Young people had their success celebrated at a South West College event. The college celebrated the achievements of young people from cohorts one and two of the Youthscape+ programme.

The disappearance of a Dorchester couple who failed to return home after spending time with family in Essex is “out of character,” police say. Dorset Police said John and Joan, both aged 76, were last ...

In a statement to the New York Times, his daughter Mercedes confirmed the 65-year-old actor had died from pneumonia.

The Independent’s front page on 2 April 2025 warns of a looming trade war as Trump imposes new tariffs, threatening 25,000 UK car industry jobs and a £1.1 trillion global impact. A volcanic eruption ...

Democratic senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the US Senate floor with a marathon critique of president Donald Trump. The New Jersey official took to the floor on Monday ...

Teaching materials will also help secondary school pupils to identify and scrutinise data and claims made by online influencers.

The number of contactless card transactions made in 2024 increased by 3.4% annually, according to UK Finance data. Some 18.9 billion contactless transactions were made in 2024 – a 3.4% increase ...

The Chancellor’s spring statement announced last week risks “serious social and economic damage”, Scotland’s Finance Secretary has said. Last week, Rachel Reeves announced nearly £5 billion in benefit ...

An assessment of “regenerative agriculture” – which focuses on improving soils, producing food and increasing farmland wildlife – found good evidence that minimising bare soils, for example by growing ...

Review says current system of environmental regulations not working, but conservationists warn of ‘high risk’ to nature in planning reforms.

Researchers found antibodies in those who reported the most positive moods were 16 higher when compared to those with lowest level of positivity.