- London hospital forced to evacuate 150 people after suspected chemical incidentby Tara Cobham on August 14, 2025 at 10:02 am
The London Fire Brigade was called to Guy’s Hospital in Southwark shortly before 9am
- Drug dealer armed with hammer caught in unmarked police car stingby Caspar Barnes on August 14, 2025 at 10:01 am
A drug dealer armed with a hammer was caught following a failed moped getaway in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on 11 June, newly-released video shows.
- Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle faces 24 new charges after car ploughed into fansby Amy-Clare Martin on August 14, 2025 at 10:00 am
Paul Doyle, 53, is accused of driving into crowds of Liverpool football fans as they left a victory parade
- A-level results: Top grades rise again as record number of students accepted into universityby Tara Cobham on August 14, 2025 at 9:56 am
Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland celebrate exam results, with many finding out if they will progress to university, an apprenticeship or work
- Thirteen children injured after rollercoaster derails in 100-year-old amusement parkby Harry Cockburn on August 14, 2025 at 9:56 am
'Screaming' children trapped on ride weeks before permanent closure of 100-year-old amusement park
- No immediate plans to change ‘unfair’ student loan interest, education secretary admitsby Caspar Barnes on August 14, 2025 at 9:40 am
Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said on Thursday, 11 August, that there are “no immediate plans” to change interest levels on student loan repayments.
- Robert Jenrick claims migrants threw bottles at him during France camp visitby Holly Patrick on August 14, 2025 at 9:31 am
Robert Jenrick said that he had bottles thrown at him during a visit to a migrant camp near Calais.
- Watch live: Starmer welcomes Zelensky to Downing Street ahead of Trump-Putin meetingby Holly Patrick on August 14, 2025 at 8:35 am
Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer welcomes Volodymyr Zelensky to 10 Downing Street on Thursday, 14 August, a day before Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are due to meet.
- Ucas Clearing 2025: How it works and what to do if you don’t get A-level grades you wantedby Faiza Saqib and Albert Toth on August 14, 2025 at 8:26 am
- UK ‘scales back’ plans for 30,000-troop reassurance force in Ukraineby Millie Cooke and Kate Devlin on August 14, 2025 at 8:12 am
Sir Keir Starmer is to meet President Zelensky in No 10 after Donald Trump warned Russia of 'severe consequences' if it does not stop the war ahead of Friday's summit with Putin in Alaska
- JD Vance greeted by angry Palestine protesters as he arrives in Scotland for holidayby Lucy Leeson on August 14, 2025 at 7:29 am
As US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Scotland for a family holiday to the UK, he was greeted at the resort by dozens of pro-Palestine protesters, who accused him of supporting a “genocide” by Israel in Gaza on Wednesday, 13 August.
- JD Vance’s holiday brings ‘circus’ of road closures and police patrols to sleepy Cotswolds villageby Athena Stavrou on August 14, 2025 at 7:27 am
Residents in the vicinity of the 6-acre site have described road blocks coming into place as the US vice president spends time in their village
- Voices: ‘Why pick on over-seventies?’ Readers question eye tests for older driversby Independent and Lauren MacDougall on August 14, 2025 at 7:00 am
Our community is divided on compulsory eye tests for drivers over 70, with some calling for testing at all ages and others warning that targeting older motorists could unfairly restrict independence
- Met Office issues thunderstorm weather warning after heatwave scorches Britainby Nicole Wootton-Cane on August 14, 2025 at 5:15 am
The weather warnings come in the aftermath of a heatwave across parts of the UK
- Starmer ‘set to revive Northern Powerhouse Rail plan’ to boost UK infrastructureby Holly Evans on August 14, 2025 at 12:25 am
PM will announce details before the Labour Party conference next month
- Less available places to rent could see prices rise ‘by at least 25%’, report saysby Vicky Shaw on August 13, 2025 at 11:01 pm
The flow of fresh rental properties coming to market has fallen at its fastest rate in five years, according to surveyors
- Hot weather to blame for rise in pothole-related vehicle breakdowns, AA sayby Neil Lancefield on August 13, 2025 at 11:01 pm
