Abortion has become a big problem for the Republicans

When Donald Trump speaks, the Republican world listens. Well, it listens until the point where what the former president is saying becomes a heavily tossed word salad, leaving a bewildered autocue operator fumbling about trying to decide where to place the cursor.

Kerala raises £3.2m to save man facing death sentence

Indians rallied in a display of solidarity to raise £3.2m in \"blood money\" for a man sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for accidentally killing a disabled boy.

Mother among six killed in Sydney knifeman ‘rampage'

Baby suffers stab wounds in shopping centre attack horror

West Bank settlers riot after body of Israeli boy is found

Death of Binyamin Achimair is branded a 'terrorist attack'

Iran fires 'over 200 drones and missiles' towards Israel

Tehran says attack is retaliation for a bomb strike on its consulate in Syria a fortnight ago that killed several officers

Migrant cleaners demand equal rights to white staff at Department for Education.

Migrant cleaners working at the Department for Education are threatening strike action over pay as well as concerns that Black workers are not being afforded the same rights as their predominantly white colleagues.

Raising Thames Water bills.'outrageous', says chancellor

Jeremy Hunt insists it would be \"utterly outrageous\" to raise bills for Thames Water customers after the company's failures. The chancellor said shareholders involved should fulfil their \"obligation to sort out the mess\", and fund the business themselves.

Loughton to stand down at next election in Tory exodus

Tim Loughton has become the latest Conservative MP to announce that they will stand down at the next general election. The veteran backbencher, who has represented East Worthing & Shoreham since 1997, said it was “wiser to leave five minutes too soon than to continue for five years too long”.

Rayner tax row 'a storm in a teacup', says party colleague

A shadow minister has dismissed allegations about Angela Rayner's previous living arrangements as a \"storm in a teacup\" and rejected suggestions of \"double standards\" over her tax affairs amid a police investigation.

Truss admits thinking 'why me?' when late Queen died

Liz Truss has revealed that she thought \"why me, why now?\" when she learnt that the Queen had died - just two days after she had been sworn in as prime minister. In her new book, Ten Years to Save the West, Ms Truss admits that she went into \"a state of shock\" when told of the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.

At least 21 men released on bail have gone on to kill

Women's safety campaigners say system 'not fit for purpose'

Ukrainian refugees housed with suspected gangsters

In worst cases families ‘just disappeared', says council worker

Corach Rambler eyes twin triumphs in safer National

In this modern world of technology, streaming platforms and countless television channels all vying for our attention, there are only a few sporting events that can garner genuine interest from the whole family at the same time.

Reds 'lost plot' and Klopp's perfect farewell is in danger

Liverpool lost their unbeaten record at Anfield, perhaps any realistic chance of European glory, probably the farewell so many envisaged. But that wasn’t all. “We lost the plot a little bit,” said Jurgen Klopp.

Haaland needs to end goal drought against top teams

In a game of six goals, Erling Haaland's most notable contribution was defensive. Haring back with the air of a man possessed, he dispossessed Vinicius Junior.

Unprecedented title race that could save the season

Three-way fight glosses over Premier League's off-pitch crisis

'I owe £18,000 to a bank I've never used in my life'

Jamie Cavanagh got a startling letter from HSBC in January

Families to pursue damages from estate of OJ Simpson

Attorney acting for victim's father says: 'We have to fight on'

Events could quickly spiral out of control if Iran attacks

With Iran and Israel trading threats and counter-threats during one of the most serious confrontations between the two adversaries, intensive diplomatic efforts are underway to avert a wider war in the Middle East.

Israel braced for retaliation after attack on Iran embassy

US warns Tehran is preparing a significant and imminent assault as several countries issue travel warnings to region

Couple detail 'worst cruise' trip after police swarm boat

Pair stranded for two days after false visa issue with travellers

Rushdie describes moment a knifeman charged at him

Salman Rushdie has for the first time opened up about the 2022 knife attack that nearly claimed his life. The author, 76, was repeatedly stabbed while preparing to deliver a lecture on free speech at the Chautauqua Institution in New York two years ago.

Roberto Cavalli: Italian fashion designer dies at 83

The fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died aged 83. The news of Cavalli’s death was first announced by Italian news agency Ansa, who reported that Cavalli had succumbed to an illness and died yesyerday in his home in Florence, Italy. The renowned designer’s death was later announced by the Instagram account of his namesake brand, with the company extending their condolences to the Cavalli family as well as honouring his legacy.

Ex-Post Office boss regrets 'hand in the till' comments

A former Post Office boss has said that he will regret for the rest of his life an email in which he wrote that \"subbies with their hands in the till\" were blaming Horizon technology for their cash shortfalls.

Blair? No, the Iron Lady can steer Starmer into No 10

Labour has a plan for the general election. We saw more of it this week as Keir Starmer redoubled his efforts to win over Tory voters, a lot of whom still hover in the “don’t know” column.

Itchy Truss hints Johnson's dog left No 10 flea infested

Liz Truss has suggested Boris Johnson's dog left fleas in No 10 and revealed she wanted to sack the governor of the Bank of England, in extraordinary extracts from her new book.

What is Labour's policy for Britain's nuclear deterrent?

Keir Starmer has parked his tanks on the Conservatives’ lawn again, this time taking a strong line on defence and the renewal of the British nuclear deterrent.

Energy minister joins Tory exodus in fresh Sunak blow

Rishi Sunak's government has suffered another blow after his energy minister announced he was quitting.

Rayner: I'll resign if police find I committed an offence

Angela Rayner has promised to step down if police find she committed a criminal offence in the ongoing row over the sale of her council house a decade ago.

NHS boss hits out at sexual harassment against workers

The boss of the NHS has made a dramatic intervention in The Independent highlighting the shocking amount of sexual abuse against staff in the health service, arguing that a #MeToo moment is needed to safeguard staff. Amanda Pritchard hit out at the “unacceptable” levels of abuse faced by doctors and nurses, demanding that health trusts be judged on their progress in tackling sexual harassment.