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The Independent
'No, we can't': the cry of a party a long way from power
In her speech to launch the Tories’ new policy programme, Kemi Badenoch struck a humble note.
3 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Society will suffer without free emergency contraception
/—__~ Ordinarily, there are many barriers to accessing emergency contraception. Beyond the expense y and awkward opening times, there’s the pain and embarrassment of the compulsory consultation, the fear of being stigmatised and judged – or, worse still, being spotted by someone you know.
2 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Kendall passes two key tests but is not out of minefield
The test for Liz Kendall was simple, according to one Labour insider. If the response to her statement is dominated by wheelchair users protesting that they will be worse off, she will have failed. If, on the other hand, the focus of the debate is about getting more people into work, she will have succeeded.
2 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
BYD launches battery that can charge EVs in 5 minutes
Chinese automaker BYD has become the first in the world to unveil a commercial battery for electric vehicles that is capable of charging in roughly the same amount of time as it takes to fill up a fuel tank.
1 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Gaza strikes show hostages are not Israel's top priority
Breaking of the ceasefire comes at a time of internal unrest ption trial, reports
4 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
A million to lose disability benefit in £5bn welfare cut
An estimated million disabled people will lose their benefits as Labour took an axe to the UK's ballooning welfare bill.
5 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
What Labour's credit card crackdown says about its public spending approach
The dour Scotsman holding the title of chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Cabinet Office minister, Pat McFadden, doesn’t seem much of a space cowboy but he has in common with Elon Musk an apparent zeal to eliminate waste.
3 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Nasa's Crew-9 finally splash down after nine-month wait
Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule yesterday with a soft splashdown off Florida’s coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station.
3 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
UN scientists shocked by ‘extraordinary' warming
Leading climate scientists said they watched with surprise as extraordinary” global temperatures broke record after record last year.
3 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Hundreds dead and injured in Gaza after Israeli strikes
Doctors describe armageddon’ as Netanyahu shatters ceasefire vowing to act with increasing military strength’
5 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Antarctic scientist sorry for attack at remote station
The Antarctic researcher accused of threatening to kill colleagues trapped in a remote research station has apologised.
2 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Aussie rules when it comes to F1's scheduling problem
Twenty years ago, the last iteration of the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide concluded the 1995 Formula One season. Pole-sitter Damon Hill won the race at a canter, while title winner Michael Schumacher retired after a collision with Jean Alesi.
3 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Teenager who shot family plotted to kill 30 children
A 19-year-old who murdered his family and was plotting a school shooting wanted to be the worst mass school killer the UK has seen, a court has heard.
3 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Badenoch under fire after saying net zero 'impossible'
Kemi Badenoch faces backlash from business leaders and a former Tory minister after she announced the Conservatives could drop their commitment to reaching net zero by 2050
2 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105
Group Captain John Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain, has died aged 105.
3 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Putin agrees to halt strikes on Ukraine energy targets
Kremlin says Russian president has ordered his military to stop attacks for 30 days, following phone call with Trump
5 min |
March 19, 2025
The Independent
Ferrari F1 reality bites on Hamilton's damp debut
There’s nothing like racing agony, the reality of a new dawn compared to the high-octane hullaballoo, to wipe out a twomonth period of euphoric bliss. Lewis Hamilton arrived in Melbourne visibly joyous ahead of the opening chapter of his Ferrari story.
4 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Hojlund's long-awaited goal shows his enduring promise
For a striker to go 21 games without a goal is quite something. When that forward is a Manchester United No 9, the pressure cooker is turned up to its maximum setting.
3 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Meet the British anti-Musk activists targeting his Teslas
From Bluesky radicals to slick PR professionals, Alexander Butler meets protesters trying to take down the Doge chief
3 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Ex-Ofsted chief lashes out at Labour's school reforms
The former head of Ofsted has lashed out at the education secretary, accusing her of caring more about the interests of unions than schoolchildren. In a scathing broadside at Bridget Phillipson’s education reforms, Amanda Spielman accused her of bowing to the “demands of unions”. And Ms Spielman, who stood down as the head of the schools watchdog in 2023, called for her to abandon the plans “before the damage is done”.
2 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Virgin Atlantic set to bring 'flying taxis' to British skies
Virgin Atlantic is set to bring flying taxis to the UK, it has been confirmed.
1 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Trashed Harry Potter rental home 'like a crime scene'
The owner of a Harry Potter-themed rental home has shared her disbelief and sadness after it was trashed so badly it resembled “a crime scene”.
2 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Is Labour's relationship with farmers beyond repair?
Justified or not, many British farmers feel under siege, and their concerns are widely shared by a sympathetic public.
3 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
'I was saved, my sister died'
The human cost of the North Macedonia nightclub fire is emerging as claims of safety violations and corruption unfold
3 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
What to expect as Putin and Trump thrash out their deal
The Kremlin has now confirmed that Vladimir Putin will speak on the phone to Donald Trump today. The White House says Volodymyr Zelensky will come to Washington on Friday. Peace – or at least a ceasefire – seems very likely soon.
3 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
The reason why Liverpool's season is sliding off the rails
The Carabao Cup had been lifted by Bruno Guimaraes and Kieran Trippier, Eddie Howe had been drenched in alcohol by Joelinton, and the black-and-white hordes were starting to disperse when a manager reflected on a historic first. Not the victorious one, though. It took us seven, eight, nine months to lose twice in a row,” said Arne Slot. It is perhaps not a statistic to echo through the ages like Newcastle’s 70-year wait for domestic silverware or the 56-year gap between claiming any major honour.
3 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Odey is fined £1.8m and banned from City by FCA
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey has been banned from the UK finance industry for his “lack of integrity”.
1 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
No, Wes, my stress wasn't a simple case of ‘overdiagnosis’
Health secretary Wes Streeting has put his foot in his mouth again, this time, claiming there’s “definitely an overdiagnosis” of mental illness in the UK. Apparently, those of us struggling with poor mental health are a burden to the public’s finances because we need time off work to recover.
3 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Trump 'greatest danger' to gays I've seen, Davies warns
Russell T Davies has claimed gay society is in the “greatest danger” he has “ever seen” following the election of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States in November.
2 min |
March 18, 2025
The Independent
Carney bolsters UK links in meetings with King and PM
King Charles has hosted Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace, as Donald Trump vows his intention to make the Commonwealth nation America’s 51st state.
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