Trump cabinet picks including Matt Gaetz targeted by bomb threats and swatting

Eight-year-old boy critically injured after ‘solemn sprite’ statue fell on him at luxury Arizona resort

The accident unfolded on Wednesday morning at the exclusive Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix

Published: 2024-11-28 11:42:17

Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife guilty of spying for Iran after admitting prison escape

The 23-year-old was convicted of collecting secret information and passing it to Iranian agents while serving in Royal Corps of Signals

Published: 2024-11-28 11:39:36

Net migration falls after reaching record high of 900,000 in 2023

Net migration hit a higher than previously thought record of 906,000 last year, after figures were revised upwards by more than 150,000

Published: 2024-11-28 11:39:16

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin threatens to target Kyiv with new missile after energy grid attack

Russia’s second big attack on Ukraine’s energy system this month left 1 million without power

Published: 2024-11-28 11:37:49

Royal news live: Kate Middleton pays touching tribute to terminally ill teen photographer who died aged 17

Liz Hatton died on Wednesday

Published: 2024-11-28 11:34:21

Inside Daniel Khalife’s escape from prison and 75-hour nationwide manhunt to capture ex-soldier

The 23-year-old made a sling from a pair of trousers which he attached to the bottom of a catering van for his escape, which even the Met acknowledged showed ‘ingenuity’

Published: 2024-11-28 11:33:18

Minister urges domestic abuse victims to get support amid ‘epidemic of violence’ against women and girls

Labour’s minister for victims and violence against women and girls tells The Independent she hopes more victims will be protected by restraining order measures being rolled out

Published: 2024-11-27 10:30:30

RFK Jr likened CDC to a ‘Nazi death camp’ and vaccinating children to ‘sex abuse in the Catholic church’

Trump’s pick to become the next health secretary made the baseless comments in resurfaced footage

Published: 2024-11-28 11:26:13

Elon Musk schools Donald Trump in rocket science after president’s bizarre question

Elon Musk schooled Donald Trump in rocket science after the president-elect awkwardly asked whether a rocket booster that crashed into the ocean could be re-used.

Published: 2024-11-28 11:24:07

Awkward moment Trump asks Musk a baffling question at SpaceX launch

President-elect’s teen granddaughter Kai Trump captured the exchange for her behind-the-scene vlog

Published: 2024-11-28 11:22:17

Warning after scammers pretending to work for Monzo pocket woman’s £6,000 savings

Published: 2024-11-28 11:21:30

Former British soldier convicted of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian government

A former British soldier who claimed he was trying to work as a double agent has been convicted of passing on sensitive information to the Iranian intelligence service

Published: 2024-11-28 11:18:16

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – but 50% of pensioners rejected

There are now 53,400 pensioners waiting for their claim to be processed

Published: 2024-11-28 11:14:50

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah

Lebanese state media say at least two people were wounded by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon

Published: 2024-11-28 11:09:16

UK politics live: Badenoch and Cleverly claim Tory credit for 20% fall in net migration

Net migration to the UK dropped 20 per cent in the year to June 2024

Published: 2024-11-28 11:06:46

Black Friday: What time do stores open?

Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era

Published: 2024-11-28 11:03:06

Alabama A&M University mistakenly announces football player’s death

The sports team expressed its ‘immediate regret’ for the false information

Published: 2024-11-28 10:56:41

Egypt tourist boat latest: Survivors used ‘20cm air pockets’ to stay alive in ‘complete darkness’

Two Britons are still unaccounted for after a yacht sunk in Egypt’s Red Sea

Published: 2024-11-28 10:50:25

Trump’s latest Mar-a-Lago dinner guest raises eyebrows as Mexico president clarifies border call: Live

President-elect claims the southern border is ‘effectively’ closed after his conversation with Claudia Sheinbaum

Published: 2024-11-28 10:49:22

Family urges Streeting to help prisoner who set himself alight after serving 12 years for stealing phone

IPP prisoner Thomas White’s family have begged for Wes Streeting to intervene as they fight for him to be moved to hospital

Published: 2024-11-28 10:42:28

PHOTO COLLECTION: Plastic Pollution Treaty

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Published: 2024-11-28 10:40:54

