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The Independent
Bold heart failure treatment cuts deaths by two-thirds
Britons with heart failure are being given larger doses of drugs at the start of their treatment after a global trial found this drastically cut deaths.
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April 17, 2025
The Independent
Robinson loses appeal to be freed early due to stress’
Tommy Robinson has lost a bid to reduce his 18-month jail term for repeating libellous allegations against a Syrian refugee.
3 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Oh, it’s such a perfect day according to the scientists)
A formula for the ideal day recalls the old Mars bar work, rest and play’ slogan. Sounds great, agrees Hannah Ewens, but one major thing would have to change for us to follow it
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April 17, 2025
The Independent
‘If anyone in this sport finds losing easy to deal with, you really shouldn’t be doing it’
Frazer Clarke makes no excuses for his frightening loss last time out, which he had to process properly to move forward against Ebenezer Tetteh this weekend
3 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Race to stop Trump tariffs hitting UK pharma industry
Pharmaceutical bosses and the government are scrambling to stop Donald Trump from slapping tariffs on medicines in a move that would significantly impact Britain’s multibillion-pound industry.
3 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Stand out from the flock this Easter lose the lamb
Hannah Twiggs on the flavoursome but unfashionable meat that farmers say we should be eating this Sunday hogget
7 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Colossal squid finally filmed after discovery century ago
A colossal squid has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time, 100 years after the species was discovered.
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April 17, 2025
The Independent
Don’t expect Bank to go large with interest rate cuts
Price rises eased again in March raising a question which has borrowers on tenterhooks: Could the Bank of England go big at its next meeting?
4 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Trans women claim ruling excludes them from society
Legal definition of women based on biological sex, says court
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April 17, 2025
The Independent
Arsenal strip champions Real for semi-final place
Arsenal indeed “write their own history”, with the extra flourish that the only remontada was Bukayo Saka’s.
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April 17, 2025
The Independent
How will the court ruling affect transgender people?
The Supreme Court decision yesterday could have long-lasting ramifications on how equality laws are interpreted.
4 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Boy’s rugby injury leads to discovery of brain tumour
A 12-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after being kicked in the head during a rugby match only for doctors to discover a hidden brain tumour.
2 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Cheesed off: UK tourists hit with meat and dairy ban
British tourists have been banned from bringing meat and dairy products back from Europe in a blow to travellers getting away for Easter.
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April 17, 2025
The Independent
Don’t risk child safety for US trade deal, PM is urged
Vance allies say he wants Online Safety Act to be blocked
4 min |
April 17, 2025
The Independent
Keeping track of the UK's infuriating railway quirks
Travel correspondent Simon Calder solves some of the innumerable peculiarities posed by Britain’s train system
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
are Sudan's women and girls casualties of a cruel civil war
Since the start of Sudan’s brutal conflict two years ago yesterday, women and girls have come under constant attack. Whether they are visiting the market for desperately needed food, trekking miles for vital health services, or even going to the toilet after dark, the threat of sexual and gender-based violence is increasing by the day.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Bray's case shows loud and clear Britain has free speech
Steve Bray, known to most as the Stop Brexit Man” after his years-long noisy campaign against Britain’s departure from the European Union, has won his latest legal case.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Mother avoids jail after fake paternity test tricked her ex
A woman who faked the results of a paternity test to trick her former partner into thinking he was the father of her child has avoided being sentenced to jail.
2 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Hackman estate a possible hantavirus breeding ground
Gene Hackman’s property was a potential breeding ground for hantavirus, according to a public health report.
1 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
GET OFF OF MY CLOUD
Shelling out a fortune for digital storage? Katie Rosseinsky explores why our data usage is out of control, and asks the experts about the very troubling impact on the environment
8 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
The latest jobs figures are bad news for the chancellor
During her autumn Budget, Rachel Reeves hiked employer national insurance contributions NICs) to plug a gaping hole in the public finances, claiming this was not a tax on working people”. The move not only made waves in the business sector, it also went against what Labour had repeatedly promised zor to do during their election campaign.
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April 16, 2025
The Independent
Publish and be damned (well, aside from MPs' tax returns)
What did we learn from the tax summaries published on Monday by Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves? Almost nothing that we didn’t know already.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Hamas and Netanyahu don't want this savage war to end
Why, after 18 months, is there still a war raging in Gaza? The answer is, in my opinion, because the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, needs to perpetuate the war for political reasons and Hamas cannot conceivably agree to end the war if it means relinquishing power or residual power. Neither side seems to want the war to end. It is as simple and as tragic as that.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Valiant Villa fall short but have exposed PSG frailties
Au revoir, Aston Villa. They will not have to clear space in the upper tier of Villa Park for the commentary of another European Cup-winning goal. Or not just yet, anyway. The class of 1982 remain unique in their history, just as the team of 2025 may prove to be for Paris Saint-Germain.
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Watson's next miracle? The walk of life with his doctor
Michael Watson, who sustained a life-threatening brain injury in his 1991 loss to Chris Eubank, will walk a charity mile with Peter Hamlyn this afternoon, writes Steve Bunce
3 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Ignoring mental health of new mothers can be deadly
Olivia Petter examines the stigma and consequences of postpartum psychosis, a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects 1,400 women in the UK each year
8 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
A deep grudge being taken further than ever before
The ugly victim-shaming of Ukraine by the White House's Russian strategic partner is symptomatic of something even more dangerous, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
4 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
RISE OF THE BAD BOTS
AI tools like ChatGPT have enabled automated web traffic to exceed human activity and cyber threats are evolving fast
1 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
Toby Carvery owners admit to felling centuries-old tree
A centuries-old oak tree that has more ecological value than the Sycamore Gap” has been cut down by the owners of a nearby Toby Carvery.
2 min |
April 16, 2025
The Independent
'Two years too long': no end in sight for Sudan civil war
Atrocities and worsening famine continue in dire’ situation
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