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The Independent
Tractor tax critic hired to head up farming review
A former National Farmers’ Union chief who previously warned the tractor tax” would wipe out the family farm” has been hired by the government to lead a review into British farming.
3 min |
April 08, 2025
The Independent
Tariffs turmoil risks a global recession, Trump is warned
Share prices plunged across the world yesterday as Donald Trump doubled down on trade tariffs despite warnings from economists of the growing risk of a recession in the United States and around the globe.
3 min |
April 08, 2025
The Independent
Britons accused of Gaza war crimes in dossier with Met
A dossier has been submitted to the Metropolitan Police accusing 10 British nationals of war crimes while fighting for Israel in Gaza.
2 min |
April 08, 2025
The Independent
Girls and women in Uganda feel impact of Trump's cuts
Some 25 years of life-saving family planning progress could soon be reversed by the US president’s decision to halt aid
3 min |
April 08, 2025
The Independent
'Spending time in solitude feels somehow elemental'
In 2008, after the death of his brother, Patrick Bringley took a job as a security guard at the Met. He talks to Tom Murray about the one-man show inspired by his bestselling memoir
5 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
How AI is taking the world of meteorology by storm
A model pioneered by the man who founded chaos theory is still being used by weather forecasters but a new method uses similar tech t to ChatGPT. Anthony Cuthbertson reports
5 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Liverpool's worst half so far as Fulham stun Slot's men
Who saw this coming? The 27,000 at Craven Cottage certainly didn’t, such was the state of utter stupefaction in the stands on a spring afternoon to remember in southwest London.
3 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Portrait artist says Trump has damaged her business
A British-born artist says her business has been damaged after Donald Trump accused her of distorting an official portrait she completed for the Denver State Capitol Gallery of Presidents.
2 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Green boost for carmakers as Starmer takes on tariffs
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged bold changes” to the rules around electric and new petrol and diesel cars in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs.
3 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Dreary derby exposes flaws in both Manchester teams
They traded songs about Manchester City being the best team in the world and Manchester United having won the lot.
3 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Brianna Ghey's mother hits out at potential watering down of Online Safety Bill
Bill could o reportedly be softened as Part ott US-UK deal
2 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Father and daughter who died in caravan fire named
A father and his 10-year-old daughter who died in a caravan fire on Saturday have been named as Lee and Esme Baker.
1 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Gore Vidal's life of fiction, fights and fearsome feuds
As the world approaches the centenary of the celebrated novelist, television pundit and all-around man of letters, Martin Chilton recalls his greatest work, most withering putdowns, and chronicles a career marked by sad decline
8 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Israel admits 'mistake' in killing of 15 Gaza medics
Israel’s military has admitted its soldiers made mistakes in the killing of 15 paramedics and emergency workers in southern Gaza last month.
1 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
WHO warns target to lower maternal death to be missed as 30 women die every hour
More than 250k died within six weeks of pregnancy in 2023
5 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Is the chancellor likely to tweak her fiscal rules again?
Just days after the chancellor's spring statement balancing act saw her squeak back into line with her fiscal rules, Donald Trump took a bazooka to the global economic order on which the constraints are based.
2 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Is it last call for gastropubs?
Pubs that serve fine dining without the faff are prolific. But with 30 roasts and Michelin stars, Hannah Twiggs pulls up a barstool to see if we’ve lost sight of the boozer altogether
6 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Ban on hidden fees and fake reviews comes into force
Consumers will now see more transparent pricing after a ban on fake reviews and hidden fees for online shoppers came into force.
1 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Quarter of renters struggle to get their full deposit back
Survey also finds one in four had to borrow money to cover it
4 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
It's time to end parental poverty says mother left suicidal by financial strain
Grace Carter’s in debt trying to keep her business and family afloat with maternity pay less than half the living wage
4 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Two MPs 'astounded' after being denied entry to Israel
David Lammy brands Kemi Badenoch disgraceful’ for cheerleading’ Israel blocking parliamentary delegation
2 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Defiant Le Pen warns rally 'existence of France' in peril
Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen, who was convicted last week of embezzling public funds and banned from running for office, said the existence of France was at stake during a speech in Paris yesterday.
2 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Steps to a healthier lifestyle
Harry Bullmore investigates the smallest changes in diet and exercise one can make to get results and start living better
8 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
More home health visits aim to cut sickness rates
Health workers will be sent door-to-door under drastic new NHS plans to tackle sickness rates across England, according to reports. A community health worker will be allocated 120 homes to visit every month to see if help is needed under plans set to be rolled out in June, The Telegraph reports.
1 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
'Do what you want and what you feel like ... the measure of success is profit'
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have joined forces to run the US like a 'family business' - no matter the political reality. Kelly Rissman talks to experts who are scrambling to keep up
4 min |
April 07, 2025
The Independent
Van der Poel fights Pogacar to be top Monuments man
Mathieu van der Poel is one-third of his way to making history.
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Waqf Bill is 'an assault' on religious freedom in India
Narendra Modi’s government is backing new laws which critics fear will weaken the Muslim community’s autonomy
4 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Jaguar Land Rover pauses US shipments as Starmer plots course over tariffs
Jaguar Land Rover is pausing shipments to the US as it works to \"address the new trading terms\" in the wake of Donald Trump's 10 per cent tariff on British goods coming into force.
3 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
New Yorkers unite to fight legal threat to bodega cats
New York City’s beloved “bodega cats” find themselves in a peculiar predicament: adored by locals but technically outlawed.
2 min |
April 06, 2025
The Independent
Mental health check-ins won't solve the rental crisis
As one property company announces that it is offering wellbeing perks for tenants, Katie Rosseinsky investigates
4 min |