At least 13 dead after landslides bury 40 homes in villages in eastern Uganda

At least 13 people have died in eastern Uganda after landslides buried 40 homes in six villages

Published: 2024-11-28 10:29:43

The Turkey Bomb pilot dropping Thanksgiving dinner to the middle of nowhere

Esther Keim has been flying low and slow in a small plane over south-central Alaska, dropping frozen turkeys

Published: 2024-11-28 10:23:49

Trump keeps his personal thanksgiving tradition alive with special Truth Social message

The president-elect has a unique style when it comes to spreading holiday cheer

Published: 2024-11-28 10:11:31

Thailand deports 6 Cambodian activists facing treason charges over critical Facebook comments

Six Cambodian activists charged with treason for comments criticizing the government on Facebook have been deported from Thailand to stand trial, a pro-democracy group said

Published: 2024-11-28 10:07:44

Dementia-stricken Windrush pensioner, 97, died in pain following years of care home ‘neglect’

Exclusive: Clementina Smith died at Murrayfield care home partly due to neglect, a coroner has found. Now: her family are demanding justice

Published: 2024-11-28 10:06:21

Matt Hancock urges MPs to back assisted dying after constituent’s cancer tragedy changed his mind

Exclusive: The former health secretary told The Independent he can remember the moment he changed his mind on assisted dying

Published: 2024-11-28 10:05:35

Unite union launches legal action against government over winter fuel payment cuts

With temperatures dropping, Unite has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the prime minister’s move to means test the payment, which will see it withdrawn from around 10m elderly people

Published: 2024-11-28 09:55:55

Winter fuel payments begin to arrive in bank accounts – what pensioners need to know

It’s not to late for eligible pensioners to secure their payment

Published: 2024-11-28 09:40:14

Esther Rantzen’s daughter urges MPs voting religiously on Assisted Dying Bill to rethink choice

Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter has urged MPs who may vote on the assisted dying bill on religious lines to rethink their choice.

Published: 2024-11-28 09:35:23

Labour MP’s call for Islamophobia crackdown prompts ‘blasphemy law’ fears

An exchange during PMQs has provoked a row over the government’s commitment to freedom of speech

Published: 2024-11-28 09:34:12

December 2024 dates for benefit and pensions as PIP and DLA payments increase revealed

All the essential cost of living information you need

Published: 2024-11-28 09:32:59

Martin Lewis issues warning over Black Friday Christmas present deals

The money saving expert has urged shoppers to check prices for comparison

Published: 2024-11-28 09:30:17

Furious farmers cause chaos at Holyhead after blockading port with tractors

Farmers took their protest over inheritance tax law changes to the North Wales port last night after holding one in Dover earlier in the day

Published: 2024-11-28 09:18:16

Cyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country's president says

The president of Cyprus says the Mediterranean island nation could apply to become a member of NATO when its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with U.S. help to bring it up to the standards of the world's premier military alliance

Published: 2024-11-28 09:16:20

Starmer may be ‘softening’ on Labour’s ‘tractor tax’, NFU president claims

After a meeting in No10 with Keir Starmer on Monday, NFU president Tom Bradshaw said there was ‘a more conciliatory tone’ but farmers keep up the presure with a protest in Dover

Published: 2024-11-28 09:15:29

First breakthrough in treating asthma attacks in 50 years hailed as a ‘game-changer’

Benralizumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets specific white blood cells

Published: 2024-11-28 09:04:48

Piedmont Cybertruck crash: Three killed in horror crash and fire

The Cybertruck has been recalled six times for safety problems

Published: 2024-11-28 09:00:04

Landslide triggered by rain in Indonesia's Sumatra island kills at least 7 people

At least seven people have died in a landslide triggered by torrential rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra island, officials said on Thursday, adding to the death toll from landslides in the region this week

Published: 2024-11-28 08:57:36

Farage claims Trump insiders ‘horrified’ at Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius

Nigel Farage has claimed that senior members of Donald Trump's incoming cabinet are "horrified" at Sir Keir Starmer's plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

