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Five things we learnt from the Matthew Perry documentary on Netflix
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Matthew Perry was frank and openhearted about the struggles with addiction that led to his death in 2023. Most memorably, he delved into his substanceContinue Reading
Aldi and Lidl to face to same rules as Tesco in competition crackdown
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Budget chains Aldi and Lidl are to be bound by the same restrictions as other major supermarkets to prevent them from stopping rival branches beingContinue Reading
Starmer could be summoned to give evidence at grooming gangs inquiry
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Former prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has been granted core participant status at the grooming gangs inquiry he ordered in 2025, meaning he could beContinue Reading
Three-quarters of small business owners delay having kids or buying houses over tax fears
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in More than three-quarters of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in the UK are putting major life decisions on hold due to tax worries – includingContinue Reading
Europa League clash to be held in empty 55,000-seat stadium over safety fears
A relocated Europa League game is set to be played without fans in attendance.Continue Reading
The snake that cartwheels at high speed to escape predators
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The dwarf reed snake curls its body into a loop and cartwheels at high speed to escape predators, a discovery that sheds more light onContinue Reading
UK gender pay gap declines as more workers in low-paid jobs
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The UK’s gender pay gap for workers declined further over the past year, according to official figures. Data also showed the proportion of UK workersContinue Reading
Sainsbury’s boss delivers tax warning to government ahead of Budget
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The boss of Sainsbury’s has said it is important “we don’t see a repeat” of previous Labour budgets after positive talks with ministers. Simon Roberts,Continue Reading
Dame Judi Dench can’t ‘do a play, a film or read any more’ due to health condition
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Dame Judi Dench – whose career has spanned seven decades – has said she is no longer able to act due to her worsening eye condition.Continue Reading
A Guide for Growing Businesses
They tend to surface when you’re at your busiest: a supplier stops delivering halfway through a contract, or a former employee lodges a claim over something you thought was settled. Growth makes both more likely, simply because you’re signing more agreements and hiring more people than before. As opportunity increases,Continue Reading