Posts
Over 50% of adults worldwide predicted to be obese or overweight...
Levels look set to accelerate rapidly, particularly in lower-income countries.
Cancer family 'financially broken' by benefits wait
Charity report finds seven-month average wait for families of children with cancer...
Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital...
“Kasibba”, who is non-verbal and had no family to speak for her, was one of hundreds...
'He was born navy blue': Real-life stories behind Toxic...
The drama tells the story of how families fought for justice over their children's...
Boots recalls paracetamol over labelling error
Packaging inside the box incorrectly states the pills are a different painkiller,...
Warning over rapid at-home prostate tests
Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.
Scientists crack how aspirin might stop cancers from spreading
The cheap painkiller seems to help the immune system detect and destroy cancers.
Scientists discover new part of the immune system
New part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make...
The NHS is spending a fortune giving people a death they...
The UK was once ranked the best country for end-of-life care - but, say experts,...
Patients thank blood donors for life-saving plasma
Blood donated across England is being used to make immunoglobulin for the first...
Common vaginal 'imbalance' may be an STI
An overgrowth of bacteria in the vagina, known as BV, may be spread by sex, researchers...
Inquiry into claims Nottingham victim records were accessed
A hospital trust is investigating if medical records of the three victims were accessed...
Santander banking app DOWN: Hundreds of customers left...
Santander banking services have gone down, leaving customers unable to make payment...
Store closures alert: Poundland up for sale amid 'challenging...
Hundreds of Poundland stores are at potential risk of closing down as the discount...
Waspi update: State pension row continues as £130k raised...
Waspi campaigners have raised over £132,000 in their fight to challenge Labour's...
As Farage vows to scrap inheritance tax - we explore how...
Nigel Farage has pledged to abolish inheritance tax in Britain if Reform UK wins...
Stamp Duty 'knife edge' to hike homebuyer bills from zero...
Homebuyers across England are racing against time as the stamp duty holiday approaches...
Labour minister REFUSES to rule out new tax hikes as Rachel...
Uncertainty is growing around the Government’s economic plans as a minister refused...
Barclays customers to get £12.5m payout after major banking...
Barclays could pay up to £12.5million in compensation to customers affected by technology...
Bank of England sounds alarm on 'substantial' risks to...
The Bank of England governor has warned of 'substantial' risks to the UK economy,...
Energy bills set to soar by £900 a year due to net zero...
The drive to Net Zero will see the average British household facing a £900 rise...
Yorkshire Building Society reveals how to boost savings...
Yorkshire Building Society is revealing how savers can boost their savings pot by...
State pension payments to be hit by 'stealth tax raid'...
Pensioners could be forced to pay income tax on their state pension for the first...
DWP overhaul under Labour SLAMMED as cuts to disability...
Labour are being urged to not carry out sweeping cuts to disability benefits, including...
Universal Credit payment rates to rise next month but DWP...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefit payment rates will increase from...
'Serious repercussions!' Alert issued to Universal Credit...
Top financial experts are warning Universal Credit could come in the firing line...
Taxpayers 'saddled' with £45bn bill to pay off Royal Mail...
Taxpayers have been slapped with a £45billion bill for Royal Mail's pension pots...
Spain accused of ‘fleecing’ foreigners as British expats...
Spain has become a "tax trap" for expats who are being "fleeced" by its authorities,...
Martin Lewis reveals how to increase state pension payments...
Martin Lewis is calling on Britons to take immediate action to boost their state...
Rachel Reeves 'plans BILLIONS in spending cuts' – DWP benefits...
Rachel Reeves is planning billions of pounds in welfare and public spending cuts...
Will farmers force Reeves resignation? Rebellion grows...
As farmers staged another protest in central London today, a third Labour MP has...
Store closures update: Walgreens to sell Boots in £8bn...
Boots is set to be sold in a £8billion deal as its US owner, Walgreens Boots Alliance,...
DWP can now take money straight from bank accounts and...
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is set to gain sweeping new powers to...
Post Office Horizon scandal victim offered payout after...
A widow of a victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal has demanded compensation...
Millions of homebuyers hit with £4,200 mortgage hike -...
