South Africa’s emergency services say six firefighters have died battling a bushfire in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province and another two are in a critical condition
For years England fans, players and pundits have feared the very mention of penalty shootouts – but thanks to new-found confidence and in-depth preparation, that …
DUP loses Lagan Valley seat vacated by former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, and is under pressure in North Antrim General election 2024: live newsUK general …
Lyndon Johnson, Harry Truman, Calvin Coolidge, Rutherford B Hayes, James Buchanan, and James K Polk. Gustaf Kilander breaks down what happened when US presidents chose …
The Biden administration’s asylum halt that has led to a 40% drop in arrests for illegal border crossings this month falls hardest on nationalities most …
Honolulu police have recently received some attention on social media for recommending that beachgoers not leave their valuables unattended and instead put them in a …
Those seeking to keep military veterans out of jails and prisons are shining a spotlight on a new Nebraska law that makes judicial diversion available …
Exclusive: The former quality investigator tells The Independent that the company is ‘infested with ‘yes-men and bean-counters’ and should be ‘torn down and rebuilt’ in …
Every royal family is plagued by scandalous skeletons in the closet. Helen Coffey looks at the regal rebels whose soap opera-worthy behaviour should give King Charles …
Travellers at Edinburgh and Manchester among those facing long delays in being processed Passengers are experiencing delays at a number of UK airports due to …
Temporary farmworkers workers are getting more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment and other abuses
Philippine forces have killed an Abu Sayyaf militant who had been implicated in past beheadings including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese
The United Nations is appealing for $2.8 billion to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza …
IDS says it could cut nearly 1,000 jobs and save £300m a year while maintaining Monday-to-Saturday first-class service Business live – latest updates The owner …
Some ‘ecologically sound’ brands contain as little as 2.7% of the eco-friendly paper alternative In the bathrooms of the ecologically conscious, bamboo toilet paper is …
Women in NYC are encouraging each other to stay aware of their surroundings after several people shared similar reports of being attacked while on their …
Republican lawmakers across the country were already jockeying to inject their states deeper into immigration enforcement when the Supreme Court, if only briefly, let Texas …
A conservation project working to safeguard the rare flora and fauna of the Dubai desert makes for a remarkable citizen science-focused holiday, finds Chris Zacharia
France has become the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution and other Europeans wonder whether a rollback of rights …
Thunberg was part of a large demonstration outside the Energy Intelligence Forum, known as the “Oscars of Oil”, at the InterContinental Hotel on Park Lane
Seven Republican presidential hopefuls gathered at the Reagan Library in California for the second of the party’s primary debates, but the dominant front-runner — former …
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Republicans in the Legislature have backed off widespread limits to the state’s open records law, but they are still …
The status of Morocco’s soccer game Saturday night as part of African Cup of Nations qualifying was uncertain after an earthquake struck the country, killing …
Liberal Democrats say government should ‘extend cooperation’ with Europe after rejoining £85bn science programme Labour says it was wrong for the government to keep the …
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity plans to weave surveillance technology into garments that ‘feature the same stretchability, bendability, washability, and comfort of regular textiles’
Authorities in Oklahoma dug up ‘trophies’ from BTK killer Dennis Rader’s former home. They believe the discoveries will finally prove the prolific serial killer had …