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UK - The Independent

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  1. The president said that his mother had seen the King as a child on television and used to remark that he was ‘cute’

  2. Despite previous promises to honour debt to Afghans, Ministry of Defence halts evacuation help for families promised new lives in Britain

  3. Keir Starmer will face a crunch Commons vote which could lead to a parliamentary sleaze inquiry over claims he misled MPs over the process which led to Lord Mandelson taking the Washington job

  4. The head chef of the U.S. British Embassy prepared an afternoon tea for more than 650 guests in Washington, DC, on Monday

  5. Watch as The Independent asks former Secret Service agents and a former FBI chief to break down the response following the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday (25 April).

  6. The High Court hears Ms Mahmood’s decision to block modern slavery appeals is unlawful and breaches human rights laws

  7. The state visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner