The Independent

Cold open on the Ryan Gosling-hosted episode saw Colin Jost as Hegseth performing a keg stand and giving a shout out to embattled actor Shia LaBeouf

Visitors to London’s galleries and museums can see some of the finest artworks in the world without paying a penny – but for how much longer? Annabel Nugent explores the fraught debate about who should foot the bill for keeping them free of charge

Last week, Rose Wylie became the first female painter to have a solo show in the Royal Academy’s main galleries. She tells Jessie Thompson about why she’s never minded being misunderstood

Russell lost his lead at the start to Charles Leclerc but when Ferrari opted not to pit either driver, Mercedes saw their opportunity to claim an impressive one-two finish at the season-opener

F1’s new era starts at the popular Albert Park Street Circuit in Melbourne which hosts the first round of the 2026 season this weekend

Max Holloway puts the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ title on the line against old foe Charles Oliveira, in a battle of former world champions

West African cocoa farmers are facing a squeeze after the price of the global commodity crashed on the international market in recent months

As the Iran war widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be water – not oil

Bigger and bigger data centers are leading to proposals for massive electric power transmission lines, sometimes across hundreds of miles

The horrific case of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman shocked the entire country, but the death of their twisted killer will offer little closure, writes Caroline Gammell