Where Theresa May delivered this proposal gives a clue to its motives

Should evidence of fraud be found, the implications are difficult to overstate

It is impossible to escape the conclusion that groups like Boko Haram oppose all our civilisation believes to be worthwhile

Some 800,000 people in Britain have been diagnosed with dementia, twice as many may have it in some form and an aging population means this number will double

Such crimes would be distressing enough in isolation. What is worse is that the authorities could have done something about them so much earlier

The revelation that some £24m was spent persuading staff to relocate to Salford is yet more evidence of how out of touch BBC management really are

These letters appear in the print edition of The Independent, May 14th, 2013

Commander Chris Hadfield’s transmission-filled five months on the International Space Station are a regular treasure trove

One of the omissions of last week's Queen's Speech was any reference to legislation to bring the lobbying industry under control.

These eurosceptical rumblings were disruptive enough when they were restricted to a disaffected rump, but the old obsession is spreading