- Girl, 4, dies after tragic incident at Waterworldby Ellie Ng and Alex Croft on August 5, 2025 at 12:32 am
The girl died in hospital after being treated by paramedics at the scene
- Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault at London train stationby Independent Reporters on August 4, 2025 at 11:22 pm
British Transport Police say a 42-year-old man has been held on his arrival at Luton airport
- Man jailed for threatening police with ‘gun’ made from Primark bagby Bryony Gooch on August 4, 2025 at 11:07 pm
CCTV footage shows the man chase a police car and point a fake gun at the officers in Telford
- New strict gun laws to be introduced after tragic shootingsby Christopher McKeon on August 4, 2025 at 11:01 pm
Individuals with a history of violence or domestic abuse will now be barred from owning firearms under stringent new regulations introduced this week.
- Electric cars eligible for new government grants revealed
- ‘One-in-one-out’ migrant returns deal with France set to ‘begin next month’by Millie Cooke on August 4, 2025 at 9:33 pm
Last month, Sir Keir Starmer said the deal would ‘turn the tables’ on the people smugglers who bring them here
- Urgent warning issued to people selling their identities onlineby Vicky Shaw on August 4, 2025 at 9:30 pm
People are selling their own identities, typically on the promise of attractive financial opportunities
- Man stabbed to death in Bury car park named as two more arrests madeby Rosie Shead on August 4, 2025 at 7:53 pm
The 19-year-old suffered several stab wounds and later died from his injuries
- Storm Floris: 90mph winds trigger air, rail and sea chaosby Simon Calder on August 4, 2025 at 7:51 pm
Hundreds of trains, dozens of ferries and more than 150 flights cancelled – with two making 900-mile ‘flights to nowhere’
- Teenagers who tortured and killed two kittens sentencedby Tara Cobham on August 4, 2025 at 7:10 pm
WARNING: Article contains graphic details which some readers may find distressing
- Rachel Reeves under pressure to ‘urgently rule out’ tax hikesby Nina Lloyd on August 4, 2025 at 7:00 pm
The Tories argue that leaving investors ‘in limbo’ could harm the economy
- Reform UK announces expert on ghosts and UFOs as latest defection to partyby Millie Cooke on August 4, 2025 at 6:26 pm
Rupert Matthews has written books about ghost sightings, cryptozoology and other paranormal subjects
- Reform’s 19-year-old council leader risks contempt of court over rape case commentsby Millie Cooke on August 4, 2025 at 6:20 pm
George Finch – the 19-year-old Warwickshire County Council leader – risks having broken the law with a comment he made about the case
- Nigel Farage accused of spreading ‘unevidenced fears’ about asylum seekersby Alex Ross on August 4, 2025 at 6:15 pm
Nigel Farage was outlining his party’s plans for the criminal justice system at a press conference with the banner ‘Britain is lawless’
- Ongoing hunt for suspects wanted by police over 2024 riotsby Anahita Hossein-Pour and Margaret Davis on August 4, 2025 at 6:00 pm
The unrest led to a total of 1,876 people being arrested, with 1,110 charged so far
- Former priest accused of leading evangelical Church of England cult says followers gave him ‘sensual’ massages to relieve tension headachesby Amy-Clare Martin on August 4, 2025 at 5:25 pm
Christopher Brain, who denies one count of rape and 36 counts of indecent assault, claims he engaged in kissing, massaging and stroking with ‘close friends’ from the Nine O’Clock Service, a court heard
- Migrant hotel protests: Police braced for further violence across country with more demonstrations plannedby Holly Evans on August 4, 2025 at 5:01 pm
Further protests are planned for Bournemouth, Liverpool and Portsmouth this week
- Storm Floris map shows where heavy rain and up to 90mph winds hitting the UKby Alex Croft,Simon Calder and Rebecca Thomas on August 4, 2025 at 4:43 pm
Yellow and amber weather warnings for wind have been issued across most of the country
- Hundreds ready to be arrested at mass protest against Palestine Action terror banby Holly Bancroft on August 4, 2025 at 4:14 pm
The prime minister’s spokesperson warned that those who support Palestine Action ‘may yet not know the true nature of this organisation’
