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The Independent
Keys overcomes doubts to finally make breakthrough
Madison Keys was 11 years old when she was first told she could win a grand slam.
4 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
No 10 rules out whole life sentence for Rudakubana
Downing Street has ruled out a whole life sentence for Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, amid growing calls for a rethink of the law after he was handed a 52-year sentence.
4 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
'I was shot by a crossbow killer while I was pregnant'
Laura Sugden speaks out as government prepares to publish review of deadly but easily obtainable weapons after murders of BBC commentator John Hunt’s wife and two daughters
4 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Team Trump itching to see 'regime change' in the UK
David Maddox’s Washington DC trip for the new president’s inauguration revealed that the UK/US special relationship has morphed into deep antipathy for Starmer and Labour
4 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Cleese says Morgan is 'lazy' and 'sloppy' in Grant row
John Cleese has weighed in on a row between Piers Morgan and Hugh Grant over Rupert Murdoch, with the Fawlty Towers star calling Morgan lazy” and sloppy”.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
'I imagine having a fantasy dinner party with them all...”
Harriet Walter, star of docudrama Brian and Maggie’, sits down with Helen Coffey to talk politics, playing horrible’ women, and the influence of misogyny on our screens
8 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Stormy weather to cause disruption until Tuesday
The Met Office has extended its weather warnings into Tuesday, forecasting more snow, ice and powerful winds as parts of the UK reel from the damage left by Storm Eowyn.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Fatal lengths North Korean soldiers go to evade capture
Ukrainian military source says the troops fighting for Russia are prepared to kill themselves rather than being taken alive
4 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Farmers stage fresh tractor tax protests across the UK
Farmers have warned that Labour’s controversial tractor tax could “decimate” the country’s agricultural sector as they staged fresh protests across the UK.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
WH Smith in talks to sell 500 high street branches
WH Smith is in talks to sell its high street shops, the retailer has announced. The firm is talking to prospective buyers for its high street stores which employ around 5,000 people as it looks to focus on its travel branches.
1 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Anti-migrant influencers hijack asylum hotel debate
Holly Bancroft speaks to Altrincham locals about the reaction to a hotel housing asylum seekers and attracting the far right
5 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Reeves backs commuter towns to kickstart growth
Rachel Reeves has bet her economic credentials on a commuter town boom in a hope it will spark growth in the UK.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Ending Ukraine's aid shows Trump is no ally to the West
Donald Trump said he was going to do it. His foreign policy and his defence team gave due warning that they’d do it. And yet, as Marco Rubio smashed a fist into the solar plexus of an already battered Ukraine, there was still a stunned surprise.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Independent
Besieged Sweeney fights on in face of growing rebellion
As the RFU chief executive’s future hangs in the balance, it is time for radical reform of English rugby’s governing body
5 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
'I still love doing stunts. But I've grown older, and wiser'
Michelle Yeoh, star of Everything Everywhere All at Once’ and Wicked’, talks to Louis Chilton about her new Star Trek spin-off Section 31’ and the dangers of playing action heroes
7 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Israeli troops to remain in Lebanon beyond deadline
Benjamin Netanyahu extends target date to leave tomorrow, putting ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah under pressure
2 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine launches massive drone attack across Russia
Moscow warns risk of major nuclear’ clash is growing
3 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
A Washington visit would help PM win over Trump
In public, Downing Street insists Keir Starmer has a good relationship with Donald Trump.
3 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Fresh blow to Chagos deal as UK faces legal challenge
A group of indigenous Chagossian people have instructed lawyers to challenge the controversial Chagos Islands deal, in yet another blow to the government’s beleaguered agreement.
3 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
City's January spend is not enough to spark renaissance
Pep Guardiola has three new players by his side and a long four months ahead of him.
4 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Judges in Sara Sharif case will be revealed next week
Court of Appeal bows to media pressure with its ruling
3 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Vandals daub Captain Cook statue before celebrations
A statue of British explorer Captain James Cook in a suburb of Sydney has been vandalised ahead of Australia Day tomorrow, the second such incident in as many years. New South Wales Police said they were investigating.
1 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Power goes out as Britain is battered by 100mph winds
‘Once in a generation’ Storm Eowyn causes travel chaos
3 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Carbon capture plan 'being driven by oil and gas firms'
Energy secretary Ed Miliband only consulted fossil fuel companies, including oil giants BP, Eni and Equinor, between the general election and the government’s announcement to pump almost 22bn into controversial carbon capture and storage programmes, documents show.
5 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Could a Tory-Reform pact really work to oust Labour?
A new Techne UK opinion poll for The Independent puts Labour, the Conservatives and Reform in what is in effect a three-way tie, on 25 per cent, 24 per cent and 24 per cent respectively
3 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Much of the world acts as if there's a hierarchy of conflicts
There are moments as foreign secretary when it is your duty to confront the darkest corners of humanity.
2 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Tories alarmed by Truss's conversion to Maga politics.
Ex-PM’s Trumpian reinvention causing concern among MPs Se AIA 7 agri
2 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
The reluctant boss leading a post-Pep tactical revolution
High-flying Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola talks to Miguel Delaney about giving his players the freedom to fail, his Basque heritage, and what it takes to beat the top teams
5 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
The man who controls what comes across Trump's desk
White House staff secretary is president’s right-hand man
3 min |
January 25, 2025
The Independent
Djokovic is booed after he retires hurt against Zverev
Novak Djokovic retired from the Australian Open semi-final yesterday to a chorus of boos from sections of the Rod Laver Arena crowd as opponent Alexander Zverev called for respect” to be shown to the 10-time champion.
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