Not since the 1920s has British politics been in such disarray and amazingly the same issue still dominate today as Brexit does enormous damage to the United Kingdom. At the turn of the 20th century, ...

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For three years now, many observers have tracked the tortured process of Brexit blow by blow, breathlessly waiting for the next headline. As an economic historian and an Irishman, O’Rourke views these ...

Britain and the European Union have reached a new agreement on post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland, raising hopes that more than six years of wrangling over the U.K.’s departure from ...

Today the United Kingdom, after more than three years of turmoil, officially leaves the European Union, though precisely what the separation will mean in practice is hard to say. Beatrice Heuser’s ...

This week, we look back at the moments that gripped the globe, spanning Nelson Mandela's high-stakes fight against Apartheid, the fracturing of Yugoslavia, and the historic shock of the Brexit vote.

The Independent and Yahoo will earn a commission from purchases made via links in this article. Pricing and availability are subject to change. This week, we look back at the moments that gripped the ...

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 ...