Ticket prices set to rise as Heathrow able to recover runway project money
Transport correspondentPublished29 July 2026, 07:18 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoHeathrow Airport will be allowed to charge airlines more for its services to recover money spent on the early stages of its…
Andy Burnham’s plans for technical education build on coalition’s UTC roots
Andy Burnham’s plans to put academic and technical education routes on an equal footing in England have been welcomed by many, but none were more enthusiastic than the former Conservative…
Waitrose sees surprise spike in winter dishes despite heatwave
Recipe searches for toad in the hole were up 67% Supermarket giant Waitrose has reported a surprise increase in certain meals during the heatwaves scorching the UK. Somewhat surprisingly, sales…
Bev Craig: Andy Burnham’s ‘protégé’ who wants to be more powerful than he was
Labour’s candidate for the Greater Manchester mayoral election tells The Independent how she plans to be different to Andy Burnham, and what she would demand from him if she wins…
Zack Polanski will not say sorry to Farage for sharing ‘dangerous’ image
The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a social media image but will not apologise to Nigel Farage. The image, which Polanski said…
‘Ask the right questions’: what you need to know before buying shares
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched on to the stock market, tens of thousands of Britons clamoured to buy a stake, putting the spotlight on DIY investing. Going it alone and…
Unauthorised airport car park grows despite stop notice
An unauthorised car park near Stansted Airport has grown by nearly two-thirds since it was served with an enforcement notice to shut, a BBC investigation has found. The facility was…
Amelia Dimoldenberg: I wouldn’t invite Andy Burnham on Chicken Shop Date – but I’d love a chat
Amelia Dimoldenberg is the queen of the deadpan silence. But when I ask her if she would ever invite the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, on to her wildly popular…
Why Burnham’s plans for education could limit girls’ horizons
While tailoring school to the needs of the local workforce is sound in sentiment, the government needs to be careful not to dampen potential or ambition. Girls need bigger dreams…
‘It’s not cricket’: cheating row as ‘Clicky Ponting’ appears to dupe umpire
The ball is bowled, the batter plays a shot and it’s caught by the wicketkeeper to cheers all round. The batter is clearly bemused. Did he hit it? Or ……