Scanning a variety of precision optical and metrology equipment to find the flattest and smoothest material As Trump pushes the limits of presidential power, the courts push back See photos of 20 ...

Two decades ago, Google co-founder Larry Page had an idea that would forever change the way we navigate the world. Google Maps was born and started helping us explore the world, navigate ...

Owners of a certain type of blank firing guns are being urged to hand them in to police amid fears the weapons could be potentially lethal. Police said the ban on a range of Turkish-made, top-venting ...

Four Turkish-made blank-firing guns were "easily accessible" and could be "easily converted" into lethal weapons that could be used on the streets of Merseyside. Merseyside Police Detective Chief ...

Soaring cases of TB have seen more than 5,000 people in England diagnosed with this Dickensian superbug that killed an estimated four million people in Victorian Britain. New data published by the UK ...

Soaring cases of TB have seen more than 5,000 people in England diagnosed with this Dickensian superbug that killed an estimated four million people in Victorian Britain. New data published by the ...

Russia's army lost hundreds of soldiers in a disastrous assault, after they were lured into a brutal kill zone by Ukrainian forces during fierce battles in Kursk. Vladimir Putin has gathered an ...

Google of Google Maps fame has been one of the first to announce its intention ... labels that don't affect the underlying nature of a thing. Peter Bellerby of London company Bellerby & Co.

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 Gulf of America and Mount McKinley will soon appear on Google Maps to reflect President Trump’s decision to rename the two topographical features, the company announced Monday. The ...

Google Maps has said it will rename the Gulf of Mexico ... Mexico and Cuba. The company has been under pressure from US Republicans to apply the name change quickly after Mr Trump signed an ...

Google Maps will be updated to display the name "Gulf of America" instead of the "Gulf of Mexico." The company said it has a “longstanding practice” of applying name changes when they have ...