- Avoiding these simple foods could help people lose twice as much weight, study findsby Rebecca Whittaker on August 4, 2025 at 3:00 pm
Those who were given a diet of pre-packaged breakfast bars and shop-bought sandwiches ate more calories than those who ate meals cooked from scratch
- Voices: ‘He’s a great negotiator and diplomat’: Starmer praised as UK outshines EU in Trump trade talksby Independent and Lauren MacDougall on August 4, 2025 at 2:45 pm
Our community has praised Starmer as a skilled negotiator who won Trump’s respect and secured a better UK-US trade deal than the EU
- Britain’s ‘biggest rat’ found in Yorkshire homeby Nicole Wootton-Cane on August 4, 2025 at 1:35 pm
- Prince Andrew called staff member a ‘f***ing imbecile’, new book claimsby Alexander Butler on August 4, 2025 at 1:31 pm
The incident is claimed to have happened at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, in 2005
- ‘My daughter went to the shops and we never saw her again – seven years later, we still want answers’by Holly Evans on August 4, 2025 at 1:14 pm
Georgina Gharsallah’s bank accounts and phone have not been used since the morning she headed into Worthing town centre
- Lucy Letby was taught to write down darkest thoughts, friend claims in bombshell documentaryby Alex Croft on August 4, 2025 at 12:19 pm
Letby scrawled notes such as ‘I am evil, I did this’, which prosecuting lawyers argued amounted to a confession
- Government could ban ‘barely legal’ pornography after Bonnie Blue documentaryby Millie Cooke on August 4, 2025 at 11:45 am
Baroness Bertin plans to propose legislation in autumn which would make it illegal for online platforms to host content that could encourage child sexual abuse
- Stepmother admits ‘massive regret’ for taking 11-year-old son to violent post-Southport riotby Alex Ross on August 4, 2025 at 11:00 am
Amy Hodgkinson-Hedgecox says she took the boy to the protest in Tamworth, Staffordshire, after reading unproven claims on social media against asylum seekers
- Teacher banned after asking pupil to take bikini photos on holidayby Tom Watling on August 4, 2025 at 10:12 am
Kieran Harker has been banned from teaching indefinitely after he was found to have asked one schoolgirl for pictures of her in a bikini
- Anger doesn’t get you anywhere, says minister after latest anti-migrant protestsby Millie Cooke and Tara Cobham on August 4, 2025 at 9:40 am
‘One mustn't mix up people's genuine concerns and worries peacefully expressed with those who are trying to turn it into violence’, said Dame Angela Eagle
- Cancer, Alzheimer’s and infertility ‘strongly’ linked to toxic chemicals in food and water by major reportby Tara Cobham on August 4, 2025 at 9:33 am
Describing toxicity as ‘most underrated threat facing humanity’, new report warns risks to health are ‘widely underestimated’ with impact of pesticide use on cancer rates potentially rivalling that of smoking
- Woman charged with murder of three-year-old girl in Leedsby Nicole Wootton-Cane on August 4, 2025 at 8:02 am
Police were called to Austhorpe Court, Leeds, after a report of concern for the safety of a young child
- ‘I oppose genocide’ : Meet the pensioners risking lengthy prison terms to support Palestine Actionby Tom Watling on August 4, 2025 at 7:55 am
Exclusive: The Independent spoke with half a dozen protesters arrested for supporting a terrorist organisation since the proscription of Palestine Action
- Martin Lewis explains how to claim car finance mis-selling compensation as FCA predicts payouts worth up to £950by Alex Croft on August 4, 2025 at 5:17 am
Martin Lewis says there is a ’very high likelihood’ that many people will receive hundreds of pounds in compensation
- ‘Iconic’ birds that once vanished from Britain could be coming back to London after centuriesby Emily Beament on August 4, 2025 at 5:07 am
Breeding populations were hunted to extinction in Britain in the 1400s
- Prince Harry denies claim ‘punches thrown’ in heated argument with Prince Andrewby Alexander Butler on August 3, 2025 at 11:33 am
New book claims the incident happened at a family gathering in 2013
