Ministers have secured raw materials needed to keep British Steel furnaces in Scunthorpe alive amid accusations that the ...

Foot and mouth disease – usually referred to by its acronym FMD – is the most feared livestock disease in the world. It can cripple the livestock sector, cause immense animal suffering, destroy farmer ...

While JD Vance expressed his optimism over a UK-US trade deal in the near future, sources close to the vice president warn his concerns over free speech in the UK ‘are still a red line’ ...

JD Vance has said the US is trying to secure a "great" trade deal with the UK as Donald Trump ’s tariffs heighten global trade tensions. The vice president said Mr Trump is “working very hard” on an ...

- Ukraine's military has said it hit the base of the Russian rocket brigade whose forces conducted the deadly strike on Sumy. - Russia’s attack on Sumy killed at least 35 people on Sunday, making it ...

Regionally, the West Midlands had the greatest heat-associated death rate in 2024, with 38 deaths per million people or 232 in total. This was followed by the South West with 32 per million or 186 ...

While Cornwall boasts some of the most striking landscapes in the UK, there are plenty of things to do indoors when the heavens open and rain pours down ...

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 ...

Key intercity rail links will be interrupted by planned Network Rail engineering work, especially over Easter. Airlines are ...

Wera Hobhouse, the Lib Dem MP for Bath, was refused entry to the former British territory while travelling to meet her son and baby grandson.

Authorities have released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails and internet searches done by Gene Hackman's wife in the days before her death ...

A manhunt is underway for a group of drunken thieves who tunneled their way into a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store and made off with more than $20 million worth of goods. The family who runs the ...