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The Independent
Imitation the sincerest form of flattery, without the fun
Chinese marque Chery’s Tiggo 8 Summit plugin hybrid may have a name reminiscent of a playful cartoon character, but its real-world charms are more prosaic
3 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
The iceberg cometh for the Premier League’s Titanic
Tottenham Hotspur are dreadful and only getting worse, writes Richard Jolly, a precarious one point above the drop zone after a trend of poor decisions both on and off the pitch
3 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Son of Labour grandee Prescott switches to Greens
The son of former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott has joined the Green Party. David Prescott, who once tried to become a Labour MP, is thought to have become a member of Zack Polanski’s party last October, a year after his father died.
2 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Fleet Street ignores history in favour of crass point-scoring
And you, Mr President, are no Franklin D Roosevelt.” The words must have briefly hovered in Keir Starmer’s mind when he learned that Donald J Trump had been telling reporters, “this is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with”.
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Push-pull schtick is best approached as a minefield
Morrissey doesn't make it easy for the listener, even though 'Make-Up is a Lie' has some good songs
2 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
‘I’ve said very publicly that I’m not scared of any driver’
Britain’s George Russell, F1 favourite for this season, holds no fear of Verstappen – and he’s ready to grasp his chance. Kieran Jackson speaks to him ahead of the season-opener
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
England gamble on changes before crucial Rome clash
For members of the English nobility in the 18th and 19th centuries, a glamorous Grand Tour of Europe was almost a rite of passage.
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Will the war in Iran have an impact on our energy bills?
What happens on commodities markets, and in the conference rooms of the world's central banks, may prove as crucial to the outcome of the Iran war as anything that happens on the battlefield or in the skies above the Middle East.
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
DEAF OR GLORY
The UK entry for this year's Eurovision is an objectively terrible melange of synthesisers and very loud heterosexual male energy, but at least it's not beige
2 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
‘Sawn-off hands and missing ears laid bare our differences’
The US-Israeli airstrikes stirred memories in Frieda Hughes of a trip she and her father, Ted Hughes, made to Iran in 1971
2 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Starmer's own cabinet have left him high and dry on Iran
Crisis always brings opportunity in politics. It tests alliances, and allows competitors to stake out ideas and counterarguments that might otherwise be sidelined.
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Public opinion won't let the PM fall into line with Trump
The debate about Britain's role in the US-Israel war against Iran comes down to a narrow but important difference.
3 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Are we drifting dangerously close to a third world war?
As the conflict across the Middle East threatens to turn into a global one, military historian Guy Walters explains why it is so difficult to ignore the similarities between now and 1914
8 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
FAME AND FORTUNE
You've probably never heard of the artist who illustrated the much loved Rider-Waite tarot deck, Pamela Colman Smith. Novelist Jill Dawson tells the story of her extraordinary life
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Reds blend vintage past with vibrant future in cup
Twice in four days, Molineux has had firsthand evidence of Mohamed Salah’s decline.
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
‘Reader, I devoured them’:
With ‘Wuthering Heights’ breaking box office records and ‘A Woman of Substance’ about to hit our screens, Kate Steele explains how these tales of the human heart are essential reading in dark times – and are a lot deeper than you think
5 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Trump demands surrender from Iran as crisis escalates
US president demands a role in choosing next leader, while Lammy says RAF jets can legally strike regime's missile sites
2 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
‘There wasn’t any space that didn’t have a patient in it’
Tom Frith spent two days on a trolley in A&E without access to an MRI, and died weeks later from a deadly brain infection
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
‘There’s so much gratuitous use of female flesh on TV’
Comic actor Doon Mackichan speaks to Louis Chilton about sexism in TV, turning down the chance to ‘break America’, and her latest project - Russian anti-rich satire ‘Summerfolk’
7 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
‘Food is available in Tehran — but we just can’t afford it’
The war is not only generating terror and bloodshed in Iran, it is putting groceries, medicines and other necessities out of the reach of ordinary people.
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
The glass ceiling has been raised... but not yet broken
Rachel Reeves is keen to celebrate progress in getting more women onto the boards of our biggest companies. But there are still far too few in executive roles
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Middle East in crisis as 15 nations pulled into conflict
Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon and Jordan are just some of the countries attacked
6 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Four arrested for spying on Jewish community for Iran
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran on locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community.
3 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
German media giant buys Telegraph group for £575m
Axel Springer chief says purchase is a ‘dream come true’
2 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
A war fuelled by each side's 'end times' religious fervour
An overlapping belief in the second coming underpins much of the motivation in the US corridors of power and in the bunkers where the ayatollahs hide today
4 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
Farage discusses Chagos deal at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Nigel Farage met Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago mansion yesterday to discuss Sir Keir Starmer’s Chagos Islands deal, as the war in the Middle East escalates.
2 min |
March 07, 2026
The Independent
India survive high-scoring thriller despite Bethell ton
India won by 7 runs We wondered just how good this England team could be after they stumbled through this T20 World Cup, winning tight games from difficult positions to reach the semifinals without ever producing the complete performance.
3 min |
March 06, 2026
The Independent
Russia is back in the Games – and this is just the start
Ten Russian and Belarusian athletes will parade under their national flags in this evening’s Paralympic Games opening ceremony in Verona, despite condemnation across Europe
4 min |
March 06, 2026
The Independent
‘The focus will shift to Iran’
Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to world affairs editor Sam Kiley about his fear that the conflict in the Middle East could leave Ukraine without the weapons it requires to defend its people
5 min |
March 06, 2026
The Independent
Gulf crisis reveals shambles of airline passenger rights
Simon Calder wants answers after the aviation shutdown
3 min |