Tories are the underdogs in the election Mordaunt says as she calls for party to ignore polls and rally

Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt has given her first in-depth interview of the general election to The Independent, addressing the D-Day row, the leadership, and why her party should not listen to the polls or political pundits

Health secretary wants to improve safety for those going to Turkey and elsewhere for cosmetic procedures after several deaths linked to treatments

Supporters say the government’s response to the ‘industrial-scale miscarriage of justice’ is not good enough and praised The Independent for highlighting the issue

The former Tory deputy prime minister, an ally of Boris Johnson, resigned in the wake of a probe into his behaviour

Urfan Sharif, his wife and brother are accused of being “all in this together” by discarding her clothes and fleeing to Pakistan

There should be no room for secrecy or concealment in assisted dying applications, Sir James Munby warned

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, died after being chased by four teenagers in Bristol this year

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, after being chased by four ‘tooled up’ teenagers in Bristol this year

As official figures showed economic growth stalling under Labour, Rachel Reeves said she wanted to boost trade with the US and ‘looks forward to working with president-elect Donald Trump’

The Prince of Wales gives royal pardon to student for being late to her lecture

A ban on owning zombie knives and machetes came into force on September 24

New Labour prime minister Keir Starmer attended event to mark the festival of lights

Urfan Sharif had earlier in the trial at the Old Bailey accused his wife, Beinash Batool, of tying up and beating his daughter

Call comes after Bank’s governor Andrew Bailey said the UK should rebuild relations with the European Union as he warned of the economic consequences of leaving the bloc

It is the second time the Royal Navy and RAF have detected Russian ships and aircraft over past week

The weekly tracker poll by Techne UK for The Independent shows that the Tories have taken six points off Labour’s lead since Kemi Badenoch became leader

A Climate Cymru BAME report to the Welsh government has recommended dog-free zones should be introduced to ‘local green spaces’

Inside a domestic abuse refuge, safety and recovery are at the forefront.

Urfan Sharif had earlier in the trial at the Old Bailey accused his wife, Beinash Batool, of tying up and beating his daughter

The British economy’s rebound from recession slowed down sharply in the third quarter of the year with most sectors stagnating

The quarterly estimate was behind economists’ predictions and comes as a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

François Hollande said the UK and EU need each other ‘to respond to Trump’s offensive and to find solutions for the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East’

Tamzin Hall died after fleeing a police vehicle and being struck by a car on the M5 motorway

Urfan Sharif had earlier in the trial at the Old Bailey accused his wife, Beinash Batool, of tying up and beating his daughter

Watch as Rachel Reeves pledges to rip up financial red tape in a major speech, arguing that regulatory changes following the 2008 economic crash have “gone too far”.

Urfan Sharif accepted he was a ‘coward’ and admitted beating his daughter after she vomited or soiled herself

Watch live as Rachel Reeves pledges to rip up financial red tape in a major speech, arguing that regulatory changes following the 2008 economic crash have “gone too far”.

Andrew Bailey will ‘point out the consequences’ of Brexit in an address to the City of London

Chancellor pledges to lift banking regulations to boost growth as she launches fightback against criticism of her Budget

Chancellor pledges to lift banking regulations to boost growth as she launches fightback against criticism of her Budget