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The Independent
Liverpool lose in the dying seconds of a match (again)
Increasingly, injury time is not Arne time. A night when Wolves could savour an action replay left Arne Slot lamenting the “same old story”.
3 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
CEREAL OFFENDERS
When it comes to muesli, new research shows even some premium brands are less than nutritious. So what should we look for in a genuinely healthy bowl
5 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Stolen British Museum art sold on Portobello Road
A former British Museum staff member stole more than 300 artworks, selling them at an antiques market, before being caught red-handed, a new book has revealed.
2 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Petrol prices set to spike as Iran threatens oil tankers
Drivers in the UK could face record-breaking petrol prices as soon as this month as the conflict between the US and Iran disrupts oil markets across the globe.
3 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
A million more pensioners will have to pay income tax
Up to a million more pensioners will be drawn into paying income tax as a direct consequence of frozen tax thresholds, according to new forecasts from the Budget watchdog.
2 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Iran's rulers could survive by raising the price of war
Could Iran survive a war with the world's most powerful military? With the right strategy - one that starts with Tehran understanding what the United States hopes to achieve, and devising a counter plan - it's not beyond the realms of possibility.
3 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Trump taunts Starmer as he deploys warship to Cyprus
Sir Keir Starmer is deploying the Royal Navy warship HMS Dragon and a fleet of armed helicopters to Cyprus in a major escalation of Britain's involvement in Donald Trump's chaotic war on Iran.
3 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Reeves defends fiscal plans as global energy prices soar
Rachel Reeves was accused of being “tone deaf” on energy prices yesterday as she delivered her spring statement in the Commons.
4 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Will the spring statement help Reeves keep her job?
In a rare outcome for one of her set-piece occasions, Rachel Reeves's intentionally low-key spring statement went off relatively well yesterday.
2 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
The UK must not be dragged into Trump's Iranian folly
We know from our experience of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya that it is relatively easy for politicians to decide to unleash upon a country and its people large-scale firepower.
3 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Borthwick rings changes for clash with improving Italy
Steve Borthwick has ripped up his England side for the Six Nations trip to face Italy, naming an all-new backline with Fin Smith installed at fly-half.
2 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
1394: Prince Henry the Navigator, who sponsored Portugal's voyages of discovery, was born in Oporto.
1 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
HARRY'S KISS OF LIFE
After discovering la dolce vita in Italy, Harry Styles has served up his boldest and most personal album yet in 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally', writes Roisin O'Connor
4 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
As Israel burns, Netanyahu and Trump's divisions show
At a synagogue in Beit Shemesh, where an Iranian missile flattened a bomb shelter, killing 11, Donald Macintyre finds the appetite for the war undimmed among locals – for now
4 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
A reluctant 'sex bomb' with plenty to be angry about
Christina Applegate, the star of 'Married... with Children' and 'Anchorman', has written a devastating and funny memoir in 'You with the Sad Eyes', says Adam White
4 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Cadillac eye the long game ahead of debut season in F1
Kieran Jackson looks under the hood of a team boasting two seasoned drivers, 600 recruits and a $20m Super Bowl ad
4 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Post-Brexit reset with EU lacks ‘direction’, MPs warn
Sir Keir Starmer’s ambition to reset UK-EU relations after Brexit is “suffering from a lack of direction, definition and drive”, MPs have warned in a new report.
2 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Welcome to Reeves's parallel universe of growth and riches
There is always a divorced-from-reality aspect to Rachel Reeves.
4 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Forget the ‘manosphere’ – women like me love Reddit
Once the home of trolls, incels and misogynistic men, the discussion site has cleaned up its act and now has a mostly female user base, including regular ‘lurker’ Katie Rosseinsky
5 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
I'm stuck in a war zone – at least Starmer offers us hope
In Doha on Monday night, we awoke once again to the thud and boom of missiles being intercepted overhead.
3 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Trump is about to make the whole world much poorer
A war launched without a clear set of aims and a plan for what happens “the day after” is not only bad news for those who try and fight it, but also for the folks back home.
4 min |
March 04, 2026
The Independent
Turning cataclysmic hurt into something dazzling
Lily Allen's superb storytelling in her album West End Girl makes for a captivating listen, and watch, says Blue Kirkhope
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
Usyk's pyramid scheme is nothing new in fight game
In a recent boxing world where one man promised a crowd of 150,000 outdoors in San Francisco and Floyd Mayweather will return in Las Vegas in September, a heavyweight world title fight in front of the pyramids at Giza fits right in.
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
What can we learn from the Gulf airspace shutdown?
Ask Simon Calder
1 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
'I stand by my decision' not to join attacks, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has defiantly hit back at Donald Trump and defended his decision not to allow British military bases to be used by the US for the first wave of strikes against Iran, telling the Commons: “I stand by my decision.”
3 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
Junta frees 10,000 from jail but Suu Kyi's fate unknown
Family fear for welfare of Myanmar's former de facto leader
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
WARM AND FUZZY
Beavers fight a road project in Pixar's wonderfully animated 'Hoppers'. Clarisse Loughrey finds plenty to gnaw on
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
Ross hosts dismal exercise in culture-war needling
The joyless, empty 'Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing' chains together opposite types for kicks, writes Louis Chilton
2 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
Starmer was right to keep Britain out of this war
Sir Keir Starmer, as is often noted, is by profession a lawyer. It is only to be expected that he respects international law and upholds it where he can.
3 min |
March 03, 2026
The Independent
Middle East chaos spreads as Iran continues retaliation
Donald Trump claims he took ‘last, best chance to strike’
4 min |