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The Independent
Job loss fears as national insurance hike takes effect
Prices could increase and staff working hours fall as the rise in employer national insurance contributions NICs) comes into force today, ministers have been warned.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Man and girl, 10, die after Lincolnshire caravan fire
A 48-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl have died following a caravan fire in Lincolnshire.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Tearful trainer Mullins gets the 1-2-3 in Grand National
Irishman’s epic feat marred by 18 horses not finishing race
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
How Wham! broke China
Forty years on from George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley bringing pop to the communist bloc, Mark Beaumont uncovers a tale of spies, silent stadiums and airborne terror
8 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Asda trials face recognition tech that tracks shoppers
Technology to be used to combat shoplifting epidemic’
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Meta 'secretly donated' to dead schoolgirl's charity
Meta and Pinterest have reportedly made donations to a foundation established in memory of Molly Russell.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Outcry after two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel
Two Labour MPs have been denied entry to and deported from Israel in a move described as deeply concerning” by the UK foreign secretary.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Streeting targets Farage over tax hike 'to fund NHS'
Labour is seeking to take back control of the narrative over the chancellor's controversial national insurance hike, accusing Reform UK and the Conservatives of plotting to pull billions of pounds of funding from the NHS.
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Arsenal fail to show they're the Real deal in poor draw
For one of the more stylish midfielders to grace Goodison Park in recent decades, a farewell to the venue came in the form of a warm-up for a very different test.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
THE TIME IS NOW
After 20 years of visiting Lisbon, Victoria Harper says the most exquisite season to see the Portuguese capital is spring
5 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
STITCH 'N' BITCH
How did the sedate pastime of knitting become a hotbed of online feuds and conflict? Kate Ng puts down her needles to investipate a world of faked deaths, AI a stolen designs
6 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Little more than pride at stake in Manchester derby
Welcome to Manchester, to borrow a hackneyed phrase. Although the invitation may seem less enticing than it has for quite some time.
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Starmer must forge closer ties to EU, demand unions
Labour's biggest financial backers are among the loudest voices pressing Sir Keir Starmer to have a much more ambitious approach to his Brexit reset in the wake of Donald Trump unleashing an international trade war by imposing sweeping tariffs.
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Labour MP held over rape and child abuse allegations
A Labour MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Video calls IDF account of Gaza killings into question
New footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel’s account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck last month, killing 15 paramedics and rescue workers.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Reform UK candidate called the late Queen a scrounger
One of Reform UK’s local election candidates accused Queen Elizabeth II of scrounging” and sponging” and called for her to be jailed, The Independent can reveal.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Britain and France discuss building up Ukrainian army
British and French military chiefs have met their counterparts in Ukraine to discuss how Sir Keir Starmer’s coalition of the willing” can build on the formidable capabilities of the Ukrainian army”.
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April 06, 2025
The Independent
Millions march in protest against Trump and Musk
Millions of people flocked to the streets in the US yesterday in protest against the Trump administration’s cuts to health program funding, mass firings of federal workers and steps toward closing entire agencies.
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
"There's great cynicism about this idea of collective effort to defend Britain'
Former MI6 boss Alex Younger tells The Independent the country must prepare for a war with Russia and how he doesn’t want to know if Donald Trump is spying for Moscow
5 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
ELVIS AIN'T DEAD?
Some want to convince you that Justin Bieber is a lizard and Stevie Wonder isn't blind. Ellie Muir and Roisin O'Connor on the oddest music conspiracy theories that are out there
10 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Shots fired! But just who'll pull the trigger in paradise?
Rogue Russians, a lovelorn cop and a spurned nepo baby... our Culture desk viewers have been speculating about what might play out in the season three finale of The White Lotus’
6 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Missing stars reflect lost lustre of Champions Cup
It was the sight that no English rugby fan wanted to see. After 80 gruelling minutes at Welford Road last Sunday, Maro Itoje sunk to a knee, the lock clearly spent. It takes a lot to bow the England and Saracens captain but his exhaustion was clear; it was not just the strain of a gutsy Premiership win over Leicester taking its toll but the lingering impacts of a physically, emotionally and mentally draining Six Nations campaign, too.
4 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Trump is plagiarising a very old playbook for his tariffs
It is doubtful if Donald Trump has ever heard of Albert Hirschman. If asked, the president would probably speculate as to whether he was that German guy who came third in the Masters”. But there may be those in his advisory circle who are well-versed in the works of the economist, author of National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade.
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April 05, 2025
The Independent
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Jonathan Buckley remembers the best fiver he ever spent on Wallace Stevens' precise and profound 'Collected Poems'
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
TRIED AND TESTED
Sean O’Grady on the Nissan Qashqai N-Connecta the latest iteration of a family car that has stood the test of time
4 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Man who left Coke for tribe on isolated island arrested
A 24-year-old American tourist has been detained in India for entering a remote tribal area where islanders have no contact with the outside world.
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Since Trump came to power, cowardice seems contagious
Do you remember Julian Assange’s catchphrase,“Courage is contagious”? I think he may have borrowed it from the old Bible basher the Reverend Billy Graham, but no matter: it had a catchy ring about it. Sadly, there is something even more contagious: cowardice.
4 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
England thrash Belgium to head Nations League table
Sarina Wiegman praised her England team after they “kept it simple” in a 5-0 rout of Nations League opponents Belgium at Ashton Gate.
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Charles drawn into Andrew spy scandal, papers reveal
The Duke of York and his former adviser twice went to Windsor without being seen” to talk to the King about an investment fund linked to an alleged Chinese spy, according to newly released tribunal documents.
4 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Why I promise green wind will save Britain's economy
Families and businesses have seen their energy bills rocket in the years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And this week, energy bills have risen once again as a direct consequence of the latest spike in global gas prices.
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