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SWEET DREAMS
Sleep expert Sarah Jones tried and tested fine 10 mattresses
10+ min |
October 27, 2025
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The deadly drone war being waged from below ground
Sam Kiley joins Ukrainian infantry for a night of lethal attacks against an enemy just a few kilometres away
5 min |
October 27, 2025
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RELATIVELY SCARY
Daisy May and Charlie Cooper are reunited on screen scoping out the nation's most haunted spots. It's such a delight spending time with this pair
3 min |
October 27, 2025
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Caerphilly loss as 'shocking' to Starmer as Hartlepool
Wes Streeting appeared to put further pressure on Keir Starmer's leadership after Labour's defeat in the Caerphilly by-election last Thursday.
2 min |
October 27, 2025
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Eze's sumptuous half-volley sends Arsenal clear at top
Eberechi Eze scored against his old club as Arsenal recorded a 1-0 win against Crystal Palace at the Emirates to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.
2 min |
October 27, 2025
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Mistakenly released sex offender caught in London
The migrant who sexually assaulted a woman and a 14-year-old girl has been recaptured after he was released from prison by mistake.
3 min |
October 27, 2025
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The new Battle of Hastings: struggle to save historic pier
It has survived fires, bankruptcy and scandal, not to mention 153 years of lashing British weather, but now Hastings “peerless pier”, as it was hailed at its grand opening, faces a new twist in its turbulent tale: it is being put up for sale.
5 min |
October 27, 2025
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Children's hospitals to trial rapid blood test that could help 'save dozens of lives'
The NHS is trialling a rapid blood test designed to diagnose life-threatening conditions like sepsis and meningitis in children.
3 min |
October 27, 2025
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Streeting blasts Farage over his MP's 'racist' comment
Wes Streeting has claimed Nigel Farage's “deafening silence” over the “racist” remarks made by his fellow Reform MP Sarah Pochin “says it all”.
3 min |
October 27, 2025
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If someone steals your phone, admit it – it's your own fault
Whenever my wife and I try to figure out where we're going in London, she - like everyone else - will pull out her mobile phone, followed by my warning to grip her device extra tight. One stolen phone is enough.
2 min |
October 27, 2025
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‘This is what farming with climate change looks like’
As Britain endures its second-worst harvest on record, Emma Henderson meets the farmers confronting climate chaos and the extreme weather that's transforming our food
9 min |
October 27, 2025
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Wardley topples Parker to keep his incredible run alive
Fabio Wardley punched Joseph Parker to a standstill and salvaged another lost cause late on Saturday night at the O2.
4 min |
October 27, 2025
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If Musk is so appalling, why do I quite like the tech giant?
One of the least controversial statements it would be possible to make in this world is that Elon Musk is a bit of a nightmare as a human being.
3 min |
October 27, 2025
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In a wheelchair, dealing with the well-meaning is the worst
Something weird happened to me when I got into an argument at the weekend.
3 min |
October 27, 2025
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What happens if EES makes me miss connecting flight?
Q You have been writing a lot about the entry-exit system. What worries me is changing planes at an EU airport. If I am held up and miss my connection, even having to stay overnight, what are my rights?
1 min |
October 26, 2025
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Berating different parenting styles? Fust hold your horses
A family living in north London is seeking a £180,000-a-year tutor to mould their one-year-old son into an “English gentleman”, so that they can hopefully wave him off to Eton, Winchester or Harrow in 12 years.
3 min |
October 26, 2025
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United take full advantage of Brighton's 'presents'
There was a time when talk of winning three in a row at Old Trafford referred to the hat-trick of league titles Sir Alex Ferguson secured in successive seasons, whether between 1999 and 2001 or 2007 and 2009.
3 min |
October 26, 2025
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'My son needed open heart surgery at just 10 days old'
Eddison Watts is growing up with a rare congenital defect that affects around one in every 3,600 babies in the UK
3 min |
October 26, 2025
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Why Russians are fighting against Russians in Ukraine
Volunteers tell Sam Kiley why they turned against Vladimir Putin – and how they are happy to kill their countrymen
3 min |
October 26, 2025
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Untitled but entitled Andrew can't escape Epstein shadow
If I start this column by declaring I want to talk about two different committees - one, the public accounts committee at Westminster, and the other the congressional oversight committee in Washington – you would have every right to roll over in bed and go back to sleep, or indeed embark on those DIY jobs that you've been putting off for months.
4 min |
October 26, 2025
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Surge in NHS procedures carried out by private sector
The number of NHS appointments, tests and operations delivered by private hospitals and clinics has increased by almost 500,000 this year, now totalling 6.15 million.
2 min |
October 26, 2025
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Connolly set for landslide in Ireland's presidential vote
Catherine Connolly last night looked set to become the next president of Ireland by a significant margin, after being congratulated by rival Heather Humphreys.
4 min |
October 26, 2025
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'It was very uncomfortable to become a monster. It rattled me and I had a sob'
Annabel Nugent meets David Harewood and 'Othello' co-stars Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald over steak to talk drama therapists, stinky smooches and Blackface in theatre
8 min |
October 26, 2025
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Liverpool's title defence in tatters after fourth defeat
Liverpool’s Premier League title defence already appears in tatters after a damaging 3-2 defeat at Brentford.
2 min |
October 26, 2025
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Pressure rises on Starmer as sacked critic made deputy
Keir Starmer's leadership of Labour has been dealt a blow after former cabinet minister Lucy Powell, who has criticised his leadership and policies, was elected as deputy leader.
3 min |
October 26, 2025
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Refugee misses chance for family reunion by minutes
Home Office paused a lifeline visa scheme last month
4 min |
October 26, 2025
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Reeves mulls raising top tax rate to fill Budget black hole
Chancellor under pressure to break the manifesto pledge not to increase income tax as she tries to find £30bn-£40bn
4 min |
October 26, 2025
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My 18-hour wait in A&E shows scale of the challenge
The Independent's political columnist, Andrew Grice, finds his hospital visit exposes the urgent need for NHS reform
8 min |
October 26, 2025
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In Gaza, what we have lost is bigger than our hearts
As I write this, it is the 30th day of this so-called ceasefire. Since the agreement took effect on 9 October, Israel has violated it multiple times, only to return to it whenever it suits. It appears to exist only on paper.
3 min |
October 26, 2025
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The kindness of strangers
A haphazard journey from Romania to Moldova presents many complications, most resolved in random encounters
5 min |