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'My family don't know my flatmate is my girlfriend'
For some ex-Muslims in Britain, the prospect of rejection by their family and community means they mask their rejection of the faith and hide their relationships, writes Taz Ali
8 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
'People I've known for years were spilling secrets to me'
‘Euphoria’ star Barbie Ferreira talks to Ellie Muir about the startling reaction to her new film, her female role models in the industry, and the impact of growing up without a father
10 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Trump can shout - but it's clear Israel isn't listening
So now we know why America partially evacuated some of its embassies in the Middle East with such haste. It knew very well what was coming: a massive pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iran’s nuclear capabilities and key military personnel.
3 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Submission? Impossible
If you think the cover of Sabrina Carpenter’s new album Man’s Best Friend’ is disturbing, then you’ve misunderstood the singer’s provocative persona
5 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Prize-winning author issues plea to Streeting on doctors
Thousands to miss out on training places, says medical union
3 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
U-turn on homeworking shows City got it wrong
More and more firms are herding staff back to the office five years after the pandemic upheaval, writes Chris Blackhurst. But it’s better for business and for workers keen to impress
4 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Guardiola prizes energy in bid to make City soar again
In December, Real Madrid won the inaugural Intercontinental Cup. The implications for Manchester City were indirect but it does mean that, on a technicality, they enter the Club World Cup as defending champions.
3 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Netanyahu's hubris may deepen Israel's problems
There are two distinct ways of looking at the broad Israeli attack on Iran, almost destined to escalate further in the coming days.
4 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Arising stars: knighthood for Beckham and Daltrey
Elaine Paige and ex-minister Penny Mordaunt made dames
3 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Tehran will wreak cold and calculated revenge on Israel
Reeling from the final stage in Israel’s long-running campaign to knock out its nuclear capabilities, Iran has retaliated with a modest flock of drones that have been easily swatted aside. That is dangerous for everyone else.
4 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Rochdale gang found guilty of raping and exploiting two schoolgirls over five years
A group of men have been convicted of the sexual exploitation of two teenage schoolgirls in Rochdale.
3 min |
June 14, 2025
The Independent
Club World Cup cash can stabilise in-flux Chelsea
Thomas Tuchel was musing about the knock-on effect of the Club World Cup on next season’s title race. I think it will have a huge impact and it will give Liverpool and Arsenal a huge advantage in the next season to not be there,” he said.
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
The world is watching...
Football has been extended into summer thanks to Fifa’s new money-spinning competition. Miguel Delaney puts aside his cynicism to watch history unfold at the Club World Cup
5 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Drought in Yorkshire after one of driest springs ever
Yorkshire has officially entered a state of drought due to critically low river flows and groundwater levels, exacerbated by one of the driest springs ever recorded, the Environment Agency has announced.
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
'I hated that feeling of my life being in someone else's hands, so I started filming'
Daisy-May Hudson’s latest movie is a damning indictment of Britain’s social care system. She tells Ellie Harrison about her own homelessness and using storytelling to overcome shame
5 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Raducanu celebrates No 1 status with win at Queen's
No wonder Emma Raducanu started off her second-round contest at Queen’s in a blaze of glory. Like a firecracker, ready to ignite, eager to land in today’s quarter-finals.
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
First the spending review.now the economy - what else lies in wait for Reeves?
Good thing for the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that the latest economic snapshot came out on a Thursday - the spending review might otherwise have turned into a wake.
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Cummins answers call but victory is still to be claimed
Australia vs South Africa in World Test Championship final
4 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Business secretary takes dig at Farage's coal mines plan
The business secretary has mocked Nigel Farage for wanting to reopen the coal mines in Wales, dubbing him an absolute parody”.
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Couple posted 'Goodbye India' video from airport
A British couple who run a spiritual wellness company in London posted a video from the airport about their “magical experience” in India as they waited to board the doomed Air India flight.
2 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
A rambling one-man band
Neil Young's 'Talkin to the Trees' is both heroic and tedious, says Helen Brown. And Van Morrison's 'Remembering Now' is solidly enjoyable and optimistic, praises Louis Chilton
4 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
How a 'three-day festival of hate' engulfed Ballymena
After three nights of hate-filled violence, some terrified families in Ballymena have resorted to displaying their nationalities on their front door.
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Copy-and-pasted kids' epto fails to fly anywhere new
Families will likely flock to a practically identical live-action reboot of How to Train Your Dragon’, says Clarisse Loughrey
2 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Campaigners urge MPs to vote down assisted dying bill over anorexia 'loophole'
People with anorexia could be allowed to die by assisted death under a proposed bill, more than 250 campaigners have warned, urging MPs to vote down the legislation when it returns to the Commons.
4 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Underwhelming brilliance from a country-pop stalwart
Waxahatchee delivers a superlative set at Hammersmith’s Apollo, says Louis Chilton, the only fault being its perfection
2 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Pentagon launches review of Aukus submarine treaty
Donald Trump orders urgent study of pact with Australia and the UK, fearing it does not fit with his 'America First' agenda
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
What changes will the new Gibraltar border deal bring?
“Get Brexit Done” was the Tory general election slogan in 2019 but the truth is that, even after Britain formally completed the process and left the European Union on 31 January 2020, there was still substantial unfinished business.
3 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
India tragedy is exception to the trends of air safety
The heartbreaking loss of Air India flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick is an example of an extremely rare event: a large jet crashing on an intercontinental air route.
2 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Tax increases inevitable if economy shrinks, says IFS
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned Rachel Reeves that any more bad economic news will \"almost certainly\" spark fresh tax rises.
2 min |
June 13, 2025
The Independent
Trump officials vow to step up Los Angeles crackdown
Department of Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem pledged to liberate” Los Angeles yesterday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic US senator out of the room, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him.
3 min |