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The Independent
Teen kills teacher and pupil in shooting at US school
A US community has been left traumatised after a 15-year-old female student killed a teacher and another pupil in a shooting spree at a Christian school in Wisconsin on Monday.
2 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
French fly flag in Damascus as West holds talks in Syria.
France has raised its flag at its Damascus embassy for the first time in 12 years and European Union officials prepared to engage with the new Syrian leadership, a sign of the growing contacts after Bashar al-Assad was ousted as president on 8 December.
3 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Gaza ceasefire in sight as expectations grow over deal
Hamas says an agreement will only be signed if Israel stops setting new conditions during 'serious and positive' talks
4 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
UK held migrants on island unlawfully, judge rules
A group of more than 60 asylum seekers were unlawfully detained by the UK on the remote island of Diego Garcia, a judge has ruled.
2 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
UK intelligence foiled plots.to assassinate Pope Francis
Two suicide bombers targeted Pope Francis as he delivered a message of peace during a visit to Iraq but were foiled by British intelligence services, he has revealed.
1 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Sara Sharif's killers start life sentences to shouts of 'evil'
The pair were described as 'executioners' by Sara's mother
5 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Why has Labour's Brexit reset with the EU faltered?
Not for the first time, this government finds itself stumbling into the gap between its pre-election rhetoric and post-election realities.
4 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Farage meets Musk amid Reform donation rumours
Nigel Farage has met Elon Musk at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion amid rumours the tech billionaire is preparing to donate $100m (£79m) to Reform UK.
2 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Hodgkinson voted BBC Sports Personality of Year
Keely Hodgkinson was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year at an awards ceremony in Salford last night, at the end of a stunning year which saw her become the Olympic 800m champion in Paris.
2 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Millions of Waspi women will not get compensation
Government ignores ombudsman over lost pension cash
2 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
General killed in Moscow blast 'was legitimate target'
Sources admit Ukrainian agents assassinated Igor Kirillov
3 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Starmer reveals plans for new defence pact with EU
The UK must coordinate with its allies to support Ukraine, the PM tells political correspondent Millie Cooke in Tallinn
3 min |
December 18, 2024
The Independent
Track queen Hodgkinson races towards another prize
Lawrence Ostlere on why the 800m Olympic champion is favourite to win the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year
5 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
New year, new City? Pep's crisis demands an overhaul
It was neither the most extreme nor most expensive piece of scrambled thinking by anyone of a Manchester City persuasion.
3 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Fans get 'Battle of Britain' in tough Euro 2025 draw
Holders England and debutants Wales are joined by France and the Netherlands in Group D
3 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Late drama as Cherries and West Ham share the points
The media giant is behind films including the Paddington franchise, Back to Black and Love Actually through its studio business, StudioCanal. London’s stock market has seen several companies move their primary listings abroad, and a raft of listed firms taken private following acquisitions.
2 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
The 'Czech Sphinx' is just what the Royal Mail needs
Controversial as the deal may be, Daniel Kretinsky might be the only man with a realistic prospect of fixing the company, writes James Moore but he is still taking a significant risk
3 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Assad wanted to stay and keep fighting, he claims
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad said that he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came under attack.
2 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
'In the last week, there were no attempts to kill anyone'
Sitting in the police headquarters of Homs, in an office that, until last week, was run by the feared intelligence network of Bashar al-Assad, Alaa Omran is holding court.
7 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Germany on course to hold snap election in February
German chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote, putting the European Union’s most populous member and biggest economy on course to hold an early election in late February.
2 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
The silent war taking place on Nato's eastern fringes
Narva, on Estonia’s border with Russia, has been targeted by the Kremlin since 2022. Millie Cooke talks to residents and discovers that anti-Russian feeling is by no means universal
4 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
New homeschooling laws after murder of Sara Sharif
The right to home education will no longer be automatic for parents of the most at-risk children, under proposed legislation being unveiled in parliament today.
3 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Government accused of sewage discharge failure
The government and regulators breached the law by allowing water firms to discharge sewage, a watchdog has ruled.
4 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Archbishop apologises for handling of sex abuse case
The church of England’s second-most-senior bishop, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell, has apologised for not acting sooner in the case of sexual abuse carried out by a Church of England priest.
2 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
New top mandarin echoes PM's warning to Whitehall
The new cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald has delivered a stark pre-Christmas warning on his first day on the job as Britain’s top civil servant. In a message to all civil servants across Whitehall, Sir Chris echoed the comments of the prime minister that they must stop being a block to progress, with an enjoinder that “we must do things differently”.
1 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
How will Labour's plans for devolution actually work?
Angela Rayner, deputy prime minister and still the darling of her party, is a restless woman.
4 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Starmer reset blow as EU sues over free movement
The European Commission is taking Britain to court over its alleged failure to comply with EU law on freedom of movement after Brexit.
2 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Tax changes will risk loss of 125,000 jobs, Reeves is told
Rachel Reeves has been warned that her so-called tractor tax” will not just hit farms but will also put tens of thousands of family businesses at risk along with 125,000 jobs.
2 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Follow our lead on defence or pay price, Estonia warns
Starmer urges allies to double down on support for Ukraine
3 min |
December 17, 2024
The Independent
Letby's lawyers seek appeal after expert ‘changed mind'
Lucy Letby's lawyers are seeking to launch a fresh appeal over her convictions after claiming that the prosecution's lead witness was \"not reliable\".
4 min |