On November 26, 2025, in Lincolnshire, England, UK, @ajlees shared a video capturing a farmers' tractor protest. In the video ...

Ford CEO Jim Farley is sounding the alarm on a “very serious” nationwide shortage of skilled tradesworkers, saying the company is struggling to fill 5,000 mechanic positions that pay $120,000 a year.

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Ford has been unable to fill some 5,000 openings for mechanics despite offering a salary of $120,000 a year — prompting the company’s chief executive to warn of a dire shortage of skilled tradespeople ...

Ford CEO Jim Farley warned the U.S. faces a critical shortage of skilled technicians, with more than a million essential jobs unfilled nationwide. He said Ford alone has 5,000 open technician roles ...

Ford’s CEO Jim Farley thinks America needs a wake-up call. Speaking on the Office Hours: Business Edition podcast, Farley said Ford had 5,000 open mechanic positions that it hasn’t been able to fill, ...

Farmers across the UK have staged protests today (31 October), including a large tractor convoy through central London, in a growing show of frustration over government policies, rising costs, and ...

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Ford is recalling nearly 1.45 million older vehicles in the United States over faulty rear-view cameras and the automaker will extend warranty coverage on millions of other vehicles. The announcement ...

UK households are missing out on VAT rebates worth THOUSANDS - due to a HMRC fraud backlog. Small firms are missing out on rebates, with some saying HMRC are costing as much as £5,000 in reimbursement ...

A TV advert by Red Tractor, the UK's biggest certifier of farm products on supermarket shelves, has been banned for exaggerating the scheme's environmental benefits and misleading the public. The ...

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 ...