Defence secretary fails to rule out tax rises to fund defence spending uplift
While John Healey said he is ‘100 per cent confident’ the defence spending uplift would be achieved, he struggled to…
Flower once nearly extinct found in the wild for first time in a century
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Reform’s rise explained: Ask chief political commentator John Rentoul anything
The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions on Nigel Farage’s political shift, Reform’s rising…
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Starmer vows to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ — but row over funding threatens to derail plans
The long-awaited strategic defence review warned the UK may need to move even more quickly than planned to tackle the…
Farms and supermarkets could pay to bring foreign farm workers to UK, government-commissioned report says
Exclusive: It would cost employers £850-1,500 to bring each worker to the UK, study into seasonal worker visa finds
British-made weapons must not be used to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Palestinians, MP tells government
The UK continues to ship arms to Israel ‘despite the scale of destruction’, a Labour MP told Commons
Government threatens to sue ex-Chelsea owner over frozen £2.5bn
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Child aged 10 found with knife amid concerns of ‘youth violence epidemic’
In 2024, 91 young people were found to have a knife by Scottish police
Main cause of distracted driving mistakes revealed – and it’s not your phone
Distracted driving mistakes can have enormous consequences