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The Independent
In the dry season, we eat cactus. There's nothing else
Aid cuts and climate change have worsened the humanitarian crisis in Madagascar in recent months
4 min |
January 07, 2026
The Independent
Education and hope in Gaza lie buried under the rubble
As children worldwide go back to school, their Palestinian counterparts have lost their classrooms and academic focus.
7 min |
January 07, 2026
The Independent
Rosenior's playbook aims to justify controversial move
Liam Rosenior, the next cab on the Chelsea coaching rank, faces a perilous assignment after becoming the latest to make the jump from 'feeder club' Strasbourg
4 min |
January 07, 2026
The Independent
Will I make it to Denmark via Schiphol on Monday?
Q I am booked to fly on KLM early on Monday morning to Amsterdam Schiphol and connect on another KLM flight to Billund in Denmark. What are the chances of this actually happening? James C
1 min |
January 07, 2026
The Independent
Nato tracks Venezuelan oil tanker bearing Russian flag
RAF monitors 'Marinera' as it passes 250 miles off Irish coast
2 min |
January 07, 2026
The Independent
Paris deal paves way for UK boots on Ukrainian ground
Trump gives blessing to new European peace plan initiative
3 min |
January 07, 2026
The Independent
Europe is now relying on Starmer to manage Trump
It’s not often that you have a cabinet minister say the quiet bit out loud.
2 min |
January 07, 2026
The Independent
How can we get our money back for a cancelled flight?
Q My partner and I were booked on a flight that was cancelled due to a strike.
1 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Homeless shelters prepare for influx as cold snap bites
Homeless shelters and organisations providing emergency accommodation across the UK are preparing for an influx of rough sleepers as temperatures drop to subzero, with charities warning that a lack of affordable housing is pushing more and more people onto the streets.
3 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
UK enters ‘new era’ where deaths outnumber births
Warning of hit to living standards from population decline
3 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
The Maduro ally now ready to 'work together' with US
Delcy Rodriguez is the daughter of a revolutionary leader but she has impressed the Americans with her pragmatic side
4 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Trump won't find it easy to govern Venezuela by force
Sam Kiley reports from the Simon Bolivar Bridge in Cucuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela border, where two armies and a militia are engaged in a standoff as Trump threatens Caracas
3 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Starmer says he stands with Denmark in Greenland row
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve described the US president as 'a serious and significant danger to world peace'
4 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Ayatollah to 'flee to Russia' if security forces crumble
Intelligence sources claim Iran's supreme leader will escape with 20 aides and family if protests in the country swell
2 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Finally, a 'next James Bond' candidate that's plausible
British actor Callum Turner is allegedly 'blabbing all over town' that he's been cast in Denis Villeneuve's super-spy reboot - and there's a chance it's for real
4 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Overrated Amorim's reign of error at United is over
“I am a little bit of a dreamer,” smiled Ruben Amorim. “Call me naive, but I truly feel that I am the right man in the right moment.”
8 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Palace's Glasner in frame to replace Amorim in summer
Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner has emerged as a top candidate to succeed Ruben Amorim as Manchester United manager.
1 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Can Starmer stay close to Trump and his own party?
Is Keir Starmer’s apparently still strong relationship with Donald Trump a strength or a weakness?
3 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Cosy detective drama falls victim to cliched script
This reboot of the Beeb's 'The Inspector Lynley Mysteries' cannot even do the basics properly, laments Nick Hilton
3 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
READING THE ROOM
Less than a third of the UK population used a library in the past year. Lydia Spencer-Elliott argues that access to the latest hardbacks is not the only thing these places provide
6 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Trump's Maduro motives? Exiles like me barely care
Just like the deposed Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, I know what it's like to leave Caracas against your will.
2 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Maduro tells US court: 'I'm innocent. I'm a decent man'
Venezuelan president appears alongside his wife Cilia Flores
3 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Can Littler be the greatest?
It'll take more than talent
4 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
1066: Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. He ruled until 14 October, 1066, when he was killed at the Battle of Hastings.
1 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Ex-teacher posed as admiral for Armistice Day service
A former history teacher has pleaded guilty to dressing up as a rear admiral for a Remembrance Sunday event in north Wales.
2 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
It's time we stopped worrying about keeping Trump happy
The rather muted response from Western leaders to Donald Trump's extraordinary seizure of Nicolas Maduro over the weekend was predictable. We are still at a point in geopolitics where no one wants to upset the Trump administration.
2 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Ten found guilty of cyber bullying Brigitte Macron
A Paris court yesterday found 10 people guilty of cyber bullying France's first lady, Brigitte Macron, in the latest legal action sparked by false claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man.
1 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Events in Venezuela will shape China's next move
The cold realists in Beijing were “deeply shocked” by the American strike on Venezuela and have called on the United States to release the country’s president Nicolas Maduro and his wife at once.
3 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
If Mumsnet backs Farage, it's game over for Starmer
Forget Donald Trump, Israel, antisemitism and the polls... the biggest threat to Keir Starmer right now is mums. That's right, the ladies of Mumsnet are for turning after all, according to a new survey that reveals how Reform UK is now the top choice for the site's politically engaged, historically left-leaning mothers.
4 min |
January 06, 2026
The Independent
Root and Brook show how the Ashes were meant to be
England reach 211-3 on shortened first day of the fifth Test
3 min |