Published: 2024-11-28 08:53:43

Esther Rantzen defends Starmer’s silence on assisted dying debate

PM has faced criticism for refusing to reveal his stance ahead of the crunch vote

Published: 2024-11-28 08:46:04

‘I’m embarrassed that I fell for it:’ Director of JonBenét Ramsey Netflix doc changes his mind on the crime

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger ‘fell for’ the narrative casting suspicion on the Ramsey family after 6-year-old JonBenét was found murdered in her Boulder home on December 26, 1996. His new three-part Netflix docuseries explores alternatives – and pressures Boulder authorities to finally solve the case, writes Sheila Flynn

Published: 2024-11-28 08:40:11

Who are the 2 million people demanding a general election? Crunching the numbers behind the viral petition

Starmer insists he’s ‘not surprised’ by election petition with two million signatures as he rules out another vote

Published: 2024-11-26 08:18:00

Watch Ed Davey’s bid for Christmas number one with charity single

Sir Ed Davey features on a new Christmas charity single in a bid to be this year's festive number one.

Published: 2024-11-28 07:47:18

Kemi Badenoch suggests Brexit is not working as Tory leader says party ‘did not deliver’ on immigration

‘It is time for a new approach’, the Tory leader told a Westminster press conference

Published: 2024-11-28 07:42:56

EuroMillions players urged to check tickets again after blunder announcing numbers

Glimmer of hope is restored as winner is yet to claim third biggest National Lottery jackpot of all time

Published: 2024-11-28 07:27:41

Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, targeting the country's energy infrastructure

Russia is engaged in a massive missile and drone attack targeting Ukraine's energy infrastructure and explosions were occurring in cities across the country

Published: 2024-11-28 07:11:21

‘I need the option of ending my life peacefully’: Independent readers debate the assisted dying bill

Many shared their personal experiences amid a heated debate, with supporters advocating for patient choice as critics raised concerns about misuse and the need for improved end-of-life care

Published: 2024-11-28 07:00:00

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off a century after its first trip through Manhattan

A century after the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the annual holiday tradition kicks off Thursday in New York City with new Spider-Man and Minnie Mouse balloons, zoo and pasta-themed floats, performances from Jennifer Hudson and Idina Menzel, and more

Published: 2024-11-28 06:38:06

Swiss 'AI Jesus' project to bridge digital and the divine draws users' praise, as questions remain

Researchers and religious leaders have released findings from an intriguing two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland

Published: 2024-11-28 06:35:33

Scientists call for humane ways to cook crabs as shellfish found to feel pain

Pain response appeared shorter and more powerful when crabs faced physical stress

Published: 2024-11-28 06:31:19

Boise State withdraws from Mountain West volleyball tournament rather than play San Jose State

Boise State advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West women's volleyball tournament by beating Utah State on Wednesday night

Published: 2024-11-28 06:17:21

‘First Buddy’ Elon Musk accuses Trump impeachment witness of ‘treason’ and calls for ‘appropriate penalty’

The world’s richest man, who is also closely intertwined with the incoming Trump administration, raised eyebrows on Wednesday when he accused one of his critics of treason

Published: 2024-11-28 06:13:00

Egypt tourist yacht survivor’s first words as five more rescued after boat sinks

A survivor of the Egypt tourist yacht that sank in the Red Sea off Egypt on Monday (26 November) thanked his rescuers in an emotional exchange on Tuesday.

Published: 2024-11-28 05:47:34

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani seeks $325,000 worth of baseball cards from his ex-interpreter

Baseball star Shohei Ohtani wants his ex-interpreter Ippei Mizuhara to hand over hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of baseball cards he says were fraudulently bought using his money

Published: 2024-11-28 05:17:59

Thanksgiving weather forecast: Travelers out in force as they face snow and rain across US

Snow and rain could snarl Thanksgiving travel in large portions of the U.S.

