The Independent - August 13, 2024
The Independent - August 13, 2024
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August 13, 2024
Hospital's 'systemic' failings years before patient freed to launch random killing spree
Failures by the NHS trust responsible for treating Nottingham knife killer Valdo Calocane have been laid bare by the health watchdog – but The Independent can also reveal the hospital was repeatedly warned about poor care and experienced a steep rise in patient deaths over the past decade.
5 mins
Two boys aged 12 youngest to be convicted for the riots
Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to be convicted in connection with the nationwide public disorder.
3 mins
Guard disarms knifeman after he stabs girl, 11, and woman in Leicester Square
A security guard jumped on a knifeman and successfully disarmed him during chaotic scenes in London’s Leicester Square, with an 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman stabbed in the tourist hotspot.
3 mins
How can we turn the tide of cross-Channel casualties?
In what has become an all-too-common tragedy, two more people died trying to cross the English Channel on Sunday.
3 mins
Johnson courted for job as Zahawi plots Telegraph bid
Former prime minister Boris Johnson is reportedly being courted for an executive role at The Daily Telegraph, meaning he could be reunited with former cabinet colleague Nadhim Zahawi if his bid to buy the newspaper is successful.
1 min
Hottest day of the year so far as Cambridge tops 34C
The UK has seen its hottest day of the year so far after a temperature of 34.8C was recorded in Cambridge yesterday.
3 mins
Education secretary vows to reverse 'baked-in' inequality
Bridget Phillipson has pledged to reverse “baked-in” inequalities in educational outcomes to ensure young people from all backgrounds have the opportunity to “get on in life”.
2 mins
Labour ready to cap gains from sale of green belt land
The government is preparing to limit the amount landowners can receive from selling green belt land, handing councils the power to cheaply buy up land that previously would have been ineligible for development as part of its plan to tackle the housing crisis.
2 mins
'Ukrainian forces will stay for some time in Russia'
Kyiv’s military wants to prolong the humiliation of Vladimir Putin over the surprise Kursk assault for as long as possible
4 mins
Residents forced to flee as wildfires rage near Athens
As millions watched the Olympics coming to an end with the passing of the torch from Paris to LA, Greece, the birthplace of the Games, was starting to battle a new flame rising on Sunday.
3 mins
US sends forces to region as Israel braces for Iran attack
Israel is preparing for a large-scale military attack from Iran, defence minister Yoav Gallant has told his US counterpart.
4 mins
Centuries of doctrine could end in Philippines as law to make divorce legal debated
Only country aside from the Vatican where process is banned
3 mins
Cut rates to save shops, say Sainsbury's and retail union
The boss of Sainsbury’s has said the business rates tax system is “no longer fit for purpose” and warned that current planned increases will lead to thousands of high street closures and job losses.
2 mins
'I'm scared of the marathon but love the extra challenge'
Sifan Hassan tells Jack Rathborn about her unprecedented treble for a woman at the Olympics, claiming gold in the marathon following bronze medals at 5,000m and 10,000m
4 mins
Time for Olympic boxers to weigh up the pros and cons
Not all the Olympic winners in the boxing ring will become major world champions in the professional ring. Not all of them will try.
2 mins
Casemiro may still prove to be Man U's midfield shield
When Manchester United won a derby at Wembley in 2024, Casemiro was first dropped from the team and then out of the squad altogether, an apparent hamstring injury following the hurt of omission.
3 mins
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The Independent has been at the frontline of journalism since 1986, with its mission to challenge and debate always ahead of its time. The Independent is free-thinking and free of bias in an increasingly fragmented world where communities locally, regionally and across continents are disenfranchised with traditional establishments. They want real facts and frank opinions delivered first-hand from a news source that is ready to stand for something, not everything.
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