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 ...

The United Nations says ‘acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group’ meet the legal definition of genocide ...

Steve McMichael, a pivotal member of the formidable defence that led the 1985 Chicago Bears to Super Bowl victory, has been posthumously diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the ...

Conservative broadcaster long opposed to military intervention against Tehran rebukes president over sweary social media post ...

Vladimir Putin’s forces have lost the upper hand on the frontline of the Ukraine war, ex-CIA director David Petraeus has said ...

To save money on car insurance, it helps to be disloyal. It’s not intuitive but it drives the U.S. auto insurance industry’s pricing strategies, experts say. Those who stay with the same auto insurer ...

Iran's crucial oil export hub, Kharg Island, has been targeted by strikes, with a US official confirming attacks on military sites. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared ”restraint is over”, ...

No 10 said decisions would be taken on a ‘case-by-case basis, in line with the law’ amid a backlash over the rapper’s antisemitic comments.

Major changes to millions of individual’s benefits come into force this week under changes announced by the government last year. Designed to tackle what ministers have termed p ...

The head of the world’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase, has warned the world will face “significant” interest rate shocks as a ...

A Glasgow taxi driver has been sentenced to seven years in prison for raping a woman he picked up from a night out, in what was described as a "despicable betrayal of trust". Thom ...

Few fashion trends in 2026 split opinion like trainer Mary Janes. A fusion of feminine ballet flats and sporty silhouettes, the hybrid shoe has been championed by the likes of Puma, Onitsuka and Nike.