Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson admits there are “big gaps” in A-Level results across England with the North East faring worse than other areas, but insists “I am determined to turn that around”.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have waded into the upcoming US presidential election with a new statement - despite working royals usually refraining from commenting on politics
Critics fired back at the former president after his latest false claim about the climate.
People over the age of 70 could be missing hundreds every month from benefits and discounts they are fully entitled to, with one benefit worth over £700 a month alone
The European Union on Wednesday began the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary after its ant-migrant government refused to pay a huge fine for breaking the bloc’s asylum rules. In June, the EU’s top court ordered Hungary to pay 200 million euros ($223 million) for persistently depriving migrants of their right to apply for asylum. The European Court of Justice described Hungary’s actions as “an unprecedented and extremely serious infringement of EU law.”
“That’s a trade-off I’d do,” the actor responded to the former president’s months-old demand.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing calls to scrap plans to means-test Winter Fuel Payments
Hezbollah’s pagers were meant to be safety measures, secure from Israeli eavesdropping.
The Russian army is set to increase by 180,000, which would make it the second-largest in the world. It's already straining the economy, experts said.
Lisa Nandy, the Culture Secretary, has cancelled the appointment of Lady Archer as chair of London’s Royal Parks in what has been described as a “spiteful” move.
Russia's soldiers are getting worse and worse as the war goes on, but Russia fights with mass, not quality, a conflict expert explained.
Angela Eagle clashed with Stig Abell as she refused to answer his questions.
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
A new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll has some findings that should give Trump some pause, as his struggles are about a lot more than Iowa.
Senior Democratic Party lawmakers are reportedly concerned that Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson could try and sabotage a Kamala Harris election victory.Top-level meetings are secretly being held to guard against several eventualities that could impede the smooth transfer of power if Donald Trump loses in November, according to Politico.While Democratic lawmakers say such a scenario is unlikely, they worry how Johnson will react if the Republicans retain control of the House and oversee Har
Kamala Harris’ running mate also declared there’s “no doubt” that Trump lost the 2020 election.
The comedian explained her immediate regret.
An Ohio sheriff has made a chilling—and possibly illegal—request of his county’s 161,000 residents.Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski asked his constituents on Facebook to note the addresses of homes that have yard signs supporting Kamala Harris and Tim Walz—that way undocumented immigrants can be directed there.The sheriff referred to immigrants as being “illegal human locust” in a pair of posts to his personal and public pages that have since turned their comments off. Zuchowski is the top cop in Portage
One of the best pollsters in America recently came out with its latest survey, and it’s good news for Kamala Harris.
Rachel Reeves has been given the keys to Dorneywood after speculation that the grace-and-favour government mansion might go to Angela Rayner instead.
A new book details how luck played a much bigger role in Trump's fortune than any actual business acumen.
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