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Sanitised propaganda lacks a side helping of honesty
During the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 – while most people were nurturing sourdough starters like they were human babies - I developed an unhealthy obsession with Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
American civil rights figure who inspired a generation
A witness to Martin Luther King's murder, Jesse Jackson took up his mentor's torch and ran with it, the ordained minister helping to change his country's society and politics
6 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
WAR AND PIECES
The former Labour prime minister is a fascinating subject, but Channel 4 documentary 'The Tony Blair Story' is a lopsided look at his rise and calamitous fall
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
One-woman Dracula show is bitten by the tech bug
Cynthia Erivo's charisma and vocal power are obscured by the director's screen-heavy approach, writes Alice Saville
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Starmer's U-turn on local elections only benefits Reform
Labour's decision, in the wake of court action by Reform UK, to reverse the postponement of local elections for 30 English councils on 7 May, is undoubtedly a serious embarrassment for the government.
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
England trust Pollock factor to rebound against Ireland
Back row Henry Pollock will make his first international start on Saturday as they look to respond from defeat to Scotland
4 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
The IPP scandal cannot be salvaged by an 'action plan
Given the overcrowding crisis in Britain's prisons and the fact that the criminal justice system is teetering on the brink of collapse, it is doubly troubling that there are still around 2,400 people in prison under the discredited system of imprisonment for public protection (IPP).
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Fesse always lifted us up. He knew how to keep hope alive
Jesse Jackson - everyone called him just \"Jesse epitomised a belief in the American dream, of a kind that was possible to achieve; possible to be able to live.
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Police look into Epstein's private flights to Stansted
Essex Police are assessing information regarding private flights departing and landing at Stansted airport after the release of the Epstein files.
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
‘A true giant’ of US society, Jesse Jackson dies, aged 84
Presidents pay tribute to activist whose 'unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions', say his family
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Will high unemployment affect Labour at the polls?
News from Britain’s labour market looks grim: the worst unemployment rate for five years, with youth unemployment running at its highest since 2015.
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Make yourself irreplaceable in workplace AI-mageddon
As jobless figures soar, consultant Grant Feller explains the value of prioritising human thinking over machine learning
5 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Snow and rain set to cause flooding and travel chaos
Snow, sleet and heavy rain are forecast to hit parts of the UK this week, potentially disrupting travel.
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Ferguson dissolves firms after Epstein links revealed
Six companies linked to Sarah Ferguson are being wound down following the release of the Epstein files, Companies House documents show.
1 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Key Lionesses to return for March World Cup qualifiers
A quintet of Euro 2025 winners have returned to the England squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers, while London City Lionesses defender Poppy Pattinson has earned a first senior call-up.
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Tory defectors prominent as Farage unveils his top team
Millie Cooke examines the credentials of Reform four
4 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
'Drama queens' will struggle to escape from the shadows
You could almost hear Robert Jenrick’s ears prick up when Nigel Farage said: “If I was hit by a bus tomorrow...”
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Iran conducts military tests as nuclear talks continue
Iran caried out military drills in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday in a show of strength ahead of nuclear talks with the US in Geneva.
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Ancient cave bacteria is resistant to 10 antibiotics
Scientists have discovered bacteria frozen in an ancient underground ice cave that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics.
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
I haven't vaccinated my kids against measles – here's why
I was always on track with both my children’s childhood NHS vaccination schedules – that’s until they reached their first birthdays.
6 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Hundreds trapped in 'gulag system' by failing IPP plan
Projections show by 2030, at least 520 prisoners will be left rotting behind bars, 18 years after the sentence was abolished
5 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Think SW1 is a boring boys club? Come and join ours
'In The Room', a politics podcast from Cleo Watson, former deputy chief of staff to Boris Johnson, and former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara, launches this Friday
3 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Clinton says Andrew should testify at Epstein hearings
Hillary Clinton has called on everyone asked to testify on paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein to appear before a US congressional committee, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
Tories could lose more than Labour in election U-turn
Conservatives face tough Reform challenge, says top pollster
2 min |
February 18, 2026
The Independent
The importance of genuine nastiness inside the ring
More than two years after their first fight, Leigh Wood and Josh Warrington will meet again on Saturday. Steve Bunce explains why this is one of Britain's most underrated rivalries
2 min |
February 17, 2026
The Independent
The pocket symphony that is still giving us excitations
Sixty years since its inception, The Beach Boys' Mike Love and biographer Peter Doggett tell Mark Beaumont about the making of 'Good Vibrations', Brian Wilson's masterpiece
7 min |
February 17, 2026
The Independent
Punk's not dead, but one hell of a hangover's coming
As losses mount and pubs struggle to cope with the UK's failing hospitality economy, the last thing BrewDog needs is a takeover bid from an embattled ex-boss says James Moore
5 min |
February 17, 2026
The Independent
Wright's hat-trick bolsters Coventry's promotion bid
Frank Lampard barely smiled at the final whistle before embracing Middlesbrough's beaten manager, Kim Hellberg.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Independent
Social media is too dark to put in the hands of children
I was raised by the internet.
3 min |
February 17, 2026
The Independent
Pelicot: Everyone needs to see the faces of the rapists
Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity to shame her offenders in France's most shocking mass rape case and describes her ordeal in her memoir 'A Hymn to Life', reports Tara Cobham
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