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Mercury hits 26C to end sunniest spring on record

Temperatures in many parts of the UK hit 26C yesterday, wrapping up the sunniest spring on record before the country officially entered the summer season today.

1 min  |

June 01, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

‘Our songs are a result of what feels good to get out’

Hard at work on Never Enough’, Turnstile’s upcoming visual album, Hannah Ewens talks to singer Brendan Yates about intuition, reinventing hardcore and praise from Charli XCX

9 min  |

June 01, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

FLYING SOLO

It’s widely believed that two-parent families with a male role model are the gold standard for wellbeing but, says single mother of two Charlotte Cripps, that isn’t always the case

6 min  |

June 01, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Stop echoing the right’ on migrants, union boss warns

Britain’s top union boss has issued a warning to Sir Keir Starmer and the entire left of politics that they need to reclaim the narrative on the immigration debate in the face of the threat from Nigel Farage and Reform.

3 min  |

June 01, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Airlines may soon be asking travellers about their health

Number of medical diversions have increased in recent years

3 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

SHALLOW DIVE

Documentary 1.6 Seconds’ misses an opportunity to really examine the Tom Daley phenomenon and instead it feels like a measured romp down his Wikipedia page, says Nick Hilton

3 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

‘Pins and needles left me paralysed and ready to die’

‘I wasn’t willing to say my goodbyes to my family. I just said, see you later,’ Luke Pickering recalls to Rebecca Whittaker

3 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

A pilgrimage to food heaven in Santiago de Compostela

It’s best known for its walking trail but Emma Henderson discovers culinary treasures in the capital of Spain’s Galicia

7 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

A work best served cold

From a witty revenge debut to a wry and persuasive defence of rage, Martin Chilton shares his favourite reads for June

6 min  |

June 01, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

PSG dismantle Inter for deserved European glory

Qatar finally win the Champions League. It should be an absurd sentence, but then this was a farce of a sporting contest. It was barely a football match, but an exhibition of superior power – in multiple senses.

4 min  |

June 01, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Starmer has days to avoid Trump’s 50% steel tariffs

Levy to double on Wednesday but UK trade deal yet to start

2 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

‘I contracted HIV as a baby from infected blood and haven’t had compensation’

Charity warns victims caught in 'lottery' of claims process

3 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

UK to build arms factories in response to Russia threat

Defence review unveiled as war rages on the edge of Europe

2 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

Spending plans stand-off between Rayner and Reeves

Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves are at loggerheads over the crucial spending review as the deputy prime minister’s department passed an unofficial deadline to settle its budget until the next general election without securing an agreement.

2 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

‘They felt like teaching me a lesson, says whistleblower

After three horrific years in a Doha jail, 2022 World Cup worker Abdullah Ibhais wants justice and is trying to sue Fifa and Qatar’s Supreme Committee, he tells Miguel Delaney

8 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

Inside the crackdown on brazen Tube fare dodgers

Tackling knives, drugs and drunks, Rebecca Whittaker joins the British Transport Police on the front line against evaders

4 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

Defence budget will limit spending review, says IFS

Spending commitments on defence mean it is impossible” for the chancellor to invest in economic growth, public services and net zero policies when she allocates money for the next three years, leading economists have warned.

2 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

Yorke condemns Netanyahu and Hamas for war in Gaza

Radiohead singer says both hiding behind people’s suffering

3 min  |

June 01, 2025
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The Independent

Knee and hip replacements off limits for the overweight

Obese patients are being denied life-changing hip and knee replacements and left in pain in a bid to slash spiralling NHS costs, The Independent can reveal.

3 min  |

June 01, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

How Enrique used tragedy to fuel fearless PSG to final

Luis Enrique is getting exasperated but, as usual, there's a wicked smile underneath. It is his first weeks at Paris SaintGermain, in autumn 2023, and he is trying to introduce the squad to a new approach.

5 min  |

May 31, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Adams awarded €100,000 in libel action against BBC

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been awarded £84,000 in damages after winning a libel case against the BBC.

2 min  |

May 31, 2025
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The Independent

European hypocrisy is funding Russia's war chest

There will be no ceasefire in Ukraine while Moscow rakes it in from fossil fuel exports to the EU, China, Turkey and India

4 min  |

May 31, 2025
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The Independent

BBC cowardice on Brexit drove me out, claims Sopel

Jon Sopel has said that the BBC's \"both sides-ism\" is part of the reason he quit.

2 min  |

May 31, 2025
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The Independent

Musk may not recover from the harm inflicted by Trump

One moment, you are the richest person in the world, a genius, a self-proclaimed \"techno-king\", able to dock a returning space rocket as if it were a car.

4 min  |

May 31, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Pension salary sacrifice and the impact of tax changes

The publication of government research undertaken by HMRC around changes to workplace pensions has caused a stir, with the suggestion that the salary sacrifice scheme used by many working people in the UK might be set for an overhaul.

3 min  |

May 31, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

England's next generation arrive to pummel Portugal

After all the talk this week of who's not going to the Euros, England made sure they moved the conversation onto those who will be travelling to Switzerland this summer.

4 min  |

May 31, 2025
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The Independent

Trial date fixed for accused in Liverpool parade case

Paul Doyle charged with seven offences after 79 injured

2 min  |

May 31, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Trump's attitude to pardons is about pardoning himself

The US president has been on a spree this week awarding clemency to supporters and donors, reports Richard Hall from New York - but what is the reason for his generosity?

6 min  |

May 31, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Loretta Swit: M.A.S.H star who played Houlihan dies

M.A.S.H. star Loretta Swit, best known for playing Major Margaret Houlihan on the acclaimed TV series, has died aged 87.

2 min  |

May 31, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Rivals pray flexi-wing rule will counter McLaren pace

On media day in Barcelona, Lando Norris opted to shoot straight from the shoulder.

3 min  |

May 31, 2025