10:26, Wed, Feb 4, 2026 Updated: 17:23, Wed, Feb 4, 2026 The controversial two-child benefit cap is set to be scrapped after MPs voted to abolish the policy. But the change, backed by the Labour ...

The controversial two-child benefit cap has moved a step closer to being scrapped after legislation cleared the first stage in Parliament. Discover a hidden island paradise in the Indian Ocean 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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A Knoxville man is facing charges after he reportedly admitted to officers that he possessed “hundreds” of images and videos of child sexual abuse. Tuesday morning, Knoxville ...

Mothers on social media are advocating a tough, no-nonsense approach to parenting. Does this teach children important lessons – or just make them feel isolated and ashamed? A couple of weeks ago, a ...

CENTER ON SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING RECKLESS DRIVING. THE SPARTANBURG COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN ADMITTED TO BUYING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL THROUGH AN APP. MATTHEW WALKER, OF INMAN, IS ...

A group of US Senators aren't impressed by Elon Musk taking the smallest of corrective actions in moving Grok's ability to make child porn behind a paywall, and want X removed from the App Store. The ...

New York would fund pre-kindergarten classes for all 4-year-olds in the state as one opening proposal in a multi-year push toward universal child care announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Hochul, speaking ...

Every January, millions of people make resolutions. By February, most have abandoned them. The failure rate, depending on which study you cite, hovers around 80 percent. We know this. We've lived it.

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 ...

I am a full-time working single mother of three and my budget for the next two weeks is £21.75. This is a typical month end, but you won’t find us in most poverty data. Welcome to in-work poverty: the ...

For parents, leaving your kid home alone for the first time can open up an array of new anxieties, even if it’s only for a short period of time. One’s mind might wander to an ‘Home Alone’ scenario ...