As summer approaches, The Independent’s culture staff offer their picks of the most exciting festivals of 2024, whether you’re looking for a spiritual getaway or a raucous rave in the woods
After almost four decades as a committed meat-dodger, the Sherlock actor has given up, blaming fake, plant-based alternatives for pushing him back to the real thing. We’ve all thought about it, says Andrew Georgeson – but shame on him for doing it
The teeming sense of opportunity that used to animate novels about the capital city jars in an era in which soaring rents and the rising cost of living are pricing out a younger generation. Oisin McKenna’s debut, ‘Evenings and Weekends’, suggests that the modern London novel has become a ‘should I be leaving London?’ novel, writes Katie Rosseinsky
The United Nations food agency is waring Sudan’s warring parties that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer PJ Morton comes home with a new album and memoir dropping soon amid a Saturday afternoon performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which nears the end of an eight-day run
The Kentucky Derby turns 150 years old this Saturday
A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis
South and Southeast Asian countries have been coping with a weekslong heat wave rendering record high temperatures that have posed a severe health risk.
Researchers reassure infected modern red squirrels do not pose threat to people
Mr Buffett, 93, will host annual shareholders meeting on Saturday and eventually hand over business to Greg Abel
The conservative news site allegedly sought to silence its former employee even as it promised to organise a debate with Ben Shapiro
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the auditing firm hired by Trump Media and Technology Group just 37 days ago with “massive fraud” — though not for any work it performed for former President Donald Trump's media company
The Republican presidential candidate is set to convene a two-day retreat at his residence in Palm Beach, Florida, that is expected to attract more than 400 donors and high-profile politicians
The ‘Halloween’ and ‘Escape from New York’ director commented: ‘Everyone’s praising it as the movie of the century – I don’t know about that’
Mexican forensic examiners are at a remote site in Baja California where three bodies were reportedly found
Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company is seeking unspecified damages and a permanent injunction from the company from a judge in New Delhi
Experts had warned that the submersible’s novel carbon fibre hull might be vulnerable to weakening over time
Former press secretary reveals behind the scenes impact of scandals in final weeks of Trump’s 2016 campaign
Care4Calais says the government’s rounding up of asylum seekers for deportation to Rwanda was ‘deeply worrying’
A judge has denied pretrial release for a 22-year-old man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an off-duty Chicago police officer
A spokesperson for Rishi Sunak disputed Emmanuel Macron’s comments, saying that Britain was “leading the pack” against illegal immigration
Ex-minister Lord Goldsmith accused the prime minister of being ‘indifferent to nature’
A federal report says safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults
President previously bestowed the medal on 17 others in a ceremony held in 2022, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington, and gun safety advocate Gabrielle Giffords
Joshua Dean died after a short illness and had raised concerns about Boeing aircraft after working as a quality auditor at a supplier to the troubled aerospace giant
