Highs of 26C would be enough to surpass the hottest day of the year so far, which was 20.9C in Gogerddan near Aberystwyth on 18 March

Hopes that UK inflation will fall, paving way for cheaper mortgages

The Royal Navy destroyer ‘is undertaking a routine logistics’

An 18-year-old man has been jailed after threatening a chicken shop worker with a fake gun over a missing garlic sauce order in south London.

Prime minister to discuss efforts to uphold ceasefire with Gulf allies

Judge earlier said the former glamour model had ‘one of the worst driving records I have ever seen’

When I worked in No 10, I had a period where I dreamed every night that Chris Grayling was hunting me from the skies, Hunger Games style – so take it from me, Westminster does things to you, says Cleo Watson

It could be the warmest April in six years if forecasters are correct and well above the 15C average for the month

Marwan Khadir, 18, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court

It marks the 15th strike by resident doctors – formerly called junior doctors – since March 2023

A key revision will cut health-related benefits in half for new claimants, but will save £1bn, according to the government

Around 890,000 people received long-term care in England last year

Juniper said it disagreed that the ad encouraged new mothers to prioritise weight loss, saying its intended message was that mothers could “seek a balance that felt right for them”

A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics

Sir James Cleverly said “taxpayers should not be paying full rates for part-time services”

Exclusive: PM’s close ally Bridget Phillipson tells The Independent there ‘needs to be further reform to the social security system for people to get back into work’

Nearly 400 instances of sextortion were reported to the Report Remove helpline last year

Stephen Blofield was so intoxicated and aggressive that others on board feared for their safety

Mills has been an advocate for multiple sclerosis (MS) for more than a decade

Sir Keir will accuse his critics of ‘offering easy answers’ as he fights for votes ahead of what is expected to be a crushing defeat at the polls in May

Ministers are sharing national mapping technology with police to help them target streets and places where knife crime occurs

It’s understood ministers blocked travel because his presence in the country would ‘not be conducive to the public good’

The US leader has warned ‘a whole civilization will die tonight’ in his latest Truth Social rant

Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, alongside co-defendants Egyptian national Ibrahim Alshafe, 25, and Iranian national Abdulla Ahmadi, 26, allegedly targeted the woman in a ‘cynical, predatory and callous’ attack

Downing Street is expected to reiterate its refusal to allow US military to attack civilian infrastructure from UK bases, exacerbating already fractious relations

West, now known as Ye, is not the first performer to have been refused entry to the country

An estimated 750,000 young adults are missing out, according to HMRC data

Last week the government denied that Ed Miliband is expected to give the green light to the first major North Sea field project in almost 10 years

Home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf says the ‘bank is closed and the door is locked’ for anyone who wanted to ‘use history as a weapon to drain our treasury’

Festival organisers facing backlash over ‘appalling decision’ to book the US rapper

Jamie Dimon also appears to criticise Donald Trump for distancing the US from its allies

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp weighed in, branding Waitrose's decision ‘disgraceful’

Tributes were paid following his death to Edgar Riches, who was described as 'a quiet and unassuming but quite a remarkable chap'

The former Premier League footballer was charged with assault last month

Flights were halted throughout the day on Easter Monday as emergency services were called to the aerodrome

Around 10 million people suffer from hay fever in the UK

Residents up to five miles away were kept awake by 'thumping' bass music that went on all night and into Easter Sunday

Our community is sharply divided as resident doctors begin their walkout, with readers clashing over pay, patient impact and the wider future of the NHS