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Europe survive American surge to win Ryder Cup
The ball vanished deep into the hole and so too did Shane Lowry’s senses in an impassioned, lumbering dance across the 18th green. An exorcism of nerves on a sizzling afternoon at Bethpage Black, the Irishman saved a staggering Europe from a state of shock after a wave of red in the singles.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Why tragedies like Tamzin's are likely to go on happening
I've seen a lot in journalism – time spent working on a regional newspaper will do that for you – but the story of how the autistic teenager Tamzin Hall came to die in November last year still shocks me.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Reform ‘is becoming refuge for anti-abortion politicians’
Campaigners have warned that Reform UK has become a “political refuge for antiabortion politicians” amid fears Britain could experience a US-style politicisation of the issue.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Starmer's 'enemy within' is his failure to deliver change
It is often said that the best way for a politician to succeed is not by defining who they are but by defining their enemies.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Thunberg denies claims aid flotilla is a ‘publicity stunt’
Greta Thunberg has hit back at claims that the flotilla of Gaza- bound humanitarian aid ships she is on is a “publicity stunt”.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
ROCK RINGS CHANGES
Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine' has made Dwayne Johnson, its leading man, an unexpected Oscar contender. But it's also a clever bit of career course correction for the typically commercially minded star
4 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Arsenal savour inspired comeback over Newcastle
It was the same penalty box where Gabriel Magalhaes had ended up sprawling on the Tyneside turf some 90 minutes earlier.
4 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Oasis summon euphoric last hurrah to end reunion tour
Gallaghers enter stage arm-in-arm at Wembley for final gig, though Liam says 'See you next year'
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Burnham warns Starmer's Labour faces election 'peril
A defiant Andy Burnham has hit out at those demanding he make “simplistic statements of loyalty” to Sir Keir Starmer, saying they are underestimating “the peril” facing Labour.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
‘Tough’ home secretary set for immigration crackdown
Mahmood to overhaul main route to gaining UK citizenship
4 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Labour turns fire on 'racist' policies of Farage's Reform
Keir Starmer and Lisa Nandy launch blistering attacks on surging far-right party in sign they are seen as real threat
5 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Young people on benefits must work under new plan
Chancellor set to unveil proposals to tackle unemployment
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Slater documentary fails to hold web ghouls to account
Channel 4 programme about teenager who went missing in Tenerife includes moving interviews with his family – but leaves you wondering why it was made
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Is it common to remove luggage for weight reasons?
Where do I stand as a customer when I've booked a flight home from Kefalonia including 23kg of luggage - but the airline deliberately left it behind due to the plane being overweight.
1 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
We must take on Big Oil to avert climate catastrophe
It sounds like common sense: scale up renewable energy fast enough and fossil fuels will simply fade away.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Four dead as gunman fires on Mormon churchgoers
A worship service turned into a scene of horror when a gunman rammed his vehicle into a Mormon church in Michigan yesterday before opening fire on congregants and setting the building on fire, killing four people and injuring at least eight others.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
If your child can't talk yet, screen time may be to blame
When Aiden*, a three-year-old boy, was brought into my clinic unable to speak beyond “Mummy”, his parents proudly told me how intelligent he was: “He can click into apps on the iPad to watch his favourite shows, but there's just no language”.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Four dead in 'vile' Russian bombardment of Ukraine
A 12-year-old girl was among four killed and at least 70 injured after a 12-hour Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine, with the capital Kyiv suffering the heaviest assault.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Celebs in leafy London join fight against 'ugly' housing
Residents in picturesque village say proposed development could be repeated around the UK due to government pledges
5 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Why Britain's schools are turning into 'prison camps'
More and more headteachers are turning to the 'no-excuses' high academic approach for their schools. But some believe it is going too far, alienating parents, pupils and teachers. With school refusals at a record high
6 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Financial literacy could add so much to the way we live
More than 800 years ago, the young son of an Italian diplomat published a book that changed the course of Western civilisation.
3 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
Kendall fights Reform with scheme for diversity in tech
Labour is taking the fight to Trumpian critics of diversity and equality, with the technology secretary vowing to “smash the glass ceilings” holding women and people of colour in the tech industry back.
2 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
How Gaza's towers became the frontline in Israel's war
Experts say Israel's aim is to render Gaza City uninhabitable
7 min |
September 29, 2025
The Independent
AI reveals that £71k 'copy' is a genuine Caravaggio
Artificial intelligence has concluded that a painting dismissed by Sotheby’s and the Metropolitan Museum of Art as a copy is, in fact, by Caravaggio.
2 min |
September 28, 2025
The Independent
Russia has no intentions to attack Europe, says Lavrov
As new tensions rise between Russia and Nato powers, Moscow's top diplomat insisted to world leaders yesterday that his nation doesn't intend to attack Europe but will mount a “decisive response” to any aggression.
2 min |
September 28, 2025
The Independent
Revised growth forecast leaves Reeves in trouble
Chancellor under pressure to hike income tax at Budget
4 min |
September 28, 2025
The Independent
Two women die attempting to cross English Channel
Two women have died during an attempt to cross the Channel, French authorities have said.
1 min |
September 28, 2025
The Independent
Over dim sum, we predict that Starmer will stride on
The Peter Mandelson Memorial Dim Sum Supper Club met in emergency session last night, prompted by our hero's third fall from grace.
4 min |
September 28, 2025
The Independent
Ryder Cup fans get raucous as Europe takes strong lead
You know the golf's probably got a little out of hand when the police are called. Men with hats and guns emerged through the trees to the fourth green like they were quashing an insurgency.
3 min |
September 28, 2025
The Independent
Chancellor faces a fight to duck blame for tax hikes
Rachel Reeves will have to engage in a major pre-Budget spin operation at the Labour conference in Liverpool over the next few days. The chancellor wants to persuade the nation that, when she raises taxes in November, it will not be her fault.
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