His world seemed to shrink. The man who once thought nothing of booking flights for romantic breaks just hours in advance now snapped if I parked my car behind his in the driveway.

offering his secret to achieving a good state of mind by choosing joy or misery. He says: "One fundamental thing to understand is human well-being comes from within—all our problems and ...

The Trump administration has opted to deflect blame rather than share solutions for the drastic recent uptick in deadly plane crashes. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy decided Monday to trash ...

Workers at household waste recycling centres in Cornwall say they feel they have been "punched in the guts" after finding out about potentially having their working hours reduced. A representative ...

I see it and I’ve been here," the president said. "They have a lot of guts, as they would say." Trump, who was joined on the track by his granddaughter, highlighted the progress of the United ...

No matter how bad your life is, be thankful you aren’t a Democrat. If you’re currently pinned under a tanker truck rapidly leaking fuel that is rushing toward a lit cigarette held by the ...

To attempt to go about life as normal, or even to feel distress at the state of the world feels irrational – especially when it is increasingly clear just how popular this politics of misery appears ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump wants to abolish the Education Department. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Share Only legislation passed by Congress can create a federal agency. And only legislation passed by ...

FORTY years after it started darkening the nation’s mood, the weight of EastEnders’ misery finally got to a suicidal Phil Mitchell last week, when he started talking to a pile of clothes.

“It was the Americans who destroyed my house, killed my husband, my two sons, and my brother, and left my family in lasting misery,” she said. “At the very least, they must admit what they ...