The SNP may be losing out on donations due to the impact of a long-running police investigation into party finances, the country's top pollster has warned. Professor John Curtice said there ...

Up to 750 jobs are at risk at Santander bank under plans to close nearly a quarter of its high street branches. The high street lender has announced plans to close 95 of the bank's existing 444 UK ...

How we combined newly discovered fossils and DNA from global palm collections to understand more about the evolution of one of the most species-rich places on Earth The tropical Asian island of New ...

These artificial leaves use sunlight to separate water into oxygen and hydrogen, which could then be used to fuel cars or generate electricity. Now a research team has taken aim at creating more ...

Large numbers of dead or dying fish have washed up on the banks of the Richmond River at Ballina in Northern New South Wales since yesterday with more deaths expected in the coming days ...

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 ...

The deluge north of Brisbane comes as south-east Queensland grapples with the movements of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which continues to cause widespread problems with transport ...

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the mainland coast within hours as the "extremely slow moving" system leaves residents anxiously awaiting its arrival. (Nine) Australian Defence ...

The ex-tropical low moved inland overnight after crossing Bribie Island, delivering category 1 cyclonic wind gusts of up to 104km/h in Redcliffe and 95km/h in Toowoomba, according to the Bureau of ...

The now ex-tropical cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low, according to Australia's Bureau of Meteorology. More than 250,000 homes across the country are currently without power as ...