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March 25, 2023

A frustrating setback in the renewed entente cordiale

The postponement of the state visit to France is a disappointment and embarrassment for all concerned.

3 mins

King postpones as anti-Macron French trip riots persist

Security threats including graffiti reading Death to the King” convinced Emmanuel Macron to postpone King Charles’s state visit to France, it has emerged, amid nationwide strikes and violent protests.

2 mins

MPs call on Sunak to block Truss's resignation honours

Liz Truss has been accused of trying to reward failure following reports that she plans to create a peer for every 10 days she spent in office.

1 min

Delaying rise in pension age will cost £60bn, warns IFS

Failing to increase the state pension age to 68 as the government had planned could cost the taxpayer more than 60bn, the Institute for Fiscal Studies IFS) has warned.

2 mins

Sunak is winning his war with Johnson - but where does that leave Labour?

It was a good week for the prime minister and a bad one for his predecessor-but-one.

3 mins

Official Covid survey axed as cases reach another high

Scientists have criticised the government's decision to axe the Covid ONS survey, which provides official estimates of UK infections. It comes as Covid-19 cases in England have climbed to their highest level since the start of the year, as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its final report on the infection yesterday.

3 mins

Ambulance worker arrested for 'sex offences' after sting

A London Ambulance Service worker has been arrested for an alleged sexual offence involving a child following a vigilante group sting, The Independent has learnt. Police said the worker was taken into custody on 17 March following claims of \"sexual communications\" with a child. He has been bailed until June pending further enquiries, the Metropolitan Police said.

1 min

Paltrow briefly thought ski collision was sexual assault

Gwyneth Paltrow says she thought a ski collision was in fact a sexual assault and froze” when a set of skis suddenly forced my legs apart”, as she gave evidence in her trial yesterday.

2 mins

BBC stops filming Top Gear series after Flintoff crash

The BBC has decided not to resume filming Joy Gear after presenter Freddie Flintoff was injured in a horrific accident during production.

1 min

Indy delivers £1m in grants to help with cost of living

The Independent has handed more than £1m to charities supporting disadvantaged people across London, bringing the total we have distributed in grants from our On the Breadline campaign to almost £4m.

2 mins

Netanyahu visit to London overshadowed by protests

Shouts of shame’ as the Israeli PM enters Downing Street

3 mins

India's parliament excludes convicted opposition leader

India’s opposition suffered a major blow yesterday when Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from parliament after being convicted of defamation for insulting prime minister Narendra Modi.

2 mins

Russia's Wagner Group 'running out of steam'

Russia’s Wagner mercenaries are running out of steam” and Ukraine will soon launch a counteroffensive, a military official has said.

2 mins

Bank of England boss warns firms that raising prices will trigger higher interest rates

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned businesses that raising prices to \"beat inflation\" will force further rises in interest rates. He urged companies to think twice before putting up prices, a day after the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee hiked interest rates to a 14-year high of 4.25 per cent. But industry leaders warned that firms could be forced to cut jobs or even go under if they followed his suggestion.

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Sunak and Starmer's tit for tat on tax is a minefield

Chris Blackhurst says such matters just aren’t that simple as Labour and the Tories scrap over their leaders’ tax returns are measured. So we read that someone earns five times what the prime minister makes, which is another way of saying they're greedy and they're paid far too much.

3 mins

England achieve something new - and it's put them on the path to Euro 2024 glory

After the record, there was something else to register for Harry Kane.

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