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Families hit by surge in no fault evictions before ban

\"Exactly one week before Christmas we are surrounded by boxes with no home to go to,\" says Ana*, a mother of two from Sheffield.

Thousands of armed forces personnel not medically fit for war, government says

More than 10,000 people in the armed forces are deemed not medically fit for deployment, the Ministry of Defence has said.

Mauritius holds out on Chagos Islands deal again

Mauritius has rejected Sir Keir Starmer's deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to the country, in a humiliating blow for the prime minister.

Nato can't defend Europe from Russia without US, say alliance's frontline leaders

Nato is \"not ready\" to fight against Vladimir Putin's Russia without the US, the leaders of the alliance's three frontline states have told The Independent, as they called on allies to drastically increase defence spending.

Archbishop to say Church 'must kneel in penitence'

Christmas Day message follows on from abuse scandal

Starmer delivers Christmas message for ‘lonely people'

Sir Keir Starmer has delivered his Christmas message to the nation, saying his \"thoughts are with all those who are lonely\" over the festive season.

'We had children going to sleep in the reading corner'

Holly Evans speaks to families whose children are benefiting from the 900 beds your generosity helped us to buy last year

Two safe havens for abuse survivors become reality

Work on the properties has begun after The Indy's campaign with Refuge raises nearly £600,000, says Maya Oppenheim

Academy champion Pulling dreams of moving up to F1

The British driver tells Kieran Jackson about beating boys and eyeing the big time after a dominant year on the track

Fury and Usyk weigh future after bruising encounter

Years were spent debating who would emerge as this generation’s greatest heavyweight.

Win or lose it's a wild ride for fans with Ange in charge

It’s just the way they play, mate. From 3-4 to 1-1 to 5-0 to 4-3 to 3-6, with Tottenham taking and giving up leads, mounting comebacks, scoring in the first minute and conceding at almost any point, often in calamitous fashion.

Can Reeves save our frozen economy from a recession?

Jack Frost swept an icy chill across the UK economy earlier than anyone expected. Following on from last week’s grim economic news, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revised its third quarter (July to September) estimate of GDP growth down to absolute zero.

Russian scientists reveal baby mammoth remains

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a young mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years.

Greenland will ‘never be for sale', its leader warns Trump

The leader of Greenland has flat-out rejected US president-elect Donald Trump’s renewed interest in purchasing the massive Arctic island from Denmark, insisting that the territory is not on the market.

Mangione pleads not guilty on New York State charges

The 26-year-old faces 11 counts including first degree murder

Far-right AfD holds rally as Magdeburg mourns victims

Market attack was carried out by an Islamist full of hatred for us Germans, for us Christians’, co-leader tells gathering

'He ripped down the tree and punched me in the face'

Thousands of women will spend this festive season trapped behind closed doors and being subjected to domestic abuse

Fresh appeal over woman set on fire 30 years ago

Three decades on from the unsolved murder of a mother who was attacked in a churchyard, detectives have renewed their push to find her killers.

Charles's Chistmas message recorded in hospital chapel

King chose chapel of demolished Middlesex Hospital where Princess Diana opened London’s first dedicated Aids ward

Morrisons cuts prices after glitch hits Christmas orders

Morrisons has cut the price of items including turkeys and champagne for all shoppers and apologised after a system glitch hit its loyalty scheme and left some customers facing delays to their Christmas orders.

Southport rioter hit in head and groin with brick jailed

A Southport rioter seen in viral footage being hit by bricks in the head and groin while taunting police has been jailed for violent disorder.

Can Kemi kickstart Tory fortunes in the new year?

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has insisted she will not be rushed into policy positions, claiming there is no quick fix” following the party’s historic defeat in July’s general election.

Mandelson could work with Farage to get Trump on side

US ambassador said to be considering asking for help to maintain the special relationship’ and avoid new tariffs

Flatlining growth rate puts UK on brink of recession

Britain's economy flatlined in the first three months under the new Labour government, leaving the country on the verge of recession and forcing Rachel Reeves to once again defend her tax-raising Budget.

I created the perfect book for my dad with dementia

Many people start to spot a change in their loved ones during Christmas festivities. When it happened to Matt Singleton, an expert in ageing, he was able to do something about it...

The truth about the cost of this year's Christmas dinner

The cost of Christmas dinner has fallen this year. So, when you,re greeting the son of God on happy Christmas morning, you can do so in the joyous knowledge that you°ve spent 15 pence less on sprouts than you did in 2023.

Brilliant bout reveals harsh truth for Fury and Usyk

Oleksandr Usyk is the king of the modern heavyweights and has left in his slipstream the ruins of every giant boxer he has faced in the ring.

Rodri's absence leaves City and Silva looking tarnished

Bernardo Silva was back at the scene of perhaps his greatest goal for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola was eulogising one of his favourite footballers.

Cherries again find hapless United ripe for the picking

Ruben Amorim's Manchester United staggered into Christmas on the back of a chastening 3-0 home loss to an impressive Bournemouth side that now are up to fifth in the Premier League standings.

Liverpool bask in applause thanks to Angeball's flaws

Are you not entertained? After the seven-goal thriller came the excitement of nine goals.