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'Years ago, you felt safe in hospital. Now you don't, you feel totally frightened'
New report reveals 'heartbreaking' stories of elderly patients left to languish, uncared for, in hospital corridors for hours
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October 31, 2025
The Independent
American pair aim volley at slams over prize money row
The top-ranked American men's tennis players, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton, have joined Jannik Sinner in calling for more prize money from the four grand slam tournaments and criticising the lack of progress in discussions on player welfare.
5 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
Reeves's estate agent takes blame in rent rules breach
Rachel Reeves has taken full responsibility for her failure to get the correct licence to rent her south London property, as crucial new emails were passed to the prime minister and his ethics adviser.
4 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
Witch's brew bubbles with bloody exultations of fury
Inspired by a near-death experience, Florence Welch digs deep to conjure up an extraordinary collection of songs on her sixth album 'Everybody Scream'
3 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
‘Eddie was never afraid of anything or anyone – it made him quite dangerous’
Kieran Jackson speaks to Marie Jordan about her husband Eddie, the late, great F1 team owner and commentator, and the fearless core principles that form the basis of a new book
4 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
Sympathy is in short supply as Liverpool crisis deepens
Arne Slot has been scrutinising teamsheets. Not his own, either. Liverpool’s Carabao Cup exit to Crystal Palace – and Slot’s decision to make 10 changes, rest his regulars and pack his bench with novices – brought different questions about his
4 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
Why slow-motion Melissa has been such a bad storm
Hurricane Melissa has cut a path of destruction through the Caribbean this week, hitting Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas with winds of up to 185mph.
4 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
Can Labour really meet its ambitious housing targets?
Can Labour solve the housing crisis? There's some doubt. The Home Builders Federation (HBF), a trade body, has told the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that the official target of 1.5 million new homes by the end of the current parliament is “extremely ambitious” without further changes to policy.
2 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
MoD official left laptop with Afghan data open on train
Details of 49 breaches at ministry also include personal data sent to a civil service sports club with 140,000 members
3 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
How will Virgin change Channel Tunnel rail travel?
Virgin Trains will soon be able to run passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, challenging Eurostar's decades-long monopoly.
4 min |
October 31, 2025
The Independent
Crystal Palace in paradise after Liverpool three-timer
It is not a crisis to be eliminated from the Carabao Cup by this excellent Crystal Palace side.
3 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
‘Risk of nuclear catastrophe at Europe’s largest reactor
The exiled mayor of neighbouring Enerhodar reveals his fear of an ecological catastrophe to Sam Kiley in Zaporizhzhia
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Lammy: I was spat on for being Black - but racists are wrong about our country
The deputy PM has hit out at Reform MP Sarah Pochin's 'disgusting' remarks over adverts featuring ethnic minorities
4 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
England crushed as Proteas reach first World Cup final
England’s opening three batters were dismissed for ducks as dreams of Women’s Cricket World Cup glory were crushed by a 125-run semifinal hammering at the hands of South Africa.
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Global travel group to quit London HQ due to Brexit
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has become the latest major international institution to announce plans to close its headquarters in the UK because of Brexit.
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
'Dementia brought out what had always been in Pru – a true gentleness'
At 91 and living with dementia, Prunella Scales still delivered her final lines flawlessly. Writer Julian Machin recalls their last moments and pays tribute to the actor's formidable spirit
6 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Death toll rises as Melissa wreaks havoc in Caribbean
At least 25 people are dead in Haiti, 700,000 are in shelters in Cuba and towns are underwater in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, the 'storm of the century', moved across the region
5 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Migrant offender got £500 not to disrupt deportation
A migrant sex offender who was mistakenly released from prison in a major blunder was paid £500 to leave the UK, it has emerged.
3 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Trump insists ceasefire will hold after deadly airstrikes
Donald Trump has insisted the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza is not at risk despite Israeli strikes overnight killing more than 100 people, according to health officials.
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Reeves sorry for breaking London housing rental rule
Rachel Reeves has “sincerely” apologised for her “inadvertent error” in failing to obtain a licence when renting out her family home, following reports she broke local housing regulations.
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
Henry Tudor was crowned Henry VII, launching the Tudor dynasty.
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October 30, 2025
The Independent
Why did holiday firms still send customers to Jamaica?
Hurricane Melissa was very well publicised as one of the worst storms to hit Jamaica in modern history.
1 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
White's stance on Aspinall leaves saga on a knife edge
After Tom Aspinall was poked in both eyes and was unable to keep fighting Ciryl Gane, the UFC president Dana White's frustrated reaction might have been telling
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Terms and conditions
As a former BBC editor living with Parkinson's is denied boarding due to his lack of a medical note, Simon Calder looks at the slowly tightening health requirements for flying
4 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Hemsworth fails to lift a series that is now pure bilge
“There's no such thing as right and wrong,” a storyteller reveals, at the opening of the fourth season of Netflix's The Witcher.
3 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Thanks for the memories
Akram Khan delivers a fittingly spellbinding farewell in 'Thikra: Night of Remembering'
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Breaking down UK asylum accommodation statistics
People seeking asylum in the UK are often moved between various types of accommodation while their claims for protection are being processed.
4 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Trailblazer journalist hailed as UK's 'own PJ O'Rourke'
Richard D North, The Independent's first environment editor, was a pioneering Green voice who later challenged the movement he helped shape and championed progress
2 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
Ousted Hasina refuses to apologise for protest dead
Former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has refused to apologise for the deadly crackdown on street protests that ultimately led to her downfall last year, as part of a rare and wide-reaching interview with The Independent.
4 min |
October 30, 2025
The Independent
WWI messages in a bottle found on Australian beach
A discovery on an Australian beach has unearthed a poignant connection to the First World War. Messages in a bottle, penned by two soldiers en route to the French battlefields, were found more than a century after they were cast into the sea. The find was made by the Brown family on 9 October.
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