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The Independent
Cheesed off: UK tourists hit with meat and dairy ban
British tourists have been banned from bringing meat and dairy products back from Europe in a blow to travellers getting away for Easter.
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April 17, 2025
The Independent
Don’t risk child safety for US trade deal, PM is urged
Vance allies say he wants Online Safety Act to be blocked
4 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Keeping track of the UK's infuriating railway quirks
Travel correspondent Simon Calder solves some of the innumerable peculiarities posed by Britain’s train system
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
are Sudan's women and girls casualties of a cruel civil war
Since the start of Sudan’s brutal conflict two years ago yesterday, women and girls have come under constant attack. Whether they are visiting the market for desperately needed food, trekking miles for vital health services, or even going to the toilet after dark, the threat of sexual and gender-based violence is increasing by the day.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Bray's case shows loud and clear Britain has free speech
Steve Bray, known to most as the Stop Brexit Man” after his years-long noisy campaign against Britain’s departure from the European Union, has won his latest legal case.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Mother avoids jail after fake paternity test tricked her ex
A woman who faked the results of a paternity test to trick her former partner into thinking he was the father of her child has avoided being sentenced to jail.
2 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Hackman estate a possible hantavirus breeding ground
Gene Hackman’s property was a potential breeding ground for hantavirus, according to a public health report.
1 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
GET OFF OF MY CLOUD
Shelling out a fortune for digital storage? Katie Rosseinsky explores why our data usage is out of control, and asks the experts about the very troubling impact on the environment
8 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
The latest jobs figures are bad news for the chancellor
During her autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves hiked employer national insurance contributions NICs) to plug a gaping hole in the public finances, claiming this was not a tax on working people”. The move not only made waves in the business sector, it also went against what Labour had repeatedly promised zor to do during their election campaign.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Publish and be damned (well, aside from MPs' tax returns)
What did we learn from the tax summaries published on Monday by Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves? Almost nothing that we didn’t know already.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Hamas and Netanyahu don't want this savage war to end
Why, after 18 months, is there still a war raging in Gaza? The answer is, in my opinion, because the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, needs to perpetuate the war for political reasons and Hamas cannot conceivably agree to end the war if it means relinquishing power or residual power. Neither side seems to want the war to end. It is as simple and as tragic as that.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Valiant Villa fall short but have exposed PSG frailties
Au revoir, Aston Villa. They will not have to clear space in the upper tier of Villa Park for the commentary of another European Cup-winning goal. Or not just yet, anyway. The class of 1982 remain unique in their history, just as the team of 2025 may prove to be for Paris Saint-Germain.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Watson's next miracle? The walk of life with his doctor
Michael Watson, who sustained a life-threatening brain injury in his 1991 loss to Chris Eubank, will walk a charity mile with Peter Hamlyn this afternoon, writes Steve Bunce
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Ignoring mental health of new mothers can be deadly
Olivia Petter examines the stigma and consequences of postpartum psychosis, a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects 1,400 women in the UK each year
8 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
A deep grudge being taken further than ever before
The ugly victim-shaming of Ukraine by the White House's Russian strategic partner is symptomatic of something even more dangerous, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
RISE OF THE BAD BOTS
AI tools like ChatGPT have enabled automated web traffic to exceed human activity and cyber threats are evolving fast
1 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Toby Carvery owners admit to felling centuries-old tree
A centuries-old oak tree that has more ecological value than the Sycamore Gap” has been cut down by the owners of a nearby Toby Carvery.
2 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
'Two years too long': no end in sight for Sudan civil war
Atrocities and worsening famine continue in dire’ situation
5 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Starmer told he will have to accept Trump free speech agenda to win US trade deal
Sir Keir Starmer must embrace Donald Trump’s agenda by repealing hate speech laws in order to get a trade deal over the line, sources close to JD Vance have told The Independent.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
The blight of English clubs have Gunners in their sights
Three goals down, yet Real Madrid’s record against Premier League clubs gives them reason to hope, writes Richard Jolly
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Asylum barge and hotel contract awarded despite election pledge to end use
The government has awarded a contract that allows hotels and barges to house asylum seekers up until September 2027, despite Labour vowing to end the practice.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
'I needed heart surgery after swimming in polluted sea'
Sewage spill levels at record high leaving surfers critically ill
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
'Real Madrid will eat you alive but they can be beat'
Robert Pires, creative genius of Arsenal’s Invincibles’, chats to Dani Gill about his hopes for Arteta’s men and why he couldn’t talk to Arsene Wenger after that 2006 loss to Barca
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
How a new UK-US trade agreement could be shaped
If, as vice-president JD Vance says, there is a good chance’ a deal could be imminent, which nation will benefit the most?
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Birmingham council: We're on track to clear bin backlog
Birmingham City Council says it is on track to clear a backlog of uncollected waste by the weekend.
2 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Mixed signals for mortgage hunters, latest figures show
The number of low-deposit mortgages available has reached the highest level since 2008, new figures show.
2 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Norris's biggest title rival is exuding an invincible aura
Without a victory since the season-opener in Australia, Lando Norris had some ground to make up at race four in Bahrain. After an under-par qualifying, he recovered from sixth on the grid and a false start to ultimately finish on the podium in third. Yet despite teammate Oscar Piastri claiming his second win of
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
No misguided optimism on the part of underdogs Villa
The way Unai Emery has tried to explain it, Nuno Mendes’s injury-time goal at the Parc des Princes didn’t alter much.
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
What will finally put an end to Birmingham's bin strike?
Days after the deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, called in the army to assist in the logistics side of the Birmingham bin strike (rather than collecting rubbish), after six weeks out, and even after an improved offer from the council, the Birmingham bin strike is to continue.
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Sunak's ex-aide among 15 charged over election bets
A former Tory MP and aide to Rishi Sunak is among 15 people charged with offences relating to bets placed on the timing of the 2024 general election, the Gambling Commission has announced.
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