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Jail with highest number of suspected suicides ‘putting vulnerable inmates at risk’ due to overcrowding

https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/03/21/19/hmp-leeds.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Vulnerable prisoners inside one of the country’s most overcrowded prisons are being put at risk,…

Four million people forced into debt to pay for heating and food, new report finds

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/20/16/11/foodbank-stock.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 “The other day I helped a nurse who is struggling to make ends meet, even…

Rare copy of the US Declaration of Independence to be displayed in London

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/20155144-69d0aff0-1008-4787-b497-8c1459d40fee.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 A rare copy of the United States Declaration of Independence will go on display in…

Bob Vylan on Glastonbury chant: I’d do it again tomorrow

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/76be575a354962610f6320a0269fb922Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxMDU2NDM2-2.81199363.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Bob Vylan frontman Bobby Vylan has said he is “not regretful” of his Glastonbury chant…

Brother of Virginia Giuffre calls on UK police watchdog to review Andrew claims

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/6012911f1eedb5b059f09dff225a4f15Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxMDc2MTg2-2.82078373.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 The brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre have called on the police watchdog to review…

SNP calls for Prince Andrew to be stripped of dukedom ‘without delay’

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/8eef8875f650675925d098456f4b0264Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxMDcxNTM5-2.82038383.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 Legislation to remove Prince Andrew’s dukedom must be put forward without “any further excuses and…

Parkinson’s patient plays clarinet during surgery and sees instant results

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/98bd9e1554130dd1284b976e5be2f8e1Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxMDM1MjY1-2.82076339.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 A woman with Parkinson’s disease has played her clarinet while undergoing brain stimulation, enabling surgeons…

UK Government ‘absolutely not’ giving up on PPE Medpro cash, says Starmer

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/629cfcf52ab3de9be2adc2e50d007d40Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxMDcyMDMw-2.25760696.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 The UK Government has “absolutely not” given up on recovering the £145.6 million from a…

Swinney insulting intelligence of Scottish people on independence, says Starmer

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/8ce9de140e382a2b3f366671f2913438Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxMDcwMTg2-2.81943881.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 John Swinney is “insulting the intelligence” of the Scottish people on independence, the Prime Minister…

AI could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month, trial finds

https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/10/21/00/123341be9d0e8b5a574ea6862415db3aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzYxMDYwMjAy-2.82075469.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&crop=3%3A2 A major trial of artificial intelligence (AI) in the health service has shown the technology…