Angela Rayner opens door to four-day working week in local councils

While it is not official government policy to support a four-day working week, the government is no longer objecting to the move

Labour bill has enraged some hereditary peers, but was also criticised by other lords for failing to go far enough

Households are already stocking up for Christmas

Curtis Green, 30, was an expectant father with a child due to be born in five months

As the prime minister confirms tough new emissions targets at Cop29 in Baku, the president-elect appoints an environment boss who wants to strip away regulations

Supermarket bosses warn organised gangs are operating with effective immunity, stealing huge amounts of stock

Lord Mandelson said becoming the UK’s man in Washington was not ‘incompatible’ with also being next Oxford University chancellor

In a debate on tackling image-based abuse, MP Kirith Entwistle said allowing a civil process for victims would give them a ‘second chance’.

A gang who raided businesses across the West Midlands in a £2.6 million crime spree called themselves the “Sticky Bandits” in reference to the burglars from the Home Alone Christmas films.

350 jobs have been secured in the deal

HSBC UK said it is increasing fixed-rate mortgages this week

The Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation means a new leader of the Church of England must be found. From the steady hand to those more outspoken on matters of gender, sexuality and climate, here are the names the prime minister could take to the king

Tesco shoppers have been urged to act now

Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures

We look at the process for Justin Welby’s successor

Justin Welby faced growing pressure to stand down over damning report into John Smyth QC’s ‘abhorrent’ abuse of children and young men

Animal tests of the pill suggest the pill significantly reduces blood alcohol levels when drinking

The Thirlwall inquiry is expected to sit until early 2025

Row erupted over controversial cuts to payments for pensioners

The ‘bonus’ for benefit claimants has stayed the same for over 50 years

A 34-year-old man was arrested by Carriage Gates

John McTernan, who served as Tony Blair’s political secretary, sparked fury as he said family farming is ‘an industry we can do without’

Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures

The PM’s former chief of staff was due to take up a role as ‘envoy to the nations and regions’ but The Independent understands ministers were ‘not enthusiastic’ about the idea

Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures

The former chief of staff had been offered the role as envoy to the nations and regions

The former prime minister has said that if Vladimir Putin gains the upper hand in the conflict, the UK may have to deploy troops to defend Europe

As the prime minister confirms tough new emissions targets at COP29 in Baku, Trump appoints a new environment boss who wants to strip away regulations

Mr Welby said it was ‘very clear’ he must take responsibility and regretted the Church’s historic failures

The PM’s former chief of staff was due to take up a role as ‘envoy to the nations and regions’