The AA said the heat has caused the worsening of already weak road surfaces
- More than a quarter of A-level students expected to secure top gradesby Eleanor Busby on August 13, 2025 at 11:01 pm
Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday
- Children often having final say when it comes to families moving house, survey revealsby Vicky Shaw on August 13, 2025 at 11:01 pm
Seventy-four per cent of families in the study said the significant voice in any house move came from the children
- Chris Philp pelted with bottles and has knife pulled on him during trip to French migrant campby Holly Evans on August 13, 2025 at 9:09 pm
The Conservative MP visited the camp near Dunkirk to speak to asylum seekers waiting to cross the English Channel
- Major incident declared as firefighters battle large blaze in North York Moors Parkby PA Reporters on August 13, 2025 at 8:09 pm
North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue said the fire had spread to cover five square kilometres and 20 pumps were at the scene
- Mohamed al-Fayed: Almost 150 people report crimes to investigation, Met Police sayby George Lithgow on August 13, 2025 at 7:48 pm
A total of 146 reports were revealed as part of a video update sent to alleged victims earlier this week
- Murder investigation launched as man killed in apparent drive-by shooting outside petrol stationby Sam Hall on August 13, 2025 at 7:20 pm
A 50-year-old man died in hospital from his injuries following the shooting
- High-speed driver busted by police after dangerous chase through Londonby Lucy Leeson on August 13, 2025 at 6:49 pm
A high-speed police pursuit through London has been captured on camera after a car was spotted travelling at double the speed limit and the wrong side of a carriageway.
- Claire’s on brink of collapse with thousands of jobs at riskby Alexander Butler on August 13, 2025 at 6:27 pm
The fashion giant’s hundreds of stores across the UK and Ireland are set to be put into administration
- Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi charged with attempted murder after attacking prison guardsby Katie Dickinson on August 13, 2025 at 5:49 pm
Abedi, who remains in prison, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on September 18
- Heat health alerts extended into next week during fourth summer heatwaveby Lily Shanagher on August 13, 2025 at 5:32 pm
The warnings mean significant impacts on health and social care services
- Reeves accused of ‘punishing families’ with inheritance tax raid – that still ‘won’t fill Labour’s blackhole’by Millie Cooke on August 13, 2025 at 4:54 pm
Former government economist Jonathan Portes told The Independent changes to inheritance tax would not raise enough to plug the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall
- Cooper defends live facial recognition expansion amid privacy rowby Nina Lloyd on August 13, 2025 at 3:58 pm
The Home Secretary said ‘safeguards and protections’ would govern use of the cameras.
- Jayla-Jean Mclaren: Pair bailed after murder probe into death of one-year-old girlby Ellie Crabbe on August 13, 2025 at 3:45 pm
Jayla-Jean Mclaren died in hospital on August 3 after being taken there with serious injuries on August 1
- Tory police chief faces backlash over telling public to stop shopliftersby Tara Cobham on August 13, 2025 at 3:21 pm
Thames Valley commissioner’s remarks called ‘irresponsible’ by MP after he branded people who do not do anything in face of thieves as ‘part of the problem’ amid record high levels of shoplifting
- Security services descend on UK’s poshest farm shop as JD Vance visits with familyby Tara Cobham on August 13, 2025 at 3:06 pm
British armed counterterrorism officers debating who gets the chocolate-flavoured ice cream among unusual sights seen in sleepy Cotswolds village
- Undercover female police pose as joggers to catch catcallersby Nicole Wootton-Cane on August 13, 2025 at 2:44 pm
Surrey Police said street harassment was a ‘significant worry’ for women and girls
- Children accused of using glass bottle and rocks to murder man on Isle of Sheppeyby PA Reporters on August 13, 2025 at 2:42 pm
Alexander Cashford was subject to a ‘violent assault’, court hears
- Asylum seeker charged with sexually assaulting male while staying at protest-hit Epping hotelby Holly Evans on August 13, 2025 at 2:29 pm
Mohammed Sharwarq has been charged with seven offences and has been remanded into custody
