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The Independent
MPs demand answers over China 'spy' and two PMs
Prince Andrew’s confidant reportedly met Cameron and May
4 min |
December 16, 2024
The Independent
Bullseye! How this friendly rivalry is finding its target
It took Luke Littler approximately three weeks to prove he wasn't a flash in the pan. \"Littlermania\" had swept through the UK when an unheralded 16-year-old from Warrington downed former world champions and established stars to shockingly reach the final of the 2024 PDC World Darts Championship.
5 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Manchester derby shaped by two Sporting encounters
Pep Guardiola is on to the fifth Manchester United manager of his reign at Manchester City.
4 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Arsenal let crucial chance slip in Everton stalemate
Arsenal’s challenge for the Premier League title suffered another dent after they were held to a goalless draw by Everton at the Emirates.
2 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Liverpool fail to overcome Fulham but make a point
Two points dropped, one test of character passed. It remains to be seen which proves more significant in the final reckoning, but this was stirring stuff from Liverpool.
5 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Owner of Mango fashion house dies in mountain fall
The founder of the fashion empire Mango died yesterday in a mountain accident, the company has said.
1 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Anti-West hardliner elected as new president of Georgia
Former Premier League footballer Mikheil Kavelashvili has been elected as the president of Georgia, replacing the pro-Western incumbent.
2 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
South Korean parliament votes to impeach president
Yoon Suk Yeol insists that his suspension will be 'temporary'
3 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Thousands escape horrific conditions of Syrian camp
The Rukban camp was supposed to provide refuge to those fleeing chemical weapons attacks and other atrocities. Those trapped there could only pray for survival, writes Bel Trew
4 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Comic McCausland wins Strictly Come Dancing
Chris McCausland and his professional partner Dianne Buswell were crowned the winners of Strictly Come Dancing's 2024 series yesterday.
4 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
"This is such a special, special place. It is magical'
Alex Croft meets the residents of the UK's happiest towns
4 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Poll suggests Reform UK to make 2025 a three-way race
Nigel Farage's Reform UK is just three points behind the Tories as the latest Techne UK tracker poll appears to confirm a threeway split at the top of UK politics.
2 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Farage threatens to name suspected Chinese spy
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has threatened to name the Chinese spy who was revealed to have links with Prince Andrew, amid reports he also met two former prime ministers.
3 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Andrew 'invited' suspected spy to Buckingham Palace
An alleged Chinese spy banned from the UK on security grounds was reportedly invited to Buckingham Palace by Prince Andrew.
2 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Pacific trade deal no match for EU benefits, PM told
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to “get serious” about boosting the economy and to forge closer links with the EU, as the UK prepares to formally join a partnership of Asia-Pacific countries that the PM once said would yield “very small” benefits.
2 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
EU's 'three major demands of UK' in Brexit reset talks
Brussels is said to be preparing to ask the UK to follow European Union laws for the first time since Brexit as part of plans for a new trade deal with Sir Keir Starmer.
3 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Now is not the time to turn our backs on family farms
With soaring costs already biting hard, the last thing farmers need is the 'tractor tax', writes Lib Dem leader Ed Davey
4 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
Give farm owners a £20m tax threshold, PM advised
The \"tractor tax\" row has taken a dramatic new turn after a pro-labour tax expert used by Sir Keir Starmer to support the move called on him to reverse his decision.
6 min |
December 15, 2024
The Independent
The promoter helping prep UK fighters for huge things
Boxing's landscape has become almost unrecognisable over the last year, its shifting sands sieving the biggest fights to, well, the sands of Saudi Arabia.
3 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Palmer's prowess may give Chelsea a shot at the title
There are moments in training when Chelsea teammates just start laughing at something outlandish that Cole Palmer has done, which isn't that unusual for a box-office Premier League star.
4 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Amorim must envy Pep his riches as 'crisis' clubs clash
This is a crisis no epidemiologist could have foreseen. Manchester United's ailments are well-publicised, with their failures having gone on for some time. For Manchester City to go on an even worse run almost doesn't seem real.
3 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
England and Tuchel handed favourable World Cup draw
Thomas Tuchel's England have been drawn against Serbia, Albania, Latvia and Andorra in qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
3 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Amazon boss to donate $1m to Trump's inaugural fund
Amazon's executive chair Jeff Bezos is reportedly set to donate $1m (£791,000) to Donald Trump's inaugural fund - following in the footsteps of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who did the same earlier this week.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
A shrinking economy but too soon to say the 'R' word
Government investment will take years to work through, and they manage to hit every banana skin, writes James Moore. The good news? We're a way off from the dreaded recession
3 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Xi Jinping declines Trump's invitation to inauguration
Xi Jinping has snubbed president-elect Donald Trump's invitation to the inauguration, according to reports.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Macron appoints Bayrou as new PM to try to end chaos
French president Emmanuel Macron has named his ally Francois Bayrou as the new prime minister and tasked the veteran centrist with steering the country out of its second major political crisis in months.
4 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Thousands across Syria celebrate defeat of Assad
Bel Trew speaks to people in Damascus, hearing tales of sheer disbelief, hope, and recognition of the work ahead
4 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
The Independent's Rebecca Thomas wins prestigious award for health journalism
The Independent's health correspondent Rebecca Thomas has been named the best health journalist in the British Journalism Awards, and commended for the “huge impact” of her work.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
New implant offers hope to millions with sleep apnoea
A new electronic chip that zaps the tongue's nerves could relieve millions of patients with a common disorder that stops them from breathing in their sleep.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Man who took murdered toddler out in buggy jailed
A man who murdered his new girlfriend’s toddler and hid her body in a pushchair while out shopping was jailed for life yesterday. Scott Jeff, 24, will will serve a minimum of 26 years in prison after subjecting two-year-old Isabella Wheildon to a “regime of escalating brutality” before she was found dead in a bathroom on 30 June, 2023.
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