Published: 2024-11-28 05:14:00

Conservative US influencer Candace Owens is barred from New Zealand weeks after a ban from Australia

Immigration officials say U.S. conservative political commentor Candace Owens has been refused a visa to enter New Zealand for a speaking engagement because she has been banned from another country

Published: 2024-11-28 05:09:46

Sunken ship may hold secrets of Vasco da Gama’s last voyage, archaeologists say

Ship may hold ‘significant historical and symbolic value’, scientists say

Published: 2024-11-28 05:09:22

AP PHOTOS: Millions of tons of plastic foul the world around us

On a Philippines beach, barefoot children jumped and played on shoals of plastic washed ashore in previous typhoons.

Published: 2024-11-28 05:04:45

From disaster to hope: A Vermont family thankful for community support after flood destroyed home

A Vermont family who lost their home, cars, barn and most of their possessions in flooding in July will be getting a new start thanks to scores of donations to an online fundraising effort

Published: 2024-11-28 05:03:21

Trump promised federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe. Will he follow through?

When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigned in North Carolina, both candidates courted a state-recognized tribe there whose 55,000 members could have helped tip the swing state

Published: 2024-11-28 05:02:18

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire explained: What is deal struck between Hezbollah and Israel – and will it hold?

International pressure is on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, to maintain the peace

Published: 2024-11-28 05:00:31

Police arrest Sydney woman accused of attempting to drown her children

In September 2023, a passerby rescued two girls, aged seven and eight, from the Georges River in Sydney’s south-west

Published: 2024-11-28 04:59:22

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Big Tech losses pull Wall Street lower

Shares are mixed in Asia after losses for big technology stocks pulled major indexes lower on Wall Street

Published: 2024-11-28 04:54:55

Mark Zuckerberg spotted at Mar-a-Lago months after Trump threatened to jail him

President-elect wanted to throw Meta boss in jail over election interference claims

Published: 2024-11-28 04:52:37

Trump cabinet picks including Matt Gaetz targeted by bomb threats and swatting

Gaetz and Elise Stefanik among those targeted at their homes in incidents being investigated by the FBI

Published: 2024-11-28 04:46:56

Painting of Māori elder sells for £1.7m and becomes most valuable artwork in New Zealand history

‘Thoughts of a Tohunga’ by Charles Frederick Goldie has been called the artist’s best work by many critics

Published: 2024-11-28 04:42:03

$20m settlement highlights nation-leading police violence problem in New Mexico

State leads nation in police shootings per capita but rarely punishes officers

Published: 2024-11-28 04:16:29

'Everything is expensive!' Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse

Across what was once South America’s second-largest producer of natural gas, everyone is searching for fuel

Published: 2024-11-28 04:10:13

Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border

A federal appeals court has ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass

Published: 2024-11-28 03:42:07

Trump claims Mexico’s new president promised to ‘stop migration’ in ‘excellent’ phone call

Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said she and Trump had an ‘excellent conversation’

Published: 2024-11-28 03:21:15

111 women accuse Mohamed Al Fayed of abuse as Met launches investigation into his ‘enablers’

Police are investigating at least five people who may have assisted the late Harrods boss, who is accused of preying on scores of women

Published: 2024-11-28 02:51:04

South Korea's central bank cuts a key rate to nurse a slower economy

South Korea’s central bank has lowered its key policy rate for the second straight month and says the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace than it initially anticipated

Published: 2024-11-28 02:49:37

DB Cooper’s infamous parachute may have just been found breaking open the 50-year-old cold case

YouTuber Dan Gryder said that he found a modified device matching the one used in the 1971 hijacking on a property in North Carolina

Published: 2024-11-28 02:48:55

Ex-TV host Charlie Rose settles sexual harassment lawsuit years after his #MeToo-era ouster

Former TV host Charlie Rose has resolved a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by three women in the wake of his #MeToo-era ouster from CBS News in 2017 and the cancellation of his long-running, eponymous PBS talk show

Published: 2024-11-28 01:32:55

Blue-collar clothing brand Dickies bucks recent trend by moving from Texas to California

The company has suffered a decline in revenue

Published: 2024-11-28 00:59:18

Police car crashes into New Zealand prime minister's limousine, but no one is hurt

Officials say a police car drove into the rear of a limousine transporting New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis and no one was hurt

Published: 2024-11-28 00:57:46

Third adoptive parents of Ukrainian orphan accused of masquerading as a child speak out

