Hosepipe ban map: Is my area under restrictions during record UK heatwave?
A UK water company has put a hosepipe ban in place as temperatures begin to spike, with households across the…
Warning conversion therapy hasn’t gone away in UK as LGBTQ people threatened with violence
Members of the LGBTQ+ community have been threatened with rape, beaten, locked in rooms and subjected to forced exorcisms as…
Health warning issued as more than 1 million children in UK living in overheated homes
Almost 1.6 million children in England, including more than 70,000 babies, are currently living in homes that regularly overheat, prompting…
Emergency services launch search operation after boy, 15, goes missing while swimming in lake
Emergency services have launched a search operation for a 15-year-old boy who was last seen swimming in a lake near…
Driver in fatal Bedford train crash passed red signal moments before collision
A train driver who died in a crash near Bedford had passed a red signal moments before the collision, the…
Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see Bel Trew’s powerful new documentary at ICA London
The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to a special screening at the London ICA of powerful new documentary…
Full list of schools closing or shutting early as heatwave scorches
Hundreds of schools in England and Wales are being forced to send children home this week as the UK braces…
Power supply warning issued as Brits crank up fans and air conditioning amid heatwave
Britain’s electricity grid operator has issued an industry warning of a potential power supply squeeze on Wednesday evening, as extreme…
Winston Churchill film withdrawn from National Portrait Gallery over famine row
The artist behind a National Portrait Gallery installation that sparked a row over Sir Winston Churchill’s role in the Bengal…
UK heatwave: Expert warns of ‘extreme wildfire scenario’ with temperatures set to reach 39C
Guardians of England’s largest forests could be pushed to their limits by “Mediterranean-style fire weather,” a senior adviser has warned,…