Around 300 schools are closed across the UK while the Severn Bridge between England and Wales has also been shut to traffic

Poverty will remain stuck at a high level without change, researchers warn

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Senior Labour figures have called for unity as a growing number of MPs express concern over the decision to block the Greater Manchester mayor from standing in a by-election

The Met said it is ‘incredible’ for a serving officer to claim they should not have been asked to attend police stations

Ghanem Al-Masarir also had his phone hacked

Several weather warnings have been issued, including amber warnings for south-west England for rain and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for wind

A new NHS pilot could see lung cancer patients diagnosed easier and faster

A more diverse reading list reflects our multi-racial society, a leading author has said

The Home Secretary said that "crime is changing" but "policing hasn’t kept pace"

The contaminations originated from a shared third-party ingredient supplier, the Food Standards Agency said

Researchers say the findings offer a promising way to improve existing cancer therapies as well as develop new ones

Suella Braverman said the reference to her mental health said ‘more about them than it does me’

New rules will bring heat network customers closer in line with those living on traditional gas and electricity connections

One union leader stressed AI tools should ‘never replace face-to-face interaction’

More than two-fifths of full-time workers with pensions had never changed their own contribution levels

Following a tumultuous weekend for Andy Burnham, The Independent asks voters in Manchester whether they believe their mayor should have been allowed to make a return to Westminster

Officials say using AI will free up 6 million hours of police time – the equivalent of 3,000 officers – each year

Residents’ disposable incomes in 11 towns and cities in the UK has grown twice as fast in the past decade

Red Planet’s gravity plays a significant role in climate cycles, computer models reveal

Sheraz Malik, 28, has been found guilty of two counts of rape after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court

The actor has accused Associated Newspapers Limited of unlawfully accessing her medical records

Braverman becomes latest right-winger to desert Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative Party in favour of Reform – as Labour blasts Farage’s party as ‘full of failed Tories’

Firefighters helped three visitors who had become disoriented in the area

Approximately 40 individuals were evacuated from Kensington Roof Gardens in the early hours of Monday

Fewer than one in four who are eligible for council tax reductions are claiming it

The fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an altercation with federal agents in Minnesota on Saturday (24 January) has sparked renewed debate over US immigration policing tactics.

Amber warnings issued across south-west England and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for rain and wind

Readers say Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to make Brexit the central election issue gives Labour a huge opportunity – but only if he tackles its failures head-on rather than playing it safe

Suella Braverman ruled out ever defecting to Reform UK, resurfaced video shows after the former Conservative MP announced on Monday (26 January) that she would be joining Nigel Farage’s party.

As Burnham is the key to stopping Reform in both Manchester seats, the prime minister faces a conundrum whatever decision he makes, writes David Maddox

The bank processed 24 payments to or from a current account held by a sanctioned person

In order to compete, Morrisons has announced a further 2,500 price cuts in January

Victims of the failed energy efficiency scheme tellThe Independent how they have been let down

The UK government has begun consulting on a possible Australian-style ban on social media for under-16s, citing rising concerns about mental health, online abuse and harmful content.

The former home secretary has become the latest right-wing Tory to join Nigel Farage’s party

The price of the precious metal is up more than 80 per cent across the last year

The White House post sparked further concerns about Donald Trump’s ambitions in Greenland

One green energy chief says that people are being “mis-sold” the boiler-replacing tech

Bill Buckler bought a 1960s bungalow in the Canford Cliffs area of Poole for over £3.1million