First-time buyers are facing an extra £4,200 per year in mortgage payments compared...
Smart meter warning: Thousands of Octopus, E.On and EDF...
Thousands of households are being warned to act now or face higher energy bills...
Millions of savers face 'punishing new tax' as Reeves'...
Millions of savers could be hit with a "punishing new tax" as Chancellor Rachel...
DWP launches 'intensive' overhaul to Jobcentres in reform...
Government plans to deploy 1,000 Jobcentre work coaches to provide "intensive" support...
Donald Trump delays tariffs AGAIN as Canada trade war postponed
President Donald Trump has delayed the imposition of tariffs on imports coming from...
Tax disaster as millions of savers slapped with 'nasty'...
Millions of savers across Britain are facing unexpected tax bills as frozen income...
Donald Trump DELAYS Mexico tariff war after crunch call...
Donald Trump has confirmed the US will delay the imposition of hefty tariffs on...
Pension crisis as women face £47k savings shortfall and...
British women face a more than £47,500 pension savings shortfall compared to their...
Just Stop Oil co-founder wins court appeal as sentence...
Just Stop Oil co-founder Roger Hallam has had his sentence reduced by a year after...
Surgery restores sense of smell in patients with long Covid
People who lost their sense of smell and accompanying taste because of long Covid...
Police charge former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and ex-deputy...
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and former deputy council leader Derek Hatton...
UK's Eurovision act for 2025 announced
The UK's entry for this year's Eurovision Song Contest has been revealed.
Boots' owner sold to private equity firm
The owner of high-street pharmacy chain Boots is being bought by a private equity...
Investigation into claims NHS staff accessed Nottingham...
An NHS trust is investigating allegations that healthcare staff "inappropriately"...
Rachel Reeves: 'People want to talk me down... I'll prove...
???? Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app ????
Bill to stop children 'doom scrolling' to get backing -...
A Labour MP's bill to prevent children from "doom scrolling" on social media is...
King reveals favourite music - including Kylie, Bob Marley...
The King has shared his personal playlist of tracks that bring him joy – featuring...
Widow of Post Office scandal victim receives compensation...
The widow of a Post Office scandal victim, who received a compensation offer days...
Discord and Klarna are suddenly set for stock market listings...
The two companies are discussing going public in America - but several IPOs could...
.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&trim=0,0,0,0#){kind=small}
Triple killer Kyle Clifford guilty of raping ex-partner...
The former soldier previously admitted to murdering a BBC commentator’s wife and...
Rayner’s 1.5m homes target under fresh pressure as construction...
The government’s construction targets are under threat as building activity plunges
Visitor backlash after popular zoo closes farm over unnamed...
Visitors of Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex, slammed the move as a ‘huge...
Triple killer Kyle Clifford’s police interview after murder...
Triple killer Kyle Clifford's police interview has been released after he was found...
Reeves to be forced into fresh tax hikes or austerity drive...
Rachel Reeves is warned it will be tough to find extra money for defence spending...
Lastminute.com founder warns of ‘peril’ for tech sector...
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho told the House of Lords’ International Women’s Day debate...
Mother admits killing baby found dumped in bin bag in woodland
Baby Callum was found close to Gulliver’s World theme park in Warrington, Cheshire,...
Will the UK get a new bank holiday for the 80th VE Day...
Four days of celebrations are planned, the government has confirmed
UK weather: Britain to be hotter than Costa Del Sol with...
UK to enjoy warmest weekend for some time, Met Office says
Richard Tice clashes with Scottish journalist as he’s accused...
Richard Tice clashed with a Scottish journalist as he refused to give the surnames...
NHS medical director becomes second health chief to quit...
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press...
Tory peer forced to apologise for antisemitic slur over...
Lord Hamilton said the Jewish community should pay for a Holocaust memorial because...
Gateshead school put in lockdown and pupils kept inside...
Northumbria Police said it had received a report of ‘malicious communications’ on...
Voices: Independent readers give verdict on Donald Trump’s...
While some called for a no-fuss, low-key state visit, others were outraged at the...
I’m sorry public felt misled, says Captain Tom’s daughter...
Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has apologised if the public “felt misled” following...
BBC presenter cuts off Jenrick in fiery clash over ‘two-tier...
Robert Jenrick’s interview with Emma Barnett descended into a row over sentencing...
.jpg?width=600&auto=webp&crop=3:2&quality=70#){kind=small}
Met Office reveals when the Northern Lights could be visible...
The Met Office said the aurora borealis might be visible from some areas in the...
Captain Tom Moore’s daughter says using father’s name for...
Captain Tom Foundation was renamed in January after a damning Charity Commission...
Child who died after being hit by car on sports pitch confirmed...
Cumbria Constabulary said there is no indication to suggest it was a deliberate...
Banana shortage hits several Tesco stores across UK
Customers faced empty shelves in shops across Maidstone, London, Bournemouth and...
Royal Shrovetide: This ancient form of football has a rule...
Royal Shrovetide goes through rivers, hedgerows and high streets but avoids churchyards...
Man in hospital after being pulled from flames in central...
One man has been taken to hospital after being rescued from the building by firefighters
Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson charged with bribery...
Former Labour mayor was first arrested in December 2020
Scheme to ban smart phones in schools ditched by MP
Former teacher Josh MacAlister says he has been working ‘very closely’ with government...
Sadiq Khan warns Trump to prepare for protests on second...
London mayor hints a new Trump baby blimp could fly above the capital during president’s...
Crackdown on cannabis cultivation sees £48m worth of drugs...
Police have seized 48,328 cannabis plants worth an estimated street value of £48,328,000...
Starmer to hold talks with European allies as push for...
PM to be updated by European leaders on the outcome of a summit aimed at boosting...
Almost no evidence that employing physician associates...
Experts said studies relating to the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs)...
From disco to Afrobeats: Here are the artists on King Charles’s...
The King has unveiled his eclectic musical tastes in a new show
Mapped: The UK stations with the most trains cancellations...
The newly-revealed stats will be updated every four weeks, Labour has confirmed
Russia warns Starmer’s peacekeeping troops plan would amount...
Starmer rallies up to 20 countries to deploy troops in post-war Ukraine as Europe...
Breakthrough for long Covid patients who lost sense of...
‘I will never take my senses for granted ever again,’ one patient says
UN talks to end Cyprus crisis are ‘a waste of time’ unless...
Exclusive: UK foreign office minister Stephen Doughty will land in Cyprus on Friday...
Delivery driver and sons confront customer with metal pole...
A delivery driver and his sons confronted a customer with metal poles during a row...
Tributes to ‘most beautiful’ girl killed in house fire...
Woman arrested on suspicion of murder
‘They used us for cover and for sex’: How undercover officers...
Five women have told their stories on cameras for the first time, after being deceived...
If Trump forces Zelensky out who could be the next Ukraine...
As the Trump administration takes an increasingly aggressive line towards Zelensky...
Gisèle Pelicot named The Independent’s most influential...
The remarkable French grandmother and now global icon tops the 2025 Influence List...
Reform’s surge in polls grinds to a halt as Farage faces...
The latest Techne UK weekly tracker poll suggests that Reform UK has hit a ceiling...
Family pays tribute to ‘beautiful and determined’ girl,...
Poppy Atkinson, from Kendal, was involved in a collision with a car on Wednesday
Watch: Defence secretary holds talks in Washington on Trump’s...
Watch again as UK defence secretary John Healey and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth...
‘Violent misogyny’ of Andrew Tate ‘fuelled’ Kyle Clifford’s...
Prosecutors said Kyle Clifford searched for Tate’s podcast less than 24 hours before...
Independent Women 2025 – The Influence List
Marking International Women’s Day for a third year running, The Independent has...
Rachel Reeves budget: What’s in and out of chancellor’s...
News analysis: In less than three weeks Rachel Reeves will deliver her spring statement...
How AI uncovers new ways to tackle difficult diseases
Pharmaceutical firms are turning to AI to find new molecules that might be able...
Tech Life: Not as dead as a dodo?
How one company is trying to bring extinct animals like the dodo back to life
Will young developers take on key open source software?
The founders of important open source software are getting older, who will take...
