36 m. ago Britain's 'bullying' school WhatsApps: How parents gang up on teachers, embarrass children and humiliate parents in cliquey group chats

A WhatsApp chat of parents seems innocent on the surface but, according to testimonies from parents across the nation, they are a place where clique behaviours and humiliation run rife.

Society

59 m. ago Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security

In first speech since leaving office, ex-president spoke of ‘destruction’ current administration has wroughtJoe Biden on Tuesday accused Donald Trump and his billionaire lieutenant, Elon Musk, of taking a “hatchet” to the social security administration as part of their warp-speed effort to tear down the federal government.In his first public remarks since leaving office, the former president avoided any mention of Trump – his predecessor and successor – by name but assailed the administration for threatening social security, which he called a “sacred promise” that more than 70 million Americans rely on each month. Continue reading...

Politics

75 m. ago Coronation Street star reveals she's given birth to her first child as she shares the newborn's adorable name

The actress took to Instagram to reveal she'd welcomed a baby girl named Sadie last week.

Politics

80 m. ago 'From Matalan to murder': Incredible rise of cocaine kingpin gangster's moll... before a clairvoyant ended reign of torture, hammer beatings and death

Ambushing her cowering victim on a public street before battering her multiple times with a hammer, it's hard to imagine an act more brutal or brazen.

Events

88 m. ago Scientists prepare for 'mammothpox' virus that could emerge from arctic permafrost and threaten humanity

While the scenario and the virus were completely fictitious, scientists warn the threat of 'zombie viruses' emerging from permafrost thawing due to climate change is very real.

Events

95 m. ago The Nazi 'fashion house' where Jews were forced to make clothes for the rich... using fabric looted from murdered Holocaust victims

Amidst the death and disease of the Lodz Ghetto in occupied Poland, Jewish men, women and children were forced to make clothes and luxury goods for the Nazi regime and Third Reich civilians.

Events

1 hour ago New website to help parents teach basic skills amid concerns over children’s school readiness

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson told The Independent new School Readiness website will teach skills such as going to the toilet and putting on a coat

Society

2 h. ago Would you change your hairstyle? As Brits say they'd rather streak naked in the street

Haircuts were found to be one of the things Brits are least likely to change along with their home, friends and football team they support - and some would rather take off all their clothes in street than change

Politics

2 h. ago How hypnotherapy could treat sickness affecting 12 per cent of children

Irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal migraines, and unexplained pain cause “chronic, debilitating pain” in up to 300 million children globally

Politics

2 h. ago Joe Biden skewers Donald Trump with scathing takedown about 'hatchet job'

Joe Biden has elevated concerns Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security - and it is the first time he has explicitly attacked the President

Politics

3 h. ago Parents to get help teaching children basics to be ready for school with new website

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has spoken to The Independent about the new School Readiness website to teach basic skills like going to the toilet or putting on coats as parents learn which primary school their child will attend

Society

3 h. ago Woman runs over estranged husband’s girlfriend after spotting them on the street

Christdon Reese, 41, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder

Politics

4 h. ago Suspect arrested after threatening to kill Tulsi Gabbard and her husband

‘Prepare to die, you, Tulsi, and everyone you hold dear. America will burn,’ the man allegedly said in a text

Events

4 h. ago Crossbow chaos erupts after 60 youths descend on street for party at Booking.com listing

Armed cops and a police helicopter swarmed a street in Salford after dozens of youths were thrown out of a rave held at a house listed on booking.com and Airbnb

Events

5 h. ago Man arrested outside UnitedHealthcare is now charged with firearms counts and threatening violence

Prosecutors say a man who was arrested outside the headquarters of UnitedHealthcare in Minnesota had a history of mental health issues and threatened to shoot up corporate facilities

Events

5 h. ago Inside tragic state of Gene Hackman's home as children left out of £62m will

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, was found dead in his Santa Fe mansion alongside his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, with their deaths initially being ruled "suspicious"

Society

6 h. ago Nancy Mace, who challenged a lawmaker to ‘take it outside,’ says that political violence is getting out of control

A man who allegedly threatened Trump is also accused of writing that he wanted to shoot the congresswoman from South Carolina

Politics

6 h. ago Kids, 4 and 5, suffocate to death inside locked car while playing at grandparents' house

Children Abhinaya Sree, four, and five-year-old Tanmayi Sree, suffocated after accidentally locking themselves in a car outside their grandparents' home while they played

Society

6 h. ago ‘Many cancers could occur’ if CT scan practices don’t change, doctors warn

Physicians say infants and children are the most at risk from harmful CT radiation

Events

6 h. ago Corrie's Jonathan Howard missed out on huge part 17 years before landing Carl role

Coronation Street Kevin Webster’s long-lost brother Carl Webster, played by Jonathan Howard, has already got tongues wagging in Weatherfield - but the actor could have been part of the soap years earlier

Events