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The Independent
Fishing for a new style in 2025? Try these on for size
After a year of clean chic, LED face masks and reformer pilates, Ellie Muir dives into the sublime and the potentially ridiculous lifestyle, wellness and fashion trends set to rule
7 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
At least 10 Taliban fighters are killed in ministry attack
At least 10 Taliban fighters were killed and five others wounded in a major attack on the group's ministry of interior in Kabul, as tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalated.
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Red card protest in Georgia as ex-footballer Kavelashvili is sworn in as new president.
Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, was sworn in as president of Georgia yesterday.
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Azerbaijan president claims Russia shot at plane before crash that killed at least 38
Azerbaijan's president has said Russia shot down a passenger jet and has accused Moscow of trying to cover up the issue for several days.
3 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Trump takes Musk's side in Maga visa immigration feud
President-elect says he has always liked H-1B workers' visas, despite moving to restrict them during his first term in office
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Woman feels 'betrayed' by maker of talcum powder over her cancer diagnosis
Thousands planning legal action against Johnson & Johnson
4 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Quit for a week and save full day of life, smokers are told
Women lose 22 minutes of their life with each cigarette they smoke while one cigarette shortens a man's life by 17 minutes, experts have estimated.
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Thousands stranded again after fog causes flight chaos.
Disruption caused by thick fog continued at airports yesterday, the airport's busiest day of the holiday period.
3 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Wringing in the new year: expect rain, snow and wind
Britons are bracing for snowfall and a sharp drop in temperatures, which are set to fall to -2C on New Year’s Eve in some places.
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
An unforgettable afternoon with the perfect gentleman
When Andrew Buncombe interviewed Jimmy Carter, it was unusual for former presidents to criticise their successors
5 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
The former US president Jimmy Carter dies at 100
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr, a naval officer, Nobel Peace Prize winner and peanut farm operator who became governor of Georgia and later the 39th president of the United States, has died.
8 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Should PM panic over poll suggesting 200 lost seats?
A poll has suggested Labour could lose nearly 200 seats if a general election was held today, which could see Sir Keir Starmer lose his deputy Angela Rayner and home secretary Yvette Cooper.
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Fresh tractor tax blow for Labour as poll suggests massive loss of rural seats
Labour could lose three-quarters of its rural seats if a general election was held today, a new poll has suggested, just months after the party swept to power in a landslide election win fuelled by gains in the countryside.
3 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
VAT hike could leave some pupils without a school by next month, warns council
GCSE students in Oxfordshire whose parents can no longer pay independent school fees could find themselves without a school place next month.
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Channel claims three more migrant small-boat victims
At least three people died while trying to cross the English Channel to the UK yesterday morning.
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Flying is still extremely safe despite the recent tragedies
But risks in conflict zones may be rising
2 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Experts question bird strike theories as inquiry begins
As an investigation begins into the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, experts have questioned whether a bird strike could have caused the undercarriage to fail.
3 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Distraught families demand answers after 179 are killed in South Korea plane crash
Grieving families screamed and wept at a South Korean airport as the names of the dead were confirmed after a plane carrying 181 people crashed, killing all but two on board, in the worst domestic aviation disaster in the country’s history.
3 min |
December 30, 2024
The Independent
Champion Humphries eases through to last 16
World number one Luke Humphries continued his bid for back-to-back World Championship titles after easing through to the last 16 last night.
2 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Contract conundrum won't distract Reds' title charge
New year, new context. Liverpool will enter 2025 top of the Premier League, a year of seismic change that could have sent them spiralling downwards instead sees them ending on a high.
3 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Gunners edge victory against battling Ipswich
Arsenal moved into second place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win over Ipswich at the Emirates.
2 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
'They are erasing us. They are erasing our history'
Indie filmmaker Arfat Sheikh was increasingly frustrated by mainstream cinema’s depiction of Kashmir and its people so he decided to make his own. Maroosha Muzaffar reports
3 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
South Korea’s MPs vote to impeach acting president
South Korea's parliament impeached acting president Han Duck Soo yesterday, just two weeks after similarly punishing president Yoon Suk Yeol for briefly declaring martial law earlier this month.
2 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Russian air defence 'likely' behind crash that killed 38
The deadly Christmas Day crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane in Kazakhstan was likely caused by a Russian air defence system, military and aviation experts have said.
3 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
'We cannot wait for peace before beginning to rebuild'
As fears mount for Ukraine's future in light of the re-election of Trump, Tom Watling speaks to politicians, military experts and aid workers to discover what the coming year could hold
6 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Quad bike crash leaves girl with life-changing injuries
A child has been left with life-changing injuries after the quad bike she was riding on crashed into a telegraph pole outside a high-street pub on Boxing Day.
1 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Christmas travel chaos as fog causes mass flight delays
Airline passengers hoping to jet off ahead of the New Year were hit by severe delays, as thick fog caused chaos at the UK's busiest airports.
2 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Snow could sweep through UK as new year approaches
Britons are bracing for snowfall and a sharp drop in temperatures, which are set to fall to -2C on New Year's Eve in some places.
1 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Greyhound racing hit by birth control drug scandal
A major drug scandal in UK greyhound racing, involving the illegal sale and widespread misuse of a hormone intended for women, is going unchecked, according to an animal charity.
3 min |
December 28, 2024
The Independent
Labour needs to forgive its leader for his tentative start
At the end of a troubled year for the prime minister, even his own party is discussing his suitability, reports Andrew Grice - but if it wants a second term, it will have to get behind him
3 min |