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The Independent
Time to take on bullying tech giant at his own game
Not for the first time, a stark contrast played out this week.
4 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
A ‘kill switch’ won’t stop the phone thieves from winning
We talk about phone theft as a “nuisance” crime.
4 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
The toxic misinformation that’s getting under our skin
As cases of melanoma reach record highs, influencers are railing against sun cream and men are avoiding it to seem tough. Helen Coffey looks at the dangers of not lathering up
6 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
David Hockney, radical British artist, dies aged 88
David Hockney, the bespectacled and besuited British artist whose work spanned landscapes from the turquoise swimming pools of Los Angeles to the emerald hills of his native Yorkshire, has died aged 88.
7 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
You have no idea just how bad it was for us Page 3 girls
I was a Page 3 model in the Nineties.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Water-gate: Fifa’s lucrative breaks ruining the spectacle
The decision to mandate three-minute hydration breaks during every half at the 2026 World Cup smacks of yet more greed from the insatiable Infantino, writes Lawrence Ostlere
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Rugby league star Sinfield knighted in honours list
Rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield and six members of England's triumphant Lionesses squad are among the prominent figures recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Don’t blame Reeves for the PM’s unholy defence mess
The key sentence of John Healey’s resignation letter was his complaint that Keir Starmer was “unable” and the Treasury “unwilling” to “commit the resources that the nation needs to defend the country at this time of rising threats”.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Brexit broke Britain’s ability to defend itself... here’s the fix
When I entered government in July 2024, as a Labour special adviser in the Foreign Office to the then foreign secretary David Lammy, I was still genuinely unsure in the privacy of my own thoughts whether Britain needed more Europe.
5 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Walls closing in on PM as ministers get ready to quit
The Independent understands internal polling is suggesting Burnham will ‘embarrass Reform’ in Makerfield by-election
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Iran and US say peace deal close as Tehran claims win
Deal appears to match terms originally proposed by Iranians
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Palestine Action activists jailed for arms factory raid
Four Palestine Action activists who mounted a “terrorist” raid on an Israel-based defence firm’s UK factory, causing £1.2m of damage and leaving a police officer with a fractured spine, were jailed yesterday.
1 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
A matter of trust: new twist in Hollywood murder case
Rob Reiner’s son Nick has been charged with murdering his parents: now he wants his $1.5m trust fund to fund his legal case. Katie Rosseinsky explores the fallout of this tragedy
5 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Tide turns on Brexit as half of voters want second vote
Poll shows one-fifth of Reformers back referendum rerun
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Saints’ striker Larin gives Canada World Cup lift-off
Southampton’s public relations department has had a torrid few weeks trying to clean up the internal idiocy of Spygate, but they’re about to get a rare windfall of goodwill from across the Atlantic.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
‘Man or woman, we’re all victims of this machine’
US star Rosa Salazar tells Louis Chilton about her ‘chaotic’ upbringing, and taking on David Mamet and the capitalist grind in a female ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ at the Old Vic
7 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Starmer’s rivals must set out their plans for defence
Sir Keir Starmer is unmoved by the resignation of his defence secretary and his parliamentary undersecretary for the armed forces.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Scotland desperately seeks to secure World Cup legacy
A couple of years ago, the slogan, at least outside the dressing room, was “No Scotland, no party”.
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
A melting tale of heartbreak from a generational talent
Olivia Rodrigo scatters warning signs through the first side of her third album, ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’, in a way that feels almost pre-emptive, says Roisin O’Connor
4 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
SpaceX odyssey: is it worth it for us ordinary investors?
The biggest ever stock-market float has made Elon Musk a trillionaire. James Moore asks if buying shares is a good idea
3 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
A beguiling peacock whose art defined 20th-century life
Geordie Greig, who was close to David Hockney for nearly five decades, interviewed him countless times, sat for him and drove around the Hollywood Hills with him, pays tribute
6 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Jarvis is a welcome choice – but how long will he last?
When prime ministers are met with international crises, they sometimes turn to the best military minds at their disposal to help them solve the problem.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Russia ready to ‘attack Nato in three years’ – army chief
Russia will be ready to “invade a Nato partner” by 2029, a German army chief has warned.
2 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Poll on Russian economy spells bad news for Putin
As EU sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure take their toll, citizens are feeling the pinch
2 min |
June 13, 2026
The Independent
Different target but the same hatred for Belfast’s mob rule
The most chilling thing about Belfast this week was not the fires. It was how familiar everything felt.
3 min |
June 12, 2026
The Independent
‘One thing you can rely on is they’ll make a mess of it’
A decade on from the EU referendum, Alex Ross speaks with fishermen in Cornwall who feel they were betrayed by Brexit
6 min |
June 12, 2026
The Independent
Boris was never serious over Europe – I’ve got the proof
When Boris Johnson wrote his now infamous newspaper column about the EU referendum, in which my brother declared his support for Leave, it was a tectonic shift signalling this island nation would move further away from, not closer to, the continent of Europe.
4 min |
June 12, 2026
The Independent
Professor cleared over death of car thief put in headlock
A university professor who restrained a man attempting to steal his family’s car acted lawfully, a coroner has concluded.
2 min |
June 12, 2026
The Independent
England expects... but four teams could spoil the party
Can Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards lead England to victory in the Women’s T20 World Cup on home soil?
4 min |
June 12, 2026
The Independent
Hosts Mexico start with a bang in World Cup opener
Mexico's misery in World Cup opening games was finally ended as they secured a 2-0 win over South Africa at the Estadio Azteca in a match featuring three red cards.
2 min |