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 ...

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 new head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service MI6 has warned the nation in her first public speech that the UK is “now operating in a space between peace and war” and “the front line is ...

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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK said on Wednesday that it was going “all in” on the Aukus pact following the conclusion of a ...

Some of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s most popular characters are set to appear on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in three brand new idents this Christmas. The festive visuals will showcase a range of ...

The idents feature much-loved characters from the magical adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s picture books Magic Light Pictures have created three charming new idents exclusively for ...

The Gruffalo and friends will feature in three brand new BBC idents this Christmas. The advertising idents have been created for BBC One starring a range of much-loved characters from Julia Donaldson ...

Figure of 204,000 in 12 months to June 2025 is lowest since 2021, statistics body says Net migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure ...

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 ...