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The Independent
Digitising UK trade could unlock £250bn in growth
Sir Keir Starmer is being urged to adopt a trade plan that could unlock 250bn in economic growth and savings even if Donald Trump unleashes direct tariffs on the UK.
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Quakers say Met raid was 'ridiculously heavy-handed'
Six young supporters arrested were eating a pot of hummus
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
'AI monitor lets Mum stay in her home and out of care'
Economists say remote monitoring could save the NHS 1.2bn by 2035. Rosie Taylor talks to a woman using it to let her mum keep her independence, while she’s 140 miles away
4 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Frustrated Trump warns he will put oil tariffs on Russia
President says he’s very angry’ at Putin’s delays on ceasefire
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Pharmacies to provide more frontline healthcare after year-long deadlock broken
A deal worth hundreds of millions has finally broken a year-long deadlock between the government and community pharmacies over providing key health services across England.
4 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Labour MP 'disheartened' by weaker assisted dying bill
Having previously supported the bill, Naz Shah now believes it is fundamentally flawed’, she explains to David Maddox
3 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Siem Reap provides perfect gateway to ancient Angkor
With a new airport, Cambodia's second city is an easy add-on to any southeast Asia travel itinerary, writes Nicole Trilivas
6 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Blind people still cannot read about welfare reforms set to cost them thousands
Thousands of people with disabilities who face losing their benefits under Labour's £5bn welfare reforms still cannot read details of what ministers plan to do.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Suspect in Amsterdam knife rampage ‘is from Ukraine'
British tourist receives medal for making citizen’s arrest
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
'I was overjoyed to get the job - but I was also scared'
Harry Lawtey has left TV drama 'Industry' to play hellraising Welsh acting legend Richard Burton in a new biopic. Here he speaks to Olivia Petter about taking risks, fame and film flops
6 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
UK braces for trade war as Trump tariffs 'inevitable'
Sir Keir Starmer is considering retaliatory measures against the US after abandoning hope the UK can avoid direct tariffs set to be unleashed by Donald Trump on Wednesday.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Welby 'overwhelmed' by child sex abuse allegations
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has expressed being overwhelmed” by the sheer volume of child sex abuse allegations brought to his attention during his tenure.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
WhatsApp complaint about school gets parents arrested
A couple have criticised police after they were arrested for making complaints about their daughter’s primary school.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
The Who's Roger Daltrey reveals he is ‘going blind'
Roger Daltrey, the co-founder and singer of The Who, revealed at an event this week that he is going blind.
1 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Canada PM Carney accused of plagiarism in PhD thesis
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has been accused of plagiarising parts of his Oxford University thesis on the economy just weeks before voters will decide whether or not he should continue in his role.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Forest's enchanted fairytale season survives shootout
Matz Sels was Nottingham Forest’s penalty hero yet again as they reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 34 years.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
XL bully owner savaged in garden by dog criticises ban
Figures obtained show more than 23,000 dog attacks across England and Wales despite last year’s ban, writes Alex Ross
5 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Eze inspires Palace to win at Fulham to reach last four
Eberechi Eze was the difference maker as Crystal Palace booked their trip to Wembley with a 3-0 win over Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Palace's number 10, who was among those in England manager Thomas Tuchel's first squad selection earlier this month, opened the scoring with a brilliant effort before he assisted Ismaila Sarr for his side's second at Craven Cottage.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Starmer should copy India to solve dispute with farmers
India is not a country usually associated with the fair distribution of wealth but even there, the government has displayed a determination to do right by its citizens. Which is not something that can be said of Sir Keir Starmer’s administration.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Feaunati stars as England blitz Wales in 11-try rout
The relentless Red Roses winning machine just keeps on rolling.
4 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Mea culpa: trading places with the American president
John Rentoul, our chief pedant, on last week’s Independent
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Tate returns painting looted by Nazis to collector's heirs
A 17th-century painting looted by Nazis from the home of a Jewish Belgian art collector is being returned to his family by Tate Britain.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
'This is probably the tip of the iceberg,' Israeli doctor says of abuse of detainees
Bel Trew and Rateb al-Qaissy reveal a string of allegations of brutal systematic treatment of Palestinians in Israeli facilities
8 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Earthquake could hasten fall of Myanmar's dictator
Denied democracy by a military regime and devastated by natural disaster, Myanmar’s suffering people are in their biggest hour of need and deserve help, says Annabel Venning
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Charity chair accuses Harry of ‘bullying and harassment'
The head of a charity co-founded by Prince Harry has accused the British royal of bullying and harassment at scale”, after he quit the organisation earlier this week.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Death toll from Myanmar earthquake rises over 1,600
Survivors dig through collapsed buildings in desperate hunt for loved ones as rescuers struggle to reach stricken cities
4 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Holidaymakers facing worst air traffic delays since 2001
As many as 30 million passengers could be affected this year
3 min |
March 29, 2025
The Independent
Independence day falls flat
It seems fair for Will Smith to want to exorcise the past few years with his album Based on a True Story’. It’s just a shame it’s full of bland, quasi-inspirational songs, writes Tara Joshi
3 min |
March 29, 2025
The Independent
News Child-safe phones instead of school bans, experts urge
Smartphones should be treated like cars, not cigarettes with technology built to mitigate harms rather than being banned outright, academics have argued.
2 min |
March 29, 2025
The Independent
Oh, brother! Incest subplot smacks of a lack of ideas
HBO’s The White Lotus’ pioneered a particular strand of anti-wealth grotesque satire. But, writes Fiona Sturges, was this week’s moment of illicit brotherly love a step too far?
4 min |