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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Conservative leader has set out a dividing line between her and her miserabilist opponents on the right

Britain’s main opposition leader has joined a protest against China’s planned new embassy in London

Outages in Kent and Sussex this week became the latest in a long list of breakdowns in the UK’s creaking water system. Harry Cockburn asks how Britain can solve its utilities crisis

As international treaty comes into force, bill to make it law in Britain is moving at ‘glacial pace’ through parliament

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is attempting to offer a more positive message from the political right than her one-time shadow justice secretary.

The Tory leader compared Jenrick’s defection to a priest switching religion, saying ‘It’s just not serious...it means you never cared’

Three-time European medallists Fear and Gibson sit in second place after the rhythm dance in Sheffield

Sacha Dench survived the crash but suffered serious injuries while attempting a 3,000-mile, round-Britain paramotor challenge

Craig Guildford, the chief constable of one of Britain’s largest police forces, West Midlands Police, will retire, after coming under pressure over a controversial decision by the police to ban visiting supporters of the Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv from attending a match against Aston Villa.