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The Independent
Gimmicks get in the way of Mahmood's migration record
How did home secretary Shabana Mahmood choose to blow her own trumpet at a record number of illegal worker arrests and raids since Labour came to power?
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Le Pen presidential bid at stake as appeal case begins
France’s former far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, appeared in court yesterday to appeal an embezzlement conviction, a case whose outcome could significantly impact her 2027 presidential ambitions. The 57-year-old is challenging a March ruling that found her guilty of misusing European parliament funds.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Iran's clerical elite faces gravest threat since 1979
Can the hardline religious leaders in Tehran, used to periodic uprisings and dissent, survive these protests
5 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
THRONE OF BLOOD
'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' is a puerile 'Game of Thrones' prequel, dripping in bodily fluid
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
A lucky shot against Alcaraz could earn amateur £500k
One Point Slam pits everyday players against best in world
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Vance to host talks with Denmark over Greenland
Vice-president has called for US to take over Nato territory
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Trump issues threats as Iran prepares to hang protester
Donald Trump has sent a message to Iranian protesters that “help is on its way” as unrest grips the country during a deadly crackdown on dissent.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Streeting: Labour must start getting it right first time
Wes Streeting has admitted the government should try to “get it right first time”, amid criticism prompted by a series of recent U-turns.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Ofcom has the tools to hold Musk to account over Grok
The speed and scale at which Elon Musk's AI image generator, Grok, has been weaponised over the last week or more to humiliate and harass people has been shocking.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Labour drops compulsory element of digital ID plan
Sir Keir Starmer has reportedly scrapped plans for a compulsory digital identity scheme for workers following opposition to the idea from across the political divide.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Carrick's quiet composure could rejuvenate United
As a footballer, Michael Carrick had the ability to blend into the background, his unassuming nature giving him a lower profile than his ability merited.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Semenyo strikes as City lead in Carabao Cup tie
Knocked out of the Carabao Cup in August, Antoine Semenyo may be taking Manchester City to the final of it.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Why looking for an ethical AI may be a fool's errand
Picking a chatbot in the same way we make conscience-led consumer choices is no easy task
5 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Myanmar aimed to 'erase' Rohingya, UN court told
Myanmar targeted the Rohingya for destruction and made their lives a nightmare, the top UN court heard on the first day of the proceedings in a landmark case accusing the Southeast Asian country of committing genocide.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
PM backs new Birmingham to Manchester railway line
Sir Keir Starmer is set to announce plans to build a new railway line between Birmingham and Manchester, The Independent understands, just over two years after the HS2 expansion was scrapped.
1 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Thousands still without water in Sussex and Kent
Calls grow for chief executive of South East Water to be fired
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
In Iran, Trump has found a just target for his tariff war
I say that with some hesitancy, given the fact that, in my opinion, his behaviour and policies represent a working definition of modern fascism, but the imposition of penal secondary tariffs of 25 per cent for countries that do business with Iran is one such.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
It will be folly to let China build its 'super-embassy'
Knowing what we now do following a leak of the blueprints for China’s new super-embassy in London, it would be on the mad side of reckless to allow Beijing to develop the site of the former Royal Mint for its own ends. And yet that is precisely what the government is expected to announce in the coming days.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Musk is right, for once, on Apple and Google AI deal
The trouble with the modern-day phenomenon of categorising one’s ideological opponents as Satan/Hitler/insert your pick of either history’s or Hollywood’s worst baddies is that sometimes they're going to be right.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
How Iran hides repression by blocking satellite links
Tehran is concealing the government's ruthless crackdown on protests with an internet blackout, and is also trying to 'jam' services via Elon Musk's Starlink
4 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation
Congressional Republicans are threatening to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after the Democratic former president and presidential candidate refused to testify in a GOP-led House probe into Jeffrey Epstein.
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Ukip denies that new logo looks like Nazis' Iron Cross
The UK Independence Party (Ukip) has denied claims that its planned new logo resembles a symbol used by the Nazis.
2 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Bold and and playful sequel fleshes out zombie classic
Danny Boyle smartly cedes director duties for the audacious '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
HAVING A BAWL
Audiences are flocking to watch the Golden Globe-winning film 'Hamnet' because they need a really good cry, writes Charlotte Cripps, who asks experts about the phenomenon
5 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
Some politicians want to ban lying - but why bother?
Labour in Wales wants to outlaw political fibs. Sean O'Grady asks if a world without 'constructive ambiguity' is possible
3 min |
January 14, 2026
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
1893: The Independent Labour Party was formed by Keir Hardie.
1 min |
January 13, 2026
The Independent
Sorry, trolls, autistic Barbie may be Mattel's best doll yet
From Barbie dolls with wheelchairs, canes, prosthetic legs and hearing aids; to blind Barbies and dolls with Down syndrome and type 1 diabetes - plus a Ken doll with vitiligo - playing with toys has come a long, long way since I last had a ragtag bunch of Barbie, Sindy and Jem dolls in the 1980s.
3 min |
January 13, 2026
The Independent
WIRED AND HIRED
As recruitment teams are increasingly turning to elaborate AI-assisted screening techniques to find staff, Helen Coffey gets quizzed by an avatar and ponders the wider implications
8 min |
January 13, 2026
The Independent
‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ find stuns archaeological team
Experts ‘strike gold’ with largest Roman villa discovery
3 min |
January 13, 2026
The Independent
Zahawi 'begged for peerage before defecting to Reform
Controversial former Tory chancellor Nadhim Zahawi has defected to Reform UK after apparently unsuccessfully “begging” to be nominated for a peerage.
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