Rolling coverage of the UK’s new GDP report, showing growth of just 0.1% in October-December and 1.3% across 2025 UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026 ...

Visitors from countries such as the US, Canada and Australia will not be able to enter the UK without an ETA from 25 February 2026 onwards. UK travel rules for many visitors are changing from tomorrow ...

Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News. Sir Jim, the founder ...

Britain's renewables industry has called on the new Labour government to increase the country’s renewable auction budget by hundreds of millions of pounds to help meet its offshore wind target and ...

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 ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has stepped up his calls to reverse Brexit, describing it as his “ultimate goal” for the UK to join the European Union. In an interview with The Observer, the Labour Mayor said he ...

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will host Nigeria's president in the country's first state visit to the UK in 37 years, Buckingham Palace has announced. Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu ...

The UK, a leading trading power and financial center, is the third largest economy in Europe after Germany and France. Agriculture is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, ...

Formal approval given for new university group to operate from August, with both institutions keeping their names The universities of Greenwich and Kent have confirmed they have been given formal ...

Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the UK's 100 biggest taxpayers. The billionaire brothers behind gambling giant Betfred topped the rankings of The Sunday Times Tax List ...

The United Kingdom is one of the founding members of the United Nations. Here UK Prime Minister of United Kingdom Keir Starmer Addresses the 79th Session of General ...

UK urges citizens in Gulf states to shelter after missile attacks Britain's Foreign Office said on Saturday that British nationals in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates should ...