Flávio Bolsonaro, Brazil’s defeated right-wing presidential candidate, has landed in Florida. He lost Sunday’s election to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

A convicted murderer slipped through a fence to escape prison before stealing a truck and driving 120 miles before disappearing.

Barack Obama has gone viral after his walk-off mic toss following a barnstorming rally appearance supporting Democrats in Michigan was posted online.

Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a deadly high-speed train collision in Toledo, Spain, on Wednesday, 28 October.

Naomi Ackie has spoken about a shocking experience of colourism in a recent Independent interview.

Beloved Gone Fishing dog Ted made his final TV appearance on Sunday (25 October) as his co-star Bob Mortimer paid a special tribute.

A Florida woman was arrested for leaving her four kids at home while she went to Las Vegas.

This is the heart-stopping moment a great white shark thrashed at a female veteran as she leaned down to pet it in waters off the Georgia coast.

A Democratic Senate hopeful running in ruby-red Kansas has gone viral for his response to a question on transgender rights.

After his Ballon d'Or win, Harry Kane tweeted nine words in response. In this clip from Copa Independent, Kieran and Lawrence discuss how it perfectly captures Kane's incredible 12-year career.

Kieran Jackson is joined by Lawrence Ostlere after England captain and Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane pipped Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to the most prestigious individual prize in world football on Monday night.

A family's hidden camera caught a carer in the act as she stole £8,000 worth of jewellery from her vulnerable elderly man at his home in Oxted, Surrey.

Two drivers who killed a mother and her four-year-old daughter have been jailed for 16 and 12 years respectively.

Michael Carrick looks to be on the verge of being sacked by Manchester United just 8 games into the Premier League season. With the team in 16th place following their 0-3 defeat to Bournemouth, early hopes of a strong season have completely disintegrated. But is that the fault of the manager, or are the decisions being made above contributing to this cycle of hire and fire?

The cast of DC’s Clayface sit down with The Independent for Trunk of Truth, discussing the challenges of bringing the film to life – from hours in prosthetics to mastering Gotham’s distinctive accent.

Hardcore punk band Turnstile took over the National Mall in Washington DC on Saturday (October 24) for a show to raise money for Palestine, Sudan and Lebanon.