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Jaguar Land Rover's announcement that it plans to axe up to 5,000 jobs shows a "Brexit bomb is exploding over Britain’s manufacturing industry", The Independent's Chief Business Commentator James Moore has said. The car manufacturer said it will be making thousands of job cuts in the new year as part of a £2.5 billion savings plan to ward off the threat from Brexit, falling sales in China and a drop in demand for diesel cars. Britain’s biggest carmaker employs 40,000 in the...

A teacher has revealed children are sleeping in their uniforms because they don’t have pyjamas as a new survey uncovers 'distressing' levels of poverty in UK schools. The NEU study of 1,026 teachers in England found over half say they believe more children and young people are likely to go hungry over Christmas, while 40 per cent said their schools were having to provide extra items for pupils and their families because of increased poverty. Dr Mary Bousted, General Secretary of the NEU,...

Police are looking for the two men, one of whom was wearing a skull and cross bones t-shirt, after the attack on October 14.

University of Cambridge researchers uncovered what they claim is the most diverse and detailed collection from the Cretaceous Period

ITH Pharma Ltd was charged after three babies died and around 20 others needed treatment at several hospitals following a four year investigation.

Long-lasting chemicals from man-made contaminants have been recognised as harmful to wildlife since the 1970s.

David Cameron is advising Theresa May on how to get her doomed Brexit deal through parliament, ITV journalist Robert Peston has sensationally revealed. The former Tory leader, who called for the referendum in the first place, has turned "Brexit-crisis adviser" to the current PM in what has been described as being like the "pope asking the chief rabbi on the true meaning of the Eucharist" by the politics editor. Peston said in an explosive Facebook post: "If you want a symbol...

A survey of 1,026 members of the National Education Union (NEU) revealed some shocking information about the level of poverty in UK schools. 53% of respondents believe there are children or young people in their school who will go hungry over Christmas 74% of respondents who said this was an issue believe that up to 20% of children or young people in their school will experience holiday hunger over Christmas. 16% believe that between 20% and 30% of their children...

Members of the global climate action movement Extinction Rebellion protested in cities across the UK yesterday (15 Dec)