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The Independent
Leggings are now uncool to that I say good riddance
As trend experts ring the death knell for the once ubiquitous item, Olivia Petter explains why she's glad to wave goodbye
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Educational inequality 'has grown' since the pandemic
Pupils in London are outperforming those in the rest of the country, but Labour has no credible plan to fix the problem, a leading think tank has warned.
4 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Qatar urges ceasefire after Hamas 'positive response'
Qatar, a key mediator, has stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas showed a “positive response” to a proposal. But Israel has yet to weigh in as its military prepares an offensive on some of the territory’s most populated areas.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Russia pounds Ukraine hours after peace talks
Russia's army launched its largest aerial attack in a month on Ukraine hours after Donald Trump held fresh peace talks with Volodymyr Zelensky.
2 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
London families will be hit hardest by property tax plan, claims campaigner
Rachel Reeves's plan for a new property tax on homes worth more than £500,000 has been criticised as a “tax on ordinary Londoners” that will hit families hardest.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Zelensky knows better than to trust security promises
His meeting with Donald Trump raises as many questions about the future of the war as it answers
5 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine 'reassurance force' will include British troops
Starmer vows to back any peace deal with boots on ground
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Council wins ban to move asylum seekers from hotel
Asylum seekers are set to be moved out of a protest-hit hotel in Epping after a judge temporarily blocked them from being housed there.
3 min |
August 20, 2025
The Independent
Inside the making of one of rock's greatest album covers
Half a century on, ‘Born to Run’ photographer Eric Meola tells Sarfraz Manzoor about how a two-hour session, and one candid moment, helped create a Bruce Springsteen classic
5 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Leeds bag victory in opener courtesy of ‘bizarre’ penalty
Five years ago, Leeds United marked their return to the Premier League with a helter-skelter affair against opposition from Merseyside.
4 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Man guilty of shooting that left girl with bullet in brain
A man has been found guilty of the shooting of a nine-year-old girl and three men outside a London restaurant in a long-running gang feud.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Scrapping two-child benefit cap will help 70,000 homes
Tens of thousands of families with multiple children could receive thousands of pounds more in annual payments if ministers scrap the two-child benefit cap, according to official figures.
1 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Boxing's newest superstar has got all fight fans hooked
It took Moses Itauma less than two minutes to drop and stop Dillian Whyte in Riyadh on Saturday night.
3 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
NATURAL HIGH
Irish singer CMAT's chatty pop is the highlight of a glorious weekend at the bucolic Green Man, writes Stephen Carlick
3 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
WORDS OF WARNING
‘Tradwife’, ‘delulu’ and ‘broligarchy’. The zeitgeist language making waves among Gen Alpha paints a troubling picture of the world they are grappling with
4 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Nature is being blamed for Britain's sluggish economy
Bad news for bats: the government is considering further changes to planning regulations in order to boost economic growth. Specifically, Rachel Reeves - desperate for the UK economy to grow and provide more jobs, homes and tax revenues — wants to relax the rules on wildlife and the environment, hence some headlines about bats, newts and snails.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Clever Putin keeps Trump hanging on the telephone
Donald Trump has signalled that the US would help, a bit, in “security guarantees” as part of a land for peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. And Kyiv would need it — the land the Kremlin wants is Ukraine’s best laid defence.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Tacky reality show isn't the format for childhood trauma
Princess Andre comes across as self-possessed and likeable in 'The Princess Diaries', but the series just doesn't know how to handle any troubling subject matter
4 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Ex-IDF chief says '50,000' Palestinian deaths justified
Toll ‘necessary’, says Aharon Haliva in recorded comments
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
'My cancer misdiagnosis means I can no longer walk'
Karen Davey says her hot flushes and fatigue were dismissed as menopause until she was eventually admitted to hospital
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Reeves considers property tax to replace stamp duty
The Treasury is examining plans for a new tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000 as part of a shake-up of stamp duty and council tax.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
'I won't enlist into an army that's committing genocide'
The Israeli military is facing a growing crisis as many young people burn their draft papers, and reservists refuse to take part in Benjamin Netanyahu's war on Gaza
5 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
We are ready for a trilateral meeting, says Zelensky
Oval Office meeting avoids rancour of February showdown as Moscow refuses to accept Nato security guarantees for Kyiv
3 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Hamas accepts new Arab ceasefire proposal on Gaza
Hamas says it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israel indicated its positions haven’t changed, while Gaza’s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Left split fears as Corbyn attacked by party co-leader
Jeremy Corbyn has been accused by the co-leader of his new party of “capitulating” over antisemitism.
2 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
What should I do with my limited time in Calgary?
Q I am travelling out to western Canada on Thursday on an organised adventure trip to Lake Louise and the Rockies. Fortunately, my Air Canada flight appears to be departing as normal. I will have some spare time in Calgary on arrival and before flying home. What would you recommend in the city?
1 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Photographer, model and artist through a fresh lens
A new retrospective at the Tate affords Lee Miller wider recognition for her Surrealist artistry
7 min |
August 19, 2025
The Independent
Isak's gamble looks rash as transfer stalemate drags on
Villa Park was emptying when a chant emerged from a corner. “One greedy bastard,” they sang, and it wasn’t the Aston Villa fans referring to the £77 price of tickets in the Holte End for a 0-0 draw.
3 min |
August 18, 2025
The Independent
Hollywood doesn't know what do to with Spike Lee
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ is a punchy thriller that features one of the world’s biggest actors. Its director hasn’t lost his touch, says Xan Brooks, but he’s being forced to the margins again
4 min |
August 18, 2025
The Independent
Hundreds killed in Pakistan as flash floods wreak havoc
Rescue workers in northwestern Pakistan have expanded relief operations after flash floods killed more than 220 people in a single district.
2 min |