A much-loved and admired former shop manager is celebrating her 100th birthday.  Jean Hore, who was born in Liverpool on April 2, 1925, worked as manageress at a shop on The Walshes Estate in ...

In a statement to the New York Times, his daughter Mercedes confirmed the 65-year-old actor had died from pneumonia.

The Independent’s front page on 2 April 2025 warns of a looming trade war as Trump imposes new tariffs, threatening 25,000 UK car industry jobs and a £1.1 trillion global impact. A volcanic eruption ...

WORCESTERSHIRE has two finalists in the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2025. Abbots Grange Manor House in Broadway and Andrew Hurley from the Avoncroft Museum in Bromsgrove have been selected as ...

Democratic senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the US Senate floor with a marathon critique of president Donald Trump. The New Jersey official took to the floor on Monday ...

Teaching materials will also help secondary school pupils to identify and scrutinise data and claims made by online influencers.

More than 25,000 UK car manufacturing jobs could be at risk if Donald Trump’s planned import tariffs are introduced, according to new analysis. The US president’s policy, set to be confirmed on ...

More than 20 women have contacted police to say they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou, the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the UKs most prolific sex offenders. Police launched ...

Researchers found antibodies in those who reported the most positive moods were 16 higher when compared to those with lowest level of positivity.

Experts said they were ‘devastated’ by the findings, which also show 2024 was one of the worst years on record for ...

An assessment of “regenerative agriculture” – which focuses on improving soils, producing food and increasing farmland wildlife – found good evidence that minimising bare soils, for example by growing ...

The poll found people still believe in the founding principles of the NHS and the majority believe it needs more money and staff.