Scotland’s employment and unemployment rates have both increased, according to the latest figures. The estimated unemployment rate in Scotland for those aged 16 to 64 was 4.2% from December 2024 to ...

An inquest has begun into the deaths of tech tycoon Mike Lynch and three other British nationals after the superyacht Bayesian sank in Sicily last year. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...

A French tourist is warning fellow foreign travellers against undertaking long-distance train trips in India unless they are well-prepared or willing to splurge. At such a critical moment in US ...

New research from the non-profit Fair Tax Foundation (FTF) calculates that the so-called “Silicon Six” – Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft and Netflix – generated a combined $11tn of revenue ...

Police officers are carrying out early morning patrols in a national park to help protect a rare bird species at risk of extinction. Wildlife crime officers are patrolling the Cairngorms National Park ...

Billionaire entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily.

The Canadian rock legend opens up about music, lockdown, and lost instruments in the Help Musicians’ podcast series ...

The Kremlin has insisted there is no timeline for a peace deal to end Vladimir Putin ’s invasion of Ukraine – despite pressure from Donald Trump to make a deal and repeated accusations from Western ...

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 ...

Airports in Najaf and Basra temporarily shut as visibility impaired due to the sandstorm deemed to be the biggest this year ...

A Pets at Home spokesperson said: “Every year, we make the decision to temporarily halt rabbit sales over the Easter weekend. This is a deliberate action to discourage any impulsive choices about ...

Bibury is famous for its row of residential 17th-century weavers’ cottages and its water meadow – and was once described by William Morris as “the most beautiful village in England”.