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Families launch maternity inquiry after NHS failures

Dozens of families say they have been forced to launch their own inquiry into a troubled maternity care service after being shut out by an NHS review.

Deaths outnumber births but population increases.

The UK population has seen its largest annual increase in size since comparable data began in the early 1970s, new figures suggest.

Record number of people face hunger, warns charity

A record 9.3 million people – including one in five children – are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, according to an antipoverty charity.

Labour poll lead over Tories falls to just a single point

Labour’s polling lead has fallen to just one point after a rocky start to Sir Keir Starmer’s time in government.

And then there were three: the race to succeed Sunak

As Tom Tugendhat is knocked out and the Conservative leadership election goes into its final stages, the prospects of the frontrunners have been transformed.

Tugendhat out as Cleverly tops Tory leadership contest

James Cleverly has surged to the top of the Tory leadership race, winning the backing of the most Conservative MPs after a barnstorming conference performance.

Corbyn ally MPs oppose Labour's school fees tax raid

Two of Jeremy Corbyn’s Commons allies have united with the Tories to oppose Labour’s tax raid on private schools, despite having been elected on left-wing tickets.

Starmer's new chief echoes Johnson's 'homicidal robot'

If Sue Gray divided opinion inside and outside Keir Starmer’s cabinet – and she certainly did – then his chosen replacement may prove to be even more controversial.

PM says film tax relief will boost a 'British Hollywood'

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of his passion for the creative arts as he prepares to unveil a major new investment strategy for Britain’s film industry to put it at the heart of his plans to boost economic growth.

Mordaunt: I was stalked

Former minister talks of pain as she backs our campaign to provide a safe space for women fleeing domestic violence

UK facing 'plot after plot' from rogue states and terror groups, warns MI5 chief

Sir Keir Starmer has warned of the “sober findings” in a speech by the head of MI5 who outlined how British intelligence is facing a “hell of a job” over rising threats from Iran and Russia, as well as the resurgence of Isis and al-Qaeda.

Eubank Jr may still land the fight that everybody wants

A career spent in one of boxing’s heaviest shadows could be defined by a blockbuster bout with rival Conor Benn in 2025

English clubs must rise to challenge of tight schedules

Arsenal, Chelsea and City must battle on multiple fronts

Ineos disruptors may decide to end Ten Hag's torment

United manager’s future is in the balance at today’s meeting

One-nil to City? Club lands blow on league in legal fight

Tribunal finds some rules to be in breach of competition law but panel backs broad principles around financial fair play

Madrid mulls earlier dinner hours to cater for tourists

The populist politician Isabel Diaz Ayuso wants to draw more visitors to the city by opening restaurants earlier. But locals may not find the change so appetising, writes Graham Keeley

I have been changed by the shocking number of bodies

A paramedic in Gaza reveals the terrible toll that trying to save lives in a warzone has taken on him and his colleagues

'We don't even have gloves'

NHS medics in Gaza tell Bel Trew about the severe lack of supplies in a health system that has practically collapsed’

Families of hostages protest outside Netanyahu's home

A year after the Hamas attacks, relatives of those held in Gaza continue their vigil, reports Bel Trew from Jerusalem ane

Gen Z mortgage payments double those of older buyers

High interest rates and rising house prices mean Generation Z are facing mortgage payments twice as high as the generations before them, new analysis has shown.

Former Met Police officer Carrick charged with rape

Former Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick is facing charges of sex offences against two women, including rape and sexual assault.

GP admits posing as a nurse to poison mother's partner

A GP has admitted plotting to kill his mother’s long-term partner by disguising himself as a community nurse and poisoning him with a fake Covid booster jab. His victim, Patrick O’Hara, 72, was left with a rare flesh-eating disease as a result of the injection in his arm.

Special envoy promise set to help Britons held abroad

Six Britons held for years without a fair trial in countries with close trading links to the UK have fresh hopes of release as a cross-party group of MPs launches a pressure group to fight for their freedom, The Independent can reveal.

Four treated in hospital after school bus crashes

Four people are in hospital after a bus carrying 43 schoolchildren crashed in Northern Ireland yesterday.

Millions of train passengers face Christmas travel chaos

Millions of train passengers will face serious disruption on the UK’s main railway lines to and from London over the upcoming Christmas period, with warnings that they should start planning alternative routes now.

Recess is over - so what's in store as MPs head back?

Good news. The House of Commons is back in session, and the coming weeks will provide ample opportunities for your parliamentarians to opine, shine, and, of course, whine for personal and party advantage, as well as for the betterment of the British people.

Farage U-turns on claim he was blocked from surgeries

Nigel Farage has U-turned on his claim that he was told not to hold face-to-face meetings with voters as a result of security concerns in his Essex constituency.

Private schools and unions call for pause on VAT plan

An unlikely alliance of independent schools, trade unions and tax experts are heaping pressure on Rachel Reeves to delay a tax raid on private education.

The election guru who put Starmer in Downing Street

Morgan McSweeney is set to take over the role of Sue Gray

Starmer has 'completely lost grip', warn Labour grandees

MILLIE COOKE