New identity verification scheme aimed at deterring illegal migration is reportedly to become optional

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to make a statement to MPs after receiving report on the decision

Critics have urged officials to reject plans for the Chinese ‘mega-embassy’ in London

Lord Blunkett ‘disappointed but not surprised’ by the governments latest U-turn

Some benefits will increase in April while others have been frozen

Students voted for the move 1,764 votes to 1,054

The British government has scaled back plans for mandatory digital ID cards, initially proposed as a way of helping control immigration

By watering down his plans to make digital ID compulsory in yet anorther policy U-turn, the prime minister is showing that he’s lost control of his government’s agenda, writes political editor David Maddox

The Country Market’s ‘pioneering founder’ Peter Marshall died aged 81 in January 2017

The Independent looks at all the times Keir Starmer has U-turned on his promises since taking office

Buying and selling, designing and looking after pets are popular ways to raise extra cash, according to research released by Scottish Widows

Fresh hearing for child murderer once again ‘reopens unimaginable trauma’ for James’ loved ones

Age UK’s ‘crisis hiding in plain sight’ campaign is urging older people to check if they are entitled to extra financial support

Applicants will not need to be claiming benefits to qualify

All the essential cost of living information you need for February

The US has repeatedly threatened to annex Greenland

Pensioners need to ‘jump through hoops’ to get support, charity boss says

‘Not only is the infrastructure depleted, but the leadership is rubbish,’ local MP says

Plans for a compulsory digital ID system, intended for right-to-work checks, were thrown into disarray on Tuesday

Plans expected to be set out alongside new Northern Powerhouse Rail proposals as Labour tries to woo voters from Nigel Farage’s Reform

Nottingham University Hospitals Trust patients facing ‘significant and unacceptable’ delays

The party has submitted a new logo to replace their current yellow and purple pound emblem

A Conservative spokesperson said that Reform UK was the party of ‘has-been politicians’

Mental-health charity for gay, trans and non-binary people says prejudices in society cause higher rates of depression

Vladimir Motin was charged after his container ship, Solong, collided with US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate

Police discovered 300 cannabis plants worth £160,000 over three floors of the former U Need Us store in Portsmouth

Jonathan Hall, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism, said in a speech at the Policy Exchange think that ‘the question of how to regulate the online space is the most urgent question of our day’

Items taken off TikTok Shop because they could catch light, says product regulator

A new video posted to the official Home Office TikTok accounts shows immigration enforcement officers raiding homes and businesses and arresting people thought to be in the UK illegally

Off with her head? Painting in National Portrait Gallery’s collection may have been important political tool to shore-up Elizabeth I’s hold on power

The former minister also said the British lawmaking process is not fit for purpose when it comes to regulating new technology.

Our community rejected Nigel Farage’s claim that he could simply ‘break’ any EU reset deal, arguing that the so-called Farage clause reflects standard international law and the EU’s justified attempt to protect itself from Britain’s ongoing...

Clinical psychologist Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland suggested we bite our nails as a way of protecting ourselves

Wendy Lewis’ behaviour lacked integrity and was dishonest, a panel hearing at the Teaching Regulation Agency found

According to a new YouGov poll, 61 per cent of Brits agree that London is an unsafe place to live, and only 30 per cent view it as a safe place

The building society has now introduced a new feature to build on its “scam checker” service

Watch live as technology secretary Liz Kendall and culture secretary Lisa Nandy are questioned over AI and copyright on Tuesday (13 January).

A wanted man got stuck on a shed roof after he tried to evade capture by police.

Kerry McCarthy says X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children

John McDonald sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in prison for killing mother-of-three

A rogue roofer led police on a chase before running over and killing a mother-of-three on a golf course in April 2025, video shows.

It is the second time in two months that Tunbridge Wells has been affected by outages

The petition was debated in parliament after a petition attracted more than one million signatures

The ombudsman found the council ‘missed opportunities’ to assist with the man’s growing debt

Yellow weather warnings have been issued across the UK this week with ice and heavy rain expected

New analysis, based on several key housing market indicators, has outlined the best places to buy a house in Britain this year

Health secretary says the government’s ‘new year’s resolution’ should be to ‘get it right first time’

Gary MacDougall had expected he and his family to split his multi-millionaire mum Jeanne MacDougall's estate with his sister

Cases of norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, are adding further strain on the NHS as it struggles to keep up with the demand

Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly set to approve the proposal ahead of his trip to China

The Met now insists officers must declare if they are members of the organisation

Some 12,791 visits took place in 2025, up 57 per cent from 2024, including businesses such as nail bars, car washes, barbers and takeaways

The former UK ambassador to the US had declined to apologise to Epstein’s victims over the weekend

Six-figure earners can be disproportionately hit because they lose other benefits such as free childcare

Options for first-time buyers are reaching record highs, new data shows

Development comes after the UK supported a US operation to seize a Russian-flagged tanker in the North Atlantic

Trump has repeatedly used tariffs as a threat over the past year to nations doing business with the US

The person was rescued after nearly 90 minutes in chilly waters off the east coast of Scotland