22 h. ago Experts warn of health epidemic sparked by Britain’s housing crisis

Exclusive: Doctors and renters tell The Independent how housing issues are worsening health in Britain

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4 d. ago New poll shows 4 in 5 Brits think crime has worsened over past decade

Survey for TV channel also finds that more than half the population supports the return of the death penalty

Events

4 d. ago Britain’s care system is collapsing – immigration rules are making it worse

Editorial: Restricting the flow of overseas care workers might please the anti-immigration brigade – but it risks leaving Britain’s most vulnerable without support

Politics

6 d. ago Netflix viewers warn 'Americans aren't ready' for 'terrifying' new UK serial killer series

The Netflix series focuses on Britain's worst murder case

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6 d. ago Fans beg KSI to return after 'worst ever' Britain's Got Talent semi

With audio gaffes and accusations of underwhelming performances, many fans of the iconic Saturday night took to social media to ask how much talent Britain really has

Politics

1 week ago Revealed: Map shows worst traffic hotspots for May bank holiday as Brits brace for double whammy of chaos on the roads and rails

The worst jams on Friday are expected in the late afternoon and evening when holiday and commuter traffic combine - with motorists urged by experts at the RAC to travel before 10am.

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1 week ago Warning over condition 4 million Brits face that could be worsened by mini

The Met Office has said the British public could be faced with a wall of heat this week as temperatures plummet high into the twenties - and Brits have been told to look out for certain symptoms

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1 week ago Britain tried to control migration – and created the worst of all worlds

Editorial: As The Independent reveals, up to £2bn of private contracts have been awarded since 2017 aimed at curbing illegal migration across the English Channel and the costs of asylum application processing. It is hard to point to any positive results of this gross expense

Politics

1 week ago Our war against Britain's worst neighbour: Couple reveal how bully made their lives hell during 'horrendous' abuse... and how she finally got her comeuppance

A couple say their lives were made hell by 'Britain's worst neighbour' - a woman who spent 18 months terrorising them through their Ring doorbell.

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2 w. ago 'Arrogant' instructor who guided four people over flooded weir to their deaths in Britain's worst

Nerys Lloyd, 39, organised the weekend paddleboard outing on the Cleddau River in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, which ended in tragedy in October 2021.

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2 w. ago Gatwick named worst British airport for delays second year in a row, with flights leaving 23 minutes late on average

Gatwick has retained its unwanted title as the country's worst airport for delays - with departures last year running on average 23 minutes late.

Transport

3 w. ago 'I'm haunted by faces of people we abandoned in icy sea after their boat was blown apart'

Royal Marines veteran Alan Jukes, 101 shared his wartime memories of the worst day of his life - having to leave his fellow British seaman to perish during the Atlantic convoys

Politics

3 w. ago Easter getaway travel warning issued as major London stations face rail chaos and 19 million to hit roads

More than 300 rail projects being carried out across Britain - with Euston and Victoria among worst affected

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3 w. ago UK's rarest wildlife being 'torched alive' and pushed to brink of extinction by wildfires

As wildfires rage across the UK, rare wildlife species, including golden plovers and water voles, are bieng "torched alive" as habitats burn, and experts warn it's Britain's worst year yet

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3 w. ago DWP to overhaul major benefit leaving millions of Brits worse off

The DWP is to overhaul how it checks breaches of Carer's Allowance rules - but claimants have been warned the scandal "is not over", despite the DWP moving to clean up Carer's Allowance

Politics

3 w. ago Britain's biggest family The Radford's face 'absolute worst' start to their US holiday as daughter's given crushing news at the gate

Sue and Noel Radford , from Morecambe, Lancashire, had booked for their large brood to go abroad to America, flying out together on Sunday from Gatwick Airport. But it didn't go to plan.

Politics

3 w. ago Global turmoil makes Britain’s productivity predicament even worse

The situation is dire and only active policymaking is going to make a difference

Politics

3 w. ago Brits warned of looming pain as UK now among WORST hit by Trump's tariffs after he shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions for iPhones

Downing Street signalled relief when the US president's 'Liberation Day' assault was originally mounted.

Events

3 w. ago Britain is now among the WORST hit by Trump's tariffs after president shelved punitive levies and handed China exemptions to dodge iPhone price hikes

Downing Street signalled relief when the US president's 'Liberation Day' assault was originally mounted.

Politics

4 w. ago BBC had unofficial league table of best and worst British accents, says top correspondent

BBC believed some accents ‘drove people nuts up and down the country’, says Kate Adie

Politics