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The Independent
Why the latest social media vogue is a fridge too far
Thought wall-to-wall beige and displaying books the wrong way round was bad? They’ve got nothing on fridgescaping’, the most unhinged Instagram trend yet, writes Helen Coffey
4 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Drill, baby, drill': Big Oil is coming after electric vehicles
Have you ever gone back over your new year's resolutions from years ago and just thought, \"What was I thinking?\" Over the last year, it seems that Europe's biggest oil corporations did just that.
4 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Starmer was right to come out swinging against Musk
In recent days, the prime minister faced a dilemma about how to respond to the barrage of abuse from Elon Musk, troll-in-chief, owner of X (Twitter) and soon-to-be member of the Trump administration.
3 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Musk's playground politics leave Farage in a tight spot
You know that moment when your child gets home from school and you know something bad has happened? Then, it all comes out: the person your child thought was their new best mate isn't that nice after all. And they're worried that his other longstanding friend might side with this other person, because the two seem really tight.
4 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Sarkozy stands trial over 'Gaddafi election millions'
Ex-French president accused of corrupt pact with Libya
2 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Brutal murder of journalist raises safety fears in India
Fears have been raised over the safety of journalists in India after an investigative reporter was brutally murdered and buried in a septic tank. Mukesh Chandrakar, 28, who ran a YouTube channel called Bastar Junction in the central Chhattisgarh state, had been missing since last Wednesday.
1 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine launches surprise offensive in Kursk region
Ukraine has launched a fresh counterattack in the Russian border region of Kursk as it looks to gain the most territory it can ahead of possible peace negotiations - with US presidentelect Donald Trump saying he wants to end the war as soon as possible.
2 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Trudeau to step down after a decade as Canadian PM
The under-pressure leader propelled the Liberals to power in 2015, promising sunny ways’ and a progressive agenda
3 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
'Great gift': woman free of cancer after liver transplant
A young woman has received a second chance at life” after undergoing the UK’s first-ever liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer.
3 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Sending millions to France just 'creates more deaths'
Bishop of Dover criticises British government’s approach to the small boats crisis in an interview with The Independent
5 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
New snow warning after day of travel chaos and flooding
Major incidents declared and man’s body found in Yorkshire
4 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
UK yet to talk Chagos with Trump team, admits Healey
The UK has not had any discussions with the incoming Trump administration over the crumbling Chagos Islands deal, the defence secretary has admitted, amid growing concerns over the future of the agreement.
2 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
City minister Siddiq refers herself to ethics watchdog
A member of Sir Keir Starmer’s top team has referred herself to the government’s independent ethics adviser over her links to the deposed prime minister of Bangladesh.
2 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Is NHS shake-up a cure or yet more sticking plasters?
With the health and social care secretary Wes Streeting having played the role of media warm-up act over the weekend, Keir Starmer has announced some radical moves to reduce NHS waiting times and generally improve the service - and thus fulfil Labour's manifesto promise that \"patients should expect to wait no longer than 18 weeks from referral for consultant-led treatment of non-urgent health conditions”.
3 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
What Labour's overhaul of NHS could mean for you
Starmer promises shorter waiting times and more choice
2 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Starmer condemns Musk over grooming gang 'lies'
PM hits back over claim he was 'complicit in mass rapes'
4 min |
January 07, 2025
The Independent
Saints win nine-try thriller with Smith's last-gasp kick
Fin Smith knocked over a last-minute penalty as Northampton beat league leaders Bath 35-34 in a “phenomenal” game of nine tries.
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
How overlooked star is key to Forest's magnificent rise
The best league position Nottingham Forest had achieved in 28 years came last season.
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
United 'a different team' in spirited draw at Liverpool
If the measure of a Manchester United player is how he performs against their fiercest rivals, then Amad Diallo has begun in auspicious style.
4 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
FAMILY MISFORTUNES
ITV's four-part drama 'Playing Nice' is bland porridge that buries any potential for a good thriller
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Jolie has become cinema's most risk-averse star - she needs Kidman's courage
Staid biopic 'Maria' and erotic thriller 'Babygirl' expose how far the two women's careers have diverged, says Xan Brooks
4 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
'I'm a clown in a war zone'
Mohammed Nayef Salem tells Maira Butt how an unlikely vocation came to be a lifeline for hundreds of Gaza's children
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Ride or die in team Trump
Alex Hannaford asks who, if anyone, can stop the incoming president from wreaking serious havoc in his second term
7 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Filmmaker Baena died by suicide, coroner confirms
Jeff Baena's cause of death has been confirmed by officials, after news broke that the indie filmmaker had died aged 47.
2 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
'Significant' losses in Kursk for Russia and North Korea
Russian and North Korean forces suffered \"significant\" losses during intense fighting in Russia's southern Kursk region, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
2 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
First lawsuit filed against city of New Orleans after 'preventable' terror attack
Police targeted for its 'negligence' leading up to rampage
2 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Woman receives 'second chance' after UK's first liver transplant for bowel cancer
A young woman has received a “second chance at life” after undergoing the UK’s first ever liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer.
2 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Welby marks final day as Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby is spending his final day as Archbishop of Canterbury as he prepares to step down over failures in handling a Church of England abuse scandal.
2 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Gangs 'offering Botox' to lure girls into drug trade
Young women and teenage girls are increasingly being recruited into “county lines” drug gangs, with charities warning that they have been offered beauty treatments such as Botox as a method to groom them.
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Majority of schools hit by Raac scandal have still not had concrete removed
More than a year since the Raac scandal emerged, nearly 90 per cent of schools receiving government support to remove dangerous concrete have not had work carried out, The Independent can reveal.
3 min |