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 ...

Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The climbdown follows months of protests by farmers and concern from ...

The fatal stabbings of filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, the photographer and producer Michele Singer Reiner, have sparked widespread grieving. This tragedy, discovered on Dec. 14, 2025, is ...

THE YOUNG SOCIALISTS, the youth wing of Switzerland’s Social Democratic Party, do not have any MPs in parliament, but they know how to make a stir. On November 30th the country held a referendum on ...

Canadians will be travelling over the coming weeks to spend time with family, and some experts say the holidays might be the right time to bring up some important conversations with parents and family ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that the state must ensure every Pakistani woman gets her share in inheritance and called for a mechanism to assist them in securing this “divinely bestowed” right. “It is ...

Need more villagers for your survival world? In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to build an easy villager breeder farm in Minecraft 1.21+, fully working in both Java and Bedrock Edition. This design ...

This Dear Abby reader wants to know how she and her husband should move forward after their son asked to have his inheritance early. StockPhotoPro - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I am an 80-year-old man ...

We want to hear from you for a New York Times Magazine feature about how much of America’s family wealth is tied up in parents’ homes. By Francesca Mari Francesca Mari covers housing for The New York ...

Think you only have to worry about the seven year rule to avoid inheritance tax when making gifts? Think again – a little known quirk in the system can trigger an HMRC probe going back as far as 14 ...