9 million pensioners to receive winter fuel payments again this year in Rachel Reeves U-turn
Almost three-quarters of all pensioners will now receive the benefit – but it is not clear how the government will…
Britons ‘better learn to speak Russian’ without major defence spending hike, Nato chief warns
The Nato secretary general said there is no discrepancy between the UK’s current defence spending goals and his own push…
Plastic surgeon jailed for trying to kill colleague during Covid lockdown
Burns specialist Peter Brooks cycled in camouflage through snow during Covid lockdown to stab Graeme Perks and douse his home…
Warning after mystery blue pills linked to three deaths in Devon
Three men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were found dead at properties in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall Police say
Martin Lewis gives his verdict on Labour’s winter fuel payment U-turn
‘I’m very grateful to the Chancellor,’ the personal finance guru said
One million students to receive AI training in new skills drive
It comes after government data showed that by 2035 AI will play a part in the roles and responsibilities of…
11th hour bid to ban ‘death pods’ as MPs gear up for final votes on assisted dying
Exclusive: The move by Tory MP Greg Stafford to ban the Sarco suicide pod comes as 1,000 NHS doctors warn…
Secret video reveals gas chamber deaths of egg industry hens
Exclusive: World-first footage exposed of birds past their egg-laying days being suffocated for supermarket meat
NHS trust cleared of manslaughter after woman takes life in mental health unit
Alice Figueiredo died at Goodmayes Hospital in Redbridge in 2015
The Independent Pride List 2025: the LGBT+ people making change happen
The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest pioneers over the past 12 months