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The Independent
‘Reaching £100,000 isn’t just a fantastic milestone – it’s a life-changing moment’
The Independent’s SafeCall campaign has surged past £100,000 in donations, marking a major step towards creating a new national lifeline for missing young people.
5 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
I cut my dying father out of my life... I still feel guilty
Erica Lefevre reflects on grieving for an estranged parent
5 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Rise in 11-plus tutoring risks generation of 'exam bots'
Tutoring young children to help them pass the 11-plus exam risks turning them into “exam bots”, experts have warned, with some calling for key elements of the test to be scrapped altogether.
2 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Charging tourists may make an exhibition of ourselves
Exempting locals from fees to museums is a complicated step – but going contactless could work
3 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Handling the human cost of the asylum hotel crackdown
Tens of thousands of refugees could face homelessness this winter as frontline workers speak of being forced into 'crisis response mode' by the Home Office.
5 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Verstappen keeps pressure on with Abu Dhabi pole
Contrary to popular belief, it is seldom we see or hear the full-blooded array of emotions we know Max Verstappen possesses deep in his psyche. Max 2.0 is no longer “Mad Max”; this is the new-and-improved version, still laser-focused but ultimately happier-than-ever. Four F1 titles in the cabinet, a fifth is a simple bonus. And it is that mantra which is inching him ever closer to an unprecedented comeback.
4 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
My Santorini nightmare turned out to be a dream
Earthquakes on the island have cut tourist numbers, and finds that makes for a more enjoyable trip
4 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Texas hold-'em for Three Lions' World Cup opener
England to face Group L rivals Croatia in Dallas on 17 June
1 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Palestinians use wood and stones to rebuild houses
With tents collapsing and winter nearing, ordinary Gazans are forced to improvise
5 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Millionaire Tory donor quits the Lords and joins Reform
A millionaire Conservative donor who was made a peer by Boris Johnson has defected to Reform UK in a major boost for Nigel Farage. Malcolm Offord said he was defecting from the Conservatives to Reform and intended to stand for election to the Scottish parliament next year.
3 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
The assumption grows that this is a PM who won't last
As a chronicler of Tony Blair’s government, I found the “authority draining away” theme irritating.
3 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Blair 'looking at candidates to replace Starmer as PM'
Sir Tony Blair’s think tank is said to be pulling together a policy plan to “save the Labour party” amid frustrations over Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
2 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Labour bars trans women at main women's conference
Transgender women will be barred from the main hall at Labour's women's conference next year and will also be denied voting rights, Labour has said.
2 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
What would a ‘reassurance force’ for Ukraine look like?
After months on the sidelines of US-led peace talks, Europe is trying to rise to the challenge of guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar future in the event of a ceasefire.
4 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
Latest crop of Labour MPs 'lost it' on women's rights
Ex-head of equalities watchdog lashes out over confusion
3 min |
December 07, 2025
The Independent
The songwriter's evolution from darkness into the light
'Nick Cave's Veiled World' assembles some of the Australian musician's closest collaborators for an in-depth look at the dark, mysterious worlds he conjures
3 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Trump's attack on Europe is built on conspiracy theories
America's extraordinary new blueprint for international policy is racist and a boost to the far right
3 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
I'll clear my wardrobe of all the people I once knew'
The festive commercialism has set Frieda Hughes's brain to thoughts of wanting less, and to ploughing her own furrow
1 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
The best Christmas shows you can still get tickets for
From pantomimes to big-budget musicals and yuletide classics, Alice Saville has the skinny on 2025 festive fun
4 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Slot ponders Isak problem as No 9 cuts isolated figure
Arne Slot has not always relished the chance to discuss Alexander Isak's low numbers at Liverpool. There was a difference this time, however.
3 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Norris chases place among elite on no normal weekend
With McLaren confirming team orders will be used if necessary to beat Max Verstappen, the 26-year-old Briton really has no excuse.
4 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
How hotshot host Lineker built his podcast empire
Gary Lineker's Goalhanger is the media company behind the hugely popular The Rest is... franchise.
7 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Don 't you miss travelling in the golden age of aviation?
Q Can you remember the days when you turned up at the airport an hour before the flight with a ticket sent to you through the post?
1 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
'My character is a bully – but he's a bully for the law'
Billy Crudup, the star of ‘Almost Famous’ and ‘The Morning Show’, talks to Patrick Smith about Method acting, playing the lawman in ‘High Noon’, and bumping into Robert Plant
8 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Labour voters prefer Brexit retreat to pain of tax rises
Two-thirds back rejoining customs union in poll choice
3 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Pump up the volumes
At this peak time for booksellers, reliable crowd-pleasers such as thrillers and memoirs will surely sell briskly, but Robert McCrum has a few lower-profile tomes to suggest
4 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Child poverty strategy lacks ambition, critics tell Labour
The long-awaited child poverty strategy has promised more accessible childcare and an end to families being stuck in bed and breakfasts beyond the legal limit, plans the government said would give all children “a good start in life”.
4 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Award-winning architect Frank Gehry dies aged 96
The Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry has died aged 96. Gehry died yesterday morning in Santa Monica, according to his chief of staff Meaghan Lloyd.
1 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Meghan reaches out to her critically ill estranged father
The Duchess of Sussex has “reached out” to her estranged father Thomas Markle after reports he had his leg amputated following surgery in the Philippines.
1 min |
December 06, 2025
The Independent
Inside Fifa's shambolic and shameful World Cup draw
Full of bad jokes and highly politicised, the protracted ceremony was a glimpse into football's dystopian future
4 min |