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The Independent
Year of the cyber hack puts British businesses on edge
JLR and M&S were the poster children for businesses facing advanced security issues this year, writes Karl Matchett - but a $10 trillion enticement means it's set to get worse in 2026
5 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Your year of travel miracles
Simon Calder on highlights, including Kiwi sheep-shearing and the whole of Japan, that made readers' trips memorable
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Union members 'turning to Farage due to cost of living'
TUC heads warn Keir Starmer he is too obsessed with polls
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
The fishermen fighting for corals on the Costa Brava
On a strip of calm blue water in the Costa Brava, a fisherman pulls a fluorescent orange stick from the sea.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
1822: Louis Pasteur, chemist and bacteriologist, was born in Dole, France.
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Mar-a-Lago talks target peace deal by new year
European leaders may take part online tomorrow as Zelensky looks to 'finalise' an agreement he says is '90% completed'
3 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
From Blair's millennium optimism to class inversion and a fragmented Britain
At the start of the century, when Tony Blair held hands with the Queen and sang “Auld Lang Syne” in the new Millennium Dome, most people had mobile phones and wrote texts by pressing number keys one, two or three times.
6 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Amorim's leftfield choice on right is United's hero
The spot on Manchester United's right wing has been filled by George Best, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
SATURDAY QUIZ
Chris Maume presents his weekly general knowledge quiz
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Families of tainted vodka victims fight for justice
Laotian authorities yet to charge anyone for the deaths of six tourists who consumed methanol-laced drinks in 2024
7 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Charles and William 'both plan US visits' in 2026
The King and the Prince of Wales are reportedly planning separate visits to the United States in 2026, a year that will mark the 250th anniversary of American independence.
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
What is the best short-haul European trip in February?
Q With this cold weather, what is the best short-haul European trip for February or March?
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
‘The state of our country is a tragedy we did not choose’
Three months after Trump promised ‘peace for all eternity’, at least 410 Palestinians have been killed from daily violence
4 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
INFLUENCE ON TRIAL
She was once the trailblazing and wealthy style blogger, so how did Chiara Ferragni end up in court on charges of fraud?
7 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Israel becomes first country to recognise Somaliland
Benjamin Netanyahu has piled pressure on Keir Starmer and Donald Trump to recognise a former British protectorate in a bid to take on terrorism in the Middle East.
2 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Japanese provide a perfect counter to Joshua vs Paul
Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani, two of the world's best, will fight on the same show tonight, potentially setting up one of the most appetising bouts in the sport.
4 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
You can allow yourself to go there, you don't have to push to get to an emotion'
A powerful tale of absent fathers and estranged children, Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' is primed for Oscar glory.
8 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Mukherjee wins the 2025 Rupert Cornwell Prize
The fifth Rupert Cornwell Prize for Journalism has been won by Trisha Mukherjee, a freelance journalist based in New York.
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
When these children refuse to give up hope, neither can we
As a mother and someone who has always cared deeply about protecting children, I've found this year especially hard to take in.
3 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Slaughter continues despite Trump's dawn of a new era
Families in Gaza are being bombed, babies are dying of cold, and phase two of the 'peace' talks hasn't gone anywhere. We need a genuine and meaningful ceasefire
3 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Mixed-sex ward breaches soar to near 15-year high
The use of mixed-sex wards in hospitals in England has soared to the highest number in a single month for nearly 15 years – despite health secretary Wes Streeting slamming the practice under the last Conservative government.
4 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
England's muddled minds embodied in Brook innings
Harry Brook played true to his team's values on a day where 20 wickets tumbled – would they have been better served sticking to their positive approach throughout the tour?
3 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Happy new year... but look out for financial bombshells
Interest-rate cuts might have offered brief respite, but 2026 could deliver yet another brutal lesson in history repeating itself. Chris Blackhurst warns of the dangers lurking ahead
4 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
A STICKY SCENARIO
Streaming sports, telly series and films on a modified device is illegal, but 'dodgy stick' devotees do not appear to care. Katie Rosseinsky explores how this is not a victimless crime
8 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Man missing after Devon Christmas swim is named
One of the two men who were swept away at sea during a Christmas Day swim in Devon has been named by his family.
2 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Dodo's closest relative is spotted in remote rainforest
A manumea, the closest living relative of the extinct dodo bird, has been sighted for the first time since 2013, raising hope that the critically endangered species can be saved from extinction.
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Sitcom plumbs scarcely imaginable new depths
Luckily, 'Mrs Brown's Boys' was aired when most potential viewers were safely unconscious, writes Sean O'Grady
3 min |
December 26, 2025
The Independent
Andrew absent from royal gathering at Sandringham
King Charles and Queen Camilla greeted crowds outside St Mary Magdalene church yesterday on the Sandringham estate after the royal family attended their annual Christmas morning church service.
2 min |
December 26, 2025
The Independent
MAKING STRIDES
As people head outdoors for some post-Christmas exercise, sports scientist Elroy Aguiar explains to Harry Bullmore how these four simple tweaks can make each step go further
7 min |
December 26, 2025
The Independent
Finding joy in small things stitched me back together
Many of us forgot how to be playful.
3 min |