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 ...

Eventually, some ancient Egyptians likely welcomed the cats home as adorable pet companions, they say. The domestication and spread of animals driven by cults is not uncommon. For instance, previous ...

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

The attack follows a deadly Russian missile and bomb attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy. Trump has blamed Putin, Zelensky and Biden for the lives lost since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

S timming – short for “self-stimulatory behaviour” – is a form of self-soothing commonly seen in autistic people. It can involve repetitive movements, sounds, or actions and is commonly regarded in ...

Analysis of DVSA figures by The Independent has revealed the test centres with the lowest and highest pass rates ...

Pontins holiday parks’ parent company has been charged with corporate manslaughter after a grandmother died when a roof collapsed on guests at a bar. Wendy Jones, 68, was among the 18 people who were ...

Hull is set ‘to become the new Bordeaux’, according to those in the know – but the onslaught of climate change isn't something to be celebrated, argues Helen Coffey ...

Trump’s mumbled explanation for Russia’s ‘horrible’ Sumy bombing is no sign that he’s getting tough on Putin, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley ...

Controlling dietary potassium by eating more bananas could be key to lowering blood pressure rather than just reducing sodium intake, a new study suggests. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...

A 19-year-old man who was upset at his girlfriend for going on a cruise has been sent to prison for making a bomb threat to the ship. Joshua Lowe, from Michigan, admitted that he was annoyed that he ...

South Korea on Tuesday said it will expand its financial support package for its crucial semiconductor industry to about $23 billion in part of efforts to address uncertainties posed by the Trump admi ...