Insiders tell of confusion over the Government's 'Border Security Command' and warn people smugglers will just adapt and ...

In August, it was revealed that the publicly-owned Scottish Investment Bank made an £8m loss on Circularity Scotland. SNP ...

Deputy prime minister says she spoke with vice president-elect about ‘plans for the future and working together’.   ...

Life in Scotland did not improve between 2023 and 2024 for the average person, a report has claimed. The report calls for governments in Edinburgh and London to work together to tackle inequality and ...

A staunch partisan for Israel, Badenoch has denounced pro-Palestinian protesters as 'protesting against Jews under the guise ...

Warning: this blog contains offensive language and imagery The NRP, a new party led by the fascist caricature Alek Yerbury, ...

On Thursday he will meet leaders of the European Political Community in Hungary ... of people with no legal right to remain ...

Arseny Turbin, one of Russia's youngest political prisoners, has lost an appeal to overturn his five-year jail sentence.

Campaign groups, Greenpeace and Uplift, will attempt to stop Rosebank, the UK's biggest untapped oilfield, through a judicial review. What is ...

The nation can be grateful to Boris Johnson for baby births after the fertility rate across England and Wales dropped to a ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality ... as all bats are legally protected in the UK. “We call it a shed. This shed, you’re not ...

This week, the Council of the EU agreed on new measures to modernise the EU’s value added tax (VAT) system. This legislative ...