From reproductive rights to climate change to big tech, The Independent is on the ground as the story develops. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, The A Word, which highlights American women fighting for reproductive rights, shows us how important it is to parse facts from…
Read for 3 minutes Updated: March 17, 2026, 09:15 PM IST Joseph Kent, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and highest-ranking official in the Trump administration to resign during the ongoing war in Iran. In his resignation letter shared on Twitter, Kent said he could not support the…
Nigel Farage has predicted that Sir Keir Starmer will “not be far behind” after leaving his chief of staff post. Morgan McSweeney resigned as Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister after coming under intense pressure over the Lord Peter Mandelson affair. Responding in a post on X, the Reform leader said, “As predicted, McSweeney…
Andrew Bailey, the Governor of the Bank of England, is not accustomed to emotional outbursts or direct criticism. Being measured in your public comments is part of the job description of running a central bank, and Mr Bailey has been at it since succeeding Mark Carney in 2020. (To understand the odds of the job, consider…
UN Photo / Alba Garcia Ruiz Antonio Guterres informed the BBC that some individuals hold the belief that the law of power should supplant the authority of law. The UN chief told the BBC the US is acting with impunity and believes its power outweighs international law. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today show, António…
West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford has apologized for providing false evidence to MPs in the Commons Downing Street has said it no longer has confidence in West Midlands Police Chief Constable Craig Guildford, echoing comments made by the Home Secretary in the Commons on Wednesday. Other senior members of the Cabinet have called…
The former P&O Ferries chief, once described as “Britain’s most hated boss”, saw his pay fall in his final full year in the job – but he still earned more than £600,000. Sky News can reveal that Peter Hebblethwaite was paid £622,000 in 2024, down from £683,000 a year earlier. The figure is included in…
