11 h. ago The ‘lovely’ seaside town near Greater Manchester where people ‘don’t want to leave’

The seaside town was once named one of the UK's best places to live

Politics

30 h. ago ‘We are disappearing’: Britain’s first trans judge on Supreme Court defeat – and why she’s challenging it

Victoria McCloud was publicly promoted as a symbol of diversity in the justice system, but this year it changed her legal sex overnight. The Independent Pride List 2025 winner tells Emma Henderson how vulnerable trans people are leaving Britain and why she’s taking on the Supreme Court ruling in an even higher court

Events

38 h. ago Cheese factory 'chemical spill' leaves 17 people injured as hazard team respond

Emergency services were called to the site after the alarm was raised in the early hours of Saturday, June 7.

Events

39 h. ago Magheralin 'major incident' as chemical spill in village puts five in hospital

Five people were treated in hospital following a chemical incident in Co Down, Northern Ireland - a major incident was declared on Friday night

Science

69 h. ago I love the graffiti I see in Paris – but tagging is just visual manspreading | Alexander Hurst

Call me a middle-class ‘bobo’, but inspired street art has nothing in common with sprayed-on assertions of ‘me, me, me’Among the layers of life in Paris that energise me, I might list: peeling back the city’s music scene all the way to figuring out where, and when, the musicians go to jam together; the unassuming flair of even a basic brasserie; the way one can pivot, in the span of a week, from an art gallery opening to a friend’s concert to another friend’s restaurant to discover his Corsican-influenced menu, and end it by lingering on a terrace, “remaking the world” with others who challenge you – calmly – to see something a different way.Among the things about this city that exhaust me are the people who cram their way into the Métro without letting you step out first (seriously, what neurons are misfiring in the heads of these people?), and the sheer prevalence of tags. It’s when you leave Paris for a bit and come back that you realise how many tags there are. How swaths of a c...

Politics

3 d. ago Fact check: More people leave than arrive on current youth mobility schemes

Current schemes, which are mainly with countries with smaller populations, might not accurately predict how future schemes will perform.

Politics

3 d. ago Inside Ryanair flight from hell as scared passengers 'thrown against the ceiling' in storm

A plane journey from hell saw a pilot forced to abandon a journey due to extreme conditions – leaving nine people injured, including a two year old and a member of staff

Events

4 d. ago 'I own the UK's most haunted hotel and this is why people leave in the middle of the night'

My Haunted Hotel is now available to stream on Prime Video

Politics

4 d. ago US remains ‘completely committed’ to Nato says secretary general ahead of Ukraine military aid meeting – Europe live

Mark Rutte comments on absence of US defense secretary Pete Hegseth from meeting about defence of UkraineMeanwhile in Cologne, Germany, the biggest evacuation since the second world war is under way after the discovery of three unexploded bombs dropped by allied forces 80 years ago.About 20,000 people are having to leave their homes and businesses, while hotels, a care home for elderly people and a hospital are being evacuated. Three bridges over the Rhine have been closed and rail traffic has been halted or diverted. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Weatherwatch: How 60 species are just one cyclone away from extinction

Hurricane Dorian killed off the Bahama nuthatch and more biodiversity hotspots are at risk from extreme weatherHurricane Dorian is thought to have been one of the worst natural disasters for the Bahamas, leaving at least 70,000 people homeless and causing more than $5bn (£3.7bn) in damage in 2019. But it wasn’t just people who suffered. For one forest dwelling songbird – the Bahama nuthatch – this hurricane spelled the end.Now a new study reveals that a significant number of species that are endemic to a single island, like the Bahama nuthatch, are at increasing risk of extinction from severe tropical cyclones, with an estimated 60 species potentially one cyclone away from being wiped out. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Major evacuation in Cologne after second world war bombs discovered

About 20,000 people relocated while allied munitions dropped on German city in 1940s are made safe The biggest evacuation in Cologne since the second world war is under way after the discovery of three unexploded bombs dropped by allied forces 80 years ago.About 20,000 people are having to leave their homes and businesses, while hotels, a care home for elderly people and a hospital are being evacuated. Three bridges over the Rhine have been closed and rail traffic has been halted or diverted. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Greece earthquake LIVE: Huge 6.2 tremor sees buildings sway as Turkey also hit

Rhodes has been hit by a mega 6.2-scale earthquake this morning, while Turkey was also rocked by a 5.8 quake that caused 69 people to jump from buildings leaving a 14-year-old dead

Events

6 d. ago ‘Something set him off’: Mass stabbing at Oregon homeless shelter leaves 11 people injured

Craig Smith, the executive director of the shelter, said the suspected attacker had just arrived at the facility a day earlier

Events

6 d. ago ‘Something set him off’: Mass stabbing at Orgon homeless shelter leaves 11 people injured

Craig Smith, the executive director of the shelter, said the suspected attacker had just arrived at the facility a day earlier

Events

6 d. ago House prices are dropping across London – but people are still having to leave the capital to buy

Several regions across the capital have seen dips over the last year

Economics

7 d. ago Hamburg hospital fire kills three people as trapped patients scream for help

Police have arrested a 72-year-old patient after the Marienkrankenhaus hospital in Hamburg, Germany was gripped by a devastating fire, leaving three people dead and many more injured

Events

7 d. ago Simple looking elementary school math problem leaves people stumped

A seemingly straightforward math problem has sparked debate online after leaving social media users confused over the correct answer.

Politics

7 d. ago 'Rare condition means I never leave my house as people say I smell like poo'

Carmen Corr-Davies, 28, withdrew from society after being bullied, mocked, and targeted online over a condition - often dubbed 'fish odour syndrome' - which causes her to smell

Politics

8 d. ago Car 'hits multiple pedestrians' in Leicester city centre as arrest made

A car reportedly collided with several pedestrians in Leicester, leaving 4 people injured - police were called to the scene at around 12.30am on Saturday and a 31-year-old man has been arrested

Events

9 d. ago Paul Doyle: Everything that happened on first court appearance and what's next for him

Paul Doyle, 53, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court today charged with seven offences after a car ploughed into crowds in the city centre leaving 79 people injured

Events