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Our dinosaur exhibition is also a call to save our oceans
The first thing that hits you is the scale.
3 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
That ‘nice guy’ with a crush on you is the real nightmare
Beneath the laughs and jumpscares of new indie horror film ‘Obsession’ is a study of how the male ‘friend’ with a hidden agenda can be the scariest thing of all
4 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
PERENNIAL DRAW
The Quentin Blake Centre of Illustration, a 20-year project that will house the artist’s archive and champion the art of drawing, opens this week. Patrick Smith sketches his appeal
4 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Suu Kyi’s son asks military for proof his mother is alive
The son of Myanmar’s jailed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called on members of the public to raise awareness of her plight, as he urged the country’s military rulers to prove that his mother is still alive.
2 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
UK and France intercept sanctioned Russian tanker
Britain and France have intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker suspected of flying a false flag in a joint operation in the Atlantic, Emmanuel Macron has said.
2 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Sabalenka sparkles under spotlight to defeat Osaka
The Parisian night belonged to Aryna Sabalenka as the world number one seized a rare chance for the women’s game to shine under the lights at Roland Garros.
2 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Peak ‘kiddification’ of booze and smoking is in bad taste
A new alcoholic drink has raised alarm bells thanks to its fun, bright packaging and cheap price tag. Let’s stop giving ‘adult’ products the CBeebies treatment
4 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
‘Stay vigilant’: Asian hornet invasion rides our heatwave
Invasive Asian hornet populations are expected to soar as the UK experiences unusually hot weather.
2 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Trophy hunters bring dead lions and bears into Britain
British trophy hunters have imported bodies or parts of bodies of 1,800 endangered animals since the killing of Cecil the lion more than a decade ago - despite pledges from successive governments to outlaw the practice.
3 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Starmer’s leadership lacked ‘verve’, insisted Mandelson
A tranche of files released yesterday reveals disgraced peer’s damning opinion of the prime minister and his government
4 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
A Prime example of how to farmwash that dinosaur rep
Jeremy Clarkson has come back from scandal after scandal over the years, writes Nick Hilton. As ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ returns for a fifth series, is he becoming too big to fail?
4 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Court finds against Rwanda in £100m asylum deal case
The UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the failed migrant deportation deal, a court has ruled.
2 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Desert Island Discs would offer an insight into Farage
Big news: Nigel Farage has been cancelled. Not in the usual sense where someone is “silenced” and then immediately does a tour of broadsheet newspapers and BBC Question Time to talk about their silencing, but from that national institution, Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.
3 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Williams confirms wildcard return at Queen’s, aged 44
‘Next chapter’ for Serena Williams is doubles at the Queen’s Club, ahead of possibly competing in singles at Wimbledon
4 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
The disturbing truth behind PSG’s European dominance
Four years on from a World Cup where it took centre stage, Qatar’s sportswashing and myriad other issues have been largely swept under the carpet
5 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
'Who is David Maddox?" Now you know, Mandy
Political editor David Maddox discusses being named in exchanges involving Peter Mandelson and how The Independent’s stories have embarrassed the government
3 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
Hezbollah and Israel will dial back, declares Trump
Factions agree to a ceasefire of sorts as Iran talks continue
4 min |
June 02, 2026
The Independent
French Open to crown new queen after Swiatek slumps
New French Open champions will be crowned in both the women’s and men’s singles after Marta Kostyuk continued a tournament of shocks by knocking out Iga Swiatek.
2 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Welles’s approach to casting would have perturbed Musk
In 1936, the great filmmaker directed an all-Black version of ‘Macbeth’. It puts into perspective the current controversy over Lupita Nyong’o’s role as Helen of Troy
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Mayor outed three decades ago brings Pride to his town
Phil Webb’s sexuality was national news in 1994 when he signed up to be mayor of Wimborne Minster. Now, he tells Bryony Gooch about organising its first ever Pride event
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Elite changes Arsenal must make to take the next step
Mikel Arteta’s men frustrated a classy PSG in Budapest, but more attacking potency is a must
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Over 40% LGBTQ+ callers to Childline fear coming out
Nearly half of LGBTQ+ children contact Childline with fears of coming out and never being accepted, new data has shown.
2 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
OMG on Omoggle, as I try to out-handsome other men
How have you spent the heatwave week?
3 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Allen shines at festival of joy packed with surprises
Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s biggest pop celebration, returns, bigger and better than ever, to Roisin O’Connor’s delight
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Arsenal paint north London red with rapturous parade
Midfielder Declan Rice serenaded those lining the streets near Highbury with ‘Ice Ice Baby’, as up to a million fans of the Gunners wildly cheered the Premier League champions
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Stop glorifying drug use, sister of cocaine victim says
Lucy White was almost unrecognisable after she suffered a cardiac arrest caused by taking cocaine. She cannot be just another drug-related death, Stacey White
3 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
The village of the doomed
The small town of Longford faces either demolition or an intolerable increase in noise due to Heathrow’s expansion. Meanwhile, residents are stuck, they tell Dan Haygarth
5 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
What’s happening with the climate should terrify us all
How will history judge this week’s front pages?
4 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Sturgeon: I won’t apologise for former husband’s crimes
A defiant Nicola Sturgeon has said she is “not going to apologise for somebody else’s crimes” after her estranged husband admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP she led.
2 min |
June 01, 2026
The Independent
Man City complete double after thumping Brighton
Manchester City sealed a domestic double after Khadija Shaw and Alex Greenwood inspired the Women’s Super League champions to a 4-0 victory over Brighton in yesterday's Wembley FA Cup final.
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