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 ...

Moscow has launched a massive missile barrage on Christmas Day, with the aim of crippling energy infrastructure sites across ...

Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then returned to power by ...

Almost 800 runners, many wearing Father Christmas and elf costumes, crossed the finish line at the landmark Belfast venue.

One of the first babies born on Christmas Day in Scotland interrupted her parents’ Christmas Eve movie night after arriving ...

Sir Keir Starmer has no feel for politics or the Labour Party, Diane Abbott has said. The veteran left-winger has said the prime minister ’s top team lacks the skills to run the UK. At such a critical ...

Hundreds of people have taken part in charity Christmas swims across Ireland. In Dublin, swimmers braved the cold water on an ...

Other Christmas Day performances include a pre-taped recording of Mariah Carey’s holiday chart-topper “All I Want for Christmas Is You” ahead of the first game, and the Grammy-winning a cappella group ...

Four pedestrians have been hit by a car in London’s West during the early hours of Christmas Day, with a man arrested on ...

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said he’s “so sick” of the dystopian survival series that has become a Netflix ...

Sir Brian May, Kylie Minogue and and Sir Paul McCartney are among the host of famous faces to share festive well-wishes on ...

The iconic house featured in the 1990 Christmas classic Home Alone has found a buyer. In May, the Illinois property – which has five bedrooms and six bathrooms – was put up for sale at $5.25m (£4.11m) ...