Heightism is hard to identify. Yet there’s evidence that our biases around stature help shape our careers. In 2010, when Imran found work as a security guard at a private university in Karachi, ...

President Trump has come up with another one of his trademark nicknames, “Mini Mike,” for his newest opponent, the 5’7” Michael Bloomberg. Trump’s Twitter feed is filled with language and images that ...

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 ...

There are very few things that fill me with blind, foaming-at-the-mouth, let’s-burn-some-cars, hey-did-you-bring-the-kerosene, no-I-left-it-in-my-other-pants rage. At the very top of this short list ...

Tinder's introduction of a premium height filter for matches has ignited debate online, with concerns about its impact on shorter men. Tinder is stirring up controversy with the trial of a new premium ...

Little known to many, the diminutive He Pingping passed away a couple of weeks ago. At 2 feet 5.37 inches, He held the record for being the world's shortest mobile living man. Fascinated as i am by ...

President Donald Trump exits the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House. Trump has an obsession with height—something that could prove to be dangerous. President Donald Trump’s apparent ...

With the “pint-sized” Rishi Sunak talking big about defence in Berlin, Oliver Dowden filled in at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday with an unmissable target to aim at as he faced off against ...