Record number of asylum claims in Labour’s first year but real progress has been made to slash the backlog, as Holly Bancroft and Alicja Hagopian report
Experienced skydiver fell 15,500ft to her death after relationship ended, coroner finds
Jade Damarell, 32, died after crashing into farmland on April 27
As Epping case could bring migrant hotel use to an end – where else can asylum seekers go?
A controversial ruling on Epping’s protest-hit hotel may pave the way for other councils
US woman disguised in niqab whose gun jammed during failed assassination attempt in Birmingham jailed
Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court found the 45-year-old graduate guilty of conspiracy to murder
Rachel Reeves warned against cutting tax-free pension lump sum as she seeks to raise billions
Currently, pensioners can take out a quarter of their pension pot tax-free, with a cap of £268,000
Cost of Tesco meal deal rises again
Tesco’s popular lunch option is set to increase by 25p from Thursday
Mother reveals how she reclaimed £5,686 in missing benefits – and how others can too
‘I could heat the house, fix things when they broke, and actually be present for my children’
Met Police handling of Caroline Flack assault case was ‘reasonable and proportionate’, watchdog finds
The Love Island presenter took her own life before she was due to stand trial for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend
Which tax rises could fill the £50bn black hole in Britain’s balance sheet?
The Independent looks at Rachel Reeves’ options as she looks to fill the gaping hole in Britain’s public finances this autumn
‘Hypocritical’ Badenoch calls for Tory councils to launch legal challenges against asylum hotels
Tory leader has encouraged local authorities to ‘take the same steps’ as Epping Forest District Council