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The Independent
Streeting feels shame over hospital corridor treatment
Patients being treated in hospital corridors is the shame of the NHS, Wes Streeting has said, as a new poll indicates satisfaction with the health service has hit a record low.
2 min |
December 23, 2024
The Independent
Can the government stop Musk donating to Reform?
There have been growing rumours that Elon Musk is considering donating tens of millions of dollars to Reform UK. It comes after party leader Nigel Farage met with the tech billionaire at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago mansion, alongside Reform’s new party treasurer Nick Candy.
2 min |
December 23, 2024
The Independent
UK should designate China a security threat, says Patel
The UK should officially designate China a national security threat, Tory frontbencher Dame Priti Patel has said, as she accused the government of desperation” in its early dealings with Beijing.
2 min |
December 23, 2024
The Independent
Many billionaires support Reform UK, says treasurer
Reform UK’s treasurer Nick Candy has claimed the party has a number of billionaires” ready to donate to Nigel Farage’s party in addition to tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.
1 min |
December 23, 2024
The Independent
Powell: I understand public frustration with Labour
The state of the economy is disappointing” and people’s frustrations with Labour’s performance in office are understandable, a cabinet minister has acknowledged.
4 min |
December 23, 2024
The Independent
Trump's ex-adviser stokes fear of trade war over tariffs
Donald Trump will impose surgical” tariffs when he enters office, his former director of communications has warned, as concern grows over an imminent trade war with the United States.
2 min |
December 23, 2024
The Independent
Prospect of 'stagflation' has companies in survival mode
Businesses say they are battening down the hatches” in fears over economic gloom in the new year as the fallout from Rachel Reeves’s Budget continues.
3 min |
December 23, 2024
The Independent
Usyk outpoints Fury again to retain heavyweight titles
Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury on points on Saturday to do the double over the Briton, retaining the unified heavyweight titles in the process.
1 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Jesus punishes Palace to reignite Arsenal title fight
Gabriel Jesus’s first-half brace fired Arsenal to an emphatic 5-1 win against Crystal Palace to take them within three points of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.
3 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Resigned Guardiola signals City's complete breakdown
An obsessive Spanish manager had taken his adopted club to rare heights.
4 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
How the malicious Grinch bots’ are stealing Christmas
When my brother-in-law tried to buy a Barbie gymnast as a Christmas present for my daughter last week, the doll kept disappearing from every online store he visited.
2 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Pope warns Vatican staff on gossiping and backstabbing
Pope Francis used his annual Christmas greetings to tell Vatican bureaucrats to stop speaking ill of one another, warning that gossip is an \"evil\".
1 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
'I feared I'd end up in the trench like the other bodies'
Reporting from the site of a mass grave around 25 miles from the Syrian capital, Bel Trew speaks to a man who dug out the trenches before realising the horror of what was happening
6 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Christmas market atrocity will further divide the West
Does terrorism work? It depends what the aim of the perpetrator is and in the case of Friday night's Magdeburg Christmas market attack it's not as clear cut as it may have seemed in the immediate aftermath.
3 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Germany mourns as death toll from market attack rises
Saudi doctor held after car ploughs into crowd at Christmas event, leaving five people dead and dezens more sala
2 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
'Good vibes': winter solstice is celebrated at Stonehenge.
Thousands gathered at Stonehenge yesterday as they greeted the sun with cheers and applause to mark the winter solstice.
1 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Children born thanks to IVF pioneer find biological father is scientist at his lab
Questions have been raised about one of the UK's most wellknown fertility doctors after two people whose parents attended his clinic reportedly made the shock discovery that their biological father is a lab scientist who worked in the same hospital as the physician.
2 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Lockerbie silence 36 years on is labelled 'pretty fishy'
The father of a Lockerbie bombing victim has urged Sir Keir Starmer to publish everything the UK knows about the tragedy.
2 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
‘My face was still bruised when they laid me off’
Women whose careers were destroyed by domestic abuse even after escaping partners say employers must do more
4 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Flights and ferries cancelled during Christmas getaway
Flights and ferries were cancelled yesterday because of bad weather, disrupting the Chirstmas travel plans of thousands of people.
3 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Streeting urged to review sale of abortion pills by post
The health secretary has been warned that a recent conviction over the use of abortion pills to poison a woman \"could be the tip of the iceberg\" unless safeguards are brought into place.
2 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Aung San Suu Kyi's son in plea for her prison release
The son of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pleaded for her release from prison amid fears for the 79-year-old's health in the country's \"terrible\" prisons.
2 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Families launch legal action over school fees VAT raid
Six families have launched a legal challenge against the government's plan to impose VAT on private schools, claiming it is discriminatory against certain pupils.
2 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Trump 'gave permission' for absolute moron' comment
Donald Trump \"gave permission\" to his former campaign coordinator to publicly insult Sir Keir Starmer's choice for the UK's new ambassador to the US, according to sources close to the president-elect.
3 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Royals 'front and centre' in PM's plan to charm Trump
The King and the Prince of Wales are to be \"front and centre\" of a charm offensive on Donald Trump as Sir Keir Starmer attempts to bypass Nigel Farage and repair the damaged relationship with the president-elect and his team.
4 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Pensioners face delays for vital winter fuel payments
Pensioners are facing waits of more than 100 days to secure their winter fuel payment as Labour reforms put a major strain on the Department for Work and Pensions.
4 min |
December 22, 2024
The Independent
Why fans will shrug at loss of Man Utd's brightest star
A couple of years ago, if the news had broken that Marcus Rashford wished to leave Manchester United and seek his future elsewhere, the effect on the club's fans would have been dramatic.
4 min |
December 21, 2024
The Independent
Will Usyk or Fury 'get old overnight' in their rematch?
In boxing we have an expression we use during a fight, if one of the boxers looks bad: \"He got old overnight.\"
3 min |
December 21, 2024
The Independent
O'Shea is loving the battles at the Republic of Ipswich
As a player who was clocked as the fourth fastest in the Premier League last season, Dara O'Shea relishes it \"when I'm up against a striker and it's me and him\".
6 min |
December 21, 2024
The Independent
Sliding doors moment that saw Spurs embrace chaos
Tottenham fans will wonder what could have been tomorrow as Arne Slot brings league leaders Liverpool to north London
3 min |