Andy Burnham to turn prison laundries into cells in bid to solve overcrowding jails crisis
Around 5,000 prisoners were due to be released early from October under measures to ease overcrowding The Justice Secretary has maintained that prisons will “still function properly” amid concerns over…
The £300bn ‘gap’ that AI could fix in your money app – and which banks are already using it
Many bank and finance apps have AI tools embedded to help you manage, move or control your money better The Independent Money channel is brought to you by Trading 212.…
Hundreds flock to the Cotswolds village to watch bizarre football match in river
It is not clear how the idea of playing a football match in a river first arose While waterlogging usually prompts the abandonment of a football match, in the Cotswolds…
From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could help tackle UK ‘food deserts’
Fizzy drinks, packets of crisps and bars of chocolate: for decades, vending machines were known as a place to grab a quick snack. Now one family of farmers is trying…
From milk to sausage rolls: how vending machines could help tackle UK ‘food deserts’
Fizzy drinks, packets of crisps and bars of chocolate: for decades, vending machines were known as a place to grab a quick snack. Now one family of farmers is trying…
UK house prices rise for first time since April, says Nationwide
UK house prices increased for the first time in four months in August, according to a leading index, as buyers and sellers remained in a “holding pattern” before an expected…
UK house prices rise for first time since April, says Nationwide
UK house prices increased for the first time in four months in August, according to a leading index, as buyers and sellers remained in a “holding pattern” before an expected…
Andy Burnham latest: Healey promises to hike defence spending after Trump’s latest Falklands threat
The chancellor insisted he is ‘100 per cent’ committed to spending three per cent of GDP on defence John Healey has promised to hike UK defence spending after Donald Trump…
Shaun the Sheep hailed on latest list of storm names
From a five-year-old weather enthusiast to a beloved animated sheep – the inspiration for the list of storm names for this autumn and winter is wide and varied. Austen, Boelo…
Anger as BBC withdraws jobs promise for apprentices amid sweeping cuts
The BBC is facing internal anger after a group of apprentices were told they could no longer expect jobs they had been promised, as a result of the corporation’s sweeping…