Our community share their views on the new prime minister’s plan to put technical education on equal footing with university – from readers who say the change is decades overdue, to those who fear a return to the old grammar school divide

Visitors have the chance to join a select group of exclusive guests who have had a private tour of the stones

The new prime minister begins his term as one of the UK’s most popular politicians, but will the ‘Burnham bounce’ last? Albert Toth looks at the figures behind the historic rise to power

Greggs’ sales and profits have risen in the first half of 2026 as it looks to expand across the UK

The east Midlands, east of England, London and the south east are all under amber heat health alerts

People have been encouraged not to leave floral tributes but instead to donate to local causes

Sweltering temperatures are expected in the capital this week

Mostafa Rahmani says he is at risk of arrest and detention if he is returned to Iran but the Home Office have refused his asylum claim

The Met Office is expecting a ‘North-South split’ with high temperatures in the South, but Scotland seeing clouds and outbreaks of rain

The haul is part of Operation CeCe, a joint initiative between National Trading Standards and HM Revenue and Customs

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced it has allowed Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) to recoup £320 million

Stefan Oloffs made a website about colleague Richard Phillips and wrote to the Port of London Authority

The prime minister will call for an end to the ‘political point scoring culture’ as he warns that the NHS could collapse unless there is a solution on social care

Recipe searches for toad in the hole were up 67%

Labour’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election tells The Independent how she plans to be different to Andy Burnham, and what she would demand from him if she wins

While tailoring school to the needs of the local workforce is sound in sentiment, the government needs to be careful not to dampen potential or ambition. Girls need bigger dreams than their postcode can provide, writes Amna Ahmad

Mary Davidson Smith received 105 cards for her 105th birthday – including from King Charles

Leading economic think tank warns there is ‘no capacity’ to borrow more with inflation set to go higher than expected, growth set to plummet and a massive squeeze on spending

More than 10,000 of the unsafe adaptors may have already been sold to UK shoppers

Mr Miliband will extend the UK's solidarity in the wake of the destruction