The Independent - August 09, 2024
The Independent - August 09, 2024
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August 09, 2024
Starmer vows no let-up as police sense 'turning point'
Sir Keir Starmer has told far-right thugs that there will be no letup in bringing them to justice, as he held his third emergency Cobra meeting in a week amid concerns there could be a new wave of violence this weekend.
3 mins
Musk attacks 'woke stasi' as UK tries to stop online hate
Billionaire social media boss Elon Musk has launched another attack on the British authorities attempting to tackle far-right hate riots in the UK.
2 mins
Resistance to the racist mob showed true spirit of Britain
So much for Britain sliding into civil war, eh, Mr Musk? Pretty much a whole nation was braced on Wednesday evening for the worst civil disorder in a decade or more.
3 mins
Labour councillor arrested for calling on crowd to cut far-right protesters' throats
A councillor suspended by Labour has been arrested over a speech calling for the throats of anti-immigration protesters to be cut.
1 min
New Labour MP apologises as derogatory tweets found
A new Labour MP has been accused of racism over a series of recently unearthed offensive tweets.
2 mins
Tenth baby in seven months is killed by whooping cough
A further baby in England has died from whooping cough, bringing the number of fatalities to 10 in just seven months.
2 mins
Is distrust in politics linked to falling vaccination rates?
At a time of intense pressure on the NHS, falling rates of vaccination for whooping cough and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) have alarmed the UK Health Security Agency.
3 mins
Swift terror suspect planned to kill ‘as many as possible'
One of the teenagers arrested over a foiled terror plot at a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna admitted he planned to kill \"as many people as possible\", officials said.
2 mins
BBC removes peace advert from its Proms programme
Ad was due to appear during a Benjamin Britten performance
2 mins
Nearly 190,000 babies may be affected by abuse in year
Nearly 130,000 babies were present at or were affected by an incident of domestic abuse in the past three years, new data from England's police forces shows.
2 mins
The looming war that could define a Harris presidency
Kamala Harris has had a front-row seat as the Gaza conflict has played out - but with tension rising further in the Middle East, an all-out war could interfere with her presidential plans. Richard Hall, Bel Trew and Andrew Feinberg report
5 mins
Zelensky praises army for attack in Russian territory
Putin calls surprise offensive in Kursk a 'major provocation'
3 mins
Ukraine's secret incursion into Russia may prove vital
Kyiv's audacious cross-border assault into Russia's Kursk region has certainly ruffled feathers in Moscow.
2 mins
Police hunt fugitive Catalan leader after return to Spain
Catalan police are hunting for fugitive Catalonia separatist Carles Puigdemont after he dramatically returned to Spain for the first time in seven years to address a crowd of thousands yesterday before vanishing again.
3 mins
A side of the Paris Olympics they don't want you to see
Over the past 18 months, authorities have cleared the streets of the French capital, busting squats full of refugees and breaking up homeless encampments in the shadow of Games venues. Lawrence Ostlere meets those picking up the pieces
9 mins
RAUNCHY READING
Erotic fiction is more popular than ever - could women's rather frustrated libidos be the reason, ponders Helen Coffey
5 mins
Why did the border officer not stamp my passport?
Q I have just flown back to the UK from Rome.
1 min
HE'S BACK AGAIN
James Cameron's sci-fi classic 'The Terminator' is returning to cinemas to mark its 40th anniversary and it has never felt more relevant. Geoffrey Macnab looks at the making and legacy of a film that hardwired itself into the public psyche
7 mins
It's the worst of all worlds
Disastrous 'Borderlands' alienates fans of the franchise and is incomprehensible to the casual viewer. And 'It Ends with Us' struggles with its subject matter, writes Clarisse Loughrey
4 mins
Gen Z star steps out from behind the scuzzy guitar
Beabadoobee's third album 'This Is How Tomorrow Moves' plays with bossa nova and Swiftian country-plucked pop, with help from a production legend, writes Helen Brown
2 mins
Aldridge flies to kitesurfing gold to save sailors' Games
Ellie Aldridge rolled the dice yesterday and came out with Olympic gold. It has been a deeply frustrating regatta for Team GB's sailors, who have been twiddling their thumbs for the most part due to a lack of wind.
2 mins
Tebogo stuns Lyles to land.200m gold for his late mum
So lightning does not strike twice. Noah Lyles stormed from behind to win gold in the 100m on Sunday night but was given no chance to do so in the 200m final, won by Botswana's Letsile Tebogo in a major upset at the Stade de France.
2 mins
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