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The Independent
Mercury had 'secret child'
The late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury had a secret daughter with whom he shared a close relationship until his death, a new biography about him claims.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Independent
Tory bid to oust Badenoch 'inevitable' after latest polls
Kemi Badenoch is facing an inevitable leadership challenge, Boris Johnson's former director of communications has warned, amid reports that the Tory party is plotting to oust her.
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Independent
Post Office campaigner Bates offered half his claim
Sir Alan Bates has said the government's compensation schemes for victims of the Horizon IT scandal have been \"turned into quasi-kangaroo courts\".
2 min |
May 25, 2025
The Independent
Man held after mother and three children die in blaze
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a mother and three of her children aged 15, eight and four were killed in a house fire in north London yesterday Flames gutted two houses in Stonebridge, Brent, after the fire broke out shortly after 1am, with 70 firefighters and eight fire
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Independent
Labour plot to oust Starmer has twelve-month deadline
Insiders will test the waters in May 2026 before deciding on a bid to replace the prime minister, reports David Maddox
5 min |
May 25, 2025
The Independent
Labour ministers poised to resign' over benefit cuts
Starmer faces huge revolt as MPs rally against reforms
3 min |
May 25, 2025
The Independent
Norwegian man wakes up to find big ship in front garden
A Norwegian man woke up to discover a massive container ship had run aground just metres from his bedroom.
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Stokes goes full tilt through brave Zimbabwe resistance
Tourists trail by 270 after following on and losing two wickets
4 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Independent correspondent wins top journalism award.
The Independent's health correspondent Rebecca Thomas has been named health journalist of the year at the Press Awards 2025.
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Telegraph to be bought by RedBird Capital for £500m
The Telegraph is set to be acquired by a consortium spearheaded by US investment firm RedBird Capital for approximately £500m.
1 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Will new rule save Monaco from again being the pits?
Two mandatory pit-stops in the principality may spice up a race which is typically a procession
4 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Toney handed shock call-up to Tuchel's England squad
Thomas Tuchel insists he has recalled Ivan Toney to his England squad to \"see his personality and his quality\" up close ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Andorra and friendly against Senegal.
1 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Eight guilty of robbing Kardashian in Paris hotel
Eight people were found guilty yesterday of a violent robbery of Kim Kardashian in a Paris hotel in a $10m jewellery heist that left the celebrity traumatised.
4 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Arsenal's Lisbon inspiration is to be found in their past
Barcelona are the clear favourites, but the Gunners have the chance to bring their journey full circle today - while raising what it means to another level
4 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Mental health A&Es to be rolled out across England
The NHS is opening a network of mental health A&Es across England to relieve pressure on hospitals amid the ongoing \"corridor care\" crisis.
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
A land reduced to rubble after 19 months of carnage
Gaza is on the brink of famine after Israel's three-month blockade, the UN warns. Chief international correspondent Bel Trew looks at how the Palestinians got to this point
5 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Household energy bills to fall after price cap lowered
Typical home will save £129 a year but is a fixed deal better?
4 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Outcry as Danish MPs vote to raise pension age to 70
Many politicians can retire at 60 after one year in parliament
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Award-winning Brazilian photographer Salgado dies
Brazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastiao Salgado, known for his award-winning images of nature and humanity, has died at age 81. Instituto Terra, which was founded by him and his wife, confirmed the information yesterday, but did not provide more details on the circumstances of Salgado's death or where it took place.
1 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Four in 10 voters see Britain as being in decline, poll says
The most common word the public associate with Britain is \"declining\", a damning new poll has revealed.
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Why has Britain decided to give up the Chagos Islands?
After some last-minute legal delays, the Chagos Islands treaty between the UK and Mauritius has been signed, and will almost certainly be implemented in the coming weeks.
3 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
NHS only days away from running out of blood stocks
The UK is just days away from running out of some blood reserves as stocks plummet to critical levels.
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Labour's civil war stoked up by PM's winter fuel U-turn
Keir Starmer's partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance has not resolved his problems. He was right to do it - but it has opened the door to further such demands.
3 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Ditch 'unsightly windmills' and drill, Trump tells PM
Donald Trump has taken aim at Sir Keir Starmer's government just weeks after the two leaders appeared to put the \"special relationship\" back on track with a much-lauded trade deal.
3 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
British students face ban as Harvard targeted by Trump
Hundreds of British students face expulsion from Harvard University after an \"appalling\" and \"vindictive\" decision by Donald Trump to ban the institution from overseas recruitment.
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Markets plunge over threat of 50% tax on EU goods
Stock markets dropped sharply yesterday after US president Donald Trump reignited fears of a trade war by threatening to impose high tariffs on the EU and smartphone giant Apple.
2 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
Probation staff 'too busy to safely handle early releases'
Ministers warned over scheme to free up space in prisons
3 min |
May 24, 2025
The Independent
'It's fine to feel guilty but calling yourself an addict is labelling yourself as bad'
The traditional 12-step programme is being ditched by many trying to go clean on cocaine, which young people in the UK are using in increasing numbers. Oliver Keens talks to those paving a new road to recovery that doesn’t involve shame
7 min |
May 23, 2025
The Independent
Harvard is banned from enrolling overseas students
Donald Trump’s administration is blocking Harvard University from enrolling international students and is forcing enrolled foreign students to leave the university or risk losing their legal status in the country.
3 min |
May 23, 2025
The Independent
BEHIND THE SCENERY
As Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme’ unfolds amid more meticulously created backdrops, Clarisse Loughrey delves deeper with his longtime set decorator Anna Pinnock
6 min |