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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailMore than 50 organisations collectively employing over 1,400 individuals transitioned to a four-day working week in 2025, according to new figures. The 4 Day Week Foundation revealed that the total number of employees now benefiting from this model stands at over 6,000 across 253 accredited businesses.The newly certified employers represent a broad spectrum of industries, including business, consulting, management, charities, technology, retail, housing, engineering, marketing, arts and entertainment, manufacturing, gaming, recruitment, heritage, healthcare,…

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture emailGet the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Producers of the Broadway musical Six are taking action after Dylan Mulvaney’s recent casting sparked online bullying.The 29-year-old performer and influencer, who is a transgender woman, announced earlier this month that she’ll be making her Broadway debut in Six, which reimagines the six wives of King Henry VII as a girl group performing at a concert. Mulvaney will be playing Anne Boleyn, Henry VII’s second wife. Mulvaney…

Sign up to our free money newsletter for investment analysis and expert advice to help you build wealthSign up to our free money email for help building your wealthSign up to our free money email for help building your wealthBritish consumers are set for a boost in choice when it comes to where to park their money, with the launch of a new bank.The new entity, named This Bank – stylised as a single word, thisbank – aims to provide savers with competitive savings rates and an ability to have personal relationships.“We’ve built thisbank around people. While we are technology-forward,…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsA new set of stamps and co-ordinated nose drop events will mark the 50th anniversary of the first commercial Concorde flights.The Royal Mail said it has produced 12 stamps which pay tribute to the supersonic aircraft’s “innovation, elegance and engineering excellence”.The nose cones of three Concorde planes exhibited in the UK will be moved simultaneously at 11.40am on Wednesday to mark the moment the first commercial Concorde flights…

Sign up to our free Brexit newsletter for our analysis of the continuing impact of Brexit on the UKSign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impactSign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impactRachel Reeves will use her appearance at the summit of the world’s most influential politicians and investors to turn Donald Trump’s global turmoil into an opportunity for the UK.The chancellor and business secretary Peter Kyle will both be attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos with a message to investors that in a time of uncertainty, the…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsChancellor Rachel Reeves will say that cutting red tape for firms listing their shares on the London stock markets is “reinvigorating” the City after early signs of a revival.Ms Reeves also set her hopes on the FTSE 100’s standout year encouraging more Britons to get investing.The Chancellor’s remarks coincide with the financial watchdog introducing new rules in the UK’s capital markets on Monday.The new measures lower costs and…

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture emailGet the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The Martha Graham Dance Company has announced it will no longer be performing at the Kennedy Center in April, joining a slew of other cancelations at the historic performing arts center in the wake of Donald Trump’s controversial takeover. On Friday, the legendary dance troupe — America’s oldest — embarked on its centennial nationwide tour, with a scheduled stop at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. this…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsNew figures from the Scottish Liberal Democrats show that small businesses have declined in Scotland since 2020.The party’s economy spokesman, Jamie Greene MSP, has called on the SNP Government to urgently boost support for small businesses as he revealed significant drops in the number of small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Scotland.Mr Greene asked the Scottish Government to provide the number of SMEs in every Scottish parliamentary constituency…

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture emailGet the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Never bring a bag of grated mozzarella to a cheese-and-wine night. Don’t wear false eyelashes and heels on a casual night out. And if a fellow student owns an embossed leather Hermès notebook, that does not mean his name is “Hermes”. These are just a few of the endless cultural faux pas an ordinary girl can make when she enters the upper echelons of Cambridge University. They…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsStocks in London ended little changed on Friday, with blue chips edging lower after notching another record as investors held fire ahead of the long weekend in the US.“Investors have been kept on their toes year-to-date with non-stop geopolitical issues, and mixed messages from the business world. A quieter day on the corporate reporting calendar gave investors a chance to catch their breath and take stock of events,”…