What's a "pound sign?" No really. Think about it. If you are in the U.S., you are liable to associate the term "pound sign" with that tic-tac-toe on your phone's dialpad. You know, #. If you are ...

The pound headed for its biggest two-day drop since late July on Friday, while bond yields rose, after a surge in UK public ...

The British pound sterling is the oldest currency still in use in the world, dating to the time when Britain was little more than a collection of warring fiefdoms regularly plundered by Vikings. Since ...

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 ...