girl at knifepoint tried to escape while being led towards a waiting prison van outside court.

The Prime Minister highlighted that residents in Greater Manchester are paying more than those in London

Sir Clive Alderton says it has been the ‘greatest imaginable honour’ to serve the King and Queen

Andy Burnham has survived his first week.

The UK is at a critical moment to shape public understanding of the risks of wildfires

Emergency services, including the police, coastguard and ambulance, responded to the incident, with two people pronounced dead at the scene

It’s important to build financial resilience - but also to know how changing assets can impact your claims

Our community is divided after Andy Burnham vowed to make benefits – including mental health support – conditional on work, with some cheering the crackdown and others accusing the new PM of copying his predecessors’ mistakes

‘International development is not an add-on to British policy,’ foreign secretary says

Female students from Sudan, Afghanistan and Cameroon denied chance to learn in the UK after home secretary imposes visa ban

Cold water shock can affect anyone regardless of swimming ability

Experts have warned the new prime minister could create a ‘postcode lottery’

The deaths are being treated as unexplained

Javed Khan is accused of stabbing Abdulkadir Mahamed to death

Trees have weakened due to the extreme heat and lack of rainfall, the staff at Normanby Hall Country Park in Lincolnshire have warned

The daughter of an elderly man left in a cardboard coffin for 10 months says it feels like ‘he was just forgotten’

Five activists were convicted of criminal damage after causing £200,000 worth of damage to a Barclays branch

Axel was adopted by Andy Burnham and his wife nearly 10 years ago

Andrew Tate is currently facing extradition proceedings in the US after his arrest in Miami

Ciara Corvan pleaded guilty to a total of seven counts of ill treatment of patients

The incident occurred on Sunday evening, with paramedics rushing to the scene

New prime minister has also warned that ‘the NHS will collapse’ unless he fixes social care

Fires have wrought destruction in mainland Europe this week, with 220,000 forced out of their homes in southwest France and 116,000 evacuated in Spain

The letter was described as a ‘priceless snapshot’ of life on board the ship

The victim is still suffering from ‘significant injuries’ seven months later

Political editor David Maddox looks at the implication of European affairs minister Hamish Falconer suggesting rejoin could be part of a future Labour manifesto

Sir Ian was one of Scotland’s wealthiest people

Kieran Cooper says he is ‘grateful to be alive’ following the terrifying ordeal

Thirty-one families believed that their loved one had been cremated, when in fact they remained on site within the Legacy premises on Hessle Road

Wes Streeting said that spending enough money on defence is ‘a matter of principle’

A new study has compared higher-value postcodes with what it found to be the least costly neighbouring postcodes sitting right next to them