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The Independent
Leeds end Carrick’s 100% record with deserved win
Manchester United 1 Casemiro (69) Leeds United 2 Okafor (5, 29)
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Papal visit three years ago led to Orban’s crushing loss
People poring over the crushing defeat of Viktor Orban’s government in Hungary - the most right wing in Europe - will draw the conclusions that his antipathy to the EU, closeness to Vladimir Putin, failure to address younger voters and a sense of political corruption were at the heart of his downfall.
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
World news in brief
Australia appoints its first female army chief
2 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Farage buys £2m of bitcoin from Kwarteng crypto firm
A major cryptocurrency company has announced that Nigel Farage has made a £2m purchase of bitcoin in a strengthening of ties with the sector.
3 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
The Masters secret McIlroy used to crack Augusta code
In the end, this second Masters championship for Rory McIlroy is almost unavoidably going to become a milestone.
5 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
‘I’m holier than thou, Leo...’
In more uncharitable times, if someone declared himself to be Jesus Christ, there was a good chance that room would be found for him in an asylum.
3 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
More than 170,000 miss out on £800 HMRC tax rebate
Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers are missing out on HMRC refunds worth an average of £800, new statistics show.
2 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
US begins blockade of Iran ports in Strait of Hormuz
As Donald Trump claims Tehran is desperate to ‘do a deal’
3 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Should I expect delays at border control in Gibraltar?
Q I am flying to Gibraltar next Monday, returning on the following Friday. Will we still have this border control malarkey? And couldn’t those easyJet passengers who were stranded sue Linate airport?
1 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Ignore Joshua’s critics – he is right to make Fury wait
“DO YOU ACCEPT MY CHALLENGE?” Tyson Fury bellowed over the top rope, the words tumbling down around Anthony Joshua at ringside.
3 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Four reasons the UK can still be an AI superpower
Although OpenAI has halted a big investment in the UK, James Moore argues the picture isn’t as bleak as it looks
3 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Trump’s Iran blockade risks outright war against China
His threats over the Strait of Hormuz makes Beijing seem like the grown-ups, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Cutting off your nose...
For women of colour, nasal cosmetic surgery can give rise to complex feelings about racial identity. Radhika Sanghani asks some of those who’ve had work done how they feel about it
7 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
If Starmer cosies up to the EU it will come at a price
So Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset is taking shape.
2 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Family spends £1,600 to get home due to EES chaos
The Hume family from Leeds woke extra early on Sunday morning to leave their Italian ski resort for Milan Linate airport.
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Sports news in brief
Sinner world No 1 again after defeating Alcaraz
3 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
School chicken nuggets ban will be torture for my son
What do you remember most about school dinners?
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
UK needs closer economic ties with Europe, PM warns
Sir Keir Starmer has warned that the need to reverse parts of Brexit has been proven by the crisis caused by Donald Trump’s war on Iran.
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
SHOCKING PINK
Those pushing problematic masculinity in the manosphere have been revealed in the media, but what about the women selling the same ideas to young girls? Lois Shearing reports
5 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Reform government could end NHS, warns Streeting
Wes Streeting has challenged Nigel Farage to outline his health policies before May’s local elections and warned that a Reform UK government could mean “there will be no NHS”.
2 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Home news in brief
Paddington crowned Best New Musical at Olivier’s
5 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
In Hungary and in Britain, the EU is back in fashion
A quarter of an hour after Viktor Orban conceded the Hungarian general election, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, could no longer contain herself and she took to social media.
3 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Pope does not ‘fear’ Trump following row over Iran war
Pope Leo, the first US-born pontiff, has fired back after President Donald Trump lashed out at him over the Iran war.
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
1471: The Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians at the Battle of Barnet, in the War of the Roses.
1 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Biggest winner from Orban’s overdue ousting is Ukraine
As the long, dark night of Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule in Hungary came to an end this weekend, it wasn’t just the jubilant crowds crammed onto the bridges across the Danube that had a song in their heart.
2 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Southport knife rampage ‘could have been prevented’
Systemic failures led to attack by teenager Axel Rudakubana
7 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Will adopting single market rules betray referendum?
It is now almost a decade since the UK’s EU referendum, one that tprime minister David Cameron declared would sort it all out for good: “It is time for the British people to have their say.
4 min |
April 14, 2026
The Independent
Thousands of unpaid carers’ debts to be cut or cancelled
Tens of thousands of unpaid carers are to have their debts cut or cancelled in a sweeping government review of historic overpayments.
2 min |
April 13, 2026
The Independent
Why does the UK look away if Black women go missing?
On 1 February, 31-year-old Edna Mmbali Ombakho, a Kenyan MSc student, was reported missing from Wraysbury in Berkshire.
3 min |
April 13, 2026
The Independent
Making America hate again: Trump’s rant is end of an era
The terrible situation in Iran, the Gulf and the Middle East is having global implications.
4 min |