Tesco to ditch barcodes on certain products as it hails 'revolutionary' move Tesco say the new codes can be used to provide additional product information to customers ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM in peril and top civil servant sacked over Labour peer's vetting scandal The prime minister is facing calls to resign from the opposition parties ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news-uk .. independent-co-uk-news / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
'Trump tax' from Iran war blamed for soaring bills as Brits look for new home energy solutions A large number of Brits want more government support for insulation and funding for solar panels and heat pumps to tackle a future energy crisis ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Four in five people have experienced abuse or violence at work, research finds Organisations have been urged to implement robust controls to prevent violence and aggression in the workplace ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Post Office and Windrush scandal victims waiting years for compensation as £12bn still unpaid Less than a quarter of this sum had been paid out by February this year, the National Audit Office (NAO) said ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Rachel Reeves says she will resist calls to raise taxes to increase defence spending Chancellor says 'I'd prefer not to have to do that again... what's more important is how that money is spent' $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news-uk .. independent-co-uk-news / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Foreign Office chief Olly Robins to leave role after Mandelson vetting row The Foreign Office's most senior civil servant Sir Olly Robbins is to leave his role following revelations that the department overruled security vetting for Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US. $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Reopening Strait of Hormuz is a 'global responsibility', Starmer says amid Trump blockade Sir Keir will arrive in Paris late on Friday morning to co-host a gathering of world leaders with Emmanuel Macron ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Trump says 'windmills put you out of business' as he hits out at UK's North Sea policy in latest jibe at Starmer The US president criticised the country's policy in the basin as the UK government moves towards renewable energy ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 2 days 2d Share
Reeves vows to break link between cost of gas and electricity prices in boost for UK households "When gas prices are high, we end up paying more for our electricity, even though the cost of producing it doesn't change," the Chancellor said ... $$ independent.co.uk independent.co.uk / feeds independent-co-uk-news .. independent-co-uk-news-uk / / #news / / 3 days 3d Share