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The Independent
The Ex-Files: paranormal author defects to Reform
Reform UK has been mocked after announcing their latest defection to the party — a police and crime commissioner who is an expert on ghosts, aliens and UFOs.
2 min |
August 05, 2025
The Independent
Is it worth exploring Hong Kong during our stopover?
I am travelling to New Zealand in December with my partner.
1 min |
August 05, 2025
The Independent
Tesla awards CEO Musk shares worth about $29bn
Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock valued at approximately $29b, just six months after a judge ordered the company to revoke his massive pay package.
1 min |
August 05, 2025
The Independent
Robinson held over alleged assault at London station
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been arrested over an alleged assault at St Pancras train station in London.
1 min |
August 05, 2025
The Independent
Manna from heaven? More a futile drop in the ocean...
As pallets of aid are flung out of aircraft towards the starving population in Gaza, Bel Trew joins a Jordanian flight, while Nedal Hamdouna watches from the devastated enclave below
5 min |
August 05, 2025
The Independent
Bolsonaro placed under house arrest in Brazil
Brazilian authorities placed former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is standing trial on charges of plotting a coup, under house arrest yesterday, in a move that could escalate tensions with the administration of president Donald Trump.
2 min |
August 05, 2025
The Independent
Neeson rescues his career with a turn to self-mockery
With ‘The Naked Gun’, Liam Neeson has succeeded where Schwarzenegger and Stallone stumbled, playing for laughs after all those po-faced ‘Taken’-alikes, writes Xan Brooks
4 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine makes more, better weapons to fight Russians
Askold Krushelnycky sees how wavering US support has encouraged Kyiv to expand its arms production vastly
6 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
‘Sorry’ senior judges call for IPP scandal to be ‘put right’
Senior judges who imposed “unfair” indefinite jail terms, which have left scores of inmates locked up for minor offences languishing in prison for decades, have revealed their regret for their part in the “injustice”.
4 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Paying for housework? How to keep a clean conscience
As more young people pay for cleaners, Lydia Spencer-Elliott explores why clearing up after ourselves is harder than ever – and why many feel shame for outsourcing domestic labour
5 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Family condemns Hamas video of emaciated hostage
The family of Israeli hostage Evyatar David, held by Hamas in Gaza since their bloody attack in Israel on 7 October 2023, has accused the group of deliberately starving him as part of a “propaganda campaign”.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Prince Harry denies he left Andrew with a bloody nose
Prince Harry has denied getting into a heated agument with the Duke of York where “punches were thrown”.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Ministers must summon the courage to right an 'obvious injustice'
The very judges who handed out \"unfair\" indefinite prison sentences have joined The Independent's campaign to resentence thousands of offenders who are still trapped by a law that was abolished in 2012.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Lions cannot rest on their laurels in a changing world
A successful series shows why the commercial four-nations juggernaut is here to stay, but new threats are provoking tough questions, writes Harry Latham-Coyle in Sydney
5 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
UK has got ‘fat on decades of women’s unpaid labour’
Jess Phillips says the country has wrongly relied on charity
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Why Sweeney's American Eagle ad left me feeling blue
Right now, everyone is losing their minds over Sydney Sweeney's ad campaign for American Eagle denim. The 27-year-old actor who starred in Euphoria and The White Lotus has collaborated on a range of wide-legged jeans... and sparked global outrage.
4 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
North by northwest: where wouldn't you visit again?
A sandbar connecting St Ninian's Isle with the mainland of the Shetland Islands
1 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
How Starmer is trumping EU on deals with president
When it comes to trade agreements with the US, the PM is succeeding where others are failing, writes David Maddox
3 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Compensation for mis-sold car finance could hit £18bn
A compensation scheme for drivers who were mis-sold car loans could cost as much as £18bn, the financial regulator has said.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Reeves: Without change we will deserve to lose power
Labour does not deserve to win the next election if it does not succeed in changing the country, Rachel Reeves has said, acknowledging that some voters were disappointed with the party's time in office.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
BBC investigates claims of cocaine use by Strictly stars
The BBC is investigating two Strictly Come Dancing stars for alleged drug use during their time on the show, it has been reported.
1 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Norris's one-stop strategy helps deny Piastri's charge
Briton closes the gap on McLaren teammate to nine points
3 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
MY OFF-GRID STRIFE
Tiffanie Darke is learning some hard truths about sustainable living as she looks after a high-maintenance finca in Ibiza
6 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
SITTING PRETTY
Lightweight, comfortable and stylish camping chairs are tested by Zoe Phillimore and Sian Lewis at festivals and fetes
5 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Police evict Canary Wharf group trying to access hotel
Flares have been let off, an arrest made and a group expelled by police during a demonstration outside a hotel used to accommodate asylum seekers in London.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
India on the ropes after two tons and Siraj's comic catch
England need just 35 runs after one mistake cost the tourists
4 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Lord Desai was a towering intellect and cherished friend
On Thursday, the cremation of Professor Meghnad Desai took place, marking the end of an extraordinary life devoted to thought, teaching and tireless public service.
3 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Labour MP: I was sexually abused at 16 by theatre boss
Labour MP Sir Chris Bryant has said he was sexually abused as a teenager by the then head of the National Youth Theatre.
2 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
‘Pattern of impunity’ clear in Israeli war crimes probes
Watchdog says investigations ‘fall far short of international standards’, as 88 per cent of cases are closed without charges
3 min |
August 04, 2025
The Independent
Northern exposure as Floris brings heavy rain and winds
The UK is bracing for Storm Floris to hit today, with northern England and Scotland set to be buffeted by winds of up to 85mph.
2 min |