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The Independent
Trump brokers 10-day truce between Israel and Lebanon
President invites delegation from both countries to White House as his war minister Hegseth threatens Iran over deal
3 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Trump’s AI Jesus posts tell us the US is in grave danger
The president now gives the impression of believing he is ruling by divine right, putting his country on a collision course with catastrophe, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley
4 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
We have a temporary, uneasy peace, but what comes next?
It is a week since the president of the United States threatened Iran that its “whole civilisation will die tonight” in what was interpreted variously as an extreme (even for Donald Trump) opening bargaining position, a real threat to commit a genocide against one of the world’s oldest civilisations, an attempt to buy time, or a cry of frustration with a war already running out of control.
4 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
‘I’m glad I started writing in the 1980s rather than now’
Jay McInerney, who shot to fame with his debut novel ‘Bright Lights, Big City’, talks to Nick Duerden about encountering a new world of political correctness and sensitivity readers
7 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Sports news in brief
Forest set up Villa clash after narrow win
5 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
‘The coaching has to get better, it’s as simple as that’
Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan tells Lawrence Ostlere he wants to see major changes inside Brendon McCullum’s camp when his Test team take on New Zealand this summer
4 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Meghan: I’ve been bullied every day for last 10 years
Duchess of Sussex hits out at social media trolls on visit
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
NIGHT FEVER
Singer and podcaster Jessie Ware has embraced a world of gasps and moans and sensual purring on ‘Superbloom’, her third album on the trot of disco bops, writes Helen Brown
3 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
‘I did it all how you should. Then got ill and that was it’
From job insecurity to rising costs and shrinking pensions, many in Generation X are reaching midlife anxious and woefully unprepared for retirement. Hannah Fearn reports
7 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Andrew invited to give up Freedom of City of London
Elected members of the City of London Corporation have agreed to formally invite Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to relinquish his Freedom of the City.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Mandelson got ambassador job despite failing scrutiny
Calls for the prime minister to resign over claims he misled parliament on the disgraced Labour peer’s appointment
4 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Landmark ITV series 7 Up to finally end after 70 years
It’s the end of an era: 7 Up, the experimental documentary series that charted the lives of people from childhood to adulthood, is ending after 70 years.
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
World news in brief
At least 16 people killed in Ukraine by Moscow aerial attack
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Palace book semi-final spot despite defeat to Fiorentina
Fiorentina 2 Gudmundsson (30 pen), Ndour (53) Crystal Palace 1 Sarr (17) (4-2 on aggregate)
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Churchwarden jailed for killing university lecturer has conviction overturned
Benjamin Field, a former churchwarden who was jailed for life in 2019 for the murder of university lecturer Peter Farquhar, has had his conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal.
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Home news in brief
Lincolnshire church needs £100k for repairs
3 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Look out Starmer! Burnham has another cunning plan
The more that Andy Burnham’s supporters talk up his prime ministerial ambitions, the less plausible they seem.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
The Beeb needs to self-reflect if it really wants to flourish
Like everyone else in this country, whether they realise it or not, my life would be immeasurably immiserated if the BBC fails to survive.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Leo: A handful of tyrants are ‘ravaging the world’
The Pope condemns leaders who spend ‘billions on wars’ as President Trump continues his verbal attacks against him
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Laughs drown out empathy in revival of Sixties classic
‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ at the Old Vic suffers from its outdated take on mental illness, says Alice Saville
3 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Business news in brief
Slug & Lettuce owner sells off more than 100 pubs
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Will Ryanair get me home if fuel shortages start to bite?
Q It looks like jet fuel could soon be in short supply in Europe. I am travelling to Spain with friends in early June with Ryanair. What happens if our outbound flight goes ahead, but fuel shortages mean that the return is cancelled? Does Ryanair have an obligation to get us back to the UK?
1 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Britain losing race against time to reach war footing
If all the former defence and security chiefs who have warned about the critical weakness of Britain’s defences were gathered together, it would make an impressive multidisciplinary task force.
3 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Military needs a decade to rebuild, says ex-army chief
The former head of the armed forces has sent a stark warning to Sir Keir Starmer, claiming the UK needs a decade to rebuild its defence even if the prime minister “shows the leadership” to restart investment now.
5 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
1492: Christopher Columbus signed a contract with Spain’s King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I to find the “Indies”, with the stated goal of converting people to Catholicism.
1 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Saturday second-class post to disappear by end of year
Royal Mail reaches agreement with staff union over changes that will reduce the service to a delivery every other weekday
2 min |
April 17, 2026
The Independent
Whittaker is ready to seize his chance against Suarez
Ben Whittaker is on the very edge of recognition in arguably boxing’s hardest division, and right now he is two fights away from the light-heavyweight limelight.
2 min |
April 16, 2026
The Independent
HP sauce: MP is right to say ‘yes sex please, we’re British’
The days are getting longer, and the afternoons are finally feeling warmer.
2 min |
April 16, 2026
The Independent
My son was radicalised and I didn’t dare tell the police
Radhika Sanghani hears from a mother whose teenage son developed far-right links after consuming online propaganda
6 min |
April 16, 2026
The Independent
Why does my 12-year-old keep refusing to go to school?
The Indy’s agony aunt Victoria Richards offers her advice
5 min |