9 h. ago Angela Rayner attends Manchester vigil for victims of synagogue terror attack as she makes rare public appearance after she resigned as deputy PM

Wearing a red coat, the former cabinet minister appeared glum as she sheltered under an umbrella for the service, close to the synagogue in Middleton Road, Crumpsall.

Events

56 h. ago The Independent’s Aung San Suu Kyi film recognised for ‘outstanding excellence’ in documentary awards

Cancelled: The Rise and Fall of Aung San Suu Kyi has been recognised for ‘outstanding excellence’ by Documentaries Without Borders

Events

62 h. ago Frontrunner to become Keir Starmer's deputy demands he stop 'trying to out

Lucy Powell, who was in Sir Keir's Cabinet until earlier this month, hit out as she campaigned for the senior party post vacated by Angela Rayner.

Politics

62 h. ago Michelle Mone: inside the extraordinary rise and catastrophic fall of the 'lying baroness'

A firm linked to Michelle Mone has just been ordered to pay back nearly £122m after breaching PPE contracts. Katie Strick reports on her undoing

Politics

64 h. ago Keir Starmer says Angela Rayner WILL make a comeback ... just weeks after she was forced to quit over underpaid tax on her holiday home

The Prime Minister said Ms Rayner had paid a 'heavy price' by resigning for failing to pay the correct stamp duty on an £800,000 seaside flat 250 miles from her constituency.

Politics

65 h. ago Keir Starmer drops Angela Rayner 'return' hint only weeks after she quit over tax row

The Prime Minister hailed his former deputy and housing secretary as a ‘great story for social mobility’, adding that she will be a ‘major voice’ in British politics for years to come

Politics

3 d. ago 'We need her back': Health Secretary dedicates care announcement to ex

The Health Secretary told the Labour Party Conference on Tuesday: ‘We need her back’

Society

3 d. ago 'We want Angela back': Wes Streeting is cheered as he urges Rayner to return... less than a month after she quit over £40,000 Stamp Duty dodge

The Health Secretary received a standing ovation at Labour's conference in Liverpool as he lavished praised on the recently-resigned deputy prime minister.

Economics

3 d. ago 'We want her back... we need her back': Wes Streeting urges Angela Rayner to make a stunning return to Labour's top team

The Health Secretary received a standing ovation at Labour's conference in Liverpool as he lavished praised on the recently-resigned deputy prime minister.

Politics

3 d. ago Angela Rayner breaks her silence with a hint that she WILL make a comeback after 'King of the North' Andy Burnham's leadership push collapses

The Labour MP, who was forced to quit her Government roles earlier this month following a tax row, vowed to 'continue fighting for working people'.

Politics

4 d. ago How panicking Labour bosses tried to airbrush disgraced Angela Rayner from glossy conference brochure like Stalin's propagandists, reveals ANDREW PIERCE

Angela Rayner may have resigned in disgrace from the Cabinet - but her spirit is stalking this conference.

Economics

5 d. ago Housing secretary says work will start on three new towns before election

Steve Reed hails predecessor Angela Rayner as ‘true working-class hero’ and accuses Tories of blocking new homesSteve Reed, the new housing secretary, has said he is “appalled” at the slow pace of housebuilding as he used his conference speech to pledge that work would start on three new towns before the next election.The government wants to build at least 12 new towns and has identified three of the most promising locations at Tempsford, a village in Bedfordshire, Crews Hill on the outskirts of north London, and South Bank in a suburb of Leeds. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Er, didn't she have to quit for not paying tax? Labour activists give standing ovation for 'working class hero' Angela Rayner at conference

The former deputy prime minister was afforded a standing ovation by Labour members at the party's gathering in Liverpool this afternoon.

Economics

6 d. ago The tiny Scots club which came so close to Hampden glory and gave big guns run for their money before it ended in tears

RYAN McGUFFIE was playing snooker the day it dawned on him Gretna could reach the Scottish Cup final. Now, 20 years on, he’ll never forget his big break. Midfielder McGuffie came through the ranks at Annan then landed a big move to Newcastle. But it was his return to Scotland that saw him make a...

Politics

6 d. ago Anas Sarwar urged to ‘come clean’ after Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury suspended

Mr Choudhury, who was elected to Holyrood in 2021, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation.

Events

7 d. ago The incredible truth behind Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's new role: The real story behind The Smashing Machine

The man behind Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt’s telling of the rise, fall and redemption of MMA pioneer Mark Kerr .

Politics

8 d. ago The Science and Industry Museum announces Power Hall reopening date with epic exhibition

It will feature working steam engines which powered the industrial revolution

Politics

1 week ago The rise and fall of Disney: how the company found then lost its backbone

Recent storm over Kimmel’s suspension is latest black mark for corporation that has been abandoning diversity and inclusivityThe Walt Disney Company is probably hoping that upon viewing the new trailer for the upcoming Star Wars film The Mandalorian and Grogu, audiences feel a swell of nostalgia. No, not for 1977, when Star Wars was fresh and wondrous; after all, Disney didn’t even own it then. Not even for a decade ago, when the company brought the film series roaring back with 2015’s The Force Awakens, still the highest-grossing movie in US box office history. Rather, the trailer, consciously or not, hopes to transport viewers, and presumably profits, back to the halcyon days of 2019.They would probably settle for any time before their brief but tumultuous suspension of Jimmy Kimmel from ABC became national news. But 2019 would be preferable. That year, Disney’s exercised almost unprecedented box office domination, boasting an astonishing seven of the year’s 10 biggest hits – and ...

Politics

1 week ago Christian Horner takes huge £80MILLION payout to finally leave Red Bull: Geri Halliwell's husband given green light to return to F1 after power struggle sacking

JONATHAN McEVOY: Christian Horner has officially left Red Bull, with a blockbuster pay-off. An announcement has confirmed his departure is - and these are the full details of the split.

Economics

1 week ago Members of Israeli government have ‘genocidal intent’, says UK minister

Dr Zubir Ahmed went further than the UK Government’s position.

Politics