The new target opening schedule for HS2 is between May 2036 and October 2039

Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz means the average price of a litre of petrol and diesel at UK forecourts have increased

Kemi Badenoch has described the move as ‘insane’ amid fears it could be a major boost to Vladimir Putin

A mental health nurse highlighted that social media has created a surge in demand for services in autism and ADHD

Much of the country can expect scorching weather over the bank holiday weekend

Climate report calls for widespread air conditioning amid warning UK temperatures will to exceed 40C by 2050

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has taken time out from dealing with his own sticky political situation to congratulate his favorite soccer team Arsenal on winning the Premier League

More than 7,000 referrals were made last year, marking the highest annual total since the body was established

It comes as new figures show CPI fell to 2.8 per cent

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A benefit cheat who claimed she could not walk was caught on CCTV working out at the gym.

The wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson was drugged by the black cab driver when she was a 19-year-old university student

Professor Daslav Brkic accused Douglas Palin of rendering his property ‘unsellable’

Guy Hollingworth is unable to walk more than 50 metres after the tractor incident

Firefighters have been tackling the fire at a Landfill near Ladybank since 12 May

James Roscoe stood in as interim ambassador after Lord Peter Mandelson was sacked

Exclusive: More £64million is spent each year locking up IPP prisoners recalled to prison indefinitely despite committing no further crime, campaigners estimate

Enough is ‘lying’ to victims, says MP

One of the most pressing issues the cemetery faces is climate change, but a new Lottery grant will ‘safeguard’ the future of the ‘nationally important’ venue

Chancellor fears Iran war will push up bills even further for struggling households but supermarket bosses brand plan ‘desperate’

Following an unusually cool May, the warm weather is due to return on Friday and is predicted to linger into next week

A warning has been issued to motorists about ‘ghost brokers’ selling bogus insurance policies through social media and messaging platforms

‘You would never want your child to be in a situation where you are dropping them off to not have them return,’ Labour MP tells The Independent

Force is investigating allegations from the mid-1990s to 2000 and the mid-to-late 1980s

The tranche of two million Epstein files has sparked numerous probes from UK police forces

It comes after Shona Manderson accused her on-screen partner of sexual misconduct while on the Channel 4 show, while two other women alleged they were raped by their on-screen husbands

Maurice Glasman, founder of the influential Blue Labour movement, has offered his backing to home secretary Shabana Mahmood as the party’s next leader

The inquiry, which is examining events leading up to Valdo Calocane’s killings, heard that a fatal attack was carried out in by someone who “previously had contact” with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The climate crisis, disease and conflict will require a new approach to global development, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper tells the UK-hosted partnerships conference – but others warn that aid cuts curtail these ambitions

Since 1991, Big Issue has supported more than 108,000 vendors to earn an income

Helen Oluyemisi Balogun showed a ‘consistent theme and pattern’ of trying to ‘minimise’ her ‘antisemitic comments’, a tribunal found

Ministers told nearly 9,000 Afghans eligible to come to the UK that they need to flee Afghanistan themselves

Exclusive: New polling shows little faith in any political party to tackle rising unemployment

Labour MPs will use an expected fall in net migration to pile pressure on the Home Office to reverse its plans for further immigration reforms

The popular drink will continue to be available in the major UK supermarkets and other retailers

Disruption across the network is expected to last until at least 6pm on Tuesday, National Rail said

Helen Green received more than £25,000 in PIP over the space of three years

Sixty-three sanctioned Russian vessels have crossed through British waters since the Ministry of Defence announced measures to tackle the shadow fleet in March

A Unite the Kingdom rally, organised by far right activist Tommy Robinson, took place in London on Saturday

Actor and comedian Matt Lucas said the Prince of Wales had confirmed to him that he would be travelling to the game during an OBE ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday

Mr Hayek ultimately described the launch as ‘extraordinary’

Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit

Greater Manchester mayor beats Reform leader in head-to-head polls by 14 percentage points, according to pollsters

Exclusive: The Independent’s crime correspondent Amy-Clare Martin joined officers checking on victims of domestic abuse as part of a new operation to better enforce protective orders

The boss of Grind said chain’s coffees had to be ‘best in class’ to justify the cost for customers

A burglar’s attempt to flee the scene of the crime went embarrassingly wrong after he was unable to open a seemingly-locked door.

Security minister Dan Jarvis said he was ‘extremely concerned’ to hear about the allegations, adding that it is ‘highly likely’ they will be referred to police

Mayor of London said there is an ‘urgent’ need to tackle new forms of abuse against women and girls

Mayor of London tells The Independent Labour must ‘change the pace of delivery’ from now on

Exclusive: Burnham has faced criticism for backtracking on his stance on Brexit and economic policies

Supercar-loving tycoon David Kyte sustained head and face burns after the car caught fire in October 2017

Prince William to make a live radio appearance on Heart Breakfast from Isles of Scilly

As the phantom leadership contest rumbles on ahead of a by-election in Makerfield, political editor David Maddox looks at the dirty tricks campaigns being unleashed by Labour MPs to stop Andy Burnham making it into No 10

The average price of a litre of petrol is the most expensive it’s been since December 2022

The Pensions Commission have called for a fresh “national settlement” with significant groups of people facing a severe cliff-edge when they retire

Political opponents of the Reform UK leader have called for ‘transparency’, accusing him of ‘dodging scrutiny’ over a £5 million from Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne

Love Island and Strictly Come Dancing are just a few shows that have been hit by controversy and tragedy

New range was rolled out at stores across the country

As the UK hosts a major development conference in London, Cate Turton and Dr Unni Krishnan argue that aid reform must put more resources directly in the hands of people in crisis

Will hit Channel 4 show now be cancelled after contestants claim they were assaulted during filming?

Zvonko Tomisa, 58, hit Arran McManus’s car in standstill traffic on the M20 in Kent on November 25 last year

His solicitor says the council’s move is ‘diabolical’

Bishop’s Stortford Town Council is reportedly the only authority outside London to be granted such powers by Parliament

The 22-year-old suffered injuries to his neck and back

The Ministry of Defence said Lance Bombardier Ciara Sullivan was an ‘exceptional jockey’