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Anger over Frasier star's plan to demolish cottage
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer has angered neighbours after being given the green light to demolish a historic 200-year-old Somerset cottage.
4 min |
April 01, 2025
The Independent
Why contactless payments may be ruining your finances
“Tt’s just so easy to spend and it’s crippling me,” a client said to me earlier this month. It’s a conversation I’ve had plenty of times this year with people who are struggling to achieve their bigger financial goals because they’re relying on willpower to curb their spending.
3 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Teaming solar panels and AI could change future of energy
What if solar panels didn’t just cut your energy bills but actually made you money? That’s the future I glimpsed this week at the New Energy Forum in Narrabri, a remote farming and coal mining town in Australia that brought together some of the most unexpected solar innovators I’ve met in years.
3 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Man City comeback means cup could yet save season
Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush kept Manchester City in with a chance of salvaging a trophy from this season as they came from behind to beat Bournemouth 2-1 yesterday and reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
One determined country's fight to stop social media from harming its children
In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to a world near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports
6 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Man arrested after Rushton fire released without charge
Three people including a girl, 4, died in the blaze on Friday
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
I finally found belonging at a skatepark, not in motherhood
Motherhood, I assumed, would be a time of emotional expansion. No doubt, I would bond effortlessly with other parents, brought together by the profound experience of raising children. I imagined swapping war stories, laughing and crying in equal measure. Instead, my experience of baby groups has been lonely.
3 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
'Inhumane' Myanmar junta launch airstrikes after quake
Myanmar’s military junta has continued bombing parts of the war-torn country even after the most powerful earthquake in over a century left hundreds dead and millions displaced.
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Dr Kildare and Shogun star Richard Chamberlain dies
Actor suffered complications following a stroke in Hawaii c. E ty oe
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Peerage for ex-Ofsted chief 'an insult' to dead teacher
The sister of a headteacher who took her own life after a school inspection has branded reports that Ofsted’s then chief inspector could receive a seat in the House of Lords an insult”.
1 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Victims to face 'trauma' as abuser forgiven by Welby
Justin Welby has been condemned by survivors and campaigners for saying he would forgive serial Church of England abuser John Smyth if he were still alive.
4 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Starmer and Trump have 'productive' talks on trade
Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have discussed productive negotiations” towards a UK-US economic prosperity deal in a phone call, Downing Street said, as fears grow the UK may be landed with damaging US tariffs.
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Under-16s should not have social media - Gen Z poll
Two-thirds of young adults in the UK believe social media should be banned for under-16s, a survey has found.
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Tech's 'historic pivot' ends the era of US dominance
DeepSeek vs ChatGPT, Temu vs Amazon, TikTok vs Facebook, BYD vs Tesla China has gone from America’s copycat to its competitor, writes Anthony Cuthbertson
5 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Costly failure that's driven the justice system to its knees
For every 100,000 people in England and Wales, an average of 134 people are locked up. This is one of the highest rates in Western Europe. With more than 87,000 inmates as of February 2025, our prisons are 98 per cent full and the criminal justice system is on the brink of collapse.
3 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Plans are in motion for a third Trump term... no matter what the law says
The US constitution should bar Donald Trump from running for president in 2028. But his supporters want him to do so, and no one seems ready to stop him, writes Alex Hannaford
7 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
'Like many towns, Runcorn feels like it's a bit forgotten'
Disillusionment and a resurgent Reform UK threaten Labour safe seat, as Millie Cooke and Harriette Boucher meet voters
5 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Renaissance man Rashford helps Villa into the last four
Marcus Rashford had come from Wembley and now he is heading back there. His renaissance has included a pair of outings for England, Thomas Tuchel ending his international exile, and now he has powered Aston Villa to the national stadium.
3 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Digitising UK trade could unlock £250bn in growth
Sir Keir Starmer is being urged to adopt a trade plan that could unlock 250bn in economic growth and savings even if Donald Trump unleashes direct tariffs on the UK.
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Quakers say Met raid was 'ridiculously heavy-handed'
Six young supporters arrested were eating a pot of hummus
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
'AI monitor lets Mum stay in her home and out of care'
Economists say remote monitoring could save the NHS 1.2bn by 2035. Rosie Taylor talks to a woman using it to let her mum keep her independence, while she’s 140 miles away
4 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Frustrated Trump warns he will put oil tariffs on Russia
President says he’s very angry’ at Putin’s delays on ceasefire
2 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Pharmacies to provide more frontline healthcare after year-long deadlock broken
A deal worth hundreds of millions has finally broken a year-long deadlock between the government and community pharmacies over providing key health services across England.
4 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Labour MP 'disheartened' by weaker assisted dying bill
Having previously supported the bill, Naz Shah now believes it is fundamentally flawed’, she explains to David Maddox
3 min |
March 31, 2025
The Independent
Siem Reap provides perfect gateway to ancient Angkor
With a new airport, Cambodia's second city is an easy add-on to any southeast Asia travel itinerary, writes Nicole Trilivas
6 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Blind people still cannot read about welfare reforms set to cost them thousands
Thousands of people with disabilities who face losing their benefits under Labour's £5bn welfare reforms still cannot read details of what ministers plan to do.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Suspect in Amsterdam knife rampage ‘is from Ukraine'
British tourist receives medal for making citizen’s arrest
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
'I was overjoyed to get the job - but I was also scared'
Harry Lawtey has left TV drama 'Industry' to play hellraising Welsh acting legend Richard Burton in a new biopic. Here he speaks to Olivia Petter about taking risks, fame and film flops
6 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
UK braces for trade war as Trump tariffs 'inevitable'
Sir Keir Starmer is considering retaliatory measures against the US after abandoning hope the UK can avoid direct tariffs set to be unleashed by Donald Trump on Wednesday.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Independent
Welby 'overwhelmed' by child sex abuse allegations
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has expressed being overwhelmed” by the sheer volume of child sex abuse allegations brought to his attention during his tenure.
2 min |