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What is the secret to being understood everywhere?
Q You travel all over the world, doing things most travellers wish they could, many times off the beaten track, travelling on local buses, hitching rides and so on.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Aviation revelation: the 10 most popular routes in 2025
And the journey with most passengers is... a domestic link in South Korea, from a secondary airport
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Russia plans nuclear power plant on the moon by 2036
Russia is reportedly planning to establish a nuclear power plant on the moon within the next decade.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
I tend to enjoy Christmas, but only if I do it my way
I hate Christmas!
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Bargain hunters wait to buy presents in Boxing Day sale
While the pre-Christmas shopping frenzy peaks, 25 per cent of festive shoppers will delay buying some gifts until after Christmas Day, a survey has revealed.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
The F1 2025 awards go to...
Lando Norris won the 2025 drivers' world championship, but who else impressed? Kieran Jackson picks through the good, the bad and the ugly of an entertaining and dramatic season
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Stokes offers his support to Duckett after viral video
England captain Ben Stokes is offering his full support to under- fire Ben Duckett, after a viral video on social media put the opener in the spotlight. The tourists' boozy break in Noosa between the second and third Ashes Test matches has sparked controversy.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine unveils details of 20-point peace initiative
Ukraine has unveiled the latest 20-point peace proposal brokered by the US to bring an end to the war with Russia.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
I'm thriving 25 years after being diagnosed with HIV
Susan Cole was given seven years to live by doctors in 1999
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
‘We'd leave a space at the table in case he came home’
The parents and siblings of missing children tell how, years later, they still struggle to get through the festive season
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Renters made homeless as ‘no-fault’ eviction ban nears
“We were really hoping that this was somewhere where we could really be long-term,” says Kristina.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
'Milestone moment' for the families of missing children
Generous response from our readers sees The Independent hit its Christmas appeal target to set up a SafeCall hotline
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Many still struggling with cost of living, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has acknowledged that many are “still struggling with the cost of living” in a Christmas message that noted “hardship can feel even more acute” over the festive period.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Sinkhole ruins Canal boat Christmas holiday plans
A retired couple from the United States who were looking forward to their first Christmas on their canal boat will now have to stay in a hotel after a huge sinkhole opened up in Shropshire.
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December 25, 2025
The Independent
Farmers rejoice as Starmer caves in on inheritance tax
Threshold raised to £2.5m after a year of intense pressure
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
What's the best way to deal with hunger strike protests?
A third Palestine Action prisoner on hunger strike has now ended their protest.
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
What to read in 2026
No guarantees, of course, but Annabel Nugent is sure that this shortlist of hot books will be some of next year's best
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
King's Christmas message held in Westminster Abbey
King Charles will deliver his Christmas broadcast from Westminster Abbey this year, centred on the theme of pilgrimage.
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Farmers fought back against Labour's tax raid – and won
In the final days of 2025, the government did the right thing. It listened to farmers and growers, it listened to its own Labour backbenchers, and it raised the thresholds for agricultural property relief and business property relief from £1m to £2.5m.
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Can railways compete with busiest domestic air routes?
Ask Simon Calder
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Kate McCann adds support for our SafeCall appeal
The helpline will offer 'hope, compassion, and the possibility of a different ending' for young people in danger, writes the mother of Madeleine McCann, who went missing in 2007
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
'It truly feels like a miracle': constable blinded in Bondi attack home for Christmas
A police officer shot in the head and rendered blind in one eye during the Bondi Beach shooting has been released from hospital to be reunited with his family for Christmas.
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Gunners outblast Eagles in shootout for semi-final slot
Arsenal won 8-7 on penalties
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Two men guilty of plot to attack Jewish community
Two men were convicted yesterday of planning an Isis-inspired attack on a mass gathering of Jews in the Manchester area.
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Man charged with 56 sexual offences against his ex-wife
Philip Young and five others appeared in court in Swindon
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Did England engage in ‘stag do’ drinking on Ashes tour?
ECB to investigate players after social media clips emerge
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Santa rounds up migrants in ICE's AI Christmas advert
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has released an AI-generated Christmas advert, showing Santa Claus working as an ICE agent.
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Slot accuses Van de Ven of a 'reckless' challenge on Isak
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot accused Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven of causing a serious injury with his “reckless challenge” on Alexander Isak after the striker was ruled out for a “couple of months” with a broken leg.
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
Epstein files reveal 'A' asked for 'inappropriate friends'
References to Balmoral among latest batch of documents
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December 24, 2025
The Independent
'Some nights I wondered if it'd be best if I wasn't here'
As millions struggle with debt, Harriette Boucher hears from one man who knows how it feels to face poverty at Christmas
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