A new documentary about Natalia Grace is airing in January

Published: 2024-11-28 00:47:09

New Mexico man awarded $412 million medical malpractice payout for botched injections

Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men's health clinic that operates in several states

Published: 2024-11-28 00:26:11

David Cameron backs assisted dying bill in shock U-turn by former prime minister

Lord David Cameron had previously opposed moves to legalise assisted dying - but has now come out in support for the idea ahead of a debate on Friday

Published: 2024-11-28 00:22:56

Majority of UK doctors soon likely to be women

Figures showed there were now more doctors from an ethnic minority background on the register than white doctors

Published: 2024-11-28 00:04:42

El Salvador president proposes ending country's metals mining ban

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has proclaimed himself in favor of mining gold in the Central America country and called his nation’s 7-year-old ban on metals mining “absurd.”

Published: 2024-11-28 00:04:36

Ed Davey to take on Mariah Carey in bid for Christmas number 1 hit

The Lib Dem leader focused his election campaign on stunts and falling into water, now hopes to win the popular vote with a Christmas number 1

Published: 2024-11-28 00:03:16

Girls to learn AI skills as part of new Girlguiding activities

New activities and badges across the organisation’s age ranges have been created in partnership with Google to help boost digital skills.

Published: 2024-11-28 00:01:00

As delays plague Puerto Rico election certification process, judge issues ruling

The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has yet to produce a certified vote tally for a single district almost a month after holding general elections

Published: 2024-11-27 23:55:10

A Ukrainian video game set in Chernobyl is the target of a Russian misinformation operation

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 game has become entangled in politics of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Published: 2024-11-27 23:54:49

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail for third time ahead of sex-trafficking trial

The music mogul, 55, had appeared in federal court in New York on Friday, where his lawyers attempted to secure his release on a $50m bond

Published: 2024-11-27 23:52:07

The five Republican senators who could thwart Trump’s agenda and nominees

Trump’s nominees will now need to be confirmed by the Senate, which Republicans control with a 53-seat majority

Published: 2024-11-27 23:45:37

Arizona executions to resume, breaking 2-year pause during review of state death penalty procedures

Arizona's top prosecutor says executions will resume in the state following a two-year pause

Published: 2024-11-27 23:34:29

A Montana man pleads not guilty and claims self-defense in the death of a man killed in a tent

A self-described white supremacist charged with killing a man in a tent in southwestern Montana has pleaded not guilty

Published: 2024-11-27 23:28:01

Illinois court orders pretrial release for deputy charged in Sonya Massey's killing

An Illinois appellate court has ruled that a former deputy sheriff charged with murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey should be released from jail pending trial

Published: 2024-11-27 23:26:41

Trump team said to be debating ‘how much’ to invade Mexico

The president-elect has proposed similar policies before, both in private and publicly

Published: 2024-11-27 23:25:51

Elon Musk is trying to stop The Onion from taking Alex Jones and InfoWars accounts on X

The conspiracy theorist said the world’s wealthiest man would be ‘very involved’ in the legal battle

Published: 2024-11-27 23:19:21

US economy grows at 2.8% pace in third quarter on consumer spending, unchanged from first estimate

The American economy expanded at a healthy 2.8% annual pace from July through September on strong consumer spending and a surge in exports, the government said Wednesday, leaving unchanged its initial estimate of third-quarter growth

Published: 2024-11-27 23:16:10

Starmer faces ‘total humiliation’ with Chagos deal on brink of collapse

Exclusive: The Chagos Islands deal is facing a crucial 48 hours with the new Mauritius government’s cabinet expected to look at whether to stick with the deal on Friday

Published: 2024-11-27 23:13:31

FACT FOCUS: Posts misrepresent Biden administration spending on EV charging stations

As President Joe Biden’s term comes to an end, social media users — including sitting members of Congress — are falsely claiming that his administration spent $7.5 billion to build just eight electric vehicle charging stations

Published: 2024-11-27 23:10:38

Massive balloons take shape ahead of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The massive helium balloons that will float through New York City for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade have been filled with helium ahead of the big event

Published: 2024-11-27 23:09:27