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The Independent
Christian charity tries to bar civil servants backing Pride
A campaign group has launched legal action seeking to ban civil servants from wearing rainbow lanyards, endorsing Pride events and using preferred pronouns in public-facing email signatures.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Independent
Israel to call up 60,000 reservists for Gaza offensive
The Israeli military is calling up to 60,000 reservists for a new offensive in Gaza City and other heavily populated areas of the war-torn Gaza Strip.
3 min |
August 21, 2025
The Independent
Thousands more migrants face removal from hotels
Labour blow as councils mull legal action after Epping ruling
4 min |
August 21, 2025
The Independent
One chance to sink Putin's economy – and we blew it
Despite pledges of support for Ukraine, many of its allies couldn't stomach the sacrifice it would take to cause him real harm: to give up his oil and gas
5 min |
August 21, 2025
The Independent
Sting in the tail is a good thing, say (deluded) experts
Wasp numbers are on the rise after the UK's warmest spring
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Independent
Capital gains tax on houses ‘could lose Treasury money’
Rachel Reeves's plans to levy a “mansion tax” on high-value properties make no sense and could cause the Treasury to lose money, one of Britain's leading economists has warned.
4 min |
August 21, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine security talks are ‘road to nowhere’ – Lavrov
Nato defense chiefs held a “candid discussion” yesterday about what security guarantees they could offer Ukraine, as Russia warned that any talks without its participation were a “road to nowhere”.
2 min |
August 21, 2025
The Independent
Sublime Draper and Pegula ease past Raducanu-Alcaraz
Despite the on-court chemistry between Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz, the pair could not hold off top seeds Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula on an entertaining first day of the US Open mixed doubles event.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Six steps to easing the pain for travellers and taxpayers
Everyone seems to be talking about rail fares.
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Is AC right wing? Cooling has entered the culture wars
By 2050 up to a third of British homes could have air conditioning. But at what cost,
6 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Coldplay shine as recordbreaking tour comes home
Crowd-pandering, a lovingly eager frontman and a huge setlist in Hull prove they can still raise the bar before they take on their 10-show Wembley run, writes Roisin O’Connor
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
With prayer and ingenuity a church is moved three miles
A church in Sweden is being moved three miles up the road over two days in a major operation to save it from subsidence.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
‘Pressure is a privilege,’ says Red Roses star as England hope for World Cup glory
Growing up in the rural West Yorkshire village of Riddlesden, Ellie Kildunne had a Roald Dahl quote pinned on her wall.
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Would property tax spell a polling disaster for Labour?
For many months, ministers have been curiously coy about whether they would introduce a “wealth tax”.
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
What currency should we take on holiday to Bulgaria?
We are going to Bulgaria for the first time next week.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Voyeuristic true-crime tale takes a peek at Knox case
Eight-part drama 'The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox' tries a novel take on an overtold murder story, writes Nick Hilton
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Wetherspoons manager to receive payout after being fired over half-price chicken
A Wetherspoons manager was unfairly sacked for giving a colleague a 50 per cent staff discount on an “excessively” large portion of food, a tribunal has ruled.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Leggings are now uncool to that I say good riddance
As trend experts ring the death knell for the once ubiquitous item, Olivia Petter explains why she's glad to wave goodbye
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Educational inequality 'has grown' since the pandemic
Pupils in London are outperforming those in the rest of the country, but Labour has no credible plan to fix the problem, a leading think tank has warned.
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Qatar urges ceasefire after Hamas 'positive response'
Qatar, a key mediator, has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal. But Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive on some of the territory’s most populated areas.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Russia pounds Ukraine hours after peace talks
Russia's army launched its largest aerial attack in a month on Ukraine hours after Donald Trump held fresh peace talks with Volodymyr Zelensky.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
London families will be hit hardest by property tax plan, claims campaigner
Rachel Reeves's plan for a new property tax on homes worth more than £500,000 has been criticised as a “tax on ordinary Londoners” that will hit families hardest.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Zelensky knows better than to trust security promises
His meeting with Donald Trump raises as many questions about the future of the war as it answers
5 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine 'reassurance force' will include British troops
Starmer vows to back any peace deal with boots on ground
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Council wins ban to move asylum seekers from hotel
Asylum seekers are set to be moved out of a protest-hit hotel in Epping after a judge temporarily blocked them from being housed there.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Inside the making of one of rock's greatest album covers
Half a century on, ‘Born to Run’ photographer Eric Meola tells Sarfraz Manzoor about how a two-hour session, and one candid moment, helped create a Bruce Springsteen classic
5 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Leeds bag victory in opener courtesy of ‘bizarre’ penalty
Five years ago, Leeds United marked their return to the Premier League with a helter-skelter affair against opposition from Merseyside.
4 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Man guilty of shooting that left girl with bullet in brain
A man has been found guilty of the shooting of a nine-year-old girl and three men outside a London restaurant in a long-running gang feud.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Scrapping two-child benefit cap will help 70,000 homes
Tens of thousands of families with multiple children could receive thousands of pounds more in annual payments if ministers scrap the two-child benefit cap, according to official figures.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Boxing's newest superstar has got all fight fans hooked
It took Moses Itauma less than two minutes to drop and stop Dillian Whyte in Riyadh on Saturday night.
3 min |