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The Independent
Will EU entry-exit system impinge on my travels?
Q I travel fairly frequently from the UK to Costa Rica – changing planes in Paris or occasionally Madrid.
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October 02, 2025
The Independent
House prices rise again... but flats buck the trend
Property prices in the UK rose once more in September, following August's slight fall - but new figures show flats remain out of favour with buyers.
3 min |
October 02, 2025
The Independent
Starmer knows exactly how to speed up deportations
Keir Starmer literally wrote the textbook on human rights law. His European Human Rights Law: The Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights was published in 1999.
3 min |
October 02, 2025
The Independent
Mone-linked firm must pay back £122m for 'faulty' PPE
PPE Medpro, a company linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone, must repay the government almost £122m for breaching a contract to supply millions of surgical gowns during the coronavirus pandemic, a High Court judge has ruled.
2 min |
October 02, 2025
The Independent
British Museum's ball will show London is in the pink
News of London’s latest attempt to rival New York’s Met Gala by hosting the British Museum’s inaugural fundraising ball later this month has brought back fond memories of my previous life as a London party queen.
3 min |
October 02, 2025
The Independent
Pioneering chimpanzee expert Goodall dies aged 91
Acclaimed chimpanzee expert and conservationist Dame Jane Goodall, who revolutionised the world’s understanding of animal behaviour, has died aged 91.
3 min |
October 02, 2025
The Independent
Immigration battle will make or break Labour government
If the Labour Party - the Labour government, indeed - appears to be running scared from Nigel Farage and Reform UK, it's because it jolly well should be.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Mahmood's border policies will test the party faithful
With Labour trailing Reform UK in the polls, Sir Keir Starmer's leadership has been questioned, with Greater Manchester mayor Mr Burnham claiming he had been urged by some MPs to challenge him.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Fears for Eden Project as visitor numbers plummet
The Eden Project has announced its results for a challenging year, marked by a decline in visitor numbers, losses that have more than doubled, and significant job cuts.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Can the chancellor really solve youth unemployment?
Rachel Reeves has pledged to “abolish” long-term youth unemployment, targeting those aged 18 to 24 years who’ve been, broadly speaking, out of work, education or training for 18 months, and on universal credit.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
PM pledges 'decency' over Farage's divisive 'decline'
Sir Keir Starmer will step up his attack on Nigel Farage by telling voters that Britain faces a historic choice between his “decency” and the Reform leader’s “division”.
4 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Will my Greek holiday be affected by French strikes?
Q Is the French air traffic strike still going ahead from 7 October? Unfortunately, I'm flying home from Crete that day?.
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Three bold World Cup calls that paid off for England
England have won the Women’s Rugby World Cup for the first time since 2014 after a 33-13 win over Canada in the final.
4 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Moldova chooses EU party
Decisive election win amid claims of Russian interference
1 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Rowling accuses Watson of 'ignorance' over trans row
JK Rowling has attacked “ignorant” Emma Watson for using her Harry Potter link to criticise her gender critical views – and rejected the former child star’s claim that she treasures her despite their differences.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
How brazen shoplifters are terrorising our high streets
The trend for stealing in bulk is alarming consumers and pushing up prices.
6 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
West Ham show spirit to fight back on Nuno's debut
Jarrod Bowen's deflected strike helped Nuno Espirito Santo start his reign as West Ham boss with a battling 1-1 draw at Everton.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
'King Alfred and the cakes? I'll tell you what happened'
As Tony Robinson's new novel 'The House of Wolf' kicks off an Anglo-Saxon trilogy, he talks to Kathryn Bromwich about his time on 'Blackadder', 'Time Team', and a devastating loss
8 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
White House: Michigan shooter targeted Mormons
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said investigators believe the man accused of fatally shooting four people at a Michigan church “hated people of the Mormon faith”.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Trump launches 'incredible' peace plan that Hamas must accept or face consequences
Blair and Trump to head transitional authority but 20-point proposal unlikely to find Palestinian support
4 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
UK braced for wet weather in aftermath of hurricane
The aftermath of Hurricane Humberto could bring strong rains and winds to Britain this week, as it crosses over the Atlantic and heads closer to the UK.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Chancellor warns of 'harsh headwinds' as she fails to dispel fears over tax rises
” Rachel Reeves has warned of “harsh global headwinds” battering Britain’s economy, as she failed to dispel fears over major tax rises at the next Budget.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
City tastes bitter medicine as AstraZeneca lists in US
Is Big Pharma UK coming down with something? On the day GSK lost its leader, AZ revealed its plans to list in New York
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Jaguar Land Rover poised for return after cyber attack
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will resume some manufacturing production in the “coming days” as it continues to deal with the fallout from a major cyber attack.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
GSK chief Walmsley quits
Pharmaceuticals firm GSK has announced a shock change at the top, with CEO Dame Emma Walmsley opting to step down after eight years in charge.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
First jobs are dreadful - but you should get one anyway
Here's a fun game: what was your first job? Mine was a classic of the genre: at 16, I went to work (after school and at weekends) on the checkouts at a local supermarket.
4 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Poll expert warns Starmer over focus on immigration
The UK's leading polling expert has warned Labour not to make the same “mistake” as the Conservatives and focus too heavily on immigration.
2 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for end to indefinite jail terms
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has called for new justice secretary David Lammy to “end arbitrary detention” in Britain as she voices support for the thousands trapped in abolished indefinite jail terms.
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Donald's players put their shirts on winning mantra
Europe's stunning Ryder Cup victory can be attributed to preparation and four stirring words
3 min |
September 30, 2025
The Independent
Europe survive American surge to win Ryder Cup
The ball vanished deep into the hole and so too did Shane Lowry’s senses in an impassioned, lumbering dance across the 18th green. An exorcism of nerves on a sizzling afternoon at Bethpage Black, the Irishman saved a staggering Europe from a state of shock after a wave of red in the singles.
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