Tucked away on the UK coast is a seaside town packed full of independent shops and surprises. In its golden heyday, the Victorian age, the Isle of Thanet (the easternmost part of Kent) was packed full ...

LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Britain's borrowing in the first seven months of the financial year was the highest on record except during the COVID pandemic, according to data that lays bare the scale of ...

The House of Common’s gift shop has got everything from a plushie of Attlee, the Speaker’s miserable looking cat, to a rubber duck that pays tribute to the mighty work of the Suffragettes. I am in ...

All four UK governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat posed by COVID-19 or the urgency of the response the pandemic required, a damning report published on Thursday has claimed.

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 ...

Nearly one in five people in the UK today were born overseas – and one in 25 arrived in the past four years. The true scale of immigration was confirmed when the Office for National Statistics ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In continental Europe, Denmark is a prominent case of a government led by a centre-left party whose hardline ...

The home secretary is gearing up to set out the biggest shake-up of the asylum system in modern times next week, which is expected to be modelled on the Danish system. Denmark has one of the toughest ...

Plus, check out the entire UK county that's a trending destination A UK beach town that was named a trending destination for next year was previously named one of the country’s worst seaside towns. It ...

A retro town sits frozen in time with cobbled streets and a renowned fish and chip shop. While it may not match the size of its neighbouring cities, Birmingham and Wolverhampton, Dudley has a charm ...

Ticketmaster have released the staging layout for the Anfield shows. The American rock band confirmed on Monday, November 10, they will be taking over home of Liverpool FC, much to the delight of ...

The pretty UK town comes alive with old-fashioned Christmas delight in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. A timeless Christmas market and late-night shopping event is happening at one of ...