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The Independent
Trump demands freedom for Le Pen after 'witch hunt'
Far-right French leader faces four-year embezzlement term
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Mother who has admitted killing her baby spared jail
Judge calls for compassion in case of postnatal depression
3 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Macron overpowering aides with copious perfume levels
The French president uses scent to assert power, says author
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Harman calls on Starmer for smartphone cull in schools
Harriet Harman has called on Sir Keir Starmer to ban smartphones in schools, amid mounting pressure on the government to take action to stop tech companies from allowing harmful material on their platforms.
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
My hands have earned their place at the ends of my arms
Frieda Hughes reflects on ageing and beauty standards
1 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
How the world's richest lost $200bn in stock bloodbath
The richest people in the world lost more than a combined 200bn on Thursday when stock markets cratered in response to tariffs slapped on imports to the US by Donald Trump.
1 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
De Bruyne confirms City exit in emotional statement
Kevin De Bruyne has confirmed that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after a decade with the club.
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Big Brother is yet another bad career move for Rourke
The reality TV show has always welcomed fallen stars like Mickey Rourke but the actor’s sensitivity makes rumours of his appearance on it acutely depressing, writes Adam White
4 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
'Men should be telling each other how pretty they are!”
The Grammy-nominated R&B artist Teddy Swims talks to Roisin O’Connor about why he prefers the Brit Awards, stigma around masculinity and what he’s calling his baby
7 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Reeves should introduce a 'Trump tax' in her Budget
Tax rises in the next Budget in October were seen as highly likely, even before Donald Trump announced his blizzard of tariffs. Now another tax hike is inevitable.
3 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Tsunoda's challenge: master a car built for Verstappen
Out of all the drivers who have tried and failed to fulfil their promise at Red Bull, Alex Albon put it best in a non-F1 spiel in explaining the seismic challenge one faces with a car engineered to the demands of the team’s leading driver, Max Verstappen.
3 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Virginia Giuffre, the crash and the public backlash
After accusing Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of abuse, Giuffre now claims she was in an accident and has days to live. Angela Mollard worries for a woman on the edge i. a _ aT
5 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Hormonal hawk's reign of hairless terror finally over
A hawk’s weeks-long reign of terror in a Hertfordshire village was probably caused by hormones, according to a falconer.
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Comedian Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
Comedian Russell Brand has been charged with rape, indecent assault, oral rape and two counts of sexual assault, the Metropolitan Police has announced.
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Is there any point in trying to negotiate with Trump?'
The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul fields readers’ questions on Trump’s trade war, its global impact, and the UK’s options for navigating this latest storm
5 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Is it possible for Trump to serve a third term in office?
Not quite three months into his second term of office, Donald Trump has been dropping hints that he might actually run again, in 2028, and serve if elected. On any reasonable reading of the US constitution, that would be impossible; but, as ever, Trump won't let a little thing like that get in the way.
3 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
I Am Maximus can go down in Grand National folklore
How do you determine a must-see event? Sport has its fair share of matches and occasions that the general public deem unacceptable to miss, but they can range from the bombastic heights of a World Cup final to the quiet whispers around the Augusta National greens at the Masters.
3 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Musk's terrible week could be about to get even worse
You’d be forgiven for not noticing amid all the Donald Trumpinduced chaos from the introduction of some of the highest tariffs in more than a century, which triggered stock market plunges not seen since the Covid lockdown.
3 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Shares tumble after China kicks back at Trump's tariffs
FTSE 100 suffers worst losses since start of Covid pandemic
3 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Trump extends TikTok sale deadline by another 75 days
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok to find a US buyer by an additional 75 days to prevent the popular social media app from going dark in the United States.
2 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Woman who held 'here to talk' sign at abortion clinic guilty of buffer zone breach
An anti-abortion campaigner has been found guilty of breaching an abortion clinic buffer zone in Bournemouth, in a trial being monitored” by Trump officials.
4 min |
April 05, 2025
The Independent
Fans turn on Postecoglu as Spurs capitulate at Chelsea
Somehow, a match-week that started with Chelsea selling a football team to themselves ends with an even greater level of farce.
4 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
'It was important to stop surviving and start living'
Katya, a former medic, was shattered by the horrors of war in Ukraine. Now, thanks to pioneering ketamine therapy, she is finding hope again along with hundreds of other veterans
5 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
The new emoji that's giving teens more reasons to panic
As parents are only just realising what the red pill means on social media, generational expert Chloe Combi discovers another marketing tool that’s keeping Snapchat users hooked
5 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
The Grand National faces its most daunting obstacle
The world’s biggest race is under threat like never before and the new, less risky version is in danger of losing its appeal
5 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
'Rats are wandering round and I can see the pigeons picking through the trash'
Birmingham residents urge council to settle bin strike as rubbish piles high on streets, fueling fears of fire and disease
3 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
Russia bans 'undesirable' Elton John Aids Foundation
Russia has banned the Elton John Aids Foundation, claiming it undermines traditional spiritual and moral values”.
1 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
Workers expose grim reality of life inside NHS buildings
A new survey of nearly 9,000 staff reports vermin, sewage leaks, faulty lighting, broken toilets and decaying ceilings
3 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
These tariffs aren't meant to separate good and bad guys
Even before Donald Trump had finished reading out his tariff scorecard in the White House Rose Garden, the viewers who included government officials all over the world were trying to figure out the rationale. And, as with scores on the Eurovision Song Contest, to which this live show bore some resemblance, there was much reading of political runes.
4 min |
April 04, 2025
The Independent
Trump is playing dangerous games with the US economy
Donald Trump says that Americans have been “plundered”, raped” and scavenged” by “foreign cheaters” for decades. Such bizarre, violent language. So unpresidential. And plain wrong.
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