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Caroline Flack’s brother Paul found dead aged 55
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Paul Flack, the brother of late TV presenter Caroline Flack, has died, six years after the former Love IslandContinue Reading
Shocking new evidence reveals true brutality of American War of Independence
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email As the world prepares to commemorate this coming Saturday’s 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence, new historical and archaeologicalContinue Reading
Max Verstappen to McLaren update as Zak Brown grilled about F1 rumours
Zak Brown has shut down rumours that Max Verstappen is McLaren-bound amid speculation the four-time Formula One world champion is set to leave Red Bull. Verstappen has endured an up-and-down season so far and even hinted at quitting F1 altogether following the regulation changes for 2026. Verstappen has enjoyed someContinue Reading
Barclays Buys Canary Wharf HQ in £750m Deal
Barclays has taken long-term control of its global headquarters at Canary Wharf in a £750m deal that the lender and its landlord have hailed as a “strong endorsement” of the Docklands district and of the capital itself. The FTSE 100 bank has agreed a long-term leasehold interest with Canary WharfContinue Reading
Chat Without Sharing Your Phone Number
WhatsApp is preparing to let its users start conversations without handing over the one piece of information most of us would rather keep to ourselves: our mobile number. Instead, the Meta-owned messaging service will allow people to connect by exchanging unique usernames, a change that brings the world’s most-used chatContinue Reading
A Boost for British Firms
UK Export Finance has fired the largest single shot in its century-long history, setting aside a fresh £50 billion to bankroll British defence exports at a moment when the world is rearming faster than at any time since the Cold War. The new Defence Export Fund takes the government’s exportContinue Reading
Emma Jones Marks First Year as UK Eyes Toughest Late Payment Regime
A year into the job, Britain’s Small Business Commissioner is about to be handed real teeth, and she intends to use them. Emma Jones CBE has marked her first anniversary as the UK’s Small Business Commissioner, capping twelve months of hard campaigning on behalf of the country’s 5.5 million smallContinue Reading
The Quiet Powerhouse Driving the UK Economy
There is no shortage of admiration for Britain’s fastest-growing businesses, and nor should there be. The entrepreneurs who disrupt industries, scale at speed and pull in investment embody much of what makes British enterprise so widely admired. They are a reminder that innovation, ambition and resilience remain alive and wellContinue Reading
Robust first quarter UK growth confirmed but 2025 weaker than first thought
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Ancient rock carvings of boats reveal Bronze Age Europe was far more connected than thought
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email European communities were far more connected during the Bronze Age than previously thought, a new study of strange ancient rock carvingsContinue Reading