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Passengers in wheelchairs left behind by easyJet flight

An author was \"distraught\" after she was left abandoned on the tarmac alongside two other wheelchair users when a plane took off without them.

Officers focus on buildings in search for missing teen

Tenerife’s Guardia Civil examine structures at base of ravine

Prisoner dreams of 'normal life' after IPP sentence left him imprisoned for 18 years

A prisoner who has served 18 years in prison after he was given a 23-month jail term has spoken of his desperation for a “normal life” as he makes his seventh bid to be freed from an indefinite sentence.

Defiant MP sends message to vandals after office attack

Labour MP Stella Creasy has issued a defiant message to vandals who attacked her constituency office, saying they “don’t intimidate” her.

Show me the money: major donors in the race to No 10

Those funding party election campaigns include supermarket heirs, entrepreneurs... and the occasional arms dealer’s wife

Top Cleverly aide describes PM's Rwanda plan as 'crap'

A top aide to James Cleverly has described Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation plan as crap”, a leaked recording has revealed.

Labour candidate seeks the ultimate 'Portillo moment'

Tom Wilson, who hopes to become the first person to defeat a sitting PM, believes rural England is abandoning the Tories

Senior Tories turn on Sunak as betting scandal escalates

Conservative Party’s data chief becomes fourth to be accused

Blossoming Smith catches the eye in Tokyo try-fest

From golden wings to red cards, Harry Latham-Coyle picks out five talking points from England's 52-17 win over Japan

Belgium team finally clicks with victory over Romania

Romelu Lukaku stood with his back not only to goal, but to the raucous mass of crimson behind it. From somewhere within that throng, a plume of red smoke billowed towards the roof of the stadium. It might as well have been a warning to Romania, but just one minute into this critical Euro 2024 clash, they did not have time to heed it.

Stylish Portugal impose order on Turkish chaos

As one man took centre stage in a circus, a properly serious team got on with the business of convincingly winning football matches around him. Is this to be the story of Portugal at Euro 2024?

OceanGate founder reflects on Titan disaster a year on

A year ago today the US Coast Guard confirmed the Titan submersible had suffered a “catastrophic implosion” an hour and 45 minutes into its dive to the Titanic wreck site. This week the co-founder of the company behind the disaster, Guillermo Söhnlein, admitted a day has not passed since 22 June last year where he has not thought about the five men who lost their lives.

Putin, Kim and the alliances threatening global stability

With multiple threats to humanity engulfing the world, pariah states will only come closer together and the West cannot stand idly by as relations grow

New sighting of son missing on Tenerife, reveals mother

The search for missing teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife continues as his mother yesterday revealed a new potential sighting. The 19-year-old's disappearance has sparked huge search operations on the island after he vanished seemingly without a trace on Monday morning.

Private hospital link to TV sex coach who 'raped client'

A celebrity sex coach who lost a civil trial over claims he raped his patient opened a clinic with one of the largest private healthcare providers in the UK just months before the incident, court documents claim.

Swift shares birthday selfie with her royal 'M8' William

Taylor Swift has shared a photograph with Prince William and his children at her first Eras Tour show in London.

Dr Mosley's widow to carry on work that gave him 'joy'

Dr Michael Mosley's wife has posted a moving tribute to her \"amazing\" husband as she vowed to continue the work they had started together.

'I'm sorry, I was dreaming'

How an 'understated and quiet' pupil at a £46,000-per-year private school in Devon went on hammer-wielding rampage

Farage doubles down on his Ukraine invasion comments

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have led criticism of Nigel Farage after the Reform UK leader claimed that the West \"provoked\" Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Tories think auction's a clue Sunak has already conceded

Rishi Sunak appeared to run up the white flag of surrender at the Conservatives' summer garden party fundraiser, with what guests saw as an acceptance that he will not be prime minister after 4 July.

Top Tory takes leave over election betting allegations

The Conservative Party's chief data officer has taken a leave of absence over claims he placed bets on the timing of the general election. Nick Mason is the latest Tory to be investigated by the Gambling Commission for allegedly betting on the timing of the election before the date had been announced.

JK Rowling: Labour's trans stance 'abandoning' women

Author JK Rowling has criticised Labour for \"abandoning\" women concerned about transgender rights.

How Starmer set a trap over Partygate to snare Johnson

Sir Keir Starmer has set out for the first time how he laid a trap for Boris Johnson over Partygate, luring the former prime minister into the lies that saw him forced out of parliament.

Labour to target Sunak over his 'dirty dozen' candidates

Labour is set to launch a social media campaign aimed at questioning Rishi Sunak's judgement by ramping up pressure for him to suspend 12 candidates caught up in different controversies including the betting scandal.

Disenfranchised younger people to reject ballot box

Huge numbers of younger people feel disenfranchised by the political parties and are not going to vote, exclusive polling for The Independent shows.

Don't fret about wine buffs and rosé advice, just enjoy it

The sun has been shining for a good 30 seconds, which means for many of us it's finally time to crack open that bottle of rosé we've been keeping back just for this occasion.

This 'punishment election' is revenge for the past 14 years

Is this the most vindictive general election ever? There's reason to think so. The former Conservative MP and junior minister Paul Scully puts it rather well, calling it a \"punishment election\" in which the Tories and particularly their leader - are coming in for a vengeful kneecapping in a fortnight's time.

'People forgot my sister'

Nicole Simpson was killed outside her home 30 years ago, leading to the trial of the century. Now, her sister Denise talks to Annabel Nugent about the woman she was and how her story resulted in a revolution on domestic violence

England pay for slow start in T20 loss to South Africa

Harry Brook narrowly failed to get England out of jail against South Africa as the defending champions blinked with a semifinal spot at the T20 World Cup within their grasp. Having restricted the Proteas to 163 for six in St Lucia, England looked to be on the way to a second Super 8s win in three days - and a place in the final four - but slipped to a seven-run defeat.

Mercedes call police after Hamilton 'sabotage' claims

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has hit out after an anonymous email was sent that claimed Lewis Hamilton was being \"sabotaged\" and that his life was in danger.