Kay Mason Billig accuses Steve Reed of forcing council to agree to poll delay in return for extra funding and powers ...

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An MLB offseason that should have lent itself to utter chaos has instead wound up dominated by two words: salary cap. The call has been building for a while now, and the Los Angeles Dodgers following ...

Whether or not you follow a monthly budget, you’ve probably considered putting one together. After all, a household budget is ...

North Yorkshire Council is set to use £17m of its reserves and increase council tax by 4.99% in order to balance its budget for 2026-27. Announcing proposed budget today, a briefing document said: ...

In the face of widespread pessimism about the political fate of the United States and growing political polarization, ...

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 ...

With reports showing an 87% surge in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyberattacks in 2025 and one in six breaches involving methods where AI was used to automate and amplify attacks, 2026 will be ...

The federal government partially shut down early Saturday as Congress did not agree on funding for several agencies before the midnight deadline. But this shutdown is likely to be less painful than ...

Essential FAA and TSA employees continue to work during a government shutdown, but without pay. A prolonged shutdown could lead to longer security lines and potential flight schedule reductions.

A government attorney who was representing the Justice Department in court is no longer detailed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Minnesota after she told a judge her job “sucks” and ...