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The Independent
Imagine if a city's schools.became smartphone-free...
A year ago, headteachers at 33 primary schools in St Albans declared them phone-free zones. Here are the results at one
7 min |
April 22, 2025
The Independent
World pays tribute as Pope dies of heart failure at 88
Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church and a pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor, died yesterday aged 88.
5 min |
April 22, 2025
The Independent
Suspects in custody 'denied insulin and cancer drugs'
Care withheld as form of punishment’, says damning report
3 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Piastri victorious in Jeddah as Verstappen gets penalty
Oscar Piastri moved ahead of Lando Norris and into the F1 drivers’ championship lead with victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen paid the price for a first-lap penalty.
2 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
'People still gather... they believe in something better'
Ukrainians celebrating Easter at a bombed-out church in the country’s north doubt a ceasefire with Russia is possible
4 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Israel admits to failures over deaths of 15 medics in Gaza
The Israeli military has admitted professional failures” and breaches of orders” after soldiers killed 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza last month.
2 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Reform winning big in May could backfire on its leader
Nigel Farage and Reform UK have found themselves sitting proudly at the top of various opinion polls since the general election on 4 July last year.
5 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
'Future snatched in instant'
Husband describes watching in helpless horror’ as his wife is struck by a van while trying to evade police on a golf course
2 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Farage spreads net zero lies.about steel, warns Miliband
Ed Miliband has hit out at Nigel Farage, accusing him of spreading nonsense and lies” by appearing to blame the government’s net zero policy for the crisis in the UK steel industry.
2 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
THE PERFECT BLEND
Climate change is redrawing the map of where grapes can grow, but, says Rosamund Hall, winemakers should be more imaginative with their products and not just follow the sun
4 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Rebel Labour MPs stand firm against welfare cuts.
Labour rebels are doubling down on their opposition to Sir Keir Starmer’s benefit cuts despite ministers planning to offer spending on child poverty as a trade-off” to win their support.
2 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Joy of six: who is the young teen smashing IPL records?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, made his debut in style on Saturday
4 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Pope and Vance 'exchange Easter greetings' at Vatican
Pope Francis spoke with US vice-president JD Vance on Easter Sunday in a private and brief meeting as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.
1 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
BA steward found dead in hotel room in San Francisco
A British Airways crew member was found dead in a hotel room during a layover in the United States.
1 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Will it take a catastrophe to wake us to Al's dangers?
Incidents relating to artificial intelligence rose again in 2024, but regulation has yet to catch up to the threat posed by this world-changing technology, writes Anthony Cuthbertson
6 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Andrew joins royal family for Easter Sunday service
The Duke of York has joined the King and Queen for the Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
1 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Revealed: the staggering bill for 'inhumane' prison terms
Incarcerating prisoners serving abolished indefinite jail terms that have been described as psychological torture” cost British taxpayers 145m last year, The Independent can reveal.
4 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Australia's climate culture war is beginning to heat up
Australia is just weeks away from a national election, and one of the starkest moments of the campaign came during a televised debate.
4 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Hegseth shared Yemen war details in second group chat
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth shared details of a military strike against the Houthi group in Yemen in a second Signal chat, which included his own wife and brother, according to The New York Times.
3 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Alexander-Arnold strike saves Liverpool's blushes
He may soon be the Scouser in the Real Madrid team but Trent Alexander-Arnold is ever likelier to leave Liverpool a Premier League champion.
4 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Putin's Easter charade can't redeem Russia's original sin
Kyiv and Moscow have accused one another of violating the latest ceasefire’ but that misses the point, writes Sam Kiley
2 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Grinner takes all? Reform in election driving seat
Nigel Farage’s party would win 180 seats just ahead of the Tories and Labour if general election held today, poll says
2 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft near Nato airspace
RAF fighter jets have intercepted two Russian aircraft flying close to Nato airspace over the Baltic Sea, marking the first such intervention under Operation Chessman.
1 min |
April 21, 2025
The Independent
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
Spring is in the air, and London beckons. Jessica Furseth explores the 78-mile Capital Ring, offering parks, abandoned Tube lines and the chance to see the city in a brand new light
4 min |
April 20, 2025
The Independent
Finding the serenity hiding in Mexico's party peninsula
Hundreds of thousands of tourists are attracted to the white sands and turquoise waters of destinations like Cancun and Tulum Robyn Wilson goes in search of quieter shores
4 min |
April 20, 2025
The Independent
British couple killed in Italy cable car crash wanted to travel the world, say friends
Tributes have been paid to an “adventurous” British couple who were killed when their cable car plunged into a ravine south of Naples.
2 min |
April 20, 2025
The Independent
Starmer needs Trump-style media plan, say colleagues.
Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to follow in Donald Trump’s footsteps and appear more regularly in front of the media.
2 min |
April 20, 2025
The Independent
Wasteful Arsenal punished by Lyon's moment of class
It was the burst of light to silence the noise of the Emirates.
4 min |
April 20, 2025
The Independent
Police informant key to US ‘gang member' deportation
The Donald Trump administration’s insistence that a Maryland resident deported to El Salvador by mistake is a member of the criminal gang MS-13 can be traced back to a single unnamed police informant, a review of court documents reveals.
4 min |
April 20, 2025
The Independent
Badenoch reveals how her cousin died by suicide after 'excessive internet use'
Kemi Badenoch’s 20-year-old cousin took his own life after falling down an internet rabbit hole”, the Tory leader has said, opening up about how she worries a lot about social media”.
2 min |