Keir Starmer’s plans for a Brexit reset could see animal welfare protections sacrificed, the government has been warned. The Prime Minister has expressed his desire to bring the country closer ...

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has rejected suggestions that Northern Ireland's economy is being "crippled" by post-Brexit trading arrangements, amid unionist warnings over an "all-Ireland ...

Former UK Border Force director general Tony Smith has criticised the Government's new advertising campaign in Iraq's Kurdish region to target people smugglers, stating he was "gobsmacked" by the ...

A Middlesbrough resident has enraged his fellow residents after attempting to rip up a lawn along a residential street and build a car wash instead. Businessman Hewa Saleh, 44, sparked local outrage ...

THE US Federal Reserve will “adapt” to policy changes made by the administration of US president Donald Trump, but would struggle to “disentangle” how those changes affect inflation from other factors ...

The Independent has always been committed to challenge and debate. It launched in 1986 to create a new voice and in that time has run campaigns for issues ranging from the legalisation of marijuana to ...

Aldi shoppers could pick up an item that might trick people into thinking they've spent nearly £40. Instead, it's the latest must-have alternative, which costs a fraction of the price. The ...

Applications for Irish citizenship from the UK hit a post-Brexit high last year as a growing number of workers and pensioners tried to gain “backdoor” access into the EU. The increase comes as ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Ah, Brexit, the biggest act of self-sabotage in UK history, continues to have its ripples. The FT reports that Irish passport applications from Britain are at their highest peak ever as people look ...

Applications for Irish citizenship from Britain hit a post-Brexit high last year as a growing number of workers and pensioners tried to gain “backdoor” access into the EU. The increase comes ...