TPG has completed its acquisition of Optum UK, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group whose core asset is EMIS Group, a healthcare software company used by the United Kingdom’s NHS. The deal closed March ...

The medical data of half a million volunteers to Biobank, the UK's health information database, has been offered for sale online, the government has said. Technology minister Ian Murray told the ...

Medical information of 500,000 participants of one of the UK's landmark scientific programmes, UK Biobank, were offered for sale online in China, the government has confirmed. Technology minister Ian ...

LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) - Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, ‌and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions ...

A distraught woman says she has been traumatised after her dog was fatally attacked in her garden while trying to protect her. Kayla Colwill said her three-year-old cavapoo Herbie by another dog, ...

A dog has been put down following a fatal attack on another dog after it escaped from a garden in Cornwall. Kayla Colwill's three year old cavapoo was killed by a dog that had broken free from a ...

A dog has been put to sleep after escaping from a garden and fatally attacking another dog in Cornwall. Kayla Colwill's three year old cavapoo was mauled to death by a dog that broke free from a ...

A woman has described the "trauma" she experienced after her dog was fatally mauled while attempting to protect her. Three year old cavapoo Herbie lost his life in Cornwall last week following an ...

Two dogs have been seized by police after they killed another dog while it was being walked, police have said. An American Akita and a French bulldog were taken after the five-year-old cavapoo was ...

19:44, Mon, Mar 30, 2026 Updated: 19:45, Mon, Mar 30, 2026 A major fashion retailer is now offering deals with up to 80% off in clearance sales across the UK after it entered administration in ...

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 ...

A new study suggests that popular designer crossbreed dogs, such as cockapoos and cavapoos, may exhibit more behavioural problems than their purebred parent breeds. Researchers from the Royal ...