Cap of 20mph in towns and cities and 60mph on motorways would cut fuel demand and combat rising prices, IPPR says Britain should lower speed limits for drivers as part of a package of measures to ...

Airlines have axed 1,500 UK flights this May so far, exclusive analysis by the Mirror has shown. As the Middle East crisis and rocketing jet fuel costs push up expenses ahead of the industry's peak ...

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 ...

Homebuyers and homeowners looking to remortgage benefited from another round of mortgage rate reductions last week, as major UK lenders continued to sharpen their offerings shortly after earlier cuts.

The popular UK chocolate company, Nestle, could cut as many as 450 jobs across the UK, union GMB has said. The company is known for making several popular chocolate items such as KitKats, Aero bars ...

Nestlé is to cut more than 450 jobs from its UK sites. That’s according to GMB Union, an organisation which represents around 560,000 workers across UK industry. And representatives for the Union didn ...

Ministers also asked to alter compensation rights and suspend emissions trading scheme amid Middle East war Airlines are lobbying the UK government to relax environmental and noise rules, modify ...

The pilot program aims to ease congestion, though early feedback suggests it’s not a smooth ride just yet. Costco is testing a “pre-scan” system that lets employees scan items while customers wait in ...

The BBC will cut up to 2,000 jobs as part of its biggest downsize in 15 years. Staff were told of the news of redundancies during an all-staff call at 3pm on Wednesday but were not given details of ...

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 has suffered the sharpest cut to growth forecasts of the largest global economies after the conflict in the Middle East raised the prospect of a “major energy crisis”, according to the ...

Yet another reason for US buyers to envy the Europeans. Honda Super-N electric kei car launches in UK in July with sub-£20,000 base price. Features Boost mode, gas engine sounds, and simulated ...