People on public transport are wearing face coverings again, while hospitals are asking staff and patients to mask up. Not just a blast of nostalgia for 2020, it’s due to a strain of flu rampaging ...

With flu season arriving early and NHS leaders encouraging people with symptoms to wear masks in public, a question arises: do masks actually work against the flu? The short answer is that the ...

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 ...