The Prime Minister is under intense pressure from within his own party, after a series of seismic political moves by challengers to his premiership.

The UK may see a small number of cases of hantavirus in the wake of an outbreak on a cruise ship – but an expert in infectious diseases has said it is “very, very unlikely” it will be “akin to the ...

Africa’s top public health body has confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s remote Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded so far. The deaths ...

The energy supplier will compensate customers who were affected in 2018-21 and write off up to £70 million of energy debt for vulnerable customers.

The possibility of Heathrow airport being expanded by a rival company has moved a step closer. Regulator the Civil Aviation ...

Mr Xi welcomed the US president at his official residence, Zhongnanhai, on Friday for the final talks of the summit.

The biggest World Cup, featuring 48 teams, kicks off on June 11 and is being hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico.

The annual list of the Britain’s wealthiest people has also shone a light on the growing fortunes of tech and finance ...

Volunteers are needed to watch over a visiting flock of sheep on Hampstead Heath as part of conservation grazing trials.

Green Party Leader Zack Polanski has admitted he did not vote in recent local elections as he “fell short of time” to register while moving house. In a statement to the Independent, a party ...

It is understood that the most recent case in Berkshire is not the same strain of MenB linked to the outbreaks in Kent in March.

Labour’s Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he wanted to return to Westminster to ‘make politics work properly for people’.