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Stars of HBO's Harry Potter are on a hiding to nothing
More than 30,000 were called but, finally, three were chosen.
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
Former surgeon jailed over sex attacks on 299 victims
A former surgeon has been sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison after being found guilty of raping or sexually abusing 299 victims most of whom were his child patients in France’s largest child abuse trial.
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
Andrew and Tristan Tate charged with rape in UK
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been charged with rape and human trafficking in the UK, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
'I could see the pushchair upside down in the road'
A mother tells Alex Ross she feared her son had died after the pair were struck by the car driven into the Liverpool parade
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
Is it curtains for originality?
As the West End prepares to host a musical based on 2004 film 50 First Dates’, Isabel Dempsey asks theatre makers if the romantic comedy adaptations boom is killing creativity
6 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
The hard yards that pushed Harry Brook to the very top
At 26, the Yorkshire batter will captain England’s white-ball sides against the West Indies. Richard Edwards talks to those who witnessed his drive to succeed from the beginning
4 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Egypt illegally detaining activist, UN panel rules
British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah is being illegally detained in Egypt and should be released immediately, United Nations investigators have said.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Palmer brilliance inspires thrilling Chelsea comeback
Chelsea’s season ended in glory in Wroclaw as they came from behind to beat Real Betis 4-1 in the Conference League final and deliver the first trophy of the Clearlake Capital ownership era.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Germany to help Ukraine produce long-range missiles
Germany has pledged to help Ukraine develop its own longrange missile systems that would be free of any Westernimposed limitations on range and target options, as the government in Kyiv fights to repel Russia’s invasion.
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
'We want to open up F1 it's no longer a man's world'
Susie Wolff speaks to Kieran Jackson about the major Netflix series on F1 Academy, the all-female racing series she heads, and her ultimate hope to have a woman on the F1 grid again
4 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Disclose suspects' ethnicity to counter disinformation, police chiefs urge forces
Police should release details such as the ethnicity of suspects in order to be transparent with the public following major incidents, police leaders have said, following the parade crash in Liverpool.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Do police need more cash to fulfil Labour pledges?
Leaders of six major police forces, including Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, have warned Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, against a repeat of “the retrenchment we saw under austerity”.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
India's economy is booming but has it overtaken Japan?
Economists eee the fourth-largest claim is jumping the gun
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
Heathrow boss slept during power outage, inquiry finds
On the day of the unprecedented closure of Heathrow due to a power failure, the airport boss slept soundly until 6.45am.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Thames Water hit with £123m fine by watchdog
Thames Water has been fined 122.7m the largest penalty watchdog Ofwat has ever issued after two investigations into wastewater and dividend payments.
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
Liverpool crash suspect a 'fantastic' father-of-three
The suspected driver arrested after almost 80 people were injured when a car ploughed into crowds at the Liverpool victory parade has been revealed to be a father-of-three.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Reeves faces red wall MP revolt over spending review
Rachel Reeves is facing a revolt from an influential group of Labour MPs amid accusations that she has forgotten about investment in the North and Midlands.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Trump tells Europe to step up as HIV cuts crisis grows
President lashes out at France and Germany as millions hit by US withdrawal of life-saving funds. Bel Trew reports
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May 29, 2025
The Independent
Mandelson criticises ‘fetish' for scrapping EU's rules
Peter Mandelson has hit out at what he said was a fetish” for scrapping EU rules that work in Britain’s favour but warned that the UK will not rejoin the bloc for the foreseeable future”.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
The Independent
Deadly mushrooms didn't come from shop, trial told
Court hears how Erin Patterson’s account of events changed
2 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
Woman 'held in prison' on visit to husband in US army
An Australian woman who was deported from the US after visiting her American husband stationed in Hawaii says she was detained in prison overnight alongside murderers before being sent home.
3 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
Farage's 'fantasy promise' on tax cuts doesn't add up
Reform UK tax plans would cost up to 80bn, the IFS warns
3 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
Whatever Macron might say, violence is never really a joke
There are many things that belong firmly in the past, and I think we can all agree that The Crystals’ 1962 song “He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)” is one of them. So it’s a bit of a stretch that the president of France is asking the world to accept his line about the incident everyone is talking about: she shoved me in the face and it felt like “joking” around.
3 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
'How did the driver get in?'
Police defend Liverpool victory parade operation as local man held on suspicion of attempted murder and drug-driving
4 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
Political pragmatism behind handbrake turn to the left
Something significant has changed with Nigel Farage in 2025 and it is not only that he is a sitting MP after multiple failed attempts.
3 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
Harry Potter and the next generation cast is unveiled
HBO has officially cast the key roles of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and
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May 28, 2025
The Independent
Zelensky: Evidence Putin is preparing fresh offensive
Ukrainian president says Russia does not plan to end war’
3 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
Why are resident medics threatening to strike again?
One of the factors that most contributed to a sense of national malaise, the comprehensive rejection of the Conservatives, and the election of a Labour government last year was the almost constant turbulence caused by strikes in the public sector, and especially in the NHS.
4 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
European full house not the endgame for callow Chelsea
Winning the first piece of silverware of the Todd Boehly era this evening would be more important for what it might lead to, rather than the achievement itself, writes Richard Jolly
3 min |
May 28, 2025
The Independent
Police used excessive force on amputee, 92, court told
Two police officers who pepper-sprayed and tasered a 92-yearold amputee while responding to a call at his care home used force first and asked questions later”, a jury was told.
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