The Independent - January 20, 2025

The Independent - January 20, 2025

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January 20, 2025
British hostage among three released during fragile truce
All three now in Tel Aviv as Israel releases 90 Palestinians

6 mins
Gazans welcome glimmer of hope in a cycle of death'
Families in Gaza described yesterday's ceasefire with Israel as a \"glimmer of hope in a cycle of death\" as they celebrated what they hope marks the end of Israel's ferocious bombardment of the strip, which has killed over 46,000 people.

4 mins
Labour voters value closer EU ties instead of with US
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned not to \"cosy up to the White House\" as a new poll shows nearly two in three Labour voters believe he should build closer economic and security ties to Europe as Donald Trump returns to power.

2 mins
Khan sparks fresh row over Trump with ‘fascism' jibe
Sir Keir Starmer is embroiled in another row over Donald Trump after the Labour mayor of London warned of a \"resurgent fascism\" on the eve of the US president-elect's inauguration.

2 mins
UK won't ban TikTok as ‘dancing cats are no threat'
Cats and dancing videos do not seem like a national security threat”, a cabinet minister said yesterday, as he confirmed there were no plans” to ban TikTok in the UK.

2 mins
Woman stranded in Brazil after airline 'refuses eVisa'
A woman says she was left stranded in Brazil when airline staff refused to let her board her flight home to the UK after refusing to accept her eVisa.

3 mins
Reeves put on the back foot after exodus of non-doms
Labour has been accused of trying to have it both ways as Rachel Reeves jets off to Davos to try to attract foreign investment while new figures show a millionaire leaves the country every 45 minutes.

3 mins
Thousands take to streets in protests for women's rights
Survivors of sexual violence were among the tens of thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets across the UK to march in solidarity with all oppressed women and girls around the world.

3 mins
Trump starts 'two-year race' with huge star-studded rally
President-elect promises to kickstart reforms from day one

5 mins
Meet the Maga insurgents taking over at White House
How much damage could the anti-establishment agitators in the new administration do? Gabriel Gatehouse reports

5 mins
'Putin will not stop and ... so neither will the killing'
Sam Kiley speaks to a former Ukrainian resistance fighter about his operations and why he is sceptical of peace talks

4 mins
Unity Mitford was Hitler's 'Baby Reindeer' stalker
The publication of the British socialite’s diaries has revealed that her infatuation with the Nazi leader went much deeper than many historians had realised, writes Guy Walters

4 mins
Lily's big moment of truth
After splitting from her husband and spiralling, Lily Allen has checked herself into a clinic. Zoé Beaty looks at what led the actor and singer to crisis point and where she goes next

6 mins
BRUSH WITH FAME
As LA influencers face criticism for posting wildfire-themed Get Ready With Me’ videos online, Ellie Muir looks at how the trend has evolved since beauty bloggers made it popular

7 mins
THE BIGGER PICTURE
A defiant masterpiece at loggerheads with conventional film industry wisdom, The Brutalist’ is an Oscar-tipped epic that could save Hollywood if only we’d let it, writes Xan Brooks

4 mins
Farming drama ploughs on but yields only frustration
Starring Martin Clunes, Out There’ is a dramatic pancake where the rambling plots and core tension are as slippery and inscrutable as some of the local accents, writes Nick Hilton

3 mins
Calamitous misfits could be United's 'worst ever team'
As Manchester United celebrated and commemorated their past, they made the wrong sort of history, the sort that led Ruben Amorim to wonder if this is their worst-ever team.

4 mins
Spurs undone as Everton rediscover scoring touch
Goal-shy Everton embarrassed injury-hit Tottenham with their first Premier League goals since Boxing Day, a one-sided opening 45 minutes paving the way for a 3-2 victory at Goodison Park that piled pressure on Ange Postecoglou.

3 mins
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