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Hundreds arrested during Palestine Action protest
Hundreds of people were arrested in London yesterday for protesting against the terror ban on the group Palestine Action. The Metropolitan Police confirmed more than 466 people were held.
2 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Gyokeres scores as Arsenal impress in win over Bilbao
Viktor Gyokeres opened his account for Arsenal as the Gunners ended pre-season with an emphatic 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao.
1 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
A matter of life and death
Life expectancy is stalling – and the UK is the 'sick man of Europe'. As longevity medicine rises, Helen Coffey explores why our mortality rate appears to be catching up with us
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August 10, 2025
The Independent
Japan’s A-bomb survivors urge the world not to forget
Eighty years on, and with over 12,000 nuclear warheads still in existence in the world, Maroosha Muzaffar asks: are we forgetting the horrors endured by ‘hibakusha’, the survivors?
7 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Hanks honours Apollo 13 astronaut Lovell he played
Tom Hanks has paid tribute to James “Jim” Lovell, the Nasa astronaut he famously portrayed in the 1995 film Apollo 13, following his death at the age of 97.
2 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Corbyn's party could inflict serious damage on Labour
It may have been a rather turbulent launch, but the potential for Jeremy Corbyn's new party to shake up the UK's fractured political landscape has certainly not gone unnoticed in Westminster.
4 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Foreign criminals to be sent packing’, warns Mahmood
The UK is set to deport foreign criminals to free up prison space in the government’s latest immigration crackdown.
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August 10, 2025
The Independent
Gaza plan a disaster, warns former Israeli PM Olmert
Ongoing war only serves ‘personal interests’ of Netanyahu
5 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Reform and Corbyn could gain from lower voting age
Leading pollsters have suggested Labour's plan to lower the voting age to 16 could “backfire” as Reform UK and Jeremy Corbyn's new party could end up gaining the most from the policy instead.
4 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Man Utd welcome signs of hope amid the old failings
It was about the goalscorer and the goalkeeper, the future and the past. Benjamin Sesko took to the Old Trafford pitch for the first time, but in a tracksuit top, a few minutes before kickoff, his unveiling coming as a spectator.
3 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Fresh hosepipe ban warning as fourth heatwave arrives
Tens of thousands of people have been warned to restrict their water use and only turn on the taps when essential, just days before the UK is set to be gripped by its fourth heatwave.
2 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
UNFORGETTABLE FIRE
There are pitfalls to volcano trekking in Central America, as Robyn Wilson finds, but adventurers still can't resist the pull
4 min |
August 10, 2025
The Independent
Reeves has no choice but to raid your payslip in Budget
Stubborn inflation and a sputtering economy mean the chancellor must hit ‘working people’, says Chris Blackhurst
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Stewart's AI Ozzy should make us all feel paranoid
The tacky video on the singer's tour shows deceased stars taking selfies in heaven, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll. Is this really a loving tribute or some demented act of puppetry?
4 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for Ukraine war talks
Leaders due to have first face-to-face discussions since 2019
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
A FUNNY FEELING
Lenny Henry is lighthearted in ‘Every Brilliant Thing’, the 2014 off-the-cuff solo comedy about suicide, but in the 11 years since, it already feels less radical,
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Landlord MPs rake in at least £830k every year
Labour has been warned the government won't be trusted on renters' rights after it emerged that MPs rake in at least £830,000 a year in rent.
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Netanyahu's plan to take over Gaza sparks threat of sanctions from angry allies
Israel is facing a growing chorus of international condemnation and potential sanctions following Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to occupy all of Gaza in a renewed offensive.
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Outlander prequel is unintentionally hilarious
'Blood of My Blood' is full of spicy shenanigans and will please die-hard fans, but its cringey portrayal of Scotland might be too much for others to bear
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
‘I went undercover to the game... I wasn’t impressed’
Les Reed has acted as a football strategy adviser to Wrexham throughout the club's meteoric rise under Hollywood stars' ownership, and tells Zach Lowy of their long-term ambition
5 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
‘Send them off to Rowanda’
Ex-Reform MP mistakes charity rowers for ‘illegal migrants’
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August 09, 2025
The Independent
Yankees’ food is dandy
From ‘Godfather’-coded Mayfair dining rooms to fried chicken chains everywhere, the UK is having an Americana takeover and resistance is futile, writes Hannah Twiggs
6 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Allez Vicky, Canada's new teenage queen of the court
Michael Jones on how Victoria Mboko shocked the world
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
THE TIGHT STUFF
In the summer of 1961, on Sydney’s golden Bondi Beach, lifeguards had their work cut out.
6 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Trans women face ban in public single-sex spaces
Transgender women will be banned from single-sex public spaces under new guidance to be published by the UK's equalities watchdog, reports say. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is set to submit its statutory guidance to ministers this month in response to the UK Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling that trans women are not legally women under the Equality Act.
4 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Police probe was 'mental torture', says Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has opened up about her arrest, describing how the police investigation was like “mental torture” and she thought about disappearing into the North Sea.
2 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Why PM will be back for another stab at welfare cuts
Asked to name the worst moment of his first year as prime minister, Keir Starmer spoke movingly about the death of his brother.
3 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
‘I don’t think about my legacy – or my tombstone’
As ‘Wednesday’ returns for season two, Louis Chilton speaks to Tim Burton and series creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar about the show’s runaway success, working with Jenna Ortega, and the ‘aspirational’ appeal of Wednesday Addams
6 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
Israelis must bring an end to their PM's machinations
On Thursday night, from my apartment in Tel Aviv, which overlooks Hostages Square - a rallying point for relatives of the Israeli captives - I watched the protesters against Benjamin Netanyahu, whose calls for an immediate ceasefire have become a permanent fixture.
4 min |
August 09, 2025
The Independent
‘I am very thrilled to see MasterChef on our screens’
Former contestants rally around the cooking show in crisis
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