Vegetables are now half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts have worked out why
Fewer than a third of wheat varieties used in bread released since the 1960s meet the recommended zinc target, due to poor soil quality Wheat, apples and carrots are half…
Could the UK rejoin the EU – and how would it work?
How exactly would Britain rejoin the EU? Here, The Independent takes a look at the process for doing so, and how easy (or difficult) it would be to get the…
Tesco expects Christmas celebrations to be less boozy and healthier
The boss of the UK’s biggest supermarket chain said people had been ‘pretty resilient’ in the face of rising living costs Shoppers in the UK are eager to celebrate Christmas…
Martin Lewis warns a fixed rate tariff can rise – how to avoid it
The price cap rise will push bills to their highest since July 2023 Household energy bills are on the rise, but Money Saving Expert’s Martin Lewis has warned even those…
500 UK supermarkets are offering discounted petrol this October. Here’s how to claim
Fuel analysis by the RAC showed that diesel has risen to a record of 200.01p a litre More than 500 supermarkets are offering cut price fuel this month, as prices…
Co-op Legal Services using AI to rate workers’ phone calls to customers
The Co-op has become the latest employer to place workers under AI surveillance with an automated listening technology that rates every phone call some of them make to customers. In…
Covid, Brexit and Liz Truss mini-budget led to lasting decline in mental health, study finds
Brexit, Liz Truss’s mini-budget and other “shocks” over the last 10 years have led to a serious and lasting deterioration in the UK population’s mental health, research has found. Russia’s…
NHS radiographer struck off over earthquake insult aimed at admin worker
Kyle Harris branded an admin worker a ‘pillock’ before making the cruel earthquake remark An NHS radiographer has been struck off after he told an admin worker that he hoped…
Martin Lewis shares seven ways to boost your state pension
Andy Burnham announced proposals to adjust the triple lock in order to build up a National Care Service Martin Lewis has issued seven new tips to boost your state pension…
Men jailed as teens trapped for two decades on indefinite jail terms finally freed
Luke Ings has served more than 20 years after over a robbery and a fight in McDonald’s aged just 17 Two men who have languished in prison for two decades…