Copenhagen, urban illumination along one major roadway is red, not white. The change in colour is part of a scheme to reduce the effects of light pollution, particularly on nocturnal animals. Research ...

The scheme is part of a national strategy to expand access to on-street charging [Getty Images] A new £12m government-funded initiative to install 10,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Kent ...

Almost three million phone users in the UK have been alerted to an upcoming switch-off. Openreach, a subsidiary of BT Group that builds and runs the nation's broadband network, has told 2.8 million ...

Android phones rarely slow down overnight. Performance drops gradually as cached files pile up, background services multiply, and system animations strain aging hardware. The good news is that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scammers are targeting older people with AI voice cloning scams. (Debalina Ghosh via Getty Images) Criminals are using artificial ...

New landlord rules mean everyone could have to install one of two devices in a Labour Party government shake-up. Landlords could be pushed into installing either a heat pump or solar panels under Ed ...

Tali writes about scams and consumer rights for Which? delving into fraud, technology and consumer rights topics to keep readers safe and empowered. National Trading Standards (NTS) has identified a ...

Properties must achieve a “C” EPC rating in two of three new green metrics Alex Marsh is a Money writer covering net zero. He was previously a reporter for Newsquest’s local newspapers in London. He ...

A ban on students using mobile phones during the school day has been backed by the House of Lords. A Tory amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill passed with 178 votes to 140, and comes ...

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 ...

Sam Marlow had always planned to give her 12-year-old daughter Rubie a smartphone when she started secondary school. That all changed in September, when the school decided to ban smartphones from the ...

Mobile network providers have been directed to ensure the UK's emergency alert system is operational, amidst concerns that debris from a Chinese rocket could potentially collide with Britain.