Mary was in the kitchen. She heard the crash and rushed to the scene of the disaster. She looked up at the hole in the ...

More than a decade of underfunding by successive governments has left the UK's justice system in crisis. There is now a significant backlog in cases and court dates are being canceled due to ...

FRESH demands to allow addicts to smoke crack cocaine in Glasgow’s fix room were last night blasted as “reckless”. Calls to expand The Thistle so-called “safe”consumption room in the East End could ...

18:15, Mon, Sep 22, 2025 Updated: 15:33, Thu, Sep 25, 2025 The tiny Cornish town of Callington has become riddled with drugs and crime, with the police working to bust the area's most prolific dealers ...

Ben Collier receives funding from the Scottish Institute for Policing Research and is the Chair of the Foundation for Information Policy Research. Alexandra Ba-Tin and Morgan Currie do not work for, ...

A weak or sagging ceiling can quickly turn into a dangerous collapse if not fixed in time. In this video, you’ll learn the key steps to prevent a ceiling from falling, how to spot early warning signs, ...

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 ...

OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE. WE ARE GETTING ANSWERS ABOUT A CEILING COLLAPSE IN A MAN’S APARTMENT IN GRANDVIEW THIS WEEK. TODAY, THERE ARE CONCERNS THE REST OF THE CEILING MAY COLLAPSE. INVESTIGATIVE ...

A Grandview man is dealing with a major repair after part of his apartment ceiling collapsed this week, and his family says they’re worried the rest of the ceiling could come down. The collapse ...

Telford and Wrekin Council is to investigate after a resident reported "serious concerns" about cracks along a recently repaired road into the Ironbridge Gorge. The authority said a routine inspection ...

The flats are a combination of social housing and leasehold, with some occupied by tenants or owners, while others are rented out by private landlords. The block is currently owned by Peabody, which ...

For years residents of a block of flats in west London have been dealing with cracks in their walls and no amount of plastering seems to keep them from reappearing. "The cracks have got bigger and ...