The Latest Breaking News from The Independent

Analysis: Modi has arrived in Russia for his first visit since the invasion of Ukraine. Shweta Sharma looks at what both countries hope to achieve from the meeting

Armed forces charity Help for Heroes said it was ‘disappointed’ that no dedicated veterans’ minister had been appointed to sit in cabinet

Toheeb Jimoh, Mike Tindall and David Walliams were among those to praise Waddingham’s performance

Dana Gray gained notoriety for killing three elderly women in the 1990s. Thirty years later, she talks to Andrea Cavallier about her life without parole sentence and how female inmates are taking a backseat to men when it comes to many issues, including opportunity for rehabilitation and positive change

Adverts insist prospective tenants cannot WFH, but the legality of the practice has been called into question

Exclusive: Reform UK’s shock fifth MP reveals he will make some sacrifices to enter Parliament but is ‘up for the challenge’

Whether he wants it or not, Starmer is getting regular texts with advice from Blair

Exclusive: Nigel Farage mapped out his plans over a 4am cup of tea – and it does not involve the Tories

Exclusive: ‘I have been ignored, gaslighted and intimidated by NMC staff,’ says senior worker

Callum Fahim said he felt unsafe from trolls and organised crime in Tenerife

Analysis by The Independent shows how the 2019 sea of Conservative blue, when the party won 365 seats under Boris Johnson, dwarfs all other parties