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Exclusive: The first Techne UK weekly tracker poll of 2025 has put Reform ‘within the margin of error’ for a three-way split at the top…

The Independent’s political editor David Maddox and White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg were at the Hay Adams hotel opposite the White House as Brexiteer Brits…

Christoforos Nicolaou, 15, was blackmailed through an online gaming forum. Now his parents are fighting to protect others from the same fate Our son was…

The UK’s car colour choices remained steadfastly monochrome in 2024. Britain’s favourite car colour for 2024 has been revealed. Britain’s favourite car colour for 2024…

A paedophile has been sentenced to life in prison after he kidnapped an 11-year-old girl on her way home from primary school and sexually assaulted…

Polish PM says he wants Breturn not Brexit as Starmer visits Warsaw Sir Keir Starmer has repeatedly ruled out rejoining the customs union or single…

A shield which has been missing from a London swimming club for more than 70 years managed to make its way to Boston, Massachusetts. The…

Hassan Sentamu, the 18-year-old who repeatedly stabbed schoolgirl Elianne Andam in a row over a teddy bear has been found guilty of her murder. Sentamu, now 18, admitted manslaughter, claiming he was not in control of his actions because of his autism but the jury, after deliberating for nearly 12 hours, did not accept this defence of diminished responsibility.

The murderer of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen has been recalled to prison after “shamelessly boasting” about his crime, the Probation Service said. Jake Fahri, then 19, was convicted of murder after he threw a large glass dish that shattered, severing an artery in the 16-year-old’s neck, at a bakery in Lee, south-east London, in 2009.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced plans for a nationwide review of grooming gang evidence and five government-backed local inquiries. She stopped short of launching a statutory national inquiry, as called for by the Conservatives and some Labour MPs, but this marks a clear shift in the government’s position.

Manchester United beat Southampton late on in last night’s Premier League match thanks to a really late hat-trick from Amad Diallo. Erling Haaland has signed a nine-and-a-half-year deal with Manchester City and Utd reject Napoli move for Garnacho.

Mostly cloudy across Scotland and Northern Ireland, with patchy rain, though mainly focused over the hills in the west. Mild and breezy here. Largely dry but often cloudy across England and Wales but feeling chilly. Tonight: Further rain and brisk winds across northern Scotland, though clearing during the early hours. Cloudy for many, with clear spells in the north and west. A patchy frost in places.

Justice is done but our hearts are broken Metro leads with the heartbreak expressed by the family of 15-year-old Elianne Andam after her killer, Hassan Sentamu,…

Friday’s newspapers lead with various domestic and international stories. There is front-page coverage of the sentencing of Hassan Sentamu, the 18-year-old convicted of murdering Elianne Andam in a knife attack in London. Labour’s grooming gangs inquiry, the ceasefire negotiations in the Israel-Gaza war and tributes are paid to the film director David Lynch, who has died at the age of 78. 

The back pages lead with Manchester United’s late 3-1 win over Southampton in last night’s Premier League match.

She was stabbed nine times with the attack filmed and shared on social media Gang of youths who punched and stabbed transgender teen in attack…

Her killer Hassan Sentamu had a history of violence towards girls after putting two in a headlock Elianne Andam’s father says killer’s conviction is a…

Heathrow jubilant as ministers back down on plans to require visa from every passenger changing planes at Britain’s busiest airport Government reverses new visa requirement…

Teenager Cameron Finnigan encouraged a girl online to film her suicide so he could share it with a satanist group he had joined Teenager in…

Kiena Dawes had left a suicide note which read: ‘I was murdered. Ryan Wellings killed me.’ ‘Monster’ who abused partner Kiena Dawes for years and…

The Conservative Party leader has been called on to ‘urgently clarify’ what she meant in an LBC interview Kemi Badenoch in row over pension triple-lock…

The exact location of most of these small chips remains a mystery Search for 30 missing fragments from ancient Stone of Destiny after Westminster Abbey…

Rising temperatures could see more pests introduced on increasingly tropical plants Snakes and spiders slipping into country in flowers and plants Spiders, insects, fungi and…

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch spoke about the risk of reduced attention due to the automation of Tube trains London Underground passenger who fell on…

The crash with Staffordshire Police’s unmarked Skoda Octavia happened in early December Elderly woman dies on Christmas Day following crash with unmarked police car  A…

Labour said it will ‘re-consult’ on the Conservative plans, but the government is looking to find the same savings High Court rules disability benefit reforms…

Watchdog investigating allegations against Jason Hogg over ‘inadequate’ probe around sensitive police information retention Thames Valley Police chief constable suspended over gross misconduct claims  The…

Home secretary announces a number of local grooming gang inquiries and a ‘rapid national review’ to consider causes of crime Labour bows to pressure to…

Keir Starmer has made his first trip to Kyiv as UK prime minister to offer long-term support to Ukraine which could see British troops brought…