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The Independent
French Open to crown new queen after Swiatek slumps
New French Open champions will be crowned in both the women’s and men’s singles after Marta Kostyuk continued a tournament of shocks by knocking out Iga Swiatek.
2 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Welles’s approach to casting would have perturbed Musk
In 1936, the great filmmaker directed an all-Black version of ‘Macbeth’. It puts into perspective the current controversy over Lupita Nyong’o’s role as Helen of Troy
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Mayor outed three decades ago brings Pride to his town
Phil Webb’s sexuality was national news in 1994 when he signed up to be mayor of Wimborne Minster. Now, he tells Bryony Gooch about organising its first ever Pride event
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Elite changes Arsenal must make to take the next step
Mikel Arteta’s men frustrated a classy PSG in Budapest, but more attacking potency is a must
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Over 40% LGBTQ+ callers to Childline fear coming out
Nearly half of LGBTQ+ children contact Childline with fears of coming out and never being accepted, new data has shown.
2 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
OMG on Omoggle, as I try to out-handsome other men
How have you spent the heatwave week?
3 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Allen shines at festival of joy packed with surprises
Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s biggest pop celebration, returns, bigger and better than ever, to Roisin O’Connor’s delight
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Arsenal paint north London red with rapturous parade
Midfielder Declan Rice serenaded those lining the streets near Highbury with ‘Ice Ice Baby’, as up to a million fans of the Gunners wildly cheered the Premier League champions
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Stop glorifying drug use, sister of cocaine victim says
Lucy White was almost unrecognisable after she suffered a cardiac arrest caused by taking cocaine. She cannot be just another drug-related death, Stacey White
3 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
The village of the doomed
The small town of Longford faces either demolition or an intolerable increase in noise due to Heathrow’s expansion. Meanwhile, residents are stuck, they tell Dan Haygarth
5 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
What’s happening with the climate should terrify us all
How will history judge this week’s front pages?
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Sturgeon: I won’t apologise for former husband’s crimes
A defiant Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “not going to apologise for somebody else’s crimes” after her estranged husband admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP she led.
2 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Man City complete double after thumping Brighton
Manchester City sealed a domestic double after Khadija Shaw and Alex Greenwood inspired the Women’s Super League champions to a 4-0 victory over Brighton in yesterday's Wembley FA Cup final.
2 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
ON MARILYN'S MANOR
As the world marks the centennial of the movie star's birth, Ellie Seymour takes a tour of her former residences and the Hollywood haunts that defined her incomparable career
6 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
I owe £64k in student loans – and I don’t regret a thing
There are few experiences more humbling for a 26-year-old postgraduate than logging into their student loans account.
3 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Just how vulnerable are our undersea internet cables?
When one of the world’s worst-ever energy crises began in the Strait of Hormuz in February, few believed that their internet access - rather than their gas bill - would be the worst-affected aspect of daily life.
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
‘Choosing to be my true self was the only way forward’
Miss England Grace Richardson tells Lucy Leeson why she refused to hide her sexuality from the Miss World contest
1 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
‘Iran will be a free country’
Young people in Tehran risk imprisonment posing for photographer Tahmineh Monzavi. She tells Caspar Barnes and Moha Tahery how they feel about their nation’s future
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR
Channel 4’s new five-part drama ‘Tip Toe’ takes a grim look at the resurgence of homophobia, but for all its bleakness, it has plenty of community and humanity
3 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
How AI nostalgia is driving the UK towards the far right
Sepia-toned computer-generated clips of Britain’s ‘better times’ are churned out constantly on social media. And they are sowing hate and division, finds Liam Murphy-Robledo
5 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
‘Users are getting a stronger product and are paying less’
Cocaine deaths have hit record levels, with more than 1,000 people dying last year. Alex Ross finds the purity of the street drug has increased amid a production boom in Latin America
6 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Heatwave gets washed away by two days of heavy rain
May’s record-breaking heatwave will be brought to an abrupt end by torrential downpours that could see Britain lashed by two days of heavy rain.
1 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Pride List 2026: the people making change happen now
The Independent’s Pride List celebrates 50 of the LGBTQ+ figures who have made a difference over the past 12 months
10+ min |
May 31, 2026
The Independent
Tech warning shows even Pope feels threatened by AI
Pope Leo’s encyclical framed artificial intelligence as a key challenge facing humanity. Anthony Cuthbertson looks at why the technology could also spell trouble for his position
4 min |
May 31, 2026
The Independent
Britons told to arrive three hours early for EU flights
Britons abroad should arrive at European airports three hours before their flight home departs, the UK boss of a budget airline has warned, as post-Brexit EU border checks continue to cause lengthy queues.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
The Independent
Streeting backs North Sea drilling to raise more tax
Wes Streeting has hit out at Labour as \"underprepared\" and \"lacking any sort of intellectual curiosity\" as he continues to pitch for the party's leadership.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
The Independent
Ties with US ‘meaningless’ unless UK boosts defence
Hegseth issues warning over future of ‘special relationship’
2 min |
May 31, 2026
The Independent
DELTA DRAW
In the juke joints of Clarksdale, Annabel Grossman discovers that blues music is drawing increasing numbers of visitors, and considers how the landscape of the city may be changed
7 min |
May 31, 2026
The Independent
Sabalenka and Osaka set up blockbuster clash in Paris
Aryna Sabalenka will face Naomi Osaka in a blockbuster fourth-round clash at the French Open.
2 min |
May 31, 2026
The Independent
Deepfakes seen by one-in-three before local elections
The UK is facing a \"democratic emergency\", a leading think tank has warned weeks ahead of a crucial by-election, after new polling revealed around 16.5 million UK adults saw political deepfakes in the month before the local elections.
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