Rupert Lowe rakes in £100,000 from posts on Elon Musk’s X
Mr Lowe, who regularly posts anti-immigration content on Elon Musk’s platform, has made on average £931 per hour this year on X Rupert Lowe has raked in over £100,000 from…
Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK
Parents of primary schoolchildren in England will pay 42% more for after-school childcare this year than they did 10 years ago, with annual bills now exceeding more than £2,800 a…
Met Office thunderstorm warning issued across large parts of UK
The yellow warning covers parts of England and Wales Thunderstorm warnings have been issued across the country on Wednesday as the Met Office warns of flooding and disruption. Yellow warnings…
‘It’s the unseen pollution’: how getting farmers, fishers and beavers together could save a Cornish river
On a rocky beach in Cornwall, a group of wetsuit-clad freedivers and snorkellers are wading into the shallows. Below St Mawes Castle, built by Henry VIII to defend Falmouth harbour,…
Going with the grain: how restoring biodiversity led one farmer back to heritage wheat
It is the earliest harvest Henry Astor can remember. But walking through the scorched wheatfields of his Cotswolds farm, signs of life are everywhere – swarms of insects, kaleidoscopic wildflower…
Millions of new coins with King’s portrait to enter circulation
UK coins bearing the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II remain legal tender Over seven million 10p pieces featuring the King’s portrait are being released into general UK circulation for the…
Judge postpones trial for man charged in Lockerbie flight bombing over ‘new evidence’
The explosion killed all 259 passengers and crew members and 11 people on the ground in Lockerbie The US trial of a former Libyan intelligence operative accused over the 1988…
New study shows shock difference in caffeine levels between High Street coffee shops
Costa’s cappuccino is the equivalent of around four cans of Red Bull, the study found Those enjoying their morning coffee on the commute face ‘wildly’ different levels of caffeine, a…
Double murder investigation to trawl over more than 4,000 hours of CCTV footage to find killer
Detectives have visited more than 170 properties as part of ‘extensive’ door-to-door inquiries More than 4,000 hours of CCTV footage have been seized by police officers as they investigate a…
Gazundering: Why is it happening and what should homeowners do if it happens to them?
Agreeing a deal only to be asked to slash the price can be frustrating for would-be sellers The Independent Money channel is brought to you by Trading 212. Eight in…