Former Met Police officer found guilty of assault but acquitted of rape

Baby boomers urged to stay in work as ‘70 is the new 50’

The secret to getting a perfect strike in bowling, according to scientists

Prison officers may get stab-proof vests after attack ‘by Manchester bomb plotter’

One in three women in 1947 said they would rather be a man. Here’s how they feel today

One in five teachers hit or punched by pupils in the past year, shocking survey shows

Family mourn woman, 32, ‘with heart of gold’ stabbed to death at home

Boris Johnson’s cycling vision stutters as number of bike journeys fails to rise above pre-pandemic levels

Trump to visit UK and King Charles in September

Trump warns ‘substantial’ tariffs will remain on imports as Reeves prepares for US talks

Rico the sloth receives pioneering surgery to cure his toothache

Learner drivers face six-month wait for a test and spiralling costs as backlog hits record high

Voices: ‘Give councils more money’ Independent readers weigh in on Birmingham bin strikes

Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe sues Nigel Farage for defamation

Trans women to be searched by male officers after Supreme Court ruling