THE INDEPENDENT

Mayor of Greater Manchester faces 5pm deadline to seek permission to stand in upcoming by-election

With Keir Starmer floundering in the polls, Labour needs rescuing from the growing threat of Reform. Following news that a Greater Manchester constituency is up for grabs, Sean O’Grady asks if Andy Burnham could be its knight in shining armour

Could an opening at a Greater Manchester constituency mark the first step of a long journey to Downing Street for the ‘King of the North’?

Despite the prime minister’s efforts to improve relations with his backbenchers, speculation about his future refuses to die down. With a path back to parliament opening up for Andy Burnham, can Sir Keir cling on to power? Kate Devlin and David Maddox report

Campaigners are fighting for labiaplasty to be criminalised in the UK, claiming it is a form of female genital mutilation

Hobbycraft has reportedly removed children’s sand from sale to conduct testing

Sources have insisted the bill will return, although opponents have claimed it can’t move forward without US support

Legislation reportedly no longer set to be debated in Lords on Monday amid warnings it could breach international treaty

In 1996, 16-year-old Damien Nettles disappeared on the Isle of Wight without a trace. His mother tells The Independent she fears she will die without ever getting an answer

Storm Ingrid brings more weather warnings to the UK as downpours continue

Peter Oakes faces the prospect of a underground pipeline passing through his Cheshire farm following years of uncertainty over plans for a HS2 line across his dairy fields

Prince Harry says sacrifices of British ‘deserve truth and respect’

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has been seen as a rival to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership

Health secretary Wes Streeting has backed the plans for the first-of-its-kind database

Muhammed Umer Khalid could due within days due to ‘heightened risks’

The environmental charity said it will invest in more water capture and management projects than anything else in 2026

The home secretary has moved swiftly after she was unable to sack former West Midlands chief constable Craig Guildford over his force's handling of the Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv

Philip Young, 49, subjected his ex-wife Joanne – who has waived her right to anonymity – to years of sexual abuse

ARA oil was contaminated with cereulide and added as an ingredient in base powder used to make infant formula and follow-on formula

A source said the FBI director did not want to go to office-based meetings

Mohammad Danyaal Asghar-Ali died when the car he was travelling in collided with a taxi on Sunday, January 11

Prince Harry, a former Army Air Corps co-pilot gunner who undertook two frontline tours to Afghanistan, calls for ‘respect’ for Britons who fought and died

Labour’s deputy prime minister David Lammy cautioned that his party – trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls – could be forced to call an early general election if it changed leader

Former Tory councillor Philip Young admitted to drugging and raping his ex-wife with other men

Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at Donald Trump over the US president's false claims about British troops in Afghanistan.

David Lee’s thumb was sliced off in an accident at his shop in 2019, but that didn’t stop the cobbler from doing what he loves

A survivor group spokesperson asked how the families of 9/11 victims might feel if a similar board game were created about the terror attack

On the 25th of January each year, Scots celebrate the life of Robert Burns with good food and recitations of his poetry

A 25-year-old woman and 22-year-old man have been released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of murder

Facing record demand and ‘hand-to-mouth’ funding, advice workers tell The Independent how they are bearing the brunt of the UK’s relentless cost of living crisis

Does the ‘sunshine vitamin’ have a dark side? Here’s what you need to know

This is the moment that a phone-snatching gang leader who targeted London Underground travellers was arrested in bed.

The court heard that Pugh, a member of the Grenadier Guards, and Forgan, who served with the Welsh Guards, were veterans of Afghanistan

Our community has criticised Labour’s attempts to block Andy Burnham’s potential Westminster return, insisting: ‘If Burnham wants to stand, he should stand’

Dozens of the 136 council elections due to be held this year will now be delayed until 2027