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BREAKING POINT
'The Surfer' allows Nicolas Cage to go wild in the Australian heat then leaves him hanging, writes Clarisse Loughrey, while 'The Wedding Banquet' marries laughs and feeling
5 min |
May 09, 2025
The Independent
TRACKS IN 2020 VISION
Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard’s Tall Tales’ is loaded with existential jitters and alienation
2 min |
May 09, 2025
The Independent
Khan targets green belt to fix capital’s housing crisis
The London mayor will rip up the rules protecting green belt land in a bid to build almost a million much-needed new homes for Londoners.
2 min |
May 09, 2025
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Shear numbers: human population set to surpass sheep in New Zealand
New Zealand, long the butt of jokes for its disproportionately large sheep population, is seeing its human numbers creep closer to those of its ovine counterparts. While sheep still outnumber people, the gap is narrowing, according to new government data.
2 min |
May 09, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV is first US head of Catholic Church
Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the first US leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church taking the name Pope Leo XIV and telling the world: Peace be with you all!”
4 min |
May 09, 2025
The Independent
What health memoirs reveal about the human condition
Writers are putting their vulnerabilities in print, and people are flocking to read about their recovery. Nick Duerden speaks with authors to understand this non-fiction boom
7 min |
May 09, 2025
The Independent
Can Reform UK’s maverick membership be controlled?
One week in and the “turquoise tsunami” of new Reform UK councillors is already making some less welcome waves.
4 min |
May 09, 2025
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Interest rate cut to 4.25% with more falls expected
Easing inflation allowed the Bank of England to reduce the rate by 0.25% in a timely boost to business and homeowners
3 min |
May 09, 2025
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Woman not guilty’ of illegal home abortion in lockdown
Campaigners say case shows how outdated current laws are
4 min |
May 09, 2025
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Trump and Starmer agree the last deal at the dance
More than a month after Donald Trump set the global economy on fire to rebalance America’s trade relationship with the entire world, the self-proclaimed master negotiator has finally struck his first deal.
4 min |
May 09, 2025
The Independent
Gates says Musk has killed children’ with his Doge cuts
Bill Gates has lashed out at Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of killing the world’s poorest children” through huge cuts to the US foreign aid budget.
3 min |
May 09, 2025
The Independent
Twins, 12, among victims of Pakistani retaliatory attacks
Deadly shelling on Indian border towns in Kashmir has left a trail of devastation, with homes shattered and families torn apart,
5 min |
May 09, 2025
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It’s time for the Bank to be bolder with its rate-cutting
The latest cut in interest is in but the Bank of England’s ratesetters are sharply divided.
3 min |
May 09, 2025
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Pain in Paris gives way to a late winner in Washington
As his beloved Arsenal suffered defeat, the PM struck gold with a trade deal,Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke report
3 min |
May 09, 2025
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Big-hearted mystery show is flush with wit and charm
Sky Max's 'Poker Face' returns with more irreverent fun and a very human sense of chaos and jeopardy
3 min |
May 09, 2025
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Putin’s Victory Day’ nowa shadow of its former self
Today’s Red Square parade isn’t expected to be much more impressive than those of 2023 and 2024, when a Soviet-era T-34 was the only tank on display
3 min |
May 09, 2025
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Victory a result of unity in face of tyranny’, says King
The King has called for a global commitment to restoring peace as he paid tribute to the service and sacrifice of the wartime generation on the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
2 min |
May 09, 2025
The Independent
Tearing down Ukraine flags won't boost Reform's support but it'll definitely help Putin
In the shifting sands of British politics, Reform UK is starting to make waves - particularly at the local level.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
The Independent
Biden accuses Trump of 'modern day appeasement'
Ex-US leader attacks successor over Putin as Ukraine drones cause Moscow flight chaos ahead of Victory Day parade
2 min |
May 08, 2025
The Independent
Carney provides a blueprint on how to deal with Trump
It is a measure of how greatly the return of Donald Trump to the White House has transformed the global diplomatic landscape that any national leader’s first meeting with the US president is now judged less by what was, or was intended to be, achieved than by how he or she did.
4 min |
May 08, 2025
The Independent
Russian missiles hitting the UK is not a far-fetched idea
The British government has ordered an overhaul of the country’s plans for dealing with a direct attack on the UK, according to recent reports.
4 min |
May 08, 2025
The Independent
If Labour wants to get out of the doldrums it must deliver
Keir Starmer's \"new\" government already feels like an \"old\" one. There is no precedent for an incoming government losing so much support so quickly.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
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Prayer and oaths of secrecy as papal election begins
The 133 cardinal electors failed to elect a successor to Pope Francis on the opening day of the conclave at the Vatican
2 min |
May 08, 2025
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Arsenal's failure in Paris ends disappointing season
This dispiriting season for Arsenal essentially ends as it should: all of the campaign’s issues inevitably combining for one last disappointment.
4 min |
May 08, 2025
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Reeves's future hangs in the balance amid demands for winter fuel payment U-turn
Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure from his own MPs and political opponents to reverse his decision to strip 10 million pensioners of winter fuel payments.
4 min |
May 08, 2025
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Weight Watchers files for bankruptcy to shed debt
Since 1963, it has been a go-to destination for those complaining of a straining waistband.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
The Independent
No 10's small boat refugees visa ban faces court battle
Rules that make it almost impossible for small boat refugees to become British citizens have been hit by a legal challenge, The Independent can reveal.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
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Backlash after minister says UK could sell arms to India
The government is facing a backlash after the business secretary suggested the UK should not be \"squeamish\" about selling arms to India amid escalating tensions with Pakistan.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
The Independent
Five Iranian men arrested in suspected plot to 'target Israeli embassy in London'
The government is facing a backlash after the business secretary suggested the UK should not be \"squeamish\" about selling arms to India amid escalating tensions with Pakistan.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
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Pride without prejudice has Farrell over a family barrel
Whether or not to include his son is among the difficult decisions Lions coach Andy Farrell must make before he reveals his squad this afternoon, writes Harry Latham-Coyle
4 min |