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 ...

New measures include driving bans of up to two years, for benefit cheats who repeatedly fail to pay back money they owe, powers enabling the DWP to recover money directly from fraudsters’ bank ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed a start date for Eligibility Verification and ‘monitoring’ bank accounts to tackle benefit fraud. The DWP has released 11 factsheets to ...

Spring has arrived and with it comes the promise of the Easter holidays offering a long weekend for many and school holidays for children. This year Easter Sunday is late in the calendar and will ...

Two bank holidays over Easter will affect benefit payment dates as neither the DWP nor HMRC make benefit or state pension payments on bank holidays. The number of bank holidays fluctuates based on ...

Dark brown to nearly black, these chewy and mushy dates resemble prunes. They support blood pressure regulation and heart health. One of the sweetest varieties, Medjool dates are dark brown with a ...

Use By” (best consumed before, recommended last consumption date, expiry date) is the date signifying the end of the estimated period under the stated storage conditions, after which the product ...

He explained: “Some medications can become toxic if consumed past their expiry date, potentially leading to other health problems. The lack of effectiveness can also lead to serious health ...

These rules only apply to travel to EU countries, and not to the rest of the world. While checking expiry dates, it’s also important to consider the damaged passport rule for travel to the EU and ...

This would make Friday's expiration the biggest since December ... The Cboe Volatility Index VIX has retreated from its year-to-date high of 29.57. The index, better known as the VIX or Wall ...

Many take the 27th night as the date of Laylat ul Qadr. In this year's Islamic calendar that is equivalent to the evening of Wednesday, March 26, for those who started Ramadan on March 1, and Thursday ...