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The Independent
BBC backs decision to let Israel join Eurovision 2026
As four countries to boycott event and others likely to follow
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Plight of IPP prisoners still shames our justice system
John Thomas, the former lord chief justice, said in parliament on Wednesday: “We cannot shirk the responsibility for rectifying an injustice. And what an injustice this is.” He is right.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Christmas shopping in one hour? That's snow joke...
The average person spends 41 hours prepping for the big day and more than six hours choosing gifts. Will a frantic yet determined Charlotte Cripps win her race against the clock?
5 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
A new low in the stained reign of ‘integrity’ Infantino
Lifting the suspension that ruled Cristiano Ronaldo out of the opening World Cup games kills the very thing Fifa is meant to uphold, writes Miguel Delaney in Washington DC
5 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
History proves the race isn't run until the chequered flag
Lando Norris only needs a podium finish this weekend, but a trio of last-day deciders should serve as a warning shot to the champion-elect Briton, writes Kieran Jackson in Abu Dhabi
4 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Patients blocking A&E with hiccups and stuffy noses
England’s A&E departments treated more than 200,000 people last winter who could have been handled by GPs or pharmacists, health officials revealed.
1 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Try buttering us up, BA, not battering our loyalty points
The nation's flag carrier has blamed the Budget for its latest round of penny-pinching, only confirming to James Moore that flying has become a thoroughly miserable experience
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Ministers will have 'blood on their hands' over IPP
Ex-top judge rails against 'unjust' indefinite jail terms
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
After airports, are station drop-off fees coming next?
Ask Simon Calder
1 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Trump may betray Ukraine, says Macron in leaked call
Emmanuel Macron risked sparking a new diplomatic row between Europe and Washington after claiming that Donald Trump may “betray” Ukraine in peace negotiations, according to a leaked transcript of a conference call of European leaders.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Marilyn Monroe's last-ever pics were 'stolen by mafia'
Photographer's widow wants auction of negatives halted
4 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Will donor's millions help Reform UK to win power?
The latest quarterly declarations to the Electoral Commission of donations to political parties puts Reform UK ahead of the traditional parties. Indeed, the £10m that Reform received is more than the donations to the Conservatives (£5m), Labour (£3m) and the Liberal Democrats (£1m) put together.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
How Ukraine women broke cycle of sex crimes in war
Sexual violence has long been used as a weapon in conflicts all over the world. But now a groundbreaking survivor-led response could redefine global justice, writes Jack Straw
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Putin personally ordered novichok attack on Salisbury
Inquiry concludes 'astonishingly reckless' toxic nerve agent hit on spy Sergei Skripal was authorised at highest level to show 'Russian power' as Yvette Cooper warns Putin's agents remain an 'active threat' to UK
1 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Urgent thriller made in the shadow of authoritarian rule
The Palme d'Or-winning 'It Was Just an Accident' arrives in the same week as its director received a jail sentence, writes Clarisse Loughrey - a stark example of real life imitating art
2 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Landmark century silences Root's last remaining critics
Joe Root’s 135 not out finally ended his long wait for a ton on Australian soil, writes Cameron Ponsonby at The Gabba, and gave England a solid platform to revive their Ashes hopes
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Wayward United hands West Ham vital late point
For about 25 minutes, the league table had an unusually pleasing look for Manchester United.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Why does Streeting want to deny me my medication?
Yesterday, Wes Streeting announced a review into “overdiagnosis” of ADHD and autism. Overdiagnosis is the health secretary’s preferred way of reframing the 500,000-strong waiting list for assessment in the UK, added to the myriad waiting lists for every other health problem affecting people’s lives.
3 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
Reform handed £9m boost from Thai-based billionaire
Nigel Farage has insisted the Thai-based crypto billionaire who gave Reform a record £9m donation “wants nothing from me”.
5 min |
December 05, 2025
The Independent
A CHRISTMAS TURKEY
Netflix's 'With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration' is not fun, enjoyable or even aspirational, writes Hannah Ewens.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
England drawn against Wales in World Cup pool
Ireland will take on Scotland and All Blacks face Wallabies
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Reform outcry as Labour to postpone mayoral elections
Sir Keir Starmer’s government is expected to announce that crucial elections for new mayors are set to be postponed by two years.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Heathrow raises unpopular 'green' drop-off fees again
“Drop-off ripoff”: that’s the accusation from some motorists after the UK’s busiest airport announced another rise in the fee for dropping off or picking up passengers.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Is Farage seriously angling for a pact with the Tories?
Nigel Farage denounced what he called “a false story” in the Financial Times on Tuesday night.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
'I decided to do whatever it took to carry on working'
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has faced not just censorship but prison at the hands of his country's leaders. Days before being sentenced again, he spoke with Adam White about his new film, 'It Was Just an Accident', and why he won't give in
7 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Everything in my life seems to have gone wrong at once
The Indy's agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help
4 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Badenoch accuses Reeves of forcing OBR chief to quit
Rachel Reeves has been accused of forcing the chair of the UK’s Budget watchdog to quit after he revealed that claims she made about the public finances were false.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Fleeing death driver 'should have been treated as a crisis
The Foreign Office failed to treat as a crisis the case of an American woman who fled the country claiming diplomatic immunity after causing the death of a British teenager in a road crash, an independent review has concluded.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Where are young people going as they flee the UK?
As new stats reveal that Gen Z are leaving Britain in large numbers, Helen Coffey digs into the hot locations to set up shop, and asks if the expat reality lives up to the dream
6 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
The good, the bad, and the disappointingly mediocre
Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey star as matriarchs locked in an increasingly bloody rivalry in this 1850s-set drama that lacks emotional depth. Nick Hilton goes along for the ride...
3 min |