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The Independent
An England great who was at his best against raw pace
Richard Jolly pays tribute to Robin Smith, who has died at 62
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'Honourable' resignations... are they a thing of the past?
The resignation of Richard Hughes as chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) because of a catastrophic leak of data before the Budget is a rare example of a senior figure taking the hit for failings that were not their direct or, arguably, indirect responsibility.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'Geriatric mother' Miller is busting last pregnancy taboo
Time was, mothers were expected to “hide away” as soon as they started “showing” their baby bumps - and not just in the 1950s.
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
A KING'S RANSOM
A new documentary asks 'What's the Monarchy For?', but Tessa Dunlop feels a more thorough interrogation is needed of how Charles became the UK's first billionaire monarch
6 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
For our founder, autonomy always came before money
Founding editor of The Independent, Andreas Whittam Smith, could not have been a short man. If he'd been of low stature, he would not have retained the same other-worldly bearing.
5 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
City survive wild comeback to clinch nine-goal thriller
Erling Haaland brought up his century of Premier League goals as Manchester City survived a remarkable Fulham comeback in a madcap 5-4 win.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
BEHIND THE THRONE
In 'What's the Monarchy For?', David Dimbleby drills down into the Windsors' power and finances and how far they will go to maintain public support writes Sean O'Grady
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
China spy case collapsed due to 'systemic failures'
The government and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have been condemned for “systematic failures” that led to the collapse of the China spy trial.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Diddy documentary is both terrifying and exhausting
Accusations go on and on in 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning', executive produced by rival 50 Cent says, Hannah Ewens
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Jury is still out on Lammy's 'swift court' reforms
“Cabinet feedback” seems to be the euphemism of the day, at least so far as David Lammy’s sweeping reforms to the criminal court system in England and Wales go.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
How Slot fits Salah into his long-term Liverpool plans
The off-key Egypt star was benched in the Premier League for the first time since April 2024 for Sunday's win at West Ham. Was it a sign of things to come wonders Richard Jolly
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'I'm still tormented by the horror of Sarah's final hours'
Mother of murdered Sarah Everard haunted by daughter's harrowing death as inquiry warns that police failings mean countless more women have been targeted - and predators 'continue to roam freely'
1 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Daddy Pig is useless, but he isn't giving men a bad name
David Gandy claims Peppa Pig's father is a poor role model. But Charlotte Cripps says the supermodel is wrong about the children's TV character, who is emotionally present and kind
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Denmark's postal service is sending a chilling message
PostNord, the Danish postal service, will cease letter deliveries from the end of the year.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Where can get I spring sun without the long flight?
Ask Simon Calder
1 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Are you posh or naff in the festive pine politics stakes?
The Christmas creep seems to get earlier every year, its rules ever more complicated. As No 10 unveils its fir, Helen Coffey turns a (fairy) light on the complexities of arboreal etiquette
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Asian investor of the year backs SafeCall campaign
Cyrus Vandrevala donates to missing children's lifeline
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Warning of fresh economic hit from Brexit 'brain drain'
The UK’s faltering economy risks worsening due to a steep fall in the number of people moving to the UK for work, exacerbated by Brexit, experts have warned.
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Stokes needs a miracle at world's most hostile ground
All-rounder Jacks replaces injured Wood in second Test
5 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Police ‘still hiring predators’ years after Everard murder
Predators like Wayne Couzens are still entering police forces more than four years after the serving officer raped and murdered Sarah Everard, The Independent can reveal.
5 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'Foolish' cuts risk progress on Aids, says ex-minister
Chris Smith issues grave warning at Independent event
4 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
Why dropping Salah could rescue Liverpool's season
So it transpires that Mohamed Salah has something in common with much of the West Ham fanbase.
4 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
Title race should never have got this nervy for McLaren
Max Verstappen's victory in the Qatar GP on Sunday has set up a thrilling finale to the F1 season, writes Kieran Jackson
4 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
Mountbatten-Windsor loses last remaining royal titles
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been formally stripped of his last remaining royal titles following controversy over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
2 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
PRESENT SENSE
Eva-White Taylor selects 10 gifts for the women in your life
6 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
Resident doctors vote to strike ahead of Christmas
Five-day walkout comes as talks between the BMA and health secretary falter
3 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
What has become of the Labour Party in Scotland?
One of the more serious casualties of the Labour government’s troubles and consequent unpopularity is Anas Sarwar, leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2021.
3 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
Goodbye to the man who made The Independent great
David Lister recalls Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder and pioneering first editor of this paper, who has died aged 88
6 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
I count myself very lucky to have worked for Andreas
A good journalistic career is about lucky breaks as well as hard graft. I got mine courtesy of a man with a port-wine nose, expensively cut suits, a Garrick club tie and a surprisingly mischievous schoolboy grin.
2 min |
December 02, 2025
The Independent
If Reeves were a CEO, she'd have been sacked by now
Kemi Badenoch is right to say that the chancellor would not get away with this in the corporate world. People I've talked to in regulated roles are spitting tacks
3 min |