From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

In March, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said smacking children should be consigned to the history ...

Commemorative coins honouring VE Day are being launched by the Royal Mint, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the ...

A London-based couple has shared their unconventional path to parenthood, celebrating the "Colombian fairy godmothers" who ...

The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that ...

Ms Clarke is not alone, a new poll by the Stroke Association has revealed 35% of stroke survivors are able to sing better ...

Thursday is expected to be the hottest day of the year so far, with forecasters predicting temperatures could hit 30C at the ...

A 16-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl are in hospital following a stabbing in Merseyside, police said. Merseyside Police ...

The murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in 2023 led to renewed calls from campaigners for a total ban across the UK. The girl’s ...

Around 65,000 homes and businesses including some in Scotland’s most remote areas will gain access to lightning-fast ...

Erling Haaland has returned to training with Manchester City following an ankle injury. Images from an open training session ...

United Nations experts have urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced ...