The Independent - February 05, 2023
The Independent - February 05, 2023
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In this issue
February 05, 2023
Revealed: chaos and despair at Manston migrant centre
Self-harm, beating and forcible restraint recorded by guards
5 mins
Brexit bad for business at Downton Abbey venue
Highclere Castle has no wedding bookings for this year
3 mins
Suspend Raab over bullying claims, says ex-Tory chair
A former Conservative Party chair has become the most senior Tory to call for Dominic Raab to be suspended while he is investigated over allegations of bullying in Whitehall.
2 mins
Bodies of British volunteers killed in Ukraine recovered
The bodies of two British volunteers who flew to eastern Ukraine following the Russian invasion last year have been recovered as part of a prisoner swap with Russia.
2 mins
Tories demand vote on any deal over Northern Ireland
Tory Brexiteers are urging Rishi Sunak to allow a vote on any compromise agreement struck with the EU to end the row over the Northern Ireland protocol.
3 mins
Social media firms risk fines for failing to curb misogyny
Social media giants could face huge fines for failing to tackle online misogyny, under a new law.
1 min
Missing dogwalker’s sister questions police theory
The sister of missing dog walker Nicola Bulley has disputed police claims that the 45-year-old fell in the river”.
2 mins
Mother left fighting for life after hit-and-run horror
A woman is fighting for her life after being hit by a car while she was pushing a pram.
1 min
Striking teacher faces probe over dead Tories’ placard
A teacher at a school in east London is being investigated after posing with a placard displaying a slogan about dead Tories.
1 min
Home news in brief 14
Foy very upset’ about earning less than male co-star
2 mins
US shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon
Officials to recover remnants after Biden orders takedown
4 mins
‘Not a budget for the poor’
Backlash over deep cuts to social security in India’s budget
4 mins
‘Honour’ killing of YouTube star sparks outrage in Iraq
The death of a 22-year-old influencer in Iraq has sparked outrage over the ongoing culture of honour killing” in the country.
1 min
Teenager killed by shark as she swam with dolphins
A 16-year-old girl has been killed in a shark attack in Australia.
1 min
Hammer addresses abuse allegations in interview
Armie Hammer has given his first interview since being accused of abuse and sexual misconduct.
2 mins
Teen wins 50m jackpot with first lottery ticket
A Canadian teenager has become the youngest lottery winner to take home a jackpot worth tens of millions of dollars in the country, winning with the first ticket she ever bought.
2 mins
Brexit is killing our business at the real Downton Abbey
Weddings are such an intrinsically happy part of human life yet they can also be pregnant with characters and contrived situations which can create amusing sets and scenes that are bound to go wrong both in real life and on the screen. It makes them irresistible to filmmakers.
5 mins
The gap between Labour and the Tories is not insignificant
There are few policy differences between the Conservatives and the Labour Party, as has been pointed out approvingly by me and disapprovingly by others.
3 mins
Do you know Mr Tumble?' and other questions I hate being asked at weddings
Benjamin Franklin said that there were only two certainties in life: death and taxes though perhaps he would have reconsidered the latter had he been aware of certain modern politicians and their honest mistakes).
3 mins
Yes, Sex Scenes in movies are often pointless. But so what?
Sex is... well, weird. Isn’t it? The whole thing not just our individual kinks and preferences. Not just the faces we make, or the things we end up saying in the heat of the moment.
4 mins
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