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The Independent

It is Rabat's time to shine

Kate Wickers drifts through calm and culturally intriguing streets in a Unesco-listed city showcasing laidback Morocco

5 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Boeing 787 fleet inspected after deadly Air India crash

India is urgently inspecting all Boeing 787s after Thursday’s devastating Air India crash that claimed at least 270 lives, the aviation minister said yesterday, adding that the authorities were investigating all possible causes.

3 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Starmer must be stronger with Trump at G7 summit

As The Independent’s political editor David Maddox flies to Canada with the PM, he outlines the tricky balancing act

4 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

MORE HARDCORE JO

Jarvis Cocker is Britpop’s ultimate comeback king in a scintillating Pulp show at the O02, writes Mark Beaumont

4 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

UK student missed doomed Air India flight by minutes

A student has described the \"miracle\" of missing the Air India flight that crashed, killing 241 people on board.

2 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

'Shambolic' watchdog fails to contact witness who may clear man of 2005 murder

Jason Moore, 53, submitted the new evidence 18 months ago

3 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Nukes? Real goal of Israel is toppling the Tehran regime

Israel's campaign to cripple Iran's nuclear programme and decapitate its military with bombardments across the west of the country is part of a comprehensive plan to remove the existential threat Iran poses to the Jewish state.

4 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

South Africa's victory shows Test cricket is worth saving

Cradling the Test mace, soaking up the sweet taste of success, Temba Bavuma perhaps took a moment to reflect on a long and unlikely journey to the top of the world.

5 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Iran threat to British bases sparks RAF jet deployment

Conflict escalates as Israel and Iran hit each other overnight

5 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Bath end decades of agony in final win over Leicester

The 29 years of angst and agony are finally at an end. Bath are champions of England once again, winners of the Premiership final for the first time to snap their long drought.

4 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Minnesota police hunt for man who shot Democratic politicians, killing one

Minnesota law enforcement officials continue their search for Vance Boelter, the 57-year-old man they suspect of shooting two lawmakers and their spouses.

2 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

STRING THEORY

Cypress Hill’s Sen Dog and B-Real tell Stevie Chick about surviving gang life, being big stoners and imitating life from art with that Simpsons’ episode and an orchestral album

8 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Inside the estate that £20m funding promises to revive

A rumpled security guard walks out of the sliding entrance doors of a Morrisons supermarket in southern Bristol.

4 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Draper silences doubters and is ready for Wimbledon

To pin-point the exact moment when British No 1 Jack Draper launched his ascent to the upper echelons of men’s tennis, you’d need only go back 12 months this very weekend.

4 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Hairy Biker 'despaired' over cancer in last days, says wife

Lili Myers, the wife of the late Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, has opened up about his cancer diagnosis and the final months of his life for the first time.

1 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Tandem skydivers die in 'tragic accident' in Devon

Two skydivers have died in what has been described as a tragic accident” at an airfield in Devon.

1 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Parents say children miss school over ‘horror' toilets

More than one in three parents say they have been forced to raise concerns about the state of the toilets at their child’s school, a new survey has suggested.

2 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

PM agrees to inquiry into grooming gang scandal

Sir Keir Starmer is to launch a statutory national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal, following months of mounting pressure over the issue.

2 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

PM wants to increase trade with ‘sovereign' Canada

Starmer underlines support for Ottawa in dispute with US

4 min  |

June 15, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Could this be the nicest car that you've never heard of?

Sean O’Grady reckons the whisper-quiet XPeng G6 Standard might just be about to make a big noise in the SUV market

4 min  |

June 14, 2025

The Independent

Hidden feelings explored in sumptuous Soho pub drama

Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell’ production returns and is as thoughtfully realised as ever

2 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Why me? Sole survivors of air crashes tell their stories

After Vishwash Kumar Ramesh survived the Air India aircraft crash, Alex Ross looks at other people who had lucky escapes

5 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Trump warns Tehran: Make deal or face more airstrikes

Iran retaliates to attack by firing ballistic missiles at Israel

5 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Police chief won't say sorry for force's past homophobia

The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has refused to apologise to the LGBT+ community for historic homophobia in the force.

3 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Palpable fear conflict will spread in unstable region

The war between Israel and Iran will not be confined to an exchange of missile attacks, reports Bel Trew from Damascus

4 min  |

June 14, 2025

The Independent

NOBODY'S PERFECT

Not even the greatest musicians in the world can produce golden hits all the time. Kevin EG Perry reaches for his earplugs as he lists moments when it all went horribly wrong

6 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Starmer and Reeves pull off their U-turn - where now?

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves admitted mistakes had been made during the government’s difficult first year when she addressed a private meeting of the parliamentary Labour Party PLP) after announcing her spending review. Her audience knew what she meant: her catastrophic decision on the pensioners’ winter fuel allowance.

3 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Russell and Bath face day of destiny in throwback final

There is an old school feel to this weekend’s Premiership final, a famous fixture of yesteryear stirring the nostalgic senses.

4 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

The push to spend on defence is not about the Middle East

One of the curiosities of Rachel Reeves’s spending review is that the defence budget is planned to rise in 2027 and then to stay at that level. In two years’ time, defence spending is expected to rise from 2.3 to 2.5 per cent of national income, but to rise no further after that. This is despite Keir Starmer committing just days ago to the “ambition” of raising it to 3 per cent “in the next parliament when economic and fiscal conditions allow”.

3 min  |

June 14, 2025
The Independent

The Independent

Ex-Tory MP in court over election betting scandal

A former Tory MP has appeared in court over his involvement in the general election betting scandal.

2 min  |

June 14, 2025