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The Independent
Thames Water profits surge in spite of rising complaints
The troubled utility giant Thames Water remains embroiled in discussions with its creditors over a crucial rescue package, even as it reports a surge in revenues alongside a rise in customer complaints stemming from increased bills.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Once again, Putin indicates he wants war to continue
The Kremlin has denied that Vladimir Putin rejected a peace deal brokered by the United States, but even Steve Witkoff and
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Those backing trans girls ban should read Brownie Law
The Brownie Law states: “A Brownie Guide thinks of others before herself and does a good turn every day.”
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Judges are perfectly capable of handling the trials backlog
The chorus of outrage that has greeted David Lammy's plan to curb the right to trial by jury is predictable, but rather extreme.
4 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Murder solved 20 years on due to DNA on cigarette
A suspected murderer has been named using DNA from a cigarette butt, 20 years after a woman was killed at a seafront shelter.
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Hamilton is F1's biggest disappointment this year
The F1 2025 season reaches a thrilling finale in Abu Dhabi, and our correspondent Kieran Jackson picks through the good, bad and ugly of an entertaining and dramatic year
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Khan suffering 'mental torture' in prison, sister says
Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan is alive and well, his sister said, after she was finally allowed to visit him in prison on Tuesday.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
WI expresses 'deep regret' as it excludes trans women
Transgender women will be banned from joining the Women's Institute from April next year, with the organisation saying it “had no other choice” following the Supreme Court ruling.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
How can I get around this stamp-collecting problem?
Ask Simon Calder
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Britain calls Putin's threat of war on Europe 'claptrap'
Russian president says he is ready for war 'if they want it'
3 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Gunners continue winning run with victory over Bees
Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka were on target as Arsenal kept the initiative in the Premier League title race with a routine 2-0 win over Brentford.
2 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
NHS workers left disabled by cancer-causing chemical
Toxic substance used in labs described as 'the next asbestos'
7 min |
December 04, 2025
The Independent
Putin says Russia is ready for war if Europe wants it
Russian leader criticises 'unacceptable' demands in refined Ukraine peace proposal before talks with Trump envoy
1 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Lammy's jury lay-offs aren't swift justice, they're a sellout
Sources close to David Lammy deny that he was engaged in what Rachel Reeves called “scene-setting”: namely, allowing people to believe that he was going to do something terrible, so that when he did something that was only bad, everyone would be mightily relieved.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Zipcar's closure is a disaster for me... and the environment
The probable closure of Zipcar, the UK's leading car-sharing company, is a bloody shame – and a disaster for me, personally
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Juries will go in thousands of cases, confirms Lammy
David Lammy has announced the creation of new “swift courts” which will see a judge decide verdicts in thousands of cases where the right to a jury trial will be removed.
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
‘Yet another bitter injustice for Hillsborough families
Police conduct report finds 12 officers would have faced gross misconduct cases over their roles in the 1989 football disaster
5 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Anti-migration policies are blamed for sluggish growth
Labour's anti-migration policies are contributing to the UK's sluggish economic growth, the world's foremost economic forecaster has warned, in a fresh blow for the chancellor Rachel Reeves.
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'My ex-partner left me and our children with nothing'
Warning over 'hidden crisis' of economic abuse in UK
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong'
Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent's SafeCall appeal
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
The US can't be trusted, it's time Europe took on Putin
With Trump and Witkoff all too eager to align with Russian demands ahead of any talks on Ukraine, Europe must take over peace negotiations
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
An England great who was at his best against raw pace
Richard Jolly pays tribute to Robin Smith, who has died at 62
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'Honourable' resignations... are they a thing of the past?
The resignation of Richard Hughes as chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) because of a catastrophic leak of data before the Budget is a rare example of a senior figure taking the hit for failings that were not their direct or, arguably, indirect responsibility.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
'Geriatric mother' Miller is busting last pregnancy taboo
Time was, mothers were expected to “hide away” as soon as they started “showing” their baby bumps - and not just in the 1950s.
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
A KING'S RANSOM
A new documentary asks 'What's the Monarchy For?', but Tessa Dunlop feels a more thorough interrogation is needed of how Charles became the UK's first billionaire monarch
6 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
For our founder, autonomy always came before money
Founding editor of The Independent, Andreas Whittam Smith, could not have been a short man. If he'd been of low stature, he would not have retained the same other-worldly bearing.
5 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
City survive wild comeback to clinch nine-goal thriller
Erling Haaland brought up his century of Premier League goals as Manchester City survived a remarkable Fulham comeback in a madcap 5-4 win.
2 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
BEHIND THE THRONE
In 'What's the Monarchy For?', David Dimbleby drills down into the Windsors' power and finances and how far they will go to maintain public support writes Sean O'Grady
4 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
China spy case collapsed due to 'systemic failures'
The government and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have been condemned for “systematic failures” that led to the collapse of the China spy trial.
3 min |
December 03, 2025
The Independent
Diddy documentary is both terrifying and exhausting
Accusations go on and on in 'Sean Combs: The Reckoning', executive produced by rival 50 Cent says, Hannah Ewens
3 min |