UK-India deal does not undercut British workers, says trade secretary Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have clashed at PMQs over Labour’s winter fuel payment cuts and its new UK-India trade […]
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Producer Giles Martin says Government must do more to ‘protect artists’ from AI
The Government must do more to “protect artists” from AI developers as a data Bill moves through parliament, award-winning producer Giles Martin has said. Creatives, industry leaders and politicians gathered […]
What UK-India trade deals means for whisky and car industry
Sir Keir Starmer has hailed as a ‘landmark’ an agreement to strike Britain’s biggest post-Brexit trade deal with India. Ministers say the move which will see tariffs reduced on UK […]
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In a world that moves fast, staying on top of the news that matters has never been more important. That’s where Morning Headlines comes in – The Independent’s daily newsletter […]
‘Nationally significant’ cyber attacks double since last year, security chief warns
The number of “nationally significant” cyber attacks in the last eight months has doubled on the same period a year ago, a security chief has warned. Richard Horne, chief executive […]
Streeting backs winter fuel cuts despite disastrous local elections for Labour
Wes Streeting has backed Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners despite the policy contributing to a disastrous set of local election results for […]
Row breaks out over Reform banning Ukraine flags from flying above town halls
Reform UK will ban councils from flying Ukraine’s flag in support of the war-torn country, allowing only the union, county and St George’s flags on council buildings. Councils across the […]
Murder arrest made after holidaymaker dies in ‘fight’ on cruise ship MSC Virtuosa
A 57-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an altercation on a cruise ship in which another man, 60, died. Police rushed to the Southampton Docks on […]
Reform UK councillor quits party with attack on Farage just days after election
A newly elected councillor has quit Reform UK after she was suspended over a social media post just days after being elected. Donna Edmunds, who was elected in Hodnet in […]
Parking companies ‘don’t want’ to ticket drivers, says industry head
Despite issuing approximately 41,000 tickets daily in Britain, private parking companies “don’t want to issue parking charges”, according to an industry leader. Will Hurley, chief executive of the International Parking […]