Allegiances are shifting, betrayal being served by the spadeful and promises being made by the second. Sworn enemies are re-establishing friendship, emissaries being and perceived non-committal ...

The Chemung Canal connected Elmira to the whole world, and news of its approval was greeted with artillery fire and lavish parties.

Dig a hole larger than the root ball of the plant, and if your soil is poor, incorporate a spadeful of organic matter like well rotted compost or leaf mold. If your soil is very heavy, you can add ...

While Trump 1.0 was nothing much to shout about, with Trump 2.0 it is best to heed the cautionary political adage: “Those who promise by the cartload generally pay by the spadeful.” ...

The Cure’s first album in 16 years finds frontman Robert Smith “outside in the dark, wondering how I got so old”. But buoyed ...

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 ...

“Endsong” throws spadeful after spadeful of earth onto the lid of that coffin with its relentless drum battering. At times Smith has written songs of noise and dirge, but here he’s dialled ...