Temperatures which have exceeded 30C in several parts of the country and broken multiple records over the weekend are widely ...

The importance of retaining sheep numbers in hill areas has been emphasised by leading members of the UK sheep farming community.

The deposit return scheme will give people a financial incentive to recycle their old bottles and cans in a bid to reduce the ...

Rory McIlroy chases a major victory in Northern Ireland and Scottie Scheffler is the pre-tournament favourite at Royal ...

While most of the UK enjoys some relief from the heat, south-east England will still see warm conditions with highs of up to ...

However, after three heatwaves this year, a fourth one is not currently being forecast. A heatwave is declared in the UK if locations reach a particular threshold temperature for at least three ...

Thames Water has announced a hosepipe ban will begin next Tuesday for customers in Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, most of ...

The new deposit return scheme aims to "clean up Britain" by giving people a financial incentive to bring their empty bottles ...

The concession is automatically granted to people in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In England, however, it's up to ...

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we ...