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My resident blue tit is grumpy, and with avian numbers decreasing at an alarming rate who can blame him?

A bill in the US state would allow public schools to deny undocumented children the chance to enroll

The US could breach the debt ceiling even sooner than predicted without action from Republicans

Sometimes you get to the end of a relationship and realise you never really knew the person at all. In the dying days of the “Special Relationship”, I feel that way about America. On an interpersonal level, I do not understand its people. I will never be able to comprehend…

The PM will not antagonise the unpredictable president, but it is clear to No 10 that Trump is the problem and the solution lies elsewhere, says journalist and Keir Starmer biographer Tom Baldwin

Stedsans seemed to embody Scandinavia’s love of nature – until its owners moved to Guatemala, apparently leaving behind 158 barrels of human waste, says journalist Laura Hall

Walton Goggins is being dubbed as the new ‘Internet’s boyfriend’, the kind of Gen-Z phrase that makes a Gen X like me want to vomit up my skeleton. But I do fully understand the appeal of his character, Rick, in The White Lotus season 3, the kind of wry, hard-bitten,…

We have seen the conflict and tragedy that can follow when an old era collapses. Countries that believe in multilateralism must come together now, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

Expelling the Columbia activist for his views would leave our nation weaker and endanger all of our rights

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The first of two homes for survivors of domestic abuse, built with contributions from readers of The Independent, is ready to welcome its residents. The government should now honour its election commitment to the thousands of women and children affected by violence behind closed doors

Editorial: The prime minister’s reluctance to make the case for realignment with Europe is costing Britain goodwill in a vital negotiation