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Chinese envoy summoned over Hong Kong spy row

The Foreign Office has summoned the Chinese ambassador after three people were charged with spying for Hong Kong.

Nottingham attack families rail against justice system

Court dashes their hopes of stiffer sentence for triple killer

Plans to ban sex education for pupils aged under nine

Age limits are set to be imposed for the first time on when children can be taught about sex education.

Can Labour satisfy business as well as the trade unions?

For a movement literally founded to promote the interests of working people, the Labour Party has found itself troubled by the question of workers’ rights and the power of trade unions to a remarkable degree.

Unions make Starmer stick to deal on workers' rights

Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to back down on proposals to water down a workers rights’ package that a new Labour government would bring in, The Independent understands.

Forces needs help on knife crime, admits police chief

Commander calls for ‘joint effort’ with government and social media companies to tackle an epidemic of offences

As Russians target Kharkiv, 'next few days are critical'

Colonel tells Askold Krushelnycky how the situation could develop ‘dangerously’ for Kyiv’s troops as Moscow seeks to press on from the border towards Ukraine’s second city

Putin's reshuffle could be a pledge to long-haul conflict

Russia is going full steam towards becoming a ‘war economy’

Trump feared 'disaster' for campaign, Cohen alleges

Former ‘fixer’ testifies how he paid off Stormy Daniels

Thousands flee from Rafah as Israel steps up its assault

Israeli forces have pushed deep into Jabalia in northern Gaza – to recapture an area where they said Hamas had been dismantled weeks ago – while tanks and troops continue to move into the southern border city of Rafah.

Why we should worry about rise of 40-year mortgages

More than 42 per cent of new mortgages will be being paid off in pension age, but with sky-high house prices is there any other option for first-time buyers

Villa come back from dead after fan Hanks' pep talk

Aston Villa do not quite have the Hollywood ending to their season but the watching Tom Hanks got an illustration that football can script stranger drama than his line of work.

'It is the time to do it' Guardiola eves historic haul

Pep Guardiola can spend much of his season deflecting talk of potential achievements.

SILENT TREATMENT

Chit-chat during a haircut can be torturous for introverts – but now an innovative business in Helsinki is cutting the conversation. Helen Coffey applauds the pioneering move

The long and rocky road to Fury and Usyk's super bout

For the first time in 24 years, there will be an undisputed heavyweight champion when the pair fight on Saturday

'It wasn't the US that didn't get us, it was just Nashville'

As Kings of Leon release ‘Can We Please Have Fun’, singer Caleb Followill talks to Laura Barton about the wisdom of their late mother, hunting for approval in his home city and how a producer helped them get the dirt back in their sound

Vatican staff take rare legal action over workers' rights

A total of 49 employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint with the Vatican administration demanding better seniority, leave, and overtime benefits in an unusual public challenge to Pope Francis’s governance.

Police are not interested in shoplifting, says M&S boss

The chair of Marks and Spencer has said the police are “not interested” in shoplifting, which has risen to record levels in the UK overall.

Twin who fought off croc on the King's first gallantry list

A woman who saved her twin sister’s life by punching a crocodile in the face will be honoured for her bravery in the King’s first Civilian Gallantry List.

King reveals he lost sense of taste during cancer therapy

The King yesterday gave a rare insight into his ongoing private battle with cancer as he attended a joint official engagement with Prince William.

More than 400,000 women 'silenced' by work NDAs

Almost half a million women are gagged by confidentiality agreements after experiencing discrimination, bullying or harassment at work, according to new research.

Good maternity care is the 'exception rather than rule'

Birth trauma report finds women treated as ‘inconvenience’

Streeting: Rayner's class is behind house sale attacks

Shadow health secretary tells Indy saga makes his ‘blood boil’

The rainbow warror: McVey opens new culture war front

Esther McVey, informally known as the minister for common sense, has not been especially visible since her appointment to Rishi Sunak’s government last November.

McVey set to ban rainbow lanyards in civil service

Esther McVey has announced a ban on rainbow-coloured and other “random” lanyards in the civil service as part of a new series of measures for a Tory “war on woke”.

Three men in court on Hong Kong 'spying' charge

Three men have appeared in court accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference.

Sunak gambles on national security in election salvo

PM warns world is going through its most dangerous period since Cold War as Labour attacks Tory record on defence

The 'invective corrective' is putting our best jibes at risk

A new survey shows that words such as ‘prat’ and ‘nitwit’ are falling out of favour with Gen Z. It’d be a shame for Brits to lose touch with our talent for insults

Reverse your slump cycle and have a great day at work

In her regular column, wellness expert Nicola Elliott looks at easy ways to make our nine-to-five feel happier and healthier

A MODERN AESTHETIC

Artists are vexed with Google for using their art to train AI. But from the tensions, a new art revolution, one bigger than Impressionism, may well emerge