Times reporter who exposed grooming gangs dies aged 60

Paul Glynn Culture reporter Bethany Clarke/The Times Andrew Norfolk, the former Times journalist who exposed the Rotherham grooming gang scandal, has died aged 60. Norfolk, an award-winning reporter, died on 8 May after suffering ill health, the newspaper announced on Thursday. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer led the tributes saying Norfolk had been “absolutely integral” … Read more

The Last of Us’s huge twist has exposed the series’ fatal flaw

Your support helps us to tell the story 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 producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more

In the documentary ‘Art for Everybody,’ the dark side of a ‘Painter of Light’ is exposed

If you think you’ve never seen a painting by Thomas Kinkade, think again. The late artist, who is said to have sold more canvases than any painter in history, created a cottage industry (pun intended) of ubiquitous, mass-produced art with his blissful landscapes, idyllic street scenes and cozy cottage tableaus. But the beatific, charismatic painter, … Read more