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The Independent
Would this one tweak stop passport validity heartache?
Q You've just covered another story of an airline turning people away wrongly because staff got the rules on passport validity wrong.
1 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Not everything in the 1990s was Absolutely Fabulous
Generation Z look back on the era of Alexander McQueen and Britpop with envy. But, writes retail guru Mary Portas, male power structures still held sway - and bullying was rife
5 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Iron grip: why can't Tories turn the page on Thatcher?
Visitors to the Conservative Party conference have been struck by the ubiquity of one former Conservative leader - Margaret Thatcher.
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
AMERICAN GOTHIC
Louis Chilton watches the US singer-songwriter Ethel Cain turn a west London venue into her own dark, eerie world
2 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Henderson rises again after painful Liverpool ‘breakup’
A renewed Jordan Henderson tells Richard Jolly about his amazing return to the England setup under Thomas Tuchel
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Race row deepens as Jenrick defends ‘white faces’ attack
Senior Tory Robert Jenrick has been accused of stirring up division as he defended comments about not seeing “another white face” while visiting an area of Birmingham, insisting it “did look like a slum”.
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Conference news in brief
Philp vows to end ‘woke nonsense’ in police
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Homelessness deaths in UK rise by nearly 10 per cent
A record 1,611 homeless people, including 11 children, died in 2024, according to new figures, which lay bare the shocking impact of the UK’s housing crisis.
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Farage tells court he 'feared migrant would shoot me'
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has told a court he feared a migrant would come to England and shoot him after allegedly threatening him in a TikTok video.
2 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
‘Our greatest hope is that this nightmare will end’
Two years on from Hamas's 7 October attacks, Gaza is a hellscape of death and famine, report Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza and our chief international correspondent Bel Trew
5 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
‘People are afraid to show signs that they are Jewish’
For many Jews, Britain's universities feel more and more like the front line of a 'new antisemitism'.
7 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
NHS trust suggests coeliac children ‘use food banks’
Outrage over decision to cut gluten-free prescriptions
4 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Pretender Fenrick flubs his audition for the Tory throne
Terrible jokes, no structure, flimsy policies and ChatGPT-level platitudes. If that speech was Robert Jenrick's audition for the top job, it went badly. The reception was merely polite from those in the Manchester hall.
3 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Inside the Hamas-Israel talks on Trump's Gaza plan
Negotiators for both sides are in Egypt, with Donald Trump's plan being treated as a guidebook rather than the finished product.
5 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Defiant students protest on anniversary of Hamas attack
Thousands of students staged pro-Palestinian protests around the UK on the second anniversary of Hamas's deadly raids on Israel and days after two people were killed at a synagogue in Manchester.
2 min |
October 08, 2025
The Independent
Stop with the naked truth
Most mums have horror stories - but trauma-dumping only makes new parents more anxious, says Charlotte Cripps, a mother of two who ignored the gore on parenting platforms
4 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
TICKET TO HIDE?
As the legendary American author releases his long-awaited new novel, Martin Chilton explores Thomas Pynchon's reputation as one of the most elusive writers working today
8 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
PM warned 'anti-aspiration' policies have 'crossed a line'
Cabinet colleagues have told Starmer that ending non-dom status and VAT on private school fees are driving wealth away
3 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
How Norris's daring move ignited a friendly title race
After faint sparkles in the past 17 races, the dense humidity of the Singapore night sky was where this season's touchpaper was finally lit.
3 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Macron in danger as ally PM quits after just 27 days
France has lost its fourth prime minister in 12 months, after Sebastien Lecornu handed in his resignation yesterday just hours after announcing his cabinet.
3 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Where's a nice, healthy spot for a break from Bangkok?
Q My son lives in Bangkok and I am London-based.
2 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Happy Kane is 'all in' for Bayern and the lederhosen
A return to Premier League is possible but looks unlikely
3 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
A REEL LOVE STORY
'White Lotus' star Aimee Lou Wood has co-written a telly series that's warm, funny and loving.
4 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Warrior's warrior Moody faces his greatest challenge
Ex-England captain, nicknamed 'Mad Dog' for his fearless playing style, has revealed he has motor neurone disease
5 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Greeks cheer Thunberg after Israel expels activists
Flotilla members claim they were mistreated before release
2 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Cidermakers say summer heat boosted booze levels
For orchards and vineyards across the UK, the record-hot summer has impacted their alcohol products, which could hit the shelves a little stronger next year.
2 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Could Reform UK and the Tories become one party?
In some quarters, enthusiasm is growing to 'unite the right' and form a bloc, but it is a long way short of happening
3 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Celebrating Independent's 'fearless' former chief photographer, Brian Harris
Harris, who has died at 73, captured major world events, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall and four presidential races
1 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Jenrick rebukes Truss for 'cack-handed' mini-Budget
Robert Jenrick yesterday launched a scathing attack on Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget, describing it as “careless” and “un-conservative” as the party attempts to rebuild public trust after its difficult recent past.
3 min |
October 07, 2025
The Independent
Food waste is the climate crisis no one wants to stop
One winter morning, a headteacher texted me at dawn: “We have no milk. No cereal. Nothing for the breakfast club.” At that very moment, my team was unloading supermarket pallets piled with perfectly good yoghurt, bread and fruit that had been rescued only hours
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