Newspaper
The Independent
Passive on Ukraine, Trump is being mocked by Putin
European leaders have redoubled their efforts to prise Donald Trump away from Russia by warning that the US president is being “mocked” by Vladimir Putin, alleging that Moscow is using chemical weapons in Ukraine and demanding that the US restore weapons supplies to Kyiv.
3 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
GRAZIE GIORGIO
A legendary fashion designer has joined with an iconic Italian carmaker to produce the Fiat 500e Giorgio Armani – and the price tag reflects the stylish collaboration, says Sean O'Grady
3 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
It is time to release prisoners trapped by endless jail terms
The Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentence, introduced in 2005 under the Labour government, was intended to protect the public from serious offenders considered too dangerous for a fixed-term release.
3 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
Winding and blinding: how the Gallaghers hit peak rock
Music journalist Paolo Hewitt spent two years partying with Oasis as they rose to supersonic stardom so he has insight into why they split and why they have reunited 16 years later
5 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
Can any of his big rivals put a spoke in Pogacar's wheel?
The Slovenian's form is irresistible but that doesn't mean others don't fancy their chances in today's Tour de France
5 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
Hamilton ‘hopes and prays’ for some Silverstone magic
If you’d told Lewis Hamilton four months ago, amid the hoopla of Formula One’s biggest-ever driver move, that he would be “hoping and praying” for a strong result at his beloved Silverstone, he’d likely have laughed you out of the room. Either that or he’d have rolled his eyes. Take your pick.
4 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
The socials are whittling you away as you watch TikTok
Frieda Hughes reflects on the news that students will spend up to 25 years 'funnelling their minds into a handheld screen'
1 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
Gallaghers deliver rock reunion to end them all
As Liam and Noel tear through hits, it's hard to imagine another comeback tour on such a scale, says Mark Beaumont
4 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
Leftist party is yet another headache for sinking PM
Allies of Keir Starmer will be tempted to dismiss the announcement that Jeremy Corbyn is set to form a breakaway party that will include the other four pro-Palestinian MPs elected in last year’s general election, the suspended Labour MP Zarah Sultana, and about 200 councillors.
3 min |
July 05, 2025
The Independent
‘My players can say that I’m direct but I am not blunt’
England coach Sarina Wiegman heads into Euro 2025 on the back of huge success but with some questioning her methods
5 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Acting as a cheerleader for toxic standards of beauty
The docuseries 'America's Sweethearts' is back but there's a poisonous message hiding in plain sight, writes Helen Coffey
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Badenoch's lack of empathy may come back to haunt her
The trouble with Kemi Badenoch is that if she sees someone lying on the ground, she can't resist the temptation to kick them. She lacks empathy, to put it politely.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Why War of the Worlds is soaked in tragedy of 9/11
Turning 20 this week, Steven Spielberg's loose adaptation of the HG Wells classic channelled US panic after the fall of the Twin Towers to tell an alien invasion story, says Al Horner
7 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Trump made ‘no progress at all’ in phone call with Putin
Moscow continues strikes on Kyiv following hour-long talk
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
British committed genocide of Indigenous Australians, finds truth-telling inquiry
Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry has found the British committed genocide of the Aboriginal people in Victoria during their colonisation of the country.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Congress approves Trump's 'big beautiful' tax breaks bill
Medicaid will suffer as package could add $3.4 trillion to debt
3 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
British committed genocide of Indigenous Australians, finds truth-telling inquiry
Australia’s first truth-telling inquiry has found the British committed genocide of the Aboriginal people in Victoria during their colonisation of the country.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
A romantic and beautiful take on love, loss and death
Though it could be classed as a thriller, David Cronenberg's 'The Shrouds' is so much more, praises Clarisse Loughrey
3 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Reeves rescued by the City
After the prime minister's tepid backing, it was left to the markets to rally to the chancellor's aid, writes James Moore
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
EYE OF THE STORM
The poetic rapping of Kae Tempest is confident and powerful on 'Self Titled', where well-worn candidness is enlivened by sonic textures courtesy of Fraser T Smith, says Helen Brown
3 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
How they went Supersonic
Three decades ago, Oasis piled into a studio to record 'Bring It on Down' but, in a late U-turn, instead created a track that would go down in history. Hamish MacBain tells the story
7 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
BBC won't show 'high risk' music acts after Vylan row
The BBC has said it will no longer broadcast performances deemed “high risk” live after controversy over punk rap duo Bob Vylan’s appearance at Glastonbury.
2 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Reeves is 'cracking on with job' after Commons tears
Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves hugged each other as they launched their new plan for the NHS and put behind them a troubled week that saw markets panic over the chancellor's future.
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
All smiles... but pain felt by the public isn't being justified
Keir Starmer promised that the last Budget would be “painful”. In a speech in the Downing Street garden in August, two months earlier, he tried to manage expectations, saying that the state of the public finances was “worse than we ever imagined”, and asked people to “accept short-term pain for long-term good”.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Starmer unveils new plan to ‘fundamentally rewire’ NHS
The NHS is set for a radical overhaul with a new 10-year plan aiming to “fundamentally rewire” the health service, shifting care directly to people’s doorsteps, the prime minister has announced.
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Government has no idea how many stay in UK on expired visas, MPs claim
The revelations will come as a major headache for Yvette Cooper, who is trying to persuade voters she can get a grip on illegal migration (House of Commons/UK Parliament)
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Fan favourite’s death robs us of a quicksilver talent
Richard Jolly on the tragic loss of Liverpool’s Diogo Jota
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Cilic rolls back the years to ruin Draper’s title ambition
In the minutes leading up to Jack Draper’s second-round match with Marin Cilic, the energy in the Wimbledon crowd would’ve had you believe this would be a coming-out party for Britain’s newest tennis star. Yet within minutes of the match beginning, it
4 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Business news in brief
As it hailed “resilient” demand from shoppers, Currys has reported stronger sales and profits for the past year.
2 min |
July 04, 2025
The Independent
Classic Djokovic coasts past Evans in search of a record
Sometimes Novak Djokovic doesn't need a miracle to win at Wimbledon. There's enough inspiration, divine or otherwise, from his racket to easily swat away those who have the misfortune to cross his path.
3 min |