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The Independent
Family of Captain Tom have tainted his legacy, say locals
Residents of Marston Moretaine now just want to move on
4 min |
November 22, 2024
The Independent
Aircraft carriers are not safe from cuts, Healey confirms
Defence secretary John Healey has refused to rule out mothballing one of Britain’s two aircraft carriers as a result of the strategic defence review being carried out by Sir Keir Starmer’s government.
2 min |
November 22, 2024
The Independent
Does Labour always seek chalk-and-cheese leaders?
The passing of John Prescott has attracted an impressive amount of attention, and affection, about his time in politics and, in particular, the contribution he made to New Labour and the Blair administration in which he played such an important part.
3 min |
November 22, 2024
The Independent
The moment that John told me: I have that thing Lady Di's got (he meant bulimia)
Simon Walters recalls his many meetings with John Prescott, including candid confessions, rants and rages... and regret
3 min |
November 22, 2024
The Independent
Prescott (whisper it) was a New Labour moderniser
It has often been said that Tony Blair used John Prescott – with his working-class, trade-union background and traditional socialist beliefs – as a human shield, to give Blair cover for his middle-class, crypto-Tory sellout of Labour values. It is not true.
3 min |
November 22, 2024
The Independent
John Prescott, ex-Labour deputy PM, dies aged 86
King Charles and Sir Tony Blair led tributes to former deputy prime minister John Prescott, who has died at the age of 86 after battling Alzheimer’s.
5 min |
November 22, 2024
The Independent
Netanyahu is accused of 'starvation' tactics in Gaza
Arrest warrants issued for Israeli PM, his ex-defence minister and 'dead' Hamas leader by International Criminal Court
5 min |
November 22, 2024
The Independent
'People want to return to a dirtier, less fashionable era'
Provocateur and professional party animal The Dare chats to Annabel Nugent about his debut album, getting the Daily Mail all riled up, and why he hates the words indie sleaze’
6 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Attention, please: Spotify's feelgood vision of the future
As the app makes its latest pivot, Andrew Griffin reports from behind the scenes of a tech company with a vision to enhance the Joe Rogan effect’ and take on YouTube
5 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
King Kohli's crown slips as India journey down under
There is a famous portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger, painted as part of the Whitehall Mural in the mid1530s.
4 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Formation clues as Amorim takes first training sessions
Ruben Amorim has his feet under the table at Manchester United’s Carrington training ground as he begins work in earnest after officially taking charge of the club.
2 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Fashioning City 3.0 will be Pep's greatest challenge yet
The Premier League champions are in need of a rebuild and their managerial godfather is prepared to stay to oversee it after agreeing a new one-year contract
4 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Shock rise in inflation is bad news for our mortgage rates
A mere month after inflation undershot the Bank of England’s 2 per cent target, it’s back up again – in the sharpest spike in two years.
3 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Ford to cut 800 UK jobs as electric car take-up slows
Ford has said it will cut 800 jobs in the UK as it battles waning interest in electric cars and stiff competition from other carmakers.
2 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Mortgage pain fuels record.rise in home ownership fees
Soaring monthly mortgage payments are fuelling the highest rise in home ownership costs in more than three decades as more than 100,000 households come off fixed-term deals every month.
3 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Why is Trump keen to hand power to TV quack Dr Oz?
Rhian Lubin on the president-elect’s pick to lead Medicare
4 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Hong Kong media mogul Lai defiant at collusion trial
NAMITA SINGH ALEXANDER BUTLER
4 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
The Lion Kim: Russia gifts animals to North Korea zoo
Vladimir Putin has gifted dozens of animals including a lion and two bears to a zoo in North Korea, the latest in a series of exchanges as Russia relies on Pyongyang’s artillery and troops to bolster its invasion of Ukraine.
1 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
The UK-trained elite forces being wooed by Moscow
Afghan troops who fought the Taliban live in danger while Britain dithers over whether to give them sanctuary, writes Holly Bancroft. Meanwhile, our adversaries are circling...
7 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Al-Fayed sexual abuse could be 'on the scale of Savile'
The scale of Mohamed Al-Fayed’s sexual abuse may be similar to that of Jimmy Savile’s, a survivors’ advocate appointed by Harrods has said.
2 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Teen faces 20 years in jail after Dubai fling with girl
A British teenager is facing a 20-year jail sentence in Dubai after developing a holiday romance with another tourist.
2 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Brexit is 'hell' for working musicians and road crew
Artists hit by red tape and increased costs, warns report
4 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Family of Captain Tom had misused charity, report says
Captain Tom Moore’s family repeatedly benefited” financially from a charity created in his name, engaging in a pattern of behaviour” that saw them personally earn more than 1m from their involvement, a highly critical report has found.
4 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Could stubborn inflation eat into Labour's poll control?
Every administration in the genuinely) democratic world to seek re-election in 2024 has failed the first time this has happened, according to psephologists.
3 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Lords approve government bill to renationalise railways
Britain’s railways are set to come back into public ownership after legislation to renationalise the train services was passed by members of the House of Lords.
2 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Grey-Thompson says right to die will be open to abuse
Sporting hero and disability rights campaigner says loopholes in the assisted dying bill mean there are no real safeguards
4 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Army drones and warships among £500m defence cuts
The defence secretary has announced emergency cuts to the UK military, including the Royal Navy’s two amphibious assault ships, a frigate and 31 helicopters.
3 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Strikes show UK 'doubling down' on support for Kyiv
Ukraine has fired British long-range Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time, The Independent understands the latest sign of a change in stance from Western countries on involvement in the conflict.
3 min |
November 21, 2024
The Independent
Tuchel left with big calls to make after Carsley refresh
No pressure, Thomas. Lee Carsley hands over to Thomas Tuchel promising to give England’s next manager a comprehensive debrief on the three autumn camps but perhaps also elevating expectations. Not so much with the results – promotion in the Nations League was anticipated for a team ranked fourth in the world and who reached the final of Euro 2024 – as with his assessment of England’s prospects for the time covered by Tuchel’s 18-month deal.
3 min |
November 20, 2024
The Independent
Wiegman calls up uncapped trio for injury-hit Lionesses
England manager Sarina Wiegman is confident Laura Blindkilde-Brown and Ruby Mace can both make the most of their first senior call-ups to an injury-hit squad.
3 min |