Top medic recalled ‘scenes from hell’ with ‘sick patients raining from the sky’

Lord Peter Mandelson has come under fire following his connection to disgraced child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Britain imports a significant percentage of its natural gas and, following a cold winter, Europe is expected to have lower reserves than usual

Angela Rayner is widely seen as a potential successor to Sir Keir Starmer amid rumours of a leadership challenge in the face of devastating approval ratings and questions over the direction of the government

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has sought to ‘reset’ relations with Brussels in an effort to improve trade ties since his election in 2024

Warnings to be vigilant for signs of infection after 20 cases identified

Fewer than 2,000 of the monkeys live in the wild in Ghana and the Ivory Coast

Ferguson received the honour in 1987 as a wedding present from York, a year after marrying Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, and Alireza Farasati, 22, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday

Thomas Niven, 37, was found dead in the bin in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road, in Coventry, last Friday

Players are urged to check if they could be the winner of the life-changing sum of money

The row, sparked by Angela Rayner’s comments on Tuesday night, has already seen major divisions within the Labour Party

Campaigners warn that the current oil and gas crisis is especially concerning in light of the link between poor housing conditions and serious illness

Aid allocations set to be announced more than a year after the prime minister said the budget would be reduced from 0.5% of GDP to 0.3% by 2027

London mayor Sadiq Khan hailed what he said was ‘positive news’ but further walkouts called for April and May remain on in a row over the proposed four-day working week

Rwanda is also seeking £6m in compensation for UK’s failure to take in refugees under Tory scheme

The Ministry of Defence confirmed plans to stock up on more of the laser-guided Martlet weapons, which have been used to down drones from Tehran in recent weeks

Fly-tippers could soon find themselves conscripted into "clean-up squads", tasked with tidying the very areas where they have illegally dumped waste, under new government proposals.

AI chatbots are creating new forms of abuse and enabling existing offences like stalking, a new paper says

The path for Rayner to succeed Starmer is not clear, but her speech on Tuesday night shows she’s up for the fight, says political editor David Maddox

Polanski takes aim at the government’s ‘failing fiscal rules’ as he set out plans to overhaul the UK’s tax system

The firm is also planning to convert another 150 into tenanted sites

Independent readers are divided over the repercussions of rejoining the EU, weighing potential economic and security gains against political backlash

Health chiefs have announced a targeted vaccination programme for students living at Canterbury halls of residence

The charge relates to an incident in Great Peter Street, Westminster, on Monday, December 15

CCTV footage shows a gang committing a smash-and-grab raid on a luxury store in London, one of several that they committed throughout the capital.

The 65-year-old will appear in court later this month

Nala-Rose Fletcher will be left with lasting difficulties for the rest of her life, her parents said

Older and vulnerable individuals are increasingly falling victim to a "cruel" wave of online "friendship fraud", a leading bank has warned.

Dan Hurst was airlifted to Majorca for emergency surgery

Pawnbroking lending was at record levels in February and the momentum had continued into March

The contactless limit has been changed several times previously

Keir Starmer’s challenges are not just limited to Kemi Badenoch grilling him at PMQs. As the Iran conflict continues, Trump is back to banging the “he’s no Churchill” drum. But what is it actually like to manage the ‘special relationship?�...

The government continues to push clean energy in response to the current global energy crisis

His father’s religious beliefs dictate he be buried, while his mother wants him cremated to ‘return to nature’

The fate of his three houses had been in limbo due to a handwritten will

Groups representing victims of VAWG called for the justice secretary to drop plans to limit jury trials, insisting they are a ‘democratic safeguard’

Government says the stronger protections are designed to prevent livestock death and injury in England and Wales, saving farmers thousands of pounds each year

Top deals beat inflation by more than 1% say money experts

Gillingham’s mayor says all councils should be ‘coming on board’

The Tories will use an opposition day debate to call for reform to the student loan system

Maria-Christina Copinger-Symes, 54, is part of the wealthy Perez de la Sala dynasty, which made its £550m-plus fortune in shipping

Parcel volumes hit record levels of 262.1 million in the UK, boosted by the Yodel deal

West Wales and western England are due to have the warmest weather on Wednesday

The Institute for Fiscal Studies’ verdict comes after work and pensions secretary Pat McFadden set out scheme to encourage employers to hire young people

Michael Rosen has urged parents to check all over their children's bodies if they suspect they have meningitis symptoms, as he opened up about his son's death aged 18 from the infection.

New WaterAid report says investing in and delivering water, sanitation and hygiene across healthcare facilities could prevent 10 million cases of maternal sepsis and 8,580 deaths worldwide every year

The winner will secure a £10 million prize for a year of cultural activities

Women everywhere want to be assured of a safe and dignified birth, where they are listened to and their needs – that they and their baby are protected from preventable harm and illness – acted upon, writes Helen Hamilton

Two midwives in Africa describe the transformative power of clean water to stop mothers dying during childbirth – something they fear happens all too often. Rachel Hagan reports