More than 1 million homes and businesses were without power on Wednesday night in Florida, according to poweroutage.us, which tracks utility reports. The highest number of outages were in Sarasota ...

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state. Milton drew fuel ...

US superstar Taylor Swift has donated five million dollars (£3.8 million) to help victims “rebuild and recover” as hurricanes devastate the south-east region of the US.

A charity is urging GPs to test patients for a genetic condition that is the most common inherited cause of learning disability. There is a “surprising lack of awareness” around Fragile X, experts ...

The proportion of men working in adult social care in England has reached a record high, according to a report which also warns of the need to “stem the tide” of British workers quitting the sector.

Rachel Reeves may need to raise up to £25 billion from tax increases if she wants to keep spending rising with national income, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimates. Even if the Chancellor ...

Thursday's front page (10/10/24) from The Independent: pic.twitter.com/496cPFsUrg The i, the Financial Times, and the Daily Mail all focus on a Labour “revolution for workers”. Thursday’s i: “Workers ...

More primary schools will face ‘significant financial strife’ unless funding is increased or cost-cutting measures are taken, a report has said.

The new evidence helps astronomers conclusively link two mysteries where there had previously only been hints of a connection.

The gap between the two countries is the largest it has been since the study was first launched eight years ago.

Hurricane Milton will be “dangerous and destructive” as it makes landfall warned the Met Office, as thousands of UK ...

More than twice as many days were lost to industrial action than France under Rishi Sunak’s premiership, said Labour.