Climbing, skiing and paddleboarding also feature in our round-up of this year’s charity challenges SwimQuest’s annual Isles of Scilly challenge is a 15km island-hopping swim, broken into five sessions ...

One eyewitness reportedly heard screaming while queuing for the ride Man ‘with a tan’ sought by police after child ‘sexually assaulted in country park’Police are investigating after an alleged sexual ...

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Traffic on the nation's gridlocked motorways is crawling more slowly than ever, with sections so clogged it would be quicker to cycle. The worst spot is the northbound approach to the Dartford tunnel ...

Shredded tyres and pallets falling from insecure trucks is the kind of debris you would expect on our roads and motorways. But this year an abandoned boat and a fairground ride were also dumped. Out ...

The first fully-electric passenger ferry in the UK has made its maiden voyage – carrying more than 100 cyclists and pedestrians across the Thames to Canary Wharf. The £15m vessel, named Orbit Clipper, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A major change the Ring and Ride service in Birmingham and Solihull has come into effect this week. Ring and Ride and Coventry's On Demand services have been brought together under a new operation ...

Survey shows rise in GPs using tools such as ChatGPT to produce appointment summaries and assist with diagnosis Almost three in 10 GPs in the UK are using AI tools such as ChatGPT in consultations ...

The Polar Express, one of the most beloved Christmas attractions, is set to return this year, bringing one of the finest festive tales to life. This marks the sixth year for the incredibly successful ...

The Russian spy ship lurking in British waters tried to jam the Royal Navy frigate's GPS. Defence Secretary John Healey last week revealed the research vessel Yantar had been spotted lurking north of ...

Brits are being warned to brace for potential blackouts, satellite chaos and jaw-dropping displays of the Northern Lights tonight, as experts say the most powerful solar storm in two decades is about ...