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You can't stop the flock
With a raved-about album, 'Getting Killed', Geese are being called 'Gen Z's first great rock band'
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Failed philosophy has left United with a new problem
Ruben Amorim has belatedly shifted systems, suggesting the last 13 months have been a total waste
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
Trump says 'lot of progress' after meeting with Zelensky
However, US president warns a few 'thorny issues' remain
3 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
French big-screen superstar Brigitte Bardot dies, aged 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French actor who became an international sex symbol before devoting her life to animal rights, has died aged 91. Bardot revolutionised 1950s French cinema and became a symbol of sexual liberation, starring in almost 50 films, including And God Created Woman, but retired from acting in 1973 aged 39.
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December 29, 2025
The Independent
'Battle of the Sexes' was completely unwatchable
An unfit Nick Kyrgios defeated the women's No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and the immediate calls for a rematch should worry her rivals on the WTA Tour
4 min |
December 29, 2025
The Independent
EVERY WITCH WAY
Claudia Baillie learns about tarot cards and crystals at a retreat in St Lucia hosted by Kim Kardashian's clairvoyant
5 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
The best places the travel desk went in 2025 (and where you should go too)
From mountains in India and Sri Lanka's south coast to Scottish staycations and an uninhabited Greek island, here are The Independent Travel team's highlights of this year
10 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Lottery-ticket win will only increase Bazball frustration
History doesn't care about caveats. The record will show that England won an Ashes Test.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Teens to be offered military ‘gap year’ in defence drive
Teenagers are set to be offered paid gap year placements with the armed forces, a step towards a new “whole of society” approach to national defence.
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December 28, 2025
The Independent
Midwives plead for limits on 'dangerously long' hours
Fears that mothers and babies are being put at risk have led 14,000 to sign a petition calling for legal restrictions on shifts
5 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Edgy Arsenal stay top but injury woes keep piling up
Arsenal moved back to the top of the Premier League table with a nervy 2-1 win against Brighton at the Emirates.
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December 28, 2025
The Independent
Ultra-processed foods may increase risk of lung cancer
Ultra-processed foods filled with preservatives, additives and flavour enhancers have been linked to an increased risk of lung cancer.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Myanmar's junta compels people to vote without hope
Sara Perria speaks to voters in Yangon and Mandalay who are being forced to support only parties vetted by the military
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Bowie book shines light on ‘heartbroken’ final months
A new book has disclosed the lengths David Bowie went to hide his terminal illness from the world - and claimed he almost died a few years before his 2016 death.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Wirtz finally scores as frail Reds labour against Wolves
The wait lasted 190 days. More than six months after signing, approaching halftime in his 23rd appearance, with the 27th shot he attempted as a Liverpool player, Florian Wirtz scored.
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Cooper leads push to free Suu Kyi as elections begin
The UN has warned that Myanmar's military-controlled poll is unfolding amid violence, intimidation and arrests. The country's former leader has not been heard from in two years
4 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
The 'crush recession' is here, and we should all be worried
If 2025 was the year of the “relationship recession”, then 2026 is set to be the year of the “crush recession” – and I fear it will be far worse.
2 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
How a Christmas Day ritual turned to tragedy in Devon
Bounding into the sea to cheering crowds, dozens of swimmers at Budleigh Salterton hoped to enjoy a bracing cold dip before their Christmas lunch.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Against the glory, 2025 saw the game battle for its soul
The year of the underdog, with historic successes for Crystal Palace and Newcastle, contrasted with the stomach-turning political edge to Fifa's World Cup
5 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
‘As an actor, it's important to play, explore, be curious’
Golden Globe-nominated Mexican actor Diego Calva talks about respecting his roots, working with Brad Pitt and Tom Hiddleston, and his early love for DJ Pete Tong
7 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
This was the year women's rage finally took centre stage
The word that defined 2025, according to Oxford University Press, was “rage bait”.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
How could the trains run on Christmas and Boxing Day?
Q You wrote in your Boxing Day newsletter about how “strange” you found it that almost all trains shut down in the UK on 25 and 26 December.
1 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Airstrikes 'speak for Putin' before Mar-a-Lago meeting
Ukraine's leader says Russia's brutal bombardment of Kyiv and other regions shows Putin ‘does not want to end the war'
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
A NEW LEAF
Martin Chilton shares his reading picks for January, from Julian Barnes' final book to a look at late-career David Bowie
7 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Year of the cyber hack puts British businesses on edge
JLR and M&S were the poster children for businesses facing advanced security issues this year, writes Karl Matchett - but a $10 trillion enticement means it's set to get worse in 2026
5 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Your year of travel miracles
Simon Calder on highlights, including Kiwi sheep-shearing and the whole of Japan, that made readers' trips memorable
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
Union members 'turning to Farage due to cost of living'
TUC heads warn Keir Starmer he is too obsessed with polls
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
The fishermen fighting for corals on the Costa Brava
On a strip of calm blue water in the Costa Brava, a fisherman pulls a fluorescent orange stick from the sea.
3 min |
December 28, 2025
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
1822: Louis Pasteur, chemist and bacteriologist, was born in Dole, France.
1 min |
December 27, 2025
The Independent
Mar-a-Lago talks target peace deal by new year
European leaders may take part online tomorrow as Zelensky looks to 'finalise' an agreement he says is '90% completed'
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