People are being urged to "stop right now" and examine their loose change for a scarce coin that could fetch £1,000. A particular 2p piece dating back to 1983 is exceptionally valuable and might ...

Polymarket traders are pricing in a 27% probability that Donald Trump will launch a new cryptocurrency by year-end. On Tuesday, Trump Media & Technology Group issued an official press release ...

A new analysis shows that just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half of global carbon dioxide emissions in 2024. A relatively small group of producers continues to extract and sell the ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The £5 denomination coin includes numbers, letters, and symbols that can be used to uncover layers of secrets, riddles and puzzles that form the Great British Treasure Hunt, the Royal Mint said. It ...

A coin will form part of a nationwide code-breaking challenge, with the eventual chance for competition entrants to win a gold bar. The £5 denomination coin includes numbers, letters, and symbols that ...

Once known as the “Hobby of the Kings,” coin collecting is a global pastime open to anyone with an appetite for accumulation. Coins can be appreciated due to their artwork, their rarity or their ...

The Royal Mint is rolling out a new 50p coin to honour Concorde. The coin has been created by design agency Osborne Ross. The reverse (tails) shows the aircraft in flight against a backdrop of a split ...

This story is excerpted from Shelter From the Storm: How Climate Change Is Creating a New Era of Migration, available January 6, 2026, from The New Press. In Guatemala, outside the town of Jocotán, in ...