In this issue

June 04, 2023

LGBT+ people who are vital to making change possible

As we embrace Pride Month, The Independent celebrates 50 from sport, politics and culture who shine a light individuals

10+ mins

Bigotry is festering so Pride is more important than ever

It's another normal day in the Furnish-John household. Daddy Elton has woken up in his tour hotel in Germany to check in with Papa David to see if our sons safely got to school this morning.

3 mins

As the 'first gay royal', I owe everything to those who fought for love before me

The journey to attending my first Gay Pride event, where I found myself proudly waving a rainbow flag as I marched behind an enormous rainbow tractor (gloriously named Sassy Ferguson for the day), began many years ago, at a time when such a public display would have been deemed unimaginable in my social circles.

3 mins

Sunak cosies up to 'closest ally' Biden ahead of US trip

Rishi Sunak has stressed the need to forge a \"close and candid\" relationship with Joe Biden as he prepares to visit the White House after a difficult few years for US-UK relations. It is the fourth meeting of the two men in as many months but comes after a period of significant strain for the \"special relationship\".

1 min

Johnson told he could lose funding for Covid inquiry

Boris Johnson could have funding for his legal advice pulled if he \"undermines the government's position\" or releases evidence without permission, the Cabinet Office has said.

2 mins

Cheap advance train tickets could become harder to buy

Cheap advance train tickets could be harder to get under new plans that would deal another blow to rail passengers already hit by rising fares, strikes and route cancellations.

4 mins

Months of strikes and now cheap tickets are at risk: it's taking its toll on passengers

Twenty million people in the UK do not have access to a car. Millions who do drive would, often, prefer rail to road. But after 25 years of steady growth and improvement in train services to the start of 2020, the rail network is sliding into a steep spiral of decline.

2 mins

'Horrendous': MPs call for ban on handcuffing children

A coalition of MPs and peers is calling for the \"horrendous\" practice of handcuffing children in care during transport to be banned.

2 mins

Family pay tribute to girl who died in Bournemouth

The family of a 12-year-old girl who died in a tragic incident on Bournemouth beach has said her death left a hole in all of our hearts”.

3 mins

This Morning editor claims 'scores are being settled'

This Morning editor Martin Frizell has said \"scores are being settled\" when asked about claims of a toxic work environment at the ITV show.

2 mins

Animal rights activist runs onto course during Derby

A protester was arrested yesterday after running onto the course during the Epsom Derby. Video shows the protester being tackled to the ground by police after jumping the fence when the starting gun went off.

2 mins

Fan arrested at FA Cup final over Hillsborough T-shirt

A Manchester United supporter was arrested at Wembley yesterday after being photographed at the FA Cup final wearing a T-shirt with an offensive reference to the Hillsborough disaster printed on the back.

2 mins

Signal failure blamed for horrific India rail crash

Almost 300 dead and dozens injured after trains collide

3 mins

Trump's Kim Jong-un post upsets Republican Party

Donald Trump is under fire from Republicans for complimenting North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un after his country was admitted to the World Health Organisation's executive board. \"Congratulations to Kim Jung Un!\" the former president wrote on Truth Social, misspelling his name.

1 min

China 'expanding' airfields along disputed India border

China has substantially expanded its airfields along the contested border with India, new satellite images show.

2 mins

Sunak has been snared in a trap that's of his own making

\" When the (likely brief) history of the Sunak administration comes to be written, people may wonder how such a smart, diligent and mostly 66 collegiate chap came to make so many blunders.

5 mins

AI poses a pandemic-scale threat - but it won't herald the death of humanity

\"Deep Mind's AlphaGo Zero computer famously beat human champions in the games of go and chess. It was given just the rules, and \"trained\" by playing millions of games against itself in just a few hours.

4 mins

Tongue earns Ashes call-up with his destructive debut

England will hope they have unearthed a gem in Josh Tongue, who secured a place on the Lord's honours board on debut.

2 mins

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