On March 12, Dr Simpson was among 19 youth awardees drawn from across the 66-nation British Commonwealth who proudly collected their prize during the presentation ceremony for the 2025 Commonwealth ...

of people are identified as multidimensionally poor. Overall, the health and disaster dimension makes the largest contribution, accounting for 39% in urban areas and 41.1% in rural areas.

Further action is needed to encourage the roll-out of full-fibre internet connectivity across London, City Hall was told on Tuesday. Here's how you can avoid paying Sadiq Khan's £4 Blackwall and ...

Nearly three months after 58-year-old James Edward Oakley was crushed to death by a bulldozer, the Vallejo Homeless Union and POOR Magazine are still demanding answers. The union, claiming there ...

Russia has captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold areas it seized last year in Russia's Kursk region. The Russian advances come as ...

Surgery has revealed fast-growing tumours are present in Richard Scolyer's brain. Doctors have given the former Australian of the Year up to three months to live. The melanoma pathologist had ...

LAGOS, March 10 (Reuters) - Nigeria has agreed to $200 million deal with WeLight, a pan-African Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) company to deploy hundreds of renewable mini grids, aimed at ...

The number of people living below the poverty line in India decreased by 415 million between 2005-06 and 2019-21, according to a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) released on Monday jointly by ...

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 ...

Defending champions Kingston College and Excelsior are on target to retain their respective boys’ and girls’ titles the Corporate Area Athletics Championships taking place at Jamaica College. KC has ...

The economic disparities between countries are among the most pressing challenges facing the modern world. These disparities are the result of a long history of inequalities in natural resources, ...