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The Independent
‘The man who shot Bambi’s dad’ deserved more acclaim
Beating Henry Cooper did not endear the late Joe Bugner to the British public or press, writes Steve Bunce, yet his record as a heavyweight in the Seventies cannot but be respected
3 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
The Great British Bake Off keeps stale feeling at bay
The nation's favourite telly comfort food is back for series 16, and it's an emotional rollercoaster
2 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Why don't airlines check passport issue dates online?
You reported on a British Airways passenger with a valid passport who has been turned away at the airport - yet another awful story of a holiday ruined by inadequately trained staff misinterpreting passport validity rules.
1 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
‘More refugees will risk life’ due to asylum crackdown
British Red Cross warns of impact as family reunions halted
4 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
A drop of the hard truth on in-flight booze and air rage
Simon Calder on tackling the increase in angry passengers
3 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Epping council denied right to appeal Bell Hotel ruling
A council in Epping, Essex, has been refused an application to appeal against a ruling allowing asylum seekers to continue to be housed at a hotel in the area.
2 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
China's path is clear thanks to Trump's wrecking ball
Xi Jinping has it all. From Donald Trump's perspective, the Chinese leader is basking in sycophantic bonhomie from fellow global authoritarians while enjoying a parade of tanks and stealth bombers, massive missiles, lasers and mass marches of beautifully drilled infantry.
3 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Trump illegally sent troops into LA, federal judge rules
Donald Trump and administration officials violated the law by deploying the National Guard in Los Angeles in response to protests against his anti-immigration agenda, a federal judge in California has ruled.
2 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Teacher banned after adult sites accessed in classroom
A science teacher who was seen by pupils accessing “inappropriate adult content” during lesson time on his staff laptop has been banned from teaching for at least 10 years.
2 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
SLIMMING WORLD
With the sequel to 2006 film ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ in the works, Olivia Petter says star Emily Blunt is highlighting the fashion industry’s continuing obsession with thinness
4 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
No 10 insists reshuffle won't dent chancellor's authority
Rachel Reeves's authority has not been dealt a blow by Sir Keir Starmer's shakeup of his Downing Street team, No 10 has insisted as it sought to calm market jitters.
3 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Will this crucial Budget be designed by PM or No 11?
Keir Starmer’s mini-reshuffle of 10 Downing Street was widely interpreted as an assertion of prime ministerial power over Rachel Reeves, the chancellor. The key part of the jigsaw was the appointment of Darren Jones, previously Reeves’s deputy as chief secretary to the Treasury, to the new post of “chief secretary to the prime minister”, based in No 10.
3 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Trust me, separating families will not fix the migrant crisis
Some years ago, I was in the supermarket with my young son.
3 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Xi rebukes West at summit over ‘bullying behaviour’
China leader takes swipe at Donald Trump over tariffs
2 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Father Ted creator arrested at Heathrow for trans posts
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has revealed he was arrested at Heathrow airport over a series of posts about transgender people.
3 min |
September 03, 2025
The Independent
Hanging on every word
Daisy Lester selects the most gripping audiobooks online
8 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Rain fails to dampen spirits at majestic End of the Road
Self Esteem and Father John Misty come out to play as revellers frolic in the downpour, writes Tristan Gatward
3 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
‘I was in tears’: BA wrongly turns away another flyer
At 7.15am on Thursday 5 June, Claire Hannington, 45, and three friends arrived at Gatwick airport. They were booked on a British Airways flight two hours later to Ibiza.
4 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
CEO who took star's gift to boy: I made a huge mistake
A man who snatched a hat gifted by tennis star Kamil Majchrzak to a young boy at the US Open last week has been identified as Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek.
2 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Cooper's asylum measures are simply too little, too late
On the government's first day back in the Commons - after a summer marked by dire headlines about asylum hotels and an ever-rising number of arrivals in small boats - Yvette Cooper was probably hoping that her plans to fix “our broken asylum system” would draw a line under things. Fat chance, home secretary.
3 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
How do the numbers stack up on small boat arrivals?
Small boat arrivals across the Channel were lower last month than in any August since 2019. On the face of it, this looks like some rare good news for the home secretary, at a time when the use of hotels to house asylum seekers has become a major national issue. But how good is the news really?
3 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Norris must banish caution to bridge giant Piastri gap
The timing could not have been more piercing for Lando Norris. Just as the crestfallen McLaren driver trudged back to the Zandvoort pit-lane, Oscar Piastri was introduced onto the top step of the podium as the winner of the Dutch Grand Prix. The Brit was not hanging around for the national anthems; emotions and those papaya colours could not have been more juxtaposed.
4 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Earthquake in mountainous Afghanistan kills over 800
Death toll could rise as landslides hamper rescue efforts, while aid organisations urge donors to support relief efforts
2 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
What’s with the incessant security checks in Turkey?
Q Can you help me with something? I am currently at the departure gate at Bodrum airport in Turkey, waiting for a delayed flight. We have already been searched twice, and now, if I want to leave to go to the toilet, I have to be searched on reentry. From the limited enquiries I have been able to make, the airport seems to blame the airline, which in turn says the UK government requires it. Can you shed any light on this disagreeable state of affairs?
1 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
OPPOSITES DETRACT
‘The Guest’, BBC One’s silly new copy-paste psychosexual drama, is like a deranged game of Jenga
2 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Reeves risks becoming the latest ‘Chino Chancellor’
Like Sajid Javid before her, Rachel Reeves finds her role in No 11 has been effectively downgraded, says Simon Walters
2 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
A WOMAN SCORNED
The actor's ubiquitous true-story dramas have become a punchline, but Sheridan Smith's latest performance proves she's one of our brightest stars, writes Katie Rosseinsky
3 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Gaza flotilla restarts voyage after storm forced its return
The Independent looks at the threats to Greta Thunberg's mission as the maritime convoy sets off again from Barcelona
3 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Donald forges European steel to counter US bear pit
Luke Donald named his Ryder Cup captain’s picks for Bethpage and then detailed a meticulous plan to overcome the raucous environment that awaits, writes Jack Rathborn
4 min |
September 02, 2025
The Independent
Vicar involved in extreme body mutilation group jailed
A retired Church of England vicar has been jailed for three years after admitting to carrying out an extreme body modification.
2 min |