Exclusive: Campaigners say slashing overseas aid would leave UK unable to meet existing commitments Plans by Reform UK to slash the aid budget by 90% would not cover existing contributions to global ...

Cyber security officials have confirmed they are aiding an investigation after a minister said the UK government had been hacked. Trade Minister Sir Chris Bryant said earlier that investigations were ...

The U.K. economy unexpectedly shrank in the three months to October, new official figures show. It contracted 0.1% as services output stalled, construction output fell 0.3% and production output fell ...

The UK is "rapidly developing" plans to prepare the whole country for the possible outbreak of war, the armed forces minister has said. Underlining the role civilians would have to play in a major ...

LONDON, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Powtoon today announced its unified AI video platform for enterprise - an 18-month R&D initiative bringing together advanced AI capabilities from multiple models ...

A future-ready, governed platform enabling every enterprise employee to communicate, learn, and activate knowledge using AI. LONDON, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Powtoon today announced its unified ...

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 ...

Figure of 204,000 in 12 months to June 2025 is lowest since 2021, statistics body says Net migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure ...

Kylie is the Global Live Pages Editor, leading a team providing real-time multimedia coverage of the biggest breaking stories worldwide. She previously worked on the UK Breaking News team, and spent ...

The UK lacks a plan to defend itself and overseas territories from a military attack, a report by MPs has found. In a highly critical assessment, external, the defence committee said the UK is ...