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Foreign aid slashed to meet hike in defence spending
Sir Keir Starmer has bowed to pressure from Donald Trump to boost defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP by slashing foreign aid.
4 min |
February 26, 2025
The Independent
Vatican: Pope's condition remains critical but stable
Pope Francis remains in a critical condition in his fight against double pneumonia, the Vatican said yesterday evening – but he has not had any further respiratory episodes.
2 min |
February 26, 2025
The Independent
FASHION DISASTER
For years the Best Costume Design award at the Oscars was presented via an elaborate show – on one occasion involving an elephant. Lydia Spencer-Elliott unearths the truth behind the display’s slow demise and why it was hated by Hollywood
6 min |
February 26, 2025
The Independent
Can new blood at the top improve vital signs of NHS?
After blistering criticism from MPs, Amanda Pritchard has quit as chief executive of the NHS in England.
3 min |
February 26, 2025
The Independent
Giuliani settles $148m defamation case brought by Georgia election workers
Lawyers for Rudy Giuliani claim that he has “fully” paid the $148m (£116m) he owed two Georgia election workers he defamed, potentially bringing an end to a saga that has played out in courtrooms in Washington DC and New York.
2 min |
February 26, 2025
The Independent
Trump's refusal to condemn Putin attacked by top Tories
Heseltine warns that US alignment with Russia on UN vote will ‘act as an incentive’ to those who endanger world peace
3 min |
February 26, 2025
The Independent
SONIC ARCHITECT
Kevin EG Perry hears from Bafta-winning composer Daniel Blumberg about the process of creating his Oscar-nominated soundscape for Brady Corbet's acclaimed film 'The Brutalist'
4 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
'And the Oscar goes to - oh, seriously? What about...?"
Ahead of Sunday's Academy Awards, Adam White picks his favourites and likely winners, as well as the ones left behind
5 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
'Last Crescendo' defined by its brave, brilliant savages
Around a dozen belts were up for grabs in Riyadh but, writes Steve Bunce, it was all about purity and passion in the ring
4 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Dire displays mean United face a big decision over boss
When Jim Ratcliffe announced a fresh round of redundancies yesterday, there were facetious suggestions that he ought to have included the head coach, his assistants and Manchester United's players.
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
BIG TIME SENSUALITY
A new show at Tate Modern claims Leigh Bowery was one of the most fearless and original artists of the 20th century. But despite an amazing exhibition, Mark Hudson isn't convinced
4 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Moment shows how George can still be key for England
Replaced as captain before the current campaign, the hooker has added real value as a bench leader in the last two wins
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
HANGOVER CHIC
At London Fashion Week, Sinead Gorey served up her latest collection with fast food and cigarettes. It seems like the new trend is about owning the walk of shame,
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Beleaguered Labour handed a timely boost by Super Ed
With the 'green' sector now growing at three times that of the British economy, the energy secretary's ‘net zero' drive is already paying unexpected dividends
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Foden's decline is a warning to Liverpool's shooting star
Phil Foden was ready to take over the world. A potential was finally fulfilled last season, the ghost of David Silva laid to rest at long last.
2 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
'For our generation, the social contract is broken'
Fresh from a too-close experience of armed robbery in the US, indie band Sports Team tell Mark Beaumont why their new album has taken a lyrical scalpel to American culture
9 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
What's behind AfD's rise?
Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), very closely allied with its Bavarian partner the Christian Social Union (CSU), has come first in the German elections.
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Roberta Flack dies aged 88
'Killing Me Softly' singer was soul great and ‘proud educator'
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine in final stages’ of agreeing US minerals deal
Ukraine has offered an olive branch to Donald Trump’s administration by suggesting it is close to signing a minerals deal with the US.
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Campaign launched against AI tech firms' content use
'Protect the creative industries - it's only fair,' say artists
2 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Parliament wants bigger bar despite drink spiking probe
After a parliamentary researcher claimed her drink had been spiked in a House of Commons bar, questions were raised about whether the historic watering hole should be closed for good.
2 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Publish my diary after I die and I'd die again – of shame -
With the news that writer and journalist Joan Didion’s deeply private therapy notes are being released, Helen Coffey dives into the ethics of putting out artists’ work posthumously
6 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Pope still critical but has shown 'slight improvement'
Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a \"slight improvement\", the Vatican said yesterday.
2 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Farmers backed by business chiefs over tractor tax anger
Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure to reverse the family farm tax” as farmers and business chiefs today unite in London to call for the policy to be scrapped.
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
‘I’m white so I’m fine, but it’s been bad for my friends’
Worried Germans on both sides of the political divide in the capital city Berlin tell Tom Watling that they voted out of fear
4 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
MP jailed for 10 weeks after street attack on constituent
Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks for punching a man following a row in the street during which he told the victim: You won’t threaten your MP again will you?”
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
West Bank offensive by Israel threatens Gaza deal
Israeli tanks have entered a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades, as the defence minister in Tel Aviv said its troops will stay in parts of the territory for a year or longer.
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Merz is taking on Trump but that won’t stop the AfD
Germany’s new leader may have staved off the ascension of the far-right party for now, but he faces a critical test that will have consequences for all of Europe,
4 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Teen who killed family was plotting a school shooting
Nicholas Prosper, 19, will be sentenced next month
3 min |
February 25, 2025
The Independent
Body found in the search for missing 23-year-old runner
A body has been found in a forest search after a runner went missing six days ago, Durham Police have said.
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