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The Independent
Delays to post-Brexit deal ‘costing UK £100m a week’
Britain is missing out on up to £100m for every week that a landmark deal with the European Union is not in place, according to new research that has prompted calls for Sir Keir Starmer to urgently break the Brexit economic “doom loop”.
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December 30, 2025
The Independent
Bulgaria prepares to ditch lev as euro adoption arrives
Banks, shoppers and holidaymakers in Bulgaria are preparing to say goodbye to the lev currency ahead of a move to adopt the euro on 1 January.
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December 30, 2025
The Independent
For £1.30 each a year, we can help end Aids by 2030
By protecting UK funding for the global HIV response, we can help prevent millions of infections, analysis reveals
3 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Foreign Office investigating amid calls to deport activist
Downing Street says there are 'questions to be answered' in respect of historic social media posts by Alaa Abd el-Fattah
4 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Winkleman set to host chat show ‘with sofa full of stars’
'The Claudia Winkleman Show' launches in spring next year
2 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Elba and Lionesses among new year honours recipients
2026 list recognises many who work to help their community
4 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
President is running out of time on Ukraine and Gaza
Donald Trump concluded a summit with Benjamin Netanyahu at Mara-Lago yesterday with a vow that Hamas would have “hell to pay” if it did not disarm under the terms of a US-brokered ceasefire agreement in the coming weeks.
4 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Britain needs new defence pact with Europe as Trump can't be trusted, voters say
Poll reveals fear US won't protect UK from a Russian attack
2 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Royal row as Cabinet Office accused of Andrew cover-up
The Cabinet Office has been accused of covering up for the royal family after it emerged that official papers referring to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had been withheld from the National Archives.
5 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Russia ‘lying over attack on Putin home to prolong war’
Zelensky accuses Moscow after peace talks with Trump
2 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
'My friend put others first – and sadly he paid the price'
Tributes paid to man still missing after Christmas Day swim
2 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Trump says 'rebuilding' of Gaza Strip will begin soon
Donald Trump has said he hopes to move forward with his Gaza peace plan “very quickly” as he welcomed Benjamin Netanyahu to Florida yesterday.
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December 30, 2025
The Independent
Joshua injured as two die in motorway crash in Nigeria
The British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was involved in a car crash in Nigeria's Ogun State that killed two people, local police said yesterday.
2 min |
December 30, 2025
The Independent
Diet and weight-loss tips nutritionists all agree on
Harry Bullmore spends his days interviewing experts in the health and fitness space. Here are the most useful pieces of advice about weight loss that they have revealed this year
8 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Russian submarine followed spy ship into British waters
A Russian submarine was deployed alongside a spy ship to map critical undersea infrastructure around Britain, it has emerged.
2 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Do I need to arrive three hours before my flight?
Q We've been told by Ryanair to arrive at Stansted three hours before our flight tomorrow. A friend took an hour to get through security yesterday. Are there problems at the airport?
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December 29, 2025
The Independent
Britons ‘languish in Indian jails due to diplomatic fight’
Families are demanding government action over Christian Michel and Jagtar Singh Johal, who have been locked up for a combined 15 years without trial
7 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
'Life-changing' asthma drug only requires two jabs a year
An asthma treatment that only requires patients to have two jabs a year to prevent life-threatening attacks will be available in Britain.
2 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
‘Intolerable pressure’ brings teachers to brink of walkout
Strikes ‘an option for people to consider’, warn union bosses
5 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Original 'sex kitten' courted controversy until the end
Brigitte Bardot was an icon of the sexual revolution, but in later life sparked outrage with her outspoken views on homosexuality, Islam and #MeToo
5 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Factory breeds engineered mosquitoes to fight malaria
A British company breeding mosquitoes whose offspring cannot spread malaria is set to start releasing the insects into Djibouti city by the end of the year.
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Palestine Action hunger striker can barely 'speak
One of the prisoners on hunger strike in support of Palestine Action has lost the ability to speak and another is unable to stand without passing out, campaigners have said as the protest entered its 56th day.
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
What 2025 taught me about good manners – and people
Once upon a time, good manners were about please and thank you. In 2025, they’re about read receipts, voice notes and knowing when to keep your thoughts to yourself. Not everyone has got the memo.
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
'We've been in limbo for 25 years. I need to know what happened to my daughter'
Carmel Fenech vanished in 1998 but her family refuse to give up hope despite being no closer to the answers they crave
4 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
PM's peerage for ex-adviser with child sex offender link
Sir Keir Starmer nominated a former adviser for a peerage despite him having previously campaigned for a councillor charged with child sex offences.
2 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Iran in 'full-scale war' with the West, claims president
Iran’s president has claimed that his country is in an all-out war with the West, days before Donald Trump meets with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
1 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
New contactless rules mean some rail users pay more
Train fares on some services have soared following the expansion of contactless payment systems, prompting concerns that passengers could be priced off the railways.
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Calvert-Lewin scores again to extend superb Leeds run
Calvert-Lewin (47) Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for the sixth game running to extend Leeds' unbeaten run to five games after a 1-1 draw against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Six global tinderboxes ready to blow in the next 12 months
There is something ambivalent about the season of goodwill, as it usually triggers a splurge of journalistic predictions of bad things to come for the new year, more trouble and pestilence and worse wars.
4 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
You can't stop the flock
With a raved-about album, 'Getting Killed', Geese are being called 'Gen Z's first great rock band'
3 min |