‘It could only have been one person’: top former detective says system failed the murdered journalist Lyra McKee
When Lyra McKee was shot and killed on the night of 18 April 2019, approximately 150 people were in her vicinity. The 29-year-old journalist had watched in a crowd as…
Jamie and Jools Oliver pay themselves £1.7m dividend as profits almost halve
Jamie and Jools Oliver have paid themselves a £1.7m dividend – more than 40% down on last year – after profits at their cookery and media empire almost halved. Sales…
‘Daddy’s boy’ Prince Harry was always going to return to UK but William will be furious, former royal butler says
Exclusive: Grant Harrold, who worked for the King and Queen Camilla, as well as Prince William, Princess Kate and Prince Harry up until 2011, tells The Independent what Harry and…
Historic UK Island up for sale for £2 million
The island is currently going for offers in excess of £2 million in what has been described as a ‘exceptionally rare’ opportunity Anyone with a spare £2,000,000 could be the…
School caretaker given bad reference for being ‘rude’ to female staffers gets £32k payout
A headteacher claimed that Mark Steward was ‘unwilling to take instruction from women’ A school caretaker has been awarded £32,000 following allegations that he refused to accept direction from women…
Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes
Airbus has reportedly bowed to employee demands on remote working, after a series strikes over its chief executive’s return-to-the office orders. The world’s largest aeroplane maker is said to have…
World’s oldest person who survived Covid at 110 shares her secret to a long life
Ethel Caterham has lived through the Titanic disaster, both world wars, the fall of the Berlin Wall and six monarchs The world’s oldest person is set to celebrate her 117th…
Search launched for man feared to have fallen overboard from cruise
A major search has been launched after a passenger was reported missing from a cruise ship docked in Dundee. Lifeboats and coastguard crews are searching for the man who is…
Coroner calls for baby monitor change after child died because volume was turned down
Ismaeel Islam died at the Royal London Hospital on March 7, 2025 A coroner has suggested baby monitors should have their volume ‘locked’ to a loud setting after a baby…
Filming to take place outside Houses of Parliament for new Netflix drama
Members of the public could spot actors playing armed police alongside simulated emergency responses around the Houses of Parliament this coming weekend. Production business Bad Wolf, behind television series including…