The Octopus Energy founder has claimed that Britain’s 2,500-plus wind farms are paid billions to stop producing energy in what he describes as a "racket". Greg Jackson said that the National Energy ...

North Yorkshire Richard Bramley has urged the public to face the hard facts about the state of British harvests ...

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The UK’s wettest day on record brought unprecedented rainfall, flooding fields and disrupting farm work. In this video, I share how the extreme weather impacted crops, soil conditions, and the wider ...

Chair of the NFU's combinable crops board, Jamie Burrows, said: "This year's harvest was extremely challenging, with the unprecedented spell of dry weather during the first half of the year, mixed ...

The price the NHS pays for medicines will need to rise to stop a wave of pharmaceutical investment leaving the UK, science minister Patrick Vallance has said. His comments follow several recent ...

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 ...

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 ...

Workers have been filmed violently killing piglets by slamming them against concrete floors at a third farm owned by a major supermarket meat supplier after the firm promised it had banned the ...

UK farmers have slammed the government for “destroying” the sector by levying insurmountable tax bills and refusing to engage in debate. A third generation farmer from Somerset, who will be handed an ...