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The Independent
Pioneering gene therapy slows Huntington's disease
Scientists have slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease for the first time with a “groundbreaking” new treatment.
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September 25, 2025
The Independent
Man finds 'kid's toy' that is rare 2,000-year-old brooch
A metal detectorist unearthed a rare 2,000-year-old brooch – and at first mistook the Roman artefact for a children's toy.
2 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Umpire 'married to cricket' and impossible to ignore
Yorkshire to the bone, Dickie Bird became a household name for his charismatic personality on and off the cricket pitch
4 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Top Burnham ally launches scathing attack on Starmer
One of Andy Burnham's closest allies has launched a damning attack on Sir Keir Starmer on the eve of Labour's conference, accusing the prime minister of overseeing “rot” in the Labour Party.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Controversies detract from Africa's first Road Cycling World Championships
Rwanda is playing host but its selection has been questioned
5 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Reeves should think carefully before she raises income tax
The Resolution Foundation is a fine organisation that does high-quality economic research, and its latest report has some good ideas for November’s Budget, which is shaping up to be a defining event of this government.
2 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Beloved umpiring legend Dickie Bird dies, aged 92
Dickie Bird, the heralded former Test cricket umpire beloved across the game, has died at the age of 92.
4 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
New Zealand bucking trend by making migration easier
New Zealand is going to make it easier for migrant workers to move to the country in its latest attempt to boost the economy and workforce.
2 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
All Amazon Fresh grocery stores in UK set to close
Amazon plans to close all 19 of its grocery shops across the UK, putting as many as 250 jobs at risk.
2 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Could Davey's Lib Dems.reshape the next election?
Liberal Democrats complain they don't get the media coverage they deserve, and certainly not by comparison with Reform UK.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
'We're still living under the shadow of phone hacking'
Louis Chilton speaks to 'The Hack' star Robert Carlyle and producer Joe Williams about the ITV series that brings one of the biggest British scandals of the past 20 years to the screen
5 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
President's attacks at UN are rallying cry for far right
Donald Trump has taken to the United Nations to show how pointless Britain's courting of the US president with a state visit really was.
4 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Trump's autism claims aren't just wrong, they're dangerous
A few years ago, I was crossing the playground at school when a fellow parent caught up to me to talk about the flu vaccine, which is offered every year to primary school-aged kids in Britain.
5 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Davey says Farage will turn UK into Trump's America
British children will be forced to undergo drills to prepare for mass shootings if Nigel Farage becomes prime minister, Sir Ed Davey has claimed.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Reeves must abandon 'rash' tax pledges, says think tank
Rachel Reeves needs to row back on her manifesto pledge not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, a leading think tank has said, as the chancellor seeks to fill a £30bn black hole at the Budget.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
How Europe can silence.obnoxious 'U-S-A' chants
A raucous New York crowd awaits at Bethpage Black, but Luke Donald's Ryder Cup team have prepared meticulously to combat the cauldron of noise, writes Jack Rathborn
5 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
A SAFE BET
Mohammed Sami seems a shoo-in for the Turner Prize 2025, but his winning it would feel like a weirdly retrogressive move for this once controversial prize writes Mark Hudson
5 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
'I was alone and frustrated and not able to get better'
Frederic Roscop contracted Lyme disease aged five but wasn't diagnosed with it until his mid-thirties. He tells of his battle to overcome chronic symptoms and find a normal life
5 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
The 'battle for Blackheath' should concern anyone with a love for where they live
For more than 20 years, I have lived in Blackheath.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Ho to the fore as TV's best group of characters return
'Slow Horses' is back and it's as sharp as ever. The only thing it needs is more River Cartwright, writes Chris Bennion
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Trump says immigrants and 'suicidal' green energy will be death of Western Europe
President's bizarre tirade at the UN also rubbished London and claimed Christianity was the 'most persecuted religion'
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Vueling flight cancellation caused us a world of pain
You may know the feeling: in these QR-coded days, it is frustrating to find that the hieroglyphics on your boarding pass do not have the power to open the gate to the airport security checkpoint.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Joy as activist Abd el-Fattah freed from prison in Egypt
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been released from prison in Egypt after spending more than a decade behind bars, following a presidential pardon issued by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
3 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Isak starts to pay back huge fee with first Liverpool goal
Record signing Alexander Isak scored his first Reds goal, while Hugo Ekitike grabbed the winner then got sent off
4 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Trump promotes return to 'original borders' in U-turn
US leader slammed Putin's 'bad leadership' and suggested Kyiv could win back all of the territory gained by Moscow
4 min |
September 24, 2025
The Independent
Without concrete action, there won't be any Palestine left for Britain to recognise
Watershed moment may be pointless unless Israel is deterred from annexing the occupied West Bank
3 min |
September 23, 2025
The Independent
Gatwick is squeezing every last ounce from its runway
“Doing nothing is not an option”: that was what the last transport secretary but a dozen, Alistair Darling, told me on a visit to Gatwick airport in 2004. He was referring to the discussion about extra aviation capacity for the southeast of England.
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Independent
'I'm not a stranger, I'm part of the UK's everyday story'
Migrants who have made a life in Britain share their fears about Farage's controversial deportation plan.
3 min |
September 23, 2025
The Independent
Horner's F1 return may be speedy after bumper payout
Christian Horner has received a reported payout of more than £80m from Red Bull after officially leaving the company yesterday.
2 min |
September 23, 2025
The Independent
Potter awaits Hammer blow as anger stalks east London
So it turns out the West Ham fans were wrong. “Sacked in the morning,” they chanted to Graham Potter during Saturday’s home defeat to Crystal Palace. But he has made it past the weekend.
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