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Team GB sprinters bow to all-conquering Dutch trio
Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe, and Hamish Turnbull won Olympic men's team sprint silver for Great Britain as pre-race favourites the Netherlands broke the world record twice on their way to gold last night.
Kerr wins battle but loses war as Hocker rips up script
It was an astonishing end to perhaps the most enthralling 1500m final in Olympic history.
Three water companies face £168m in fines over sewage
Industry regulator Ofwat has proposed £168m of fines for three of England's biggest water companies for failing to manage their wastewater treatment works, including a £104m fine for Thames Water.
Hezbollah vow Israel strike over death of military chief
The leader of Hezbollah yesterday pledged a \"strong and effective\" response to the killing of its military commander by Israel last week and said it would act either alone or with its regional allies.
Demand for Nobel winner to lead Bangladesh rebuild
Jubilation turned to anxiety in Bangladesh yesterday as the focus of student protesters turned to who should lead the country, now that authoritarian prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled to neighbouring India.
The man who was the first to call Republicans 'weird'
Former football coach Tim Walz gave away all the money he received from the NRA and is a favourite of the online left
Minnesota governor Walz to be Harris's running mate
The vice-president touted Tim Walz's work for 'middle-class families' in social media post as she announced her selection
Police offer £3,000 reward in their hunt for horse killer
A £3,000 reward has been offered in the hunt for the killer of a horse found mutilated in a field in Nottinghamshire.
Charles overruled Camilla to go public on ill health.
Queen Camilla was against King Charles's decision to publicly disclose his ongoing health concerns earlier this year, according to biographer Rob Jobson, who has written a number of books about Charles and other members of the royal family.
Anger over 'racist' protest at 'Fiddler on the Roof' play
Pro-Palestine protesters have been accused of antisemitism after demonstrating at a performance of Fiddler on the Roof in London.
NHS soups and shakes diet ‘reverses type 2 diabetes'
A \"soups and shakes\" diet trialled by the NHS can help diabetes patients go into remission, a new study has suggested. Research conducted by the NHS has found a soup and shake diet alongside clinical monitoring can help people with type 2 diabetes.
Can Reeves wriggle her way out of a £22bn black hole?
Rachel Reeves certainly looked very cross when she gravely told the House of Commons the other day that she'd discovered the now infamous \"black hole\" in the public finances for the current year.
Prisons 'on thin ice' as riots inflame justice system crisis
It is \"touch and go\" whether prisons have enough capacity to house offenders, as the far right-fuelled riots sweeping the country heap further pressure on a justice system already in crisis, experts have warned.
Phillips accused of 'making excuses' for masked gang
Jess Phillips has been accused of “making excuses for masked men shouting, abusing and intimidating members of the media”, after gangs of men in balaclavas turned out in Birmingham on Monday night.
Give us more protection, Muslim women demand
A prominent Muslim group is urging the government to do more to combat \"gender-based Islamophobia\", The Independent can reveal.
Thousands of police braced for day of riots as Musk fans flames with Starmer tirade
Billionaire social media platform owner Elon Musk has launched a tirade against Sir Keir Starmer amid fears that Britain is on the cusp of descending further into civil unrest.
'I don't want another girl to experience what I did at 16'
Despite hearing shocking stories of abusive ordeals suffered by teenagers in the US, many Republicans are trying to find new ways to keep child marriage legal
Gallagher was Chelsea's identity crisis personified
There was a huge flag at Stamford Bridge last season. It featured a picture of Conor Gallagher and three words: “Chelsea since birth”.
Thorpe, batter with a claim to greatness, dies aged 55
‘Hero, mentor and so much more’ played in 100 Tests for England before later becoming part of the coaching team
Biles falters on beam... but floor silver shows her steel
She’s human after all. Simone Biles settled for fifth in the beam final in Paris, before returning to deliver a mesmeric floor routine to claim a silver medal in what could be her final ever appearance at the Olympics.
Photo-finish drama swipes silver from GB triathletes
Beth Potter thought she had edged the runners-up spot in a sprint finish... only to be downgraded to bronze by 0.01sec
Stunning Hodgkinson turns sterling silvers to solid gold
The 22-year-old Wigan star left the heartbreak of near misses behind as she blew away a world-class 800m field in Paris
Why tumbling US markets.could be trouble for all of us
A downturn in the US economy has sparked a global stock market slide and that has serious implications for our jobs, eee businesses and investments
Share prices fall worldwide
Stocks took a sharp tumble around the world yesterday, with the US Dow Jones and UK FTSE 100 both dropping 2 per cent and Japan’s Nikkei index suffering its worst day in 37 years, amid worries over the possibility of a global recession.
Hezbollah drones hit Israel as fears grow of all-out war
Hezbollah has hit northern Israel with a drone attack in response to what it calls attacks and assassinations” carried out by Israel in southern Lebanon, as fears grow of the potential for all-out war in the Middle East.
Democrat voters tell Harris: pick a male battleground VP
A new CBS/YouGov poll from Sunday shows that most Democrats want a liberal candidate for vice president who comes from a battleground state.
Autocrat whose 15-year iron grip on her country is over
Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s prime minister of 15 years, has fled the country after protesters demanding that she step down stormed her residence yesterday.
PM flees Bangladesh after weeks of deadly protests
Sheikh Hasina’s flight into exile ends 15-year stint in power
I shouldn't be here after Top Gear car crash, says Flintoff
Andrew Freddie” Flintoff has laid bare the physical and emotional turmoil he has suffered in the wake of a near-fatal Joy Gear crash, admitting he genuinely should not be here”.
Demand for free calls in jail to stem rising suicide rate
The prisons ombudsman has called for inmates to have free phone calls to stem rising rates of suicide in prisons. Adrian Usher, who was appointed as prisons and probation ombudsman (PPO) in April of last year, has demanded an overhaul of the prison telephone system after an inmate took their life every three and a half days in England and Wales last year.