The Tumaco-Tolita people, who lived in an area rich in natural gold, crafted intricate and delicate metal objects until the group disappeared 1,500 years ago.

The delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies has become the latest flashpoint between the DMK government and the Centre with the Tamil Nadu CM calling the process a "sword hanging over southern ...

Hong Kong customs officers have arrested the director of a company that designs wedding rings for allegedly failing to deliver products before it closed down, with the business named in 57 ...

Red Nose Day is taking place on Friday, and viewers can watch celebrities including Kris Marshall, Davina McCall, Alison Hammond, Jonathan Ross, Jamie Laing and Lee Mack having fun while raising ...

After a long and tiring work week, all we look forward to is the weekend. Oh, the joy of waking up late, staying in bed and binge-watching our favourite shows - now that sums up the perfect Saturday ...

BT shares rose as reports suggested an Indian billionaire is planning to increase his stake after taking a 24.5 per cent holding. Sunil Bharti Mittal became the biggest shareholder in BT last year ...

A LONG-LOST mourning ring engraved with the name, birth date and death date of Victorian-era Scottish geologist, writer and social justice campaigner, Hugh Miller, is to go on show in his Black Isle ...

Red Nose Day - the big annual charity event organised by Comic Relief - took place on Friday 21 March. Each year people take part in all sorts of events and fun challenges to raise money for ...

Veteran Tamil film actress Bindu Ghosh died on Sunday at a hospital in Chennai. On March 16, the actress said goodbye to the world. Her family members said that her last rites will be performed on ...

A ring linked to a 19th century Scottish geologist which was found on a South African beach has gone on display for the first time. A metal detectorist found the mourning ring, engraved with Hugh ...

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 ...