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November 16, 2021

Police Carry Out Controlled Explosion Near House Where Taxi Terrorist ‘Made Bomb'

Britain’s terror threat level has been upgraded to indicate further attacks are highly likely, after police investigating an explosion outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital found bomb-making equipment.

4 mins

Everything We Know So Far About Car Blast At Hospital

Four men are under arrest after a taxi exploded outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital, killing the passenger and wounding the driver.

4 mins

‘Lucky to be alive': wife of bombed taxi driver says his survival is ‘an utter miracle'

The wife of the taxi driver who was caught up in the terrorist bombing outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Sunday has called her husband’s escape from serious injury an “utter miracle”.

2 mins

Covid ‘Blizzard From East' Could Disrupt Christmas

Boris Johnson has warned of a “blizzard from the east” that could derail his hopes for a Christmas free of disruption from coronavirus restrictions.

4 mins

NHS Bosses Fear ‘The Most Difficult Winter In History'

NHS bosses fear the system won’t cope with the ‘most difficult winter in history’ amid staff shortages and a loss of beds following the pandemic, a new report has said.

3 mins

Anger After UK Threw Away 600,000 Expired Vaccines

The UK threw away more than 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine after the life-saving jabs were allowed to pass their expiry date, The Independent can reveal.

3 mins

Will the sleaze row scupper Dacre's Ofcom ambitions?

The law of unintended consequences makes its presence known in, well, unexpired ways.

4 mins

From People Power To A Desperate Plea For Change

The Independent’s climate correspondents Louise Boyle and Daisy Dunne on the defining moments from Cop26

4 mins

Stop Guzzling Russian Gas, PM Tells Europe In Speech

Boris Johnson has urged European countries to break their addiction to Russian gas, warning that it could cloud their judgement when dealing with Vladimir Putin's government.

2 mins

Diesel Price Passes 150p A Litre For The First Time Ever

The price of diesel has risen to a new record high, surpassing 150p per litre for the first time, according to the AA.

2 mins

Sleaze could spell ruin for us, warns Conservative MP

The Conservatives will be “hammered at the next election” unless the party regains public trust, an MP and cabinet minister’s aide has warned Boris Johnson.

2 mins

Government Botch U-Turn On Paterson Sleaze Scandal

Four men are under arrest after a taxi exploded outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital, killing the passenger and wounding the driver.

2 mins

Children Carried Ashore And Jet-Ski Recovered As More Migrants Cross Channel

Young children were carried ashore in Dover yesterday after more people risked death crossing the English Channel.

2 mins

Thousands of police at work without up-to-date vetting

More than a quarter of forces have not finished new checks

2 mins

Airlines Imposing Wrong Passport Rules Post-Brexit

At lunchtime on Wednesday 10 November, Clarice Easson and her husband Alan reported to the Manchester airport departure gate for their easyJet flight to Paphos in Cyprus.

3 mins

Mental health patient made to sleep overnight on floor

A patient suffering a mental health crisis was made to sleep overnight on the floor of an NHS hospital because it had no spare beds, The Independent has learned.

2 mins

Home news in brief

Twelve children and one adult were taken to hospital after a ceiling collapsed in a year 3 classroom at a south London school yesterday morning.

5 mins

Bannon surrenders to FBI over refusal to give Capitol riot evidence to Congress

Ex-Trump adviser received a presidential pardon in 2021

4 mins

Rittenhouse rifle shown during trial in attempt to erode self-defence claim

Prosecutors have instructed jurors to “look for the truth” in the double homicide trial of Kyle Rittenhouse as they present closing arguments following two weeks of testimony and debate in the televised courtroom.

3 mins

Russia Warned Over Military Build-Up At Ukraine Border

France and Germany have warned Russia that its military buildup at the Ukraine border threatens peace, and said Paris and Berlin would stand alongside Kiev in case of any escalation.

2 mins

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