Charities, dentists, hospices and GPs, as well as farmers, have all called for the Labour prime minister to change tack on chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Budget

Health secretary wants to improve safety for those going to Turkey and elsewhere for cosmetic procedures after several deaths linked to treatments

There should be no room for secrecy or concealment in assisted dying applications, Sir James Munby warned

Urfan Sharif, his wife and brother are accused of being “all in this together” by discarding her clothes and fleeing to Pakistan

The former Tory deputy prime minister, an ally of Boris Johnson, resigned in the wake of a probe into his behaviour

Supporters say the government’s response to the ‘industrial-scale miscarriage of justice’ is not good enough and praised The Independent for highlighting the issue

Regulator approves bid by open-access operator Go-op to run trains in south-west England from late next year

New remit given to FCA by chancellor raises fears of a weakening of rules brought in to avert another financial crisis

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died after being chased by four teenagers in Bristol this year

Some cafes and visitor centres to close with job losses while reserves in Suffolk and Hertfordshire among those in peril

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died after being chased by four ‘tooled up’ teenagers in Bristol this year

Tea sales in the UK have been declining for years, with drinkers switching to coffee, energy drinks and bubble tea

New Labour prime minister Keir Starmer attended event to mark the festival of lights

A ban on owning zombie knives and machetes came into force on September 24

The Prince of Wales gives royal pardon to student for being late to her lecture

At least 100 white-clawed crayfish, the UK’s only native species, have been found dead since the end of September

The weekly tracker poll by Techne UK for The Independent shows that the Tories have taken six points off Labour’s lead since Kemi Badenoch became leader

It is the second time the Royal Navy and RAF have detected Russian ships and aircraft over past week

Call comes after Bank’s governor Andrew Bailey said the UK should rebuild relations with the European Union as he warned of the economic consequences of leaving the bloc

Inside a domestic abuse refuge, safety and recovery are at the forefront. Emma Armstrong, Chief Executive of I Choose Freedom, which runs 12 refuges in Surrey, shares that they provide “safe accommodation and a path to freedom” for those es ...