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Warning over illegal weight loss jabs for sale on TikTok
Sellers who claim to offer the ‘Triple G’ of weight loss drugs have had their accounts shut down after The Independent exposed them to the tech giant.
4 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
'Free speech' row threatens to derail PM's Trump talks
An under-siege Keir Starmer is facing a showdown with Donald Trump over “free speech” in the UK, which could derail crucial talks during the US president’s state visit.
4 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
People 'executed for sharing foreign TV' in North Korea
The human rights situation in North Korea has worsened, with people even being executed for distributing foreign movies and shows such as K-dramas, according to a new UN report.
2 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Trump's state visit could be marred by one word: Epstein
Most state visits to Britain, it is fair to say, are relatively low-key, jolly and uncomplicated. On the orders of Downing Street and the Foreign Office, the royals get the best silver and the tiaras out, and put on a show and a feast. Such exercises are an exercise in what's called “soft power”, which is sometimes the only kind of power the British still possess. The House of Windsor has it in abundance.
4 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Why Starmer is doomed as PM without this man's help
The name Morgan McSweeney may not be on the lips of people down in the pub or at the school gate, but it is one that those in the Westminster bubble are obsessed with.
3 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
How can the UK still be so unprepared to fight a war?
On the night of 9 September, Russia fired hundreds of suicide drones and dozens of ballistic and cruise missiles against Ukraine, a regular event for the Ukrainian population.
4 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
I've cracked the code for securing a second date
The first time flowers got me a date was a completely accidental occurrence. I was walking down the street on a Friday night, looking unnecessarily glamorous for someone on their way to a sweaty club, when a man sitting at a wine bar handed me a rose.
2 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
A MOVING PICTURE
A year into its revival, London City Ballet impresses with a lively and varied touring programme
2 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
England crush Scotland to reach World Cup last four
The ultimate prize remains theirs to seek over the next fortnight, but by one metric, this record-setting England team is already the finest in test history.
4 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Walk on the wild side
Too many Stephen King adaptations have been cautious, reverent affairs, so it's gratifying to find that 'The Long Walk' has been given licence to be a little lurid
4 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
CORDIAL INVITATION
With his new range Christopher's, Tom Parker Bowles aims to offer something a cut above to Britain's non-drinkers. And he's already converted the Queen
6 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Don't dilute workers rights bill, warn women's groups
The government has been warned against allowing amendments from the Lords to water down its flagship Employment Rights Bill, with seven leading women's organisations arguing that this would hamper efforts to tackle gender inequality.
3 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Soaring rents knock Gen Z out of the housing market
Gen Z are being “locked out” of home ownership, campaigners have warned, as first-time buyers now face paying up to six times more for a home than their parents.
5 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
'There's ego in theatre too'
James McArdle, the Scottish star of 'Playing Nice' and 'Mare of Easttown', speaks to Annabel Nugent about his new play at the National, sexy accents and gifts from Kate Winslet
5 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Britain will never surrender its flag to fear, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer says the country should never surrender its flag to become a symbol of “violence, fear and division” following a huge protest organised by Tommy Robinson, as the backlash grows over Elon Musk’s remarks at the rally.
3 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Starving and orphaned: the children alone in hospitals
40,000 in Gaza are believed to have lost at least one parent as the Israel Defense Forces continues its brutal offensive
3 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
The boxing superstar loved as a true man of the people
Ricky Hatton was adored by a passionate and boisterous fanbase for his all-action style and down-to-earth demeanour
3 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
Mandelson appointment 'worth the risk', says Kyle
A senior cabinet minister has admitted that “political considerations” about Peter Mandelson’s “outstanding singular talents” meant security concerns about the Labour peer being made ambassador to the US were ignored.
3 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
The far-right march was significant and sinister
The ironically named “Unite the Kingdom” march - it was much more about fomenting division and hatred - numbered somewhere between 110,000 and 150,000 participants, far lower than the organisers and their acolytes have since claimed, with figures running into the millions. In fact, the inchoate protests were roughly one tenth the size of the largest ever march in the UK, against the Iraq war in 2003, a fraction of the pre-Brexit Remain demonstrations, and smaller than some of the Palestinian Solidarity marches in recent years.
4 min |
September 15, 2025
The Independent
'You can't write a novel about big generalisations'
Ian McEwan speaks with Claire Allfree about his new book, the 'alarming rate' at which the world is rearming - and why, despite his pessimistic writing, he's hopeful about the future
8 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
Date nightmare: the trouble man-hating memes cause
As videos mocking male behaviour in the dating landscape go viral across social media, Olivia Petter asks whether it's all lighthearted, relatable fun or if the joke has gone a bit too far
6 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
'Stopping the small boats is impossible no matter how much money we throw at it'
After a week in which four people died attempting to cross the English Channel, May Bulman watches the ineffective attempts being made to stop them leaving French shores
5 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
Madueke silences noise to cue Arsenal's bold new era
Long before Arsenal's celebratory 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, when there was a very different kind of noise over Noni Madueke, Mikel Arteta spoke to the player about that initial response to his signing.
4 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
MY TOMATO HEALING
Reeling from a break-up and badly in need of a distraction, Noopur Jambhekar travels from India to Bunol, Spain, to take part in La Tomatina, the famous fruit-throwing festival
5 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
Amorim's conviction tested as Manchester powers fade
Pep Guardiola's first Manchester derby pitted him against a Portuguese manager and featured a debutant goalkeeper.
3 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
My evacuation from Gaza City: ‘I told my terrified toddler we’re off camping’
As the Israelis force his family to flee, Nedal Hamdouna describes what that means on the ground – and how he is trying to protect his daughter from the horrific reality of war -
5 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
'Why did Daddy die?' never gets easier to answer, Erika
It is a horrifying moment that has sent shockwaves around the world.
3 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
Cat Stevens discusses his many brushes with death
Yusuf Islam, the artist who first rose to fame under the name Cat Stevens, has spoken about his religious responses to near-death experiences. Islam, born Steven Georgiou, is set to release a new autobiography, Cat on the Road to Findout, next month.
1 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
For the sake of Palestinians and Israelis: ceasefire now
Nedal Hamdouna, a Palestinian journalist, describes in searing detail the reality of what it means to live in Gaza under attack by the Israel Defense Forces in an exclusive dispatch for The Independent.
2 min |
September 14, 2025
The Independent
Ode to a new walking trail
Rebecca Jackson follows a 21-mile hiking route in the Lake District in search of William Wordsworth's Romantic legacy
4 min |