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Nuclear detonations were the backdrop to Teeua and Teraabo’s childhood. By the time the sisters were eight and four, the Pacific island on which they grew up, Kiritimati, had hosted 30 atomic and thermonuclear explosions – six during Operation Grapple, a British series between 1957 and 1958, and 24 during…

At the heart of our great capital is a set of paradoxes. How can such an old city, with so much history, be so full of innovation and technology? Why is London so anonymous but so obsessed with personalities? How can one of the most densely populated cities be so…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has hinted at a “challenging” Budget as she prepares to borrow tens of billions of pounds to invest in Britain’s crumbling infrastructure.

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE : Share your views as disposable vapes are set to be banned across Britain next year, amid fears children are illegally buying the devices

The Chancellor will be looking to raise up to £40 billion from tax hikes and spending cuts in order to avoid a return to austerity.

Britain’s sprint hope explains why he is being trained by his old teammate after swapping Texas for north-east of England

Here is everything you need to know about when and why the clocks ‘fall’ back

Here is everything you need to know about when and why the clocks ‘fall’ back.

The ban comes amid fears children are illegally buying and becoming hooked on the flavoured devices