The founder of Octopus Energy has said he would like to float the firm’s £6.4 billion Kraken Technologies division in the UK, but called on the London Stock Exchange to do more to make the market ...

Octopus Energy has agreed a deal to sell a minority stake in its Kraken Technologies division in a move valuing the software business at 8.65 billion dollars (£6.4 billion) and paving the way for its ...

Dec 29 (Reuters) - Britain's Octopus Energy said on Monday it will spin off its technology arm, Kraken, as an independent company valued at $8.65 billion, after a funding round led by ‌U.S. investment ...

The UK government is facing growing criticism for its handling of child sexual exploitation by grooming gangs, even as it moves forward with a animal welfare policy banning the boiling of live ...

Octopus Energy has announced it's expanding its Zero Bills tariff plans as it joined with Barratt Redrow’s property development. Together, they will build sustainable homes, where residents "won’t pay ...

2025 is the Year of the Blooming Octopus, with exceptional numbers of octopus vulgaris, rarely seen in UK waters. (Image: The Wildlife Trusts) Something extraordinary is happening beneath the waves of ...

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 ...

Conservationists have branded 2025 the “year of the octopus” after the eight-legged creatures were spotted in British waters in the highest numbers since the 1950s. The charity said it had been left ...

The former leader of the far-right British National Party has appeared in court over a cartoon he shared online. Nick Griffin, 66, is accused of stirring up racial hatred by making a ‘threatening, ...