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The Independent
Anti-racism groups oppose protest at migrant hotel
Anti-racism campaigners confronted demonstrators protesting against “uncontrolled illegal immigration” outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers in Falkirk.
1 min |
August 17, 2025
The Independent
Look out Zelensky, Putin got his way in Anchorage
When I went to bed on Friday night, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had just gone into their summit meeting in Anchorage, Alaska - and I really had not the faintest idea what I might wake up to.
4 min |
August 17, 2025
The Independent
Why Hansen's erroneous 'kids' line still resonates
It was 30 years ago this week when Phil Neville and Paul Scholes were among the few Manchester United players who could even bring themselves to watch Match of the Day on the opening day of the 1995-96 season.
5 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
More Harry and Meghan? Just what nobody asked for
The Sussexes have signed a new deal with Netflix having produced a run of forgettable programmes over the last few years. It's hard to understand the appeal
3 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
And Just Like That it is over – and I'm awash with grief
Not because the much-maligned ‘Sex and the City’ series reboot has come to an end but because of what they did to beloved characters we once adored, bemoans
6 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Army interpreter exposed by MoD is barred from UK
Afghan man and family have relocation offer revoked
4 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Tax the rich more, Labour membership tells Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to introduce a wealth tax to fill a black hole in public finances, after new polling shows almost all Labour members back the move.
3 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
‘Putin doesn’t want peace; he wants all of Ukraine’
Russian forces have stepped up their aggression in a frantic land grab that has left Ukrainians with little choice but to flee west. Harry Stourton reports from front-line Dobropillia
3 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
MY NO 1 SOFT OPTION
The Ford Mustang GT Convertible is a joy to drive and, although it's a little dated and bad for Mother Nature, you'll miss it if it rides off into the sunset
3 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Asian Rich List is poetic rebuke to racist rhetoric
When he was young, Surinder Arora took evening jobs to make ends meet. One of those stints was as a waiter at the Renaissance Hotel at Heathrow. Today, he owns the hotel and a host of others at airports and elsewhere.
4 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Ekitike lights up Liverpool in poignant Anfield opener
While the Alexander Isak saga drags on, perhaps the question should not be whether he will join Liverpool, but if they actually need him anyway.
4 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
NHS guidelines could deny weight-loss jabs to millions
Millions of people could be denied access to treatments such as weight-loss jabs because of flawed NHS guidance, a major think tank has warned.
2 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Queen sheds tear as veteran pays tribute to 'brave' King
Queen Camilla was visibly moved at a VJ Day memorial ceremony yesterday as a veteran paid an off-the-cuff tribute to King Charles's ongoing cancer treatment.
2 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
An exercise in self-delusion
‘Pilates princess’ is a fitness obsessive who has traded the aspirational Kardashian physique for something slimmer. But, says Ellie Muir, it’s another unrealistic beauty standard
8 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
What’s our best option for getting home from Canada?
We are currently stuck in Calgary due to the Air Canada strike.
1 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
The agony of the champion long-distance runner (and swimmer and cyclist)
Triathlete Lucy Charles-Barclay tells Lawrence Ostlere about her journey through relentless injury and grief to a 'lightbulb moment' that led to an emotional victory at the London T100
5 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
UN plastic pollution talks end in ‘abject’ stalemate
Once again, global negotiations to secure a treaty to end plastic pollution have ended without agreement, after two weeks of talks in Geneva exposed irreconcilable divisions between petrochemical-producing nations and countries pushing for production caps.
4 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
‘You need an identity crisis to discover who you are’
Moses Itauma, the highly touted heavyweight prospect, talks to Alex Pattle ahead of his fight against Dillian Whyte today
4 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
‘There are still some things we want to keep private’
Alison Brie and Dave Franco speak with Adam White about their marriage, their very grisly new horror movie ‘Together’, and their love of watching one another die horribly on screen
8 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
How Russia is winning the race to control the Arctic
As the Putin-Trump summit focuses the world's attention on Alaska, it also shines a light on a vast region that is crucial to global security. Sam Kiley explores its strategic significance
4 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
How Europe’s being starved of the Mediterranean diet
Once hailed as the pinnacle of health, the food is being pushed out by quicker options and right-wing governments. Hannah Twiggs speaks to a nutritionist to find out more
6 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Israeli minister confronts Palestinian leader in prison
A video widely circulated yesterday showed Israel's far-right national security minister berating a Palestinian leader inside a prison, saying anyone who acts against the country will be “wiped out”.
2 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Council bids to shut down Epping asylum seeker hotel
A protest-hit migrant hotel has become a “feeding ground for unrest”, a council seeking to ban its use for asylum seekers has argued.
3 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
Summit concludes without deal to end war in Ukraine
Trump calls meeting productive as Putin praises US leader
4 min |
August 16, 2025
The Independent
The empires strike back in Premier League's new era
As the 2025/26 season kicks off, Miguel Delaney looks at how the big six have raided the 'middle class' for top talent
5 min |
August 15, 2025
The Independent
Grief will shape Liverpool's season after death of Jota
Over an impossible last month, where Liverpool's squad have shown admirable strength in striving to just keep going, some have been counselled that it's going to hit them when they won't expect it.
5 min |
August 15, 2025
The Independent
Going solo's a struggle with this difficult second album
Alison Goldfrapp's aptly titled ‘Flux’ shows her trouble trying to move on from earlier work, as she floats in dreamy pop that lacks her old-school freakiness
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Independent
FEELING THE HEAT
As the UK endures yet another heatwave and wildfires sweep across southern Europe, climate scientist Chloe Brimicombe explores the broader impact of weather patterns on our lives
5 min |
August 15, 2025
The Independent
Death of teenager at mental health hospital was unlawful
The death of a teenager who fatally self-harmed at a scandal-hit mental health hospital after being left unsupervised by a worker using a fake ID was unlawful, an inquest jury has ruled.
5 min |
August 15, 2025
The Independent
King to honour veterans on 80th anniversary of VJ Day
The King and Queen will honour Second World War veterans today on the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
4 min |