More than 108,000 people applied for asylum in the UK in 2024, a 28 per cent increase on the 84,000 recorded the year before.

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves on Tuesday signaled she will raise taxes in her budget this month, arguing that the economy...

Figures released earlier this year showed Hillingdon housed the most asylum seekers per head of any UK local authority - 97 per 10,000 peopl...

Temperatures this week could reach highs of 17C

Penny Mordaunt speaks to The Independent about her new book – and her hopes of a return to Westminster

Palestinian legal advisor and expert, Osama Sa'ad, affirmed that the "Balfour Declaration" represents Britain's great sin that has caused al...

In a crucial speech in the City of London, Nigel Farage is bidding to burnish his credentials as a serious option to run the country.

Balancing spiritual evolution with technological development is key for countries to stay connected with nature, researchers say

Maldon and Tiptree are the lowest ranked team left in the FA Cup and are bankrolled by self-made multimillionaire Barrie Drewlitt-Barlow, wh...

Oswestry has been awarded GOLD in the Large Town Category at the annual RHS Best of Britain In Bloom awards highlighting its community invol...

LONDON (AP) — Holding prestige but not power, Britain’s monarchy is finely tuned to public sentiment.That’s been evident with the disgrace...

Britain’s monarchy holds prestige but not power and is subject to public sentiment

Britain has paid around £44billion to the European Union since leaving in 2020. And the Government has committed to handing over another £8b...

It is the sordid nature of the allegations against Andrew Mountbatten Windsor that has made this crisis so deep and so damaging. Around the...

The deputy prime minister hit out at Reform MP’s remarks over adverts, warning they marked a return to ‘flagrant racism’