The Independent - August 03, 2024
The Independent - August 03, 2024
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August 03, 2024
Nation braces for weekend of far-right street violence
Far-right rioters have been told they will face the full force of the law as police brace for a weekend of violence, with 35 protests planned in the wake of the killing of three children in Southport.
4 mins
Police station set on fire as riots erupt in Sunderland
A police station was set on fire as far-right demonstrators took to the streets of Sunderland for another night of riots following the Southport stabbings earlier this week.
2 mins
Housing boss: Levies will thwart Rayner's revolution
Berkeley Group CEO warns Labour of £75k costs on flats
2 mins
Reeves holds talks on 'reset' with the EU economy chief
Rachel Reeves has held talks with the European Union’s economy chief, as part of Labour’s plan to reset its relationship with Europe.
2 mins
Who might actually win the Tory leadership contest?
Lost among the tumultuous events of the past week, former immigration minister Robert Jenrick formally launched his campaign bid to lead the mainstream right. Jenrick is up against shadow communities secretary Kemi Badenoch (still the bookies’ favourite), shadow work and pensions secretary Mel Stride, shadow security minister Tom Tugendhat, shadow home secretary James Cleverly, and former home secretary Priti Patel.
3 mins
Make way, older people, for Starmer's quiet revolution
During their 14 years in power, the Conservatives prioritised older people over younger adults to appeal to their core vote. The average pensioner household is now better off after housing costs than the average working one across most income levels.
3 mins
Celebrity posts about Khelif cause an anti-trans pile-on
Anti-trans rhetoric is being spread by high-profile figures including JK Rowling and Liz Truss after a dispute erupted at the Olympic Games when a boxer abandoned her fight against her opponent after 46 seconds.
4 mins
Carini wants to apologise to Khelif for boxing bout row
Italian boxer Angela Carini says she “wants to apologise” to Imane Khelif for how she handled the moments after their controversial bout at the Olympics and “would embrace her” if she saw her again.
3 mins
How XY chromosomes are key to gender controversy
Differences in sex development being put under microscope
3 mins
NHS cuts mean thousands of new nurses without jobs
Newly qualified nurses have been left struggling to find entry-level jobs, as budget cuts have forced the NHS to cut vacancies by a quarter, The Independent has learnt.
3 mins
Trump's attacks on Harris revive 'birther' conspiracy
Donald Trump's false claims that Kamala Harris \"happened to turn Black\" and only recently \"became a Black person\" have inflamed racist conspiracy theories surrounding his Democratic rival.
5 mins
Israeli assassinations push Middle East to brink of war
'People are not understanding the gravity of what this is,' one analyst tells Bel Trew, while Gaza ceasefire talks are derailed
4 mins
'I told the Russians, I'll be back sooner than you think'
Freed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza says his removal from Russia was illegal and that he will return to his motherland
3 mins
Musk's misinformation made the Southport horrors worse
It’s unlikely that Elon Musk has ever heard of Southport, far less visited it. He has five or six companies to run, after all, and has been busy this week sounding off about Venezuela, Kamala Harris, puberty blockers, and why the legacy media lie to you.
5 mins
Starmer shows he's tough on crime - and cosy caricature
The Conservative attack on Keir Starmer for being a typical north London human rights lawyer never really took hold, and now we can see why. It was Boris Johnson who started it, calling Starmer a “lefty Islington lawyer” as if he, Johnson, had not lived there for decades, and Rishi Sunak continued it, although it never seemed to come so naturally to him.
3 mins
First-time buys fuel demand.for mortgages as rates drop
Building society Skipton has ramped up the amount it has on loan to first-time homebuyers, who it said are driving demand for mortgages, despite facing currently high borrowing costs. It also said more savers were shopping around for better rates and locking away their money into ISAs.
2 mins
Russian roulette... security concerns are just one issue facing Royal Mail buyout
Czech billionaire must undergo ministerial scrutiny as he bids on Britain's ailing postal service, writes Chris Blackhurst
4 mins
Lin wins first boxing bout as gender controversy rages
Lin Yu-ting raised a hand at the bell after three rounds, the lights of the North Paris Arena bouncing off her shiny red glove as relief washed over her. An act of defiance amid all the noise with her Olympic dream still alive.
3 mins
Page bounces back in style to claim trampolining gold
No one does bouncing back quite like Great Britain’s first-ever Olympic trampolining champion.
3 mins
Redemption for Craig and Grant after Tokyo heartache
In Emily Craig’s house, there is a picture of the agonising photo finish that shows her and Imogen Grant missing an Olympic medal by just 0.01 seconds. But in the city of Monet, Degas, and Chagall, they created their own masterpiece with a sensational gold medal in the “grand finale” of a three-year revenge tour.
2 mins
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