Court rules on how woman is defined under Equality Act 2010

Easing inflation marks steeper drop predicted by economists

Higher temperatures can increase risk of heart attack, stroke, lung problems and other diseases

Jazwell Brown attacked Joanne Pearson and Teohna Grant at an address in Bletchley

Rate of UK unemployment remained unchanged at 4.4 per cent

China has vowed to ‘fight to the end’ in a trade war with the US which threatens to up-end global supply chains

Refuse workers in Birmingham have been on strike since 11 March

Parents warned not to let their children go unsupervised on the beach

Britons soaked up the last of the sun over the weekend, with Saturday marking the hottest day of the year

Kaliyah Coa, 11, went missing after entering the River Thames in March

Siddiq’s lawyers describe the claims against her as being ‘politically motivated’

Residents in the area took to social media to report hearing a large bang on Saturday evening

Highs of 24C had been recorded in Northolt, north west London

People wishing to visit the Birling Gap and Seven Sisters cliffs will have to arrive at the coastal site by other means

The officers used the creative tactic after criminals began to recognise them and flee

The investigation was later dropped as police confirmed the iPads belonged to her children.

The officers used the creative tactic after criminals began to recognise them and flee

An all-female team of decorators will add the last touches to the property which was built using funds raised by The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign, in partnership with domestic abuse charity Refuge, writes Athena Stavrou

Reported figure would mean the country consumed the equivalent of over 4.7kg of cocaine per person, per day

The Sportsman, which has held a Michelin-star since 2008, was handed the two-star hygiene rating after several issues were spotted in the kitchen