Exclusive: Campaigners say slashing overseas aid would leave UK unable to meet existing commitments Plans by Reform UK to slash the aid budget by 90% would not cover existing contributions to global ...

Cyber security officials have confirmed they are aiding an investigation after a minister said the UK government had been hacked. Trade Minister Sir Chris Bryant said earlier that investigations were ...

Today is the big Wuzzleburg Derby, and Wubbzy's car is run-down. So, Widget repairs it up with the right tools and makes it extravagant. Wubbzy adopts a fleegle and he feeds him candy instead of the ...

October figure from ONS suggests employers laid off workers, as earnings growth excluding bonuses fell Young people hit hard as UK unemployment marches upwards Business live – latest updates The rate ...

The whole of the UK - not just its armed forces - needs to step up to deter the threat posed by Russia of a wider war in Europe, Britain's military chief will say. In the kind of nation-wide call to ...

The UK government is said to be "rapidly developing" plans to prepare for the possible outbreak of war as tensions rise in the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The European Union has decided to indefinitely ...

The U.K. economy unexpectedly shrank in the three months to October, new official figures show. It contracted 0.1% as services output stalled, construction output fell 0.3% and production output fell ...

The UK is "rapidly developing" plans to prepare the whole country for the possible outbreak of war, the armed forces minister has said. Underlining the role civilians would have to play in a major ...

The latest CBI Economic Forecast finds businesses swimming against the powerful tides of weak demand, elevated labour and energy costs, and ongoing domestic and global uncertainty. In spite of these ...

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 UK and the US have agreed a deal to keep tariffs on UK pharmaceutical shipments into America at zero. Under the agreement the UK will pay more for medicines through the NHS in return for a ...

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