Britain's populist Reform UK party won another defector from the country's once dominant Conservative Party on Sunday, attracting lawmaker Andrew Rosindell, part of the Conservatives' foreign policy ...

We're into a brand new year and while you might just be waiting (im)patiently for the December double-bill of Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three, there's plenty of other major movie releases to ...

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 ...

Last year was the highest for migrant arrivals since 2022 MIGRANTS are posting brazen videos of themselves jumping on lorries to to smuggle themselves into the country. TikTok clips, understood to ...

There are some UK Christmas traditions that people from the US might not recognize. Every Christmas, British families watch pantomimes or meet their school friends at the pub. They also eat Yorkshire ...

In June 2025 the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed that the UK is to spend 5% of its GDP on national security from 2035. This commitment has been matched by 31 of the 32 NATO allies (Spain ...

Migrants are sharing video tutorials on social media on how to illegally smuggle themselves into Britain. Videos posted on TikTok show migrants hiding behind bushes before sprinting after moving ...

The size of the UK’s armed forces has frequently been in the spotlight since the outbreak of war in Europe four years ago. We’ve seen claims that the number of troops is at a “record low” and ...

What does Black beauty mean to you? Black beauty is confidence, creativity, and being able to show up as myself. Growing up in a Jamaican household, I was surrounded by strong women in a culture that ...