A new study on the membership of the Supreme Court since its establishment almost 100 years ago found it is disproportionately composed of judges from well-off backgrounds who attended fee-paying ...

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 ...

People with a good socioeconomic background tend to show fewer signs of biological ageing, according to a new study. Researchers from the UK studied different cohorts of patients and looked at 83 ...

Nearly nine in ten senior roles in financial services are held by people from the higher third of socio-economic backgrounds, according to a study. The figures were published at the same time as the ...

An outdated BMI system could be leaving people from ethnically diverse backgrounds at higher risk from type 2 diabetes. A study has found that the BMI (body mass index) system has outdated cut-offs, ...