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The Independent
On a downer down under
Nearly 50,000 people moved from the UK to Australia on a working holiday visa in 2024. But while many enjoy a new life or a long holiday, others are unsettled by the nation’s politics and pop culture. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the disenchanted
7 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Doublethink is thriving in Trump's dystopian present.
George Orwell insisted his greatest work was a warning, not a prophecy, writes his biographer Dorian Lynskey. Never has his description of hypocrisy and dictatorship been more apt
5 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
In the grind of a title race, the best ability is availability
When Liverpool were looking for Jurgen Klopp’s successor, Arne Slot ticked a lot of boxes.
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Six Israeli hostages freed
As Tel Aviv delays the release of 600 Palestinian detainees
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
'I'm a very private person. I try to keep my circle small'
As pop star Tate McRae releases her third album So Close To What’, she chats to Ellie Muir about toxic relationships, fame and collaborating with rapper boyfriend The Kid Laroi
6 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
A city filled with Cold War curiosities and odd festivals
A 2025 European capital of culture, Chemnitz in Germany is finally getting the attention it deserves.
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Police hunt van driver after girl dies in tram collision
Police are hunting for the driver of a van that crashed with a tram killing a three-year-old girl in Manchester city centre.
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
United's illogical comeback can't mask alarming trend
David Moyes and Ruben Amorim can testify to the difficulties of walking in Sir Alex Ferguson’s footsteps.
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Calcutta Cup misery ends thanks to late Russell miss
For the second game in a row, England found a way. Having been battered and beaten by a relentless Scotland, Steve Borthwick’s side somehow stayed in the contest, edged into the lead and rode their luck to hold on to the most dramatic of 16-15 wins and finally end their half-decade of Calcutta Cup woe.
5 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Starmer backs Zelensky ahead of Trump meeting
Sir Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky are piling pressure on Donald Trump to ensure European leaders are at the table in talks to end Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Families robbed of a future inside war-ravaged Donetsk
Yulia Checheta was at her elderly mother’s house when she popped out to check on her shop.
5 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
'Russia's not losing... but they're also not winning'
Ahead of tomorrow’s third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sam Kiley speaks to frontline soldiers, some of whom question the timing of peace talks
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Dealers selling weight-loss jabs alongside class-A drugs
Drug dealers are selling weight-loss jabs like Ozempic and prescription medication for ADHD alongside class-A drugs like cocaine, an investigation has revealed.
1 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
The heady new Louisiana food trail you need to try
A culinary journey through the Pelican State brings swamp tours, karaoke and many indulgent dishes
5 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
France fatal knife attack was Islamist terror, says Macron
One person has been killed and several police officers injured in a knife attack in France that president Emmanuel Macron described as Islamist terrorism”.
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Child grooming for county lines to be criminal offence
‘Cuckooing’ is also set to be outlawed under a new crime bill
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Calls to investigate 'Russian links' to drones at airbases
A former security minister has called for an urgent investigation” into reports of Russian links to drone activity over US airbases in England.
2 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Germany mourns amid AfD poll surge ahead of election
As the far-right party gathered momentum in the run-up to today’s vote, Tom Watling travelled to Munich to gauge the reaction of residents to last week’s suspected terror attack
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Pope 'critical' after health.deteriorates, says Vatican
Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican has said.
3 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Stars call for creative talent to be protected from AI
Sir Elton John and Simon Cowell have called on the government to rethink proposals to relax copyright rules in a bid to protect creative talent from artificial intelligence AI).
1 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Could a Victorian map hold the key to Surrey sinkhole?
Godstone’s high street is eerily quiet as theories swirl around what might have caused the vast crater.
5 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
Payouts for maternity care failings branded as 'unfair'
NHS awarding better-off families more compensation
4 min |
February 23, 2025
The Independent
When the Oscars go wild...
Whether a film merits an Academy Award is always a matter of opinion, but some are clearly undeserving. Time to name and shame, writes Jacob Stolworthy. And the winners are...
6 min |
February 22, 2025
The Independent
Rushdie attacker is found guilty of attempted murder
A New York jury yesterday convicted Hadi Matar of trying to kill the novelist Salman Rushdie, who was seriously wounded and blinded in one eye in a knife attack two-and-a-half years ago.
3 min |
February 22, 2025
The Independent
GIVING IT LARGE
It might have the styling of a car that belongs to a moderately successful drug dealer, but Sean O’Grady finds the luxurious Range Rover Sport a little too expansive for urban motoring
3 min |
February 22, 2025
The Independent
Israel vows Hamas will 'pay' for returning wrong body
Group denies deliberately handing over remains of unknown woman in place of Shiri Bibas but says 'mix-up' possible
4 min |
February 22, 2025
The Independent
'Breaking Bad... I feel like I still haven't lived that down'
Jesse Plemons talks to Louis Chilton about working with Robert De Niro in Netflix’s Zero Day’, flubbing his audition for Star Wars, and how certain roles have shaped his identity
9 min |
February 22, 2025
The Independent
Inside Lewis Hamilton's first month at Ferrari F1
From the moment Lewis Hamilton set foot in the industrial town of Maranello on a bleak overcast day in mid-January, the fanfare has exceeded all expectations.
5 min |
February 22, 2025
The Independent
‘My mind is a storm', says chainsaw-wielding Musk
SpaceX founder and Donald Trump megadonor turned \"special government employee\" Elon Musk waved a chainsaw around and continued to accuse the Biden administration of abandoning American astronauts during a madcap surprise appearance on stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.
2 min |
February 22, 2025
The Independent
Pope 'not out of danger’ as hospital stay will continue
Pope Francis is not out of danger”, his doctors have warned, a week after he was admitted to hospital with chronic bronchitis before also developing pneumonia.
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