Couple ‘steal back’ their own car after police didn’t know when they could investigate
The car contained an Apple airtag, which allowed the couple to track its location to just a few miles away
‘Too low, now too high’: Rachel Reeves’ winter fuel U-turn reignites fairness debate
Our community believes the government’s winter fuel policy has swung from being unfairly strict to overly generous, with many calling…
Children in tears over school prom ban for lack of attendance and homework
Kepier Academy told students they needed to meet targets on attendance and behaviour to go to the school’s prom
Sadiq Khan urges Rachel Reeves to give more cash to London in spending review
The London mayor is concerned the capital’s transport priorities have been ignored by Labour
From winter fuel payments to two-child benefit: All Starmer’s U-turns explained
The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises…
Man banned from keeping animals after giving ‘rescued’ birds marijuana and painting their claws with nail polish
Lee Jefferson had failed to get veterinary treatment for two injured birds
British government reverses policy that limited home heating subsidies for retirees
The British government say it is reversing its unpopular plan to end winter home heating subsidies for millions of retirees
Cambridge professor accused of faking poor IQ test to boost £1m brain injury compensation claim
Dr Hakmi is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons and an affiliated assistant professor at Cambridge University
Vegetarians are more power-hungry than meat eaters, research suggests
Meat-eaters were found to place more value on benevolence and tradition
More than £1 billion paid to those wronged by Horizon scandal, Government says
The announcement comes after lead campaigner Sir Alan Bates said redress schemes had ‘turned into quasi-kangaroo courts’.