As I explained in my memoir, Colored People, “So many black people still get their hair straightened that it’s a wonder we don’t have a national holiday for Madame C.J. Walker, who invented the ...

Now is the moment of "maximum danger" for Sir Keir Starmer, Harriet Harman has warned. The Labour peer told Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast "everyone really wants Keir Starmer to ...

Reform's immigration policy is "racist" and "immoral", Sir Keir Starmer has said. He was reacting after Nigel Farage's party said it would axe the right of migrants to apply for indefinite leave to ...

Sir Terry Farrell has died aged 87. The renowned and prolific architect, an important figure in 20th-century British architecture and a pioneering proponent of postmodernism, Farrell was known for his ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to 'put money back in people's pockets' as he tries to revive his premiership. The PM said he wants to help every child grow up 'in a place they're proud to ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has said Donald Trump has shown he is "racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic" after the president made comments about him to the United Nations. Speaking to the UN General ...

Sir Alex Ferguson's favourite Italian restaurant has been fined tens of thousands of pounds after it was raided for employing illegal foreign workers. Cibo, in the village of Hale, Greater Manchester, ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to 'put money back in people's pockets' as he tries to revive his premiership. The PM said he wants to help every child grow up 'in a place they're proud to ...

Turning down a knighthood is “incredibly rude”, Sir Gary Oldman has said after picking up the honour. The Oscar-winning actor, 67, was knighted by the Prince of Wales on Tuesday, calling the event ...

Sir Richard Branson showed off his injured cheek after running 'face first' into a window at one his New York hotels this week. The Virgin mogul, 75, took to his Instagram with snaps of his bleeding ...

South Australia risks losing priceless pieces of aviation history as Sir Hubert Wilkins’ personal collection gathers dust in an American garage. Historian and Wilkins expert Jeff Maynard is looking ...

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 ...