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From Moonlight to Lady Bird, the best of A24's films

As the hip American production company and distributor releases the polarising action film Warfare’, Louis Chilton and Adam White rank the indie outfit’s best movies so far

5 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

UN calls on Myanmar junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi

The United Nations called for full amnesty for jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and others detained since the 2021 coup as it condemned the junta’s more than 100 military strikes in the earthquake-ravaged country.

2 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Salah was an expensive but necessary mission for Slot

So now Mohamed Salah, to adapt his own phrase, is very much more in than out. All it took, it seemed, was for the Egyptian’s goals to dry up for the first time in a remarkable season for Liverpool to present Salah with a contract he would sign.

3 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Digital ID would help secure borders and cut benefit fraud

Britain is trying to manage 21st-century challenges with 20th-century tools. If we’re serious about controlling borders, cutting benefit fraud and fixing broken public services, then we need a modern digital identity system fast.

3 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Millions of Afghans at risk of famine due to Trump and Musk's aid cuts, UN warns

Donald Trump’s decision to sever food aid to Afghanistan will leave millions of the country’s poorest people vulnerable to famine this summer, a World Food Programme official has told The Independent.

2 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Typical McIlroy gamble keeps Masters dream alive

Tormented on Thursday after a rotten three-hole spell, a radiant Rory McIlroy produced a stunning six-under par second round of 66 to reignite hopes of a Masters title.

4 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Private evidence in security appeal shocking, says Harry

Prince Harry suggested the decision to downgrade his personal protection was an attempt to prevent him and his wife Meghan Markle from quitting as working royals and moving abroad, according to a newspaper report.

2 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

It'll be tough to fill the USsized hole in this coalition

As the group of 30 countries gathers in Brussels, it isn’t just about achieving peace in Ukraine, explains Sean O’Grady

4 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Woman who suffocated dad in mercy killing spared jail

A woman who suffocated her terminally ill father with a pillow in his bed to end his delirious” levels of pain has been spared jail.

3 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Labour's 'reform' measures won't solve the problem

Balancing the nation’s books is no easy job but there’s a limit to what efficiency savings’ can achieve, warns Andrew Grice

3 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Has Labour given up on the grooming gang inquiries?

There is confusion about the government’s attitude to the local inquiries into the notorious activities of grooming gangs that sexually abused girls over many years. Many of the cases have involved men of Pakistani origin or heritage, with the victims young white girls.

4 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Parliament recalled today over future of British Steel

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that the future of British Steel’s Scunthorpe plant hangs in the balance” as he yesterday unveiled emergency plans to take control of the company.

3 min  |

April 12, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Rose blitzes Augusta as McIlroy suffers late collapse

Two-time runner-up Justin Rose equalled his lowest round at Augusta National as Rory McIlroy suffered a nightmare finish on day one of the 89th Masters.

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

WHAT'S UP, DOC?

Ever since its deal with Disney+, Doctor Who’ has become a different, more family-friendly show. Ed Power has some ideas on how to return the Time Lord to former glories

6 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Onana's woes cost United and leave tie on knife edge

If there was a little to support Andre Onana’s theory Manchester United are “way better” than Lyon, there was further fuel for Nemanja Matic’s accusation.

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

MPs sing as bill attacking Maori rights is ‘annihilated'

A controversial bill that sparked New Zealand’s largest-ever Maori rights protest was heavily defeated in parliament yesterday.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Instagram would've ruined me if I'd had it as a teenager

Meta is attempting to make the app safer for young users. But is that really going to help when the problem is young people using it in the first place, asks Olivia Petter

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

'This is not a serious way to manage a nation's economy'

Experts on why tariffs have raised the risk of a recession

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Hamm burglar on the loose

‘Your Friends Neighbors’ finds Jon Hamm reprising his Don Draper. But is his charisma enough, asks Nick Hilton

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Ex-Premier League star's son to stand for Reform UK

The son of a former Aston Villa and Bulgaria captain will be standing for Reform UK in the May local elections.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

A silver linings songbook

Justin Vernon has swapped indie-folk miserablism for radiant pop music on Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE’, says Helen Brown

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

UK to send military drones.to bolster Ukraine defences

Britain will send hundreds of thousands of military drones to Ukraine as it continues to fend off Vladimir Putin’s forces, with allies pledging a £450m funding boost for the country.

2 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Subversive take on Homer's Odyssey underwhelms

‘The Return’ offers a flawed reunion between Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. Elsewhere, spy thriller The Amateur’ charms and horror Sinners’ excites, says Clarisse Loughrey

8 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Starmer urged to seek more reliable allies than Trump

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned he must accelerate cooperation with other leading economies in the wake of Donald Trump’s capitulation over tariffs.

4 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

THREE'S A CROWD

Couples have a habit of shoehorning their other halves into social plans with or without an invite. Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores how this friendship faux pas is ruining all the fun

5 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Asda is forcing Tesco to join the supermarket price war

At last, a break for the punch-drunk British shopper.

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Harry visits injured soldiers in surprise trip to Ukraine

The Duke of Sussex has met war victims in Ukraine in an unannounced visit to the country as part of his work with wounded veterans, a spokesperson said.

1 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Spurs finally show real fight to keep Europa hopes alive

Tottenham Hotspur may not have the lead in this Europa League quarter-final, but they do have a sense of life.

3 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

England's wing wonder has escaped her sister's shadow

As she prepares to win her 50th cap, Abby Dow opens up to Harry Latham-Coyle about dreading game day, studying the world’s best wings and feeding off being the youngest sibling

5 min  |

April 11, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Zelensky accuses Putin of recruiting Chinese soldiers

Beijing hits back at 'irresponsible remarks' after Ukraine president refers to Russia's 'systematic efforts' in China

2 min  |

April 11, 2025