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Bondi was my safe haven – now it will never be the same
When I woke up yesterday to learn there'd been yet another mass shooting in the US at Brown University with two dead, I was dismayed at my own lack of surprise - it could never happen here in Australia, I thought.
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December 15, 2025
The Independent
Abducted and trafficked at just 14 into paedophile ring
Leon Towers fled foster carers and tells Harriette Boucher how that led to him being repeatedly raped by group of men
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December 15, 2025
The Independent
Zelensky ditches hopes of Ukraine joining Nato ahead of Berlin crunch peace talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky has relinquished Ukraine’s bid to join Nato ahead of crunch peace talks with the US and European allies in Berlin.
3 min |
December 15, 2025
The Independent
Police to step up presence in UK Jewish communities
Police in the UK will put more officers into Jewish communities after yesterday’s antisemitic terrorist attack at Bondi beach in Australia.
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December 15, 2025
The Independent
What's my best option to break this marathon flight?
Q I have a work trip to Buenos Aires in February.
1 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
The art of leaving the party
December is the most wonderful time of the year, but it's also exhausting.
4 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Fans need the FA to speak up and take on Fifa's rip-off
With ticket prices for next summer's World Cup five times higher than in 2022, governing bodies must show that the game doesn't accept this 'betrayal'
5 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Riga rightly in the running for 2026's coolest city break
The capital of Latvia is undergoing a cultural renaissance, Here's how to soak in its vibrant art scene, inspiring architecture and chic cafe culture
5 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
A READER'S PARADISE
York is not just a city for lovers of history - it's the UK's indie bookshop capital. Local Rory Buccheri is your guide to the best hangouts for those who enjoy getting lost in a good tome
5 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Why Trump's peacekeeping bids are doomed to failure
The US president claims to have resolved several disputes but experts tell Alex Croft his deals are inherently unstable
4 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Robinson leads rally to 'put Christ back into Christmas'
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has led a carol concert to “put the Christ back into Christmas”.
1 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Venue apology over use of alleged antisemitic imagery
Rock band Primal Scream have been accused of displaying “grossly antisemitic” imagery at a London concert.
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December 14, 2025
The Independent
Doctors accuse Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ on strikes
BMA denies that action could push NHS towards collapse
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
No Channel crossings for 28 days is seven-year record
The UK has recorded the longest period without migrants arriving on small boats crossing the Channel for seven years, official figures show. Before this weekend, no one had completed the perilous crossing for 28 days, since 14 November, according to the latest Home Office data.
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December 14, 2025
The Independent
Labour MP pushes to ban foxhunting permanently
Parliament-based campaigners to set out 'gold-standard' reforms, including banning trail-hunting
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Arsenal gifted three points as Wolves score own goals
The face on Rob Edwards said it all as he applauded the Wolves supporters at the Emirates.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Where India and Pakistan turn division into theatre
At Wagah, near Amritsar, a flag-lowering ritual transforms one of the world's pivotal borders into patriotic spectacle, ritualised rivalry and coexistence
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Why try to forecast growth if you always get it wrong?
We are determined to defy the forecasts on growth and create good jobs, so everyone is better off, while also helping us invest in better public services.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Gone fishing in the wild
A trip to Montana's Glacier National Park offered a welcome opportunity for real connection, competition and dark humour for Alex Hannaford and two of his oldest friends
7 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Dieu et mon droit... to make and keep an absolute fortune
If King Charles were a brand, it would be part Hovis, part Dalai Lama, part Duchy Originals.
5 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
A peace deal without Belarus risks Russian annexation
On the eve of the invasion, Alexander Lukashenko - Belarus's first and only president since 1994 - assured Ukraine and the international community that no attack would come from Belarusian territory.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Super flu is pushing the NHS 'beyond catastrophe'
In an overrun A&E department, patients line corridors “packed in like sardines” as exhausted medics do their best to avoid falling victim to the “unprecedented” wave of super flu clogging up hospital beds.
7 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
'She is awake but does not have a clue what's going on'
Rare brain disease leaves Sienna, 4, facing years of rehab
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Kalu win a ‘seismic’ moment for neurodivergent children
For the first time in its 41-year history, the prestigious Turner Prize has been awarded to a neurodivergent learning-disabled artist: Nnena Kalu, 59, who is autistic and has limited verbal communication.
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December 14, 2025
The Independent
'If you can evoke a reaction like that with an audience, then that's a win in my eyes'
Archie Madekwe, named one of 'Hollywood's hottest young stars', plays a stalked musician in the eerie thriller ‘Lurker'. He talks to Tom Murray about the perils of nascent celebrity
5 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
All forces will have units to tackle rape, says Mahmood
Specialist rape and sex offences investigation teams will be established at every police force by 2029, the government has announced.
2 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
If you refuse to take Farage seriously, time to think again
Many people in politics think Nigel Farage is like the flame on a Christmas pudding: all show and over in a minute.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Maresca comments raise eyebrows after Chelsea win
It would have been an eyebrow-raising comment in any circumstance, but it stood out all the more after the most routine of home wins.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Kop sings for scurrying Salah as he helps Reds win
First came the serenade to Mohamed Salah and then, seconds later, the chorus of Arne Slot's name.
3 min |
December 14, 2025
The Independent
Met closes probe into royal bodyguard's Giuffre 'smear'
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not face a criminal investigation over claims he asked his taxpayer-funded bodyguard to investigate his accuser Virginia Giuffre, police have revealed.
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