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One commuter said "it was carnage" as she was caught up in the travel disruption at East Croydon this morning.

A 16-year-old girl was killed in a sledding accident, as eight people have been confirmed dead in New York since Friday.

Raising premiums above the rate of inflation – sometimes steeply above – has been a common response, but experts say insurers are also increasingly excluding coverage of some risks, raising ...

In an era where data is the backbone of insight and strategy, businesses are constantly looking for innovative ways to ...

The justices had previously allowed Texas’ Republican-friendly map to be used in 2026, despite a lower-court ruling that it likely discriminates on the basis of race.

We collected child welfare data in 21 states to report on the consequences of faulty drug tests for pregnant women, including referrals to law enforcement.

Human activity brings with it alien species and creates excellent conditions that allow them to become established in an otherwise barren Arctic landscape. (Kristine Bakke Westergaard, NTNU via SWNS) ...

If the United States can stay a democracy – no, not a given – then President Donald Trump may have already passed the peak of his powers. He could be, to quote a Bruce Springsteen song, a rider on a ...

The Environment Agency has urged people to remain vigilant to the risk of flooding as more rain is forecast for parts of the UK.

The number of investigations into underpaid Inheritance Tax (IHT) rose from 3,793 to 3,977 over the course of last year*, netting HM Revenue & Customs an ...

The war in Sudan is a battle for land and resources. Over nearly three years of conflict, the Sudanese Armed Forces—the country’s regular army—and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have traded ...