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The UK's largest supermarket is understood to be trialling shorter opening hours in some Tesco Express stores ...

The key question hanging over Starmer's defence review is whether or not it will be ambitious enough to address the years of chronic underfunding that have left Britain struggling to defend itself, writes Millie Cooke ...

'No drone zone' signs have now been plastered across Castle Combe in the Cotswolds ...

The Independent looks at what we know about the strategic defence review ahead of its publication next week ...

Labour's John Healey hits out after small boats leave beaches near Calais - and authorities in France fail to intervene ...

Defence secretary John Healey admits the size of the army will not start to grow until at least 2029 as he appears to confirm Labour want to buy fighter jets capable of firing tactical nuclear weapons ...

Keir Starmer has resisted a national ban on mobile phones in schools, but the education minister in New Zealand who introduced the measure in her country has told The Independent that it is already proving successful ...

The government is banning the sale of single-use disposable vapes in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland ...

The most serious offence he is accused of carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison ...

Labour chancellor under pressure over spending plans as deputy prime minister Angela Rayner among those whose departments fail to settle budget with the Treasury ...