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The Independent's expert Rosamund Hall explores if grapes grown without pesticides are all they are cracked up to be
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January 27, 2025
The Independent
Peace deal only chance’ to free hostages, say families
Those waiting for relatives and friends to come home after being held in Gaza urge Israel and Hamas to honour ceasefire
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January 27, 2025
The Independent
Presence of Zelensky ally at inauguration shows Trump backs Ukraine, say insiders
Concerns that Donald Trump may be prepared to ditch America’s support for Ukraine and president Volodymyr Zelensky are wrong, insiders have claimed.
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January 27, 2025
The Independent
The rise, fall and rise of an actor too good to be ignored
As Adrien Brody mounts a comeback courtesy of ambitious drama ‘The Brutalist', Louis Chilton explores why the Oscar winner endured years of cinematic Siberia after 'The Pianist'
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January 27, 2025
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Leicester outsmart Spurs as Postecoglou under pressure
Two goals in four second-half minutes helped Leicester earn a first Premier League win since 3 December with a 2-1 victory at Tottenham to pile more pressure on Ange Postecoglou.
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January 27, 2025
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How Trump’s tech bros sucked the life out of Texas
A new broligarchy’ of the super-rich has emerged in the US but it is the ordinary citizens and the cities they live in who will suffer from unrestrained growth, warns Alex Hannaford
6 min |
January 27, 2025
The Independent
China pours tens of millions into the top UK universities
Top British universities have received tens of millions of pounds from Chinese organisations, The Independent can reveal, as experts warn the UK is increasingly becoming a target for Beijing as it looks to increase its global influence and stifle criticism.
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January 27, 2025
The Independent
If Russian spies are in UK waters, we have to respond
There have been strong words from Defence Secretary John Healey after a British submarine had to warn off a Russian spy ship in UK waters. His message for Russia was: “We know what you are doing.
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January 27, 2025
The Independent
Are there signs that Trump is warming up to Starmer?
Keir Starmer and Donald Trump’s relationship has been far from smooth sailing, with the two having a turbulent dynamic since the Labour leader entered Downing Street.
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January 27, 2025
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Desperate Ukrainians have to smuggle children to UK
Desperate Ukrainian families are resorting to illegal routes and rogue advisers” to bring their children to Britain after catastrophic” changes to the Homes for Ukraine scheme, ministers have been told.
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January 27, 2025
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US and Colombia in trade tariff war over deportations
The US and Colombia clashed yesterday over the deportation of migrants and imposed tariffs on each other’s goods in a show of what countries could face if they intervene in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration.
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January 27, 2025
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Trump seeks to clean out’ Gaza as he lifts Biden’s ban on heavier bombs for Israel
Donald Trump has said he would like to see Gaza “just cleaned out”, allowing a clean slate for the war-torn region on the back of the ceasefire deal agreed between Hamas and Israel.
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January 27, 2025
The Independent
Fragile Gaza ceasefire faces threat from West Bank war
Palestinians and Israelis have barely had time to process the end of a ruinous 15-month war before Israel launched a ‘major counter-terrorism’ operation. Bel Trew reports from Jenin where a new conflict could put the peace deal at risk
6 min |
January 27, 2025
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‘T’m a single gay man and I feel destined to be a dad’
Andrew Swann always wanted children but when he broke up with his boyfriend he decided to try to have one on his own. He explains the emotional ups and downs of surrogacy
5 min |
January 27, 2025
The Independent
Thousands of teens in dark over puberty blockers trial
Wes Streeting has been accused of causing “distress and uncertainty to trans people” and failing to provide clear information on the puberty blockers trial, which is understood to be starting soon.
3 min |
January 27, 2025
The Independent
Herminia brings gale-force winds and more flood alerts
Britain is set to suffer at least three more days of heavy downpours and powerful winds, as a new weather front named Storm Herminia hit the UK almost immediately after Storm Eowyn caused major damage and disruption.
3 min |
January 27, 2025
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Scalded woman urges users to beware hot water bottles
A woman has urged others to \"never use\" hot water bottles after her seven-year-old bottle exploded leaving her with third-degree burns.
2 min |
January 27, 2025
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Trump expected to decide Mandelson's fate this week
Donald Trump is expected to make a decision this week over Peter Mandelson's nomination to be the UK's ambassador to the US, State Department sources have said.
3 min |
January 27, 2025
The Independent
Job cut plans pile pressure on Reeves to scrap policies
Chancellor faces fresh calls for a rethink from private sector
4 min |
January 27, 2025
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Waitrose hoping there's still magic in those freebie beans
When Waitrose first introduced its “free coffee” loyalty scheme in 2013, it was met with mixed success.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Trump's spite agenda shows lust for revenge is undimmed
It was March 2023, and Donald Trump was in Waco, Texas – a town forever associated with the massacre and inferno that engulfed the Branch Davidian sect, resulting in 76 deaths after a lengthy stand-off with law enforcement officials. That took place exactly 30 years before Trump visited the city.
4 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Putin calls for Trump talks on Ukraine war and beyond
Vladimir Putin has emphasised that he is open for talks with Donald Trump on a broad range of issues including Russia’s war in Ukraine, as he called for the two leaders to meet.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Forget who is to blame, get on with fixing our railways
‘This is where we are but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be, says the chair of Shadow GBR. It’s a sentiment shared by Simon Calder and the majority of rail passengers
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Lisbon or Porto... which city is best for a couple?
Lisbon or Porto for October, for a couple. We’ve never visited either. Which do you recommend?
1 min |
January 26, 2025
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This Scrooge-like epiphany on growth is unconvincing
There hasn’t been a change of tone like it since the freezing bookkeepers in The Muppet Christmas Carol asked Michael Caine’s Ebenezer Scrooge if they could have some more coal for their fire.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Four female Israeli soldiers freed under ceasefire swap
Two hundred Palestinians detained in prison are released
4 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Liverpool have dominance.of a 1990s Manchester Utd
Boring Liverpool? After scoring three inside one half to cruise to victory over Ipswich at Anfield, the league leaders are in fact only guilty of one thing – being too good for the rest.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
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Amorim's vision obscured by his non-playing players
Marcus Rashford has been of interest to AC Milan and Juventus, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
City capitalise on errors to leapfrog Blues into top four
On a night of mistakes, the first was the worst but not the costliest. And for that, Abdukodir Khusanov could thank Robert Sanchez.
4 min |
January 26, 2025
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Adults with ADHD may be dying up to 11 years younger
Adults with ADHD might die up to 11 years earlier than those without the disorder, a first-of-its-kind study has found, as experts call for more investment into treatments.
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