Oxford University is to scrap its own admissions tests in favour of generic ones amid a drive to be more inclusive. It is understood the change was made so that in future pupils will only have to take ...

Three original puppets of childhood television stars Sooty, Sweep and Soo are being sold for thousands at auction. Fans have been given the rare opportunity to own a piece of TV history when the ...

Enormous freshwater reservoir discovered off the East Coast may be 20,000 years old and big enough to supply NYC for 800 years The Melania movie looks like a box-office flop. What it means for Amazon.

Unruly Republic: A vast, monied network of activist groups keeps the public inflamed on issues including social justice, immigrant rights, Palestinian statehood, LGBTQ rights, and—as ever—climate ...

The South Milwaukee and Cudahy school boards have canceled plans to purchase a former YMCA building. A facility study revealed the building was in "poor" condition and needed extensive, costly repairs ...

A mum is opening a café due to the demand for her food truck just five months after launching. Yasmine Walby-Dyer, from Southport, "impulsively" bought a truck last May, and by September, she had ...

The bungling pair accidentally walked into the wrong voting lobbies in the House of Commons on Tuesday night. The five other Reform MPs who took part voted against scrapping it, in keeping with what ...

How do residents in Montgomery County, Maryland, feel about data centers? That was the big question during a Tuesday forum led by County Executive Marc Elrich. It was designed to seek “input on local ...

The rand strengthened in early trade on Tuesday, supported by a rebound in commodity prices. This movement pushed it below R16.00 per dollar, with the rand trading at R15.92 per dollar, approximately ...

After the death of her mother in 2018, Mandy Irvin was left floored after her father one day turned to her and said: ‘I just want to make sure Mum told you the family secret.’ The retired teaching ...

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 ...

Welcome to “Apartment Department,” Curbed’s advice column by Clio Chang. Join us every other Wednesday for questions about making peace with noisy-sex neighbors, the nuances of roommate fridge ...