An "acoustic fish deterrent" in the Bristol Channel, to keep fish away from a nuclear reactor cooling system at the Hinkley ...

Last year, technology glitches on major motorways led to significant delays. National Highways reported signal outages including one stretch of road which was affected for nearly an entire month ...

Residents living under a debt-ridden Labour council have told of how the streets have become infested with “rats as big as cats.” Strike action by Birmingham’s bin workers has left the city ...

Birmingham bin strike sees rubbish piled on streets as workers walk off job indefinitely Workers are being forced to accept salaries "barely above the minimum wage", according to the union - while ...

Grim pictures show rubbish piled high on the streets of Birmingham the day before binmen stage an all-out strike. Members of trade union Unite have staged a series of one-day walkouts since ...

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 ...

An indefinite all-out strike for bin workers in Birmingham is under way, as rubbish continues to pile up in the streets. The action officially started at 06:00 GMT on Tuesday, however, collectors ...

A driver has been hospitalised after a lorry crashed into the central reservation of a busy motorway. The crash happened on the M6 at about 1.30pm on the northbound carriageway near Preston.

The mayor of the West Midlands has demanded a resolution to the ongoing bin worker strikes in Birmingham on the eve of a full walkout by staff. Refuse workers have staged a series of one-day ...

A MAN has been killed in a fatal crash between a car and a motorbike. The motorcyclist, aged in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash on the M50 in west Dublin shortly after 12 ...

THE southbound lanes of Dublin's M50 have been closed off this afternoon following a major crash. Emergency services are currently at the scene but all lanes between Junction 5 M50/N2 and Junction ...

A third of motorists are feeling a lot less secure on any type of smart motorway compared to their sentiments three years ago, an AA survey has revealed. Drivers have slammed the routes as ...