21 h. ago 'It took just one night for him to completely ruin my life... he has destroyed me'

James Elliott has been jailed for eight years for raping a teenager

Politics

56 h. ago I tried ketamine and it left me with marshmallow face and wearing nappies

Jack Curran, 29, first tried the illegal class B drug at 16 when his friends started experimenting with substances - and it ruined his life

Politics

58 h. ago Martin Freeman's bitter legal row as he claims screaming children are ruining life at his £5million home: RICHARD EDEN'S DIARY

As Mr Maddens in the film Nativity!, he played a jaded and unhappy primary school teacher who voiced his frustration at the children. In real life, Martin Freeman is not that different, it seems.

Economics

3 d. ago Constance Marten's 'life was ruined' by joining a Nigerian religious cult that beat women with horsewhips and whose leader required followers to call him 'daddy'

Constance's mother Virginia believed cult leader TB Joshua, who styled himself in internet videos as a miracle healer, could rid her daughter of her 'rebellious spirits'.

Politics

9 d. ago Do YOU have an emotionally immature and manipulative parent? These are all the signs... and how you can stop them from ruining your life: Top clinical psychologist LINDSAY GIBSON

Here are top psychologist Lindsay Gibson's strategies for getting the best out of an emotionally immature parent - without sacrificing your own wellbeing in the process.

Science

2 w. ago 'My neighbour has started living on his balcony and it's ruining my life'

One woman has revealed day-to-day life has become "unbearable" as her neighbour has started "living" on his balcony. She is thinking about writing a note but people had other suggestions

Politics

2 w. ago Mum says young daughter's life has been ruined after terrifying carjacking

Masked man brandishing weapon ordered her and the child, then aged 10, to get out before the vehicle was driven away.

Events

2 w. ago Transgender people notch rare win in fight over Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’

‘I think there are a lot of people who are rightfully relieved,’ Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of congress, tells The Independent

Politics

2 w. ago ‘My life has been ruined by 80k seat ghost stadium – that could all change if they finish it’

Valencia's Nou Mestalla has been left abandoned for over a decade, with the unfinished stadium having a major impact on the local community in Benicalap, Valencia

Politics

3 w. ago 'I tried to watch Netflix on my fiance's iPad but what I found ruined my life'

A woman has been left devastated after uncovering a disgusting family secret.

Politics

3 w. ago MY LIFE IN A GARDEN by Carl Gorham: Nature? It will ruin your garden

Gardening is meant to be a relaxing pursuit, but after the death of his wife, Carl discovered the trials and tribulations that come hand in hand with curating nature.

Politics

3 w. ago She was set on a career of service after growing up in a military family. Trump’s trans ban is ruining her life

Transgender troops and their families face an uncertain future after spending their careers in service, they tell Alex Woodward

Events

3 w. ago Trump banned them from the military. Now they’re fighting a different war: ‘We belong and we deserve to be here’

Transgender troops and their families face an uncertain future after spending their careers in service, they tell Alex Woodward

Events

3 w. ago I was a thriving student with a place at a top university until I tried my first line of cocaine... within two years I was taking it daily, I'd dropped out and wanted to kill myself

When she was 16, Camilla Collins had a bright future. The student had won a place at a prestigious uni. But one night at a party, she tried a line of cocaine and everything changed.

Events

4 w. ago Democrats wrestle over chance to kill the ban on transgender care in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

Democrats have an opportunity to protect transgender people’s health care. It also comes at a time when Republicans see anti-trans policies as a winning issue, Eric Garcia writes

Politics