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A manhunt has been launched after a young woman was raped in Edinburgh city centre in what police have described as a “horrendous sexual assault”.

Jeremy Corbyn is to crowdsource questions for PMQs from members of the public, he has revealed.

Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer is the dream US Open final for tennis fans and that's exactly what will be served up when the top two seeds meet at Flushing Meadows this evening.

Labour can easily replace the former shadow cabinet ministers who have said they will not serve on Jeremy Corbyn’s front bench, his deputy has said.

Scotland Yard is hunting for a murderer after a man’s decomposing body was found in a popular beauty spot in Epping Forest.

The SNP will set out a timetable for a possible second Scottish independence referendum in its 2016 Holyrood manifesto, Nicola Sturgeon has revealed.

From a rudimentary breaded fish stick marketed with the rather unglamorous promise of “no smell, no fuss”, to a haute cuisine version consumed at the most exclusive restaurants in Mayfair, the humble fish finger has come a long way.

Britain is exporting drone components worth hundreds of millions pounds to countries that include Saudi Arabia and South Korea, as it tries to regain lost ground in a global arms race to meet burgeoning demand for lethal remote-controlled military aircraft, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.

It is in danger of replacing “the cheque is in the post” as one of the great lies of our time. “Your call is important to us. All of our operators are busy, please stay on the line. We will answer you shortly.”

What he said: “Can I start by thanking everyone who took part in this election, this huge democratic exercise of more than half a million people all across this country. It showed our party and our movement, passionate, democratic, diverse, united and absolutely determined in our quest for a decent and better society that is possible for all.”

It is 128 days since Ed Miliband announced his resignation as Labour leader, but in case, after four months of gruelling campaigning, his successor Jeremy Corbyn feels he has earned a break, he is to be disappointed. True, he has pulled out of The Andrew Marr Show today, in what should have been one of his first major interviews as leader. But there are other events over the next few weeks that Mr Corbyn simply cannot avoid – as well as more politically dangerous elections and referendums in the months and years ahead. Читать дальше...

A Conservative MP is considering legal action and is to make a formal complaint following what he calls a “rude, aggressive and patronising” interview on BBC2’s Newsnight.

Jeremy Corbyn is understood to want Caroline Flint, the Blairite shadow environment secretary, as part of his Shadow Cabinet in an effort to unite a factionalised Labour Party.

The National Health Service will introduce a new cancer target to ensure patients are given a definitive diagnosis or the all-clear within four weeks of being referred by their GP.

Firefighters throughout England are preparing to support the NHS by conducting hundreds of thousands of health checks in people’s homes, under a nationwide plan agreed by fire and health service leaders.

The Ministry of Justice will have spent nearly £14m on the heavily delayed privatisation of court fine collection, before the US firm it has asked to become its in-house bailiff has chased a single debtor.

Anthony Martial wasted no time writing himself into Manchester United folklore as he stepped off the bench to score a stunning winner on debut against Liverpool.

When Martin Johnson and George Gregan, the captains of England and Australia respectively, each spared a thought for their opponent in the interviews conducted immediately after rugby union's World Cup final of 2003 – won famously for the English by Jonny Wilkinson's last-minute drop goal – their civility in a moment of extreme emotion was not contrived by public relations. It was an instinctive expression of their sport's quintessential generosity of spirit and lack of self-obsession.

When Martin Johnson and George Gregan, the captains of England and Australia respectively, each spared a thought for their opponent in the interviews conducted immediately after rugby union's World Cup final of 2003 – won famously for the English by Jonny Wilkinson's last-minute drop goal – their civility in a moment of extreme emotion was not contrived by public relations. It was an instinctive expression of their sport's quintessential generosity of spirit and lack of self-obsession.

Fears that the Government is weakening its commitment to the environment have been heightened after it emerged that at least two Whitehall departments have admitted ignoring a Supreme Court ruling on clean air.

The Conservatives immediately seized on Jeremy Corbyn’s victory by condemning the Labour Party under his leadership as a “serious risk to our nation’s security”.

Grief stiffens his face and the words won’t come. “Give me a second,” says Roger Parrish, flushed and struggling to talk about the death of his daughter.

The retailer Littlewoods has withdrawn an advertisement for children’s bikes after it attracted a storm of abuse from parents and campaigners who labelled it “pointlessly sexist” and “pathetic”.

Italy's Flavia Pennetta became a shock grand slam champion by winning the US Open title and then revealed another surprise by announcing her retirement from tennis.

Wayne Rooney's goalscoring record is less than a week old, but already Harry Kane is targeting it, and hopes Rooney can help him succeed.