Agreement to treat site with ‘sensitivity and respect’ aims to prevent taking of artefactsThe UK and US governments have signed a treaty designed to protect the wreckage of the Titanic from damage by those wishing to remove artefacts.Announcing the ratification of the agreement by the US secretary of state, Mike Read more
Tensions between the Duke of Sussex and the press go back to the death of his motherThe publication of photographs showing the Duchess of Sussex with her baby son in Canada has prompted a warning by the royal couple’s lawyers against running images taken in such circumstances.The warning comes as Read more
Computer pioneer’s things taken from British school in 1984Items seized after woman offered them for loan to universityThe British scientist Alan Turing’s Princeton doctoral degree, OBE medal and other items of memorabilia have been recovered in Colorado, 35 years after they were taken from Sherborne School in Dorset. Related: Alan Read more
Birmingham Yardley MP due to meet supporters before making formal announcementLabour leadership – live updatesJess Phillips is expected to quit the Labour leadership race, just two weeks into the election campaign.The MP for Birmingham Yardley is due to meet with the MPs on her campaign team in Westminster on Tuesday Read more
Digital services levy due to be imposed on web-based firms like Facebook and Amazon from April Via: Trump administration threatens UK with tariffs if Boris Johnson imposes taxes on tech giants
Devastated by his time in Germany, which he regards as still Nazi, the artist has moved. As he unveils a powerful virtual reality artwork, he talks about needing a monster to fight – and why he’d like to be a barberExperience Ai Weiwei’s virtual reality artwork Omni‘When we filmed this,” Read more
David Merritt says longer jail sentences ‘will not keep public safe’ as prison officers sound warning Via: London Bridge attack victim's father hits out at Boris Johnson's 'cynical' plan for terrorist lie detector tests
Parents believe their daughter with disabilities was abducted Via: Nora Quoirin: Family of 15-year-old girl found dead in Malaysia sue resort owner
A bursary of £5,000 is being made available to one individual to fund a suitable journalistic project Via: Rupert Cornwell Award 2020: Applications open for The Independent's annual foreign journalism competition
Updates from the conclusion of the opening round from Melbourne ParkJohanna Konta falls early Any thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 2.03am GMT The strength of @BautistaAgut sails past compatriot Feliciano Lopez 6-2 6-2 7-5.#AO2020 | #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/snwAuFpul4 2.02am GMT First set: Vekic* 1-0 Sharapova (*denotes server): Vekic holds the opening Read more