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The Independent
At last... misfiring Gunners address their big weakness
Viktor Gyokeres represents an obvious fix for an alarming problem caused by Mikel Arteta's attacking options last term
4 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Alcoholics on learning to enjoy life without booze
Men and women in recovery tell Megan Carnegie about choosing to stay sober in 'a world that glorifies alcohol'
7 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
‘I think male chefs need exposure therapy to women’
Slutty Cheff won online fans with her scandalous stories of sex, love and drugs in London’s top restaurants. Ahead of the release of her memoir, she speaks to Lydia Spencer-Elliott about sexism, dating, and why she keeps her identity secret
5 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Italian PM left homeless as child after accidental blaze
Giorgia Meloni reveals ‘pain’ of father’s absence in memoir
2 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
My court fight to expose the government's secret failings
Holly Bancroft on an exhausting two-year legal battle
10 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Labour needs to define what it means by ‘working people’
There are 109 paid members of the government (there’d be more if the figure wasn’t limited by law), and, as we’ve come to learn, each has their own definition of what constitutes “working people”.
4 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Man who murdered British backpacker Falconio dies
The killer of British backpacker Peter Falconio has died. Bradley John Murdoch, who was convicted in 2005 of murdering Falconio, 28, and assaulting his girlfriend Joanne Lees at gunpoint, died after being moved to palliative care last month.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Lineker tops list of BBC's highest earners on £1.3m
The BBC has announced the salaries of its highest-paid stars from 2024/25, with Gary Lineker topping the list two months after leaving the corporation.
2 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Bloody sectarian clashes in Syria threaten fragile peace
Fighting erupts between the Druze and Bedouin in southern city of Sweida, leaving 100 dead before a curfew is imposed
2 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
‘Reckless’ pair who felled Sycamore Gap tree jailed
Two men who cut down the Sycamore Gap tree out of “sheer bravado” have each been jailed for four years and three months.
3 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
The cost of working crisis
Research shows employees are uneasy about being asked to return to the office for financial reasons. It's no surprise, says Hannah Ewens, the price of an at-work day is simply too high
3 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Hosepipe bans on the way as Midlands now in drought
The East and West Midlands have become the latest areas of England to fall into drought as the country struggles with the driest start to the year since 1976.
2 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
EasyJet loses my respect after its handling of delay
Declaration of interest: even though I was not flying on easyJet’s flight 8303 from London Gatwick to Milan Malpensa yesterday, I had a strong interest that the Airbus A320 should depart on time.
3 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Palmer's golden talent can lift England to new peak
In the midst of an 18-game goal drought, questions began to surface about Cole Palmer's potency. With a supersonic rise to prominence comes the inevitable doubt that such quality can be sustained.
4 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
ON THIS DAY
622: The traditional starting day of the Islamic era, when a persecuted Muhammad fled from Mecca to Medina.
1 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Inside the scramble to save Afghans from Taliban peril
In February 2022, sitting in an office not far from the Ministry of Defence's Whitehall HQ, a member of the armed forces pressed \"send\" on two emails. Two emails that would spark one of the most extraordinary secret government operations in modern history over fears that 100,000 lives were in danger.
10+ min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
NHS cuts could cause more child deaths, doctors warn
NHS cuts to key safety roles could trigger more abuse and child deaths, such as those of Baby P and Victoria Climbié, doctors and experts have warned.
3 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Why do two Malaga flights leave just 30 minutes apart?
Q Why are there two flights from Newcastle to Malaga, on separate airlines, departing only half an hour apart? Surely there is no need for two flights that close together. Wouldn’t it be sensible for one of them to fly later to provide another option?
1 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Reeves signals bonfire of regulations for the City
Chancellor hopes to spur economic growth with Mansion House speech after announcing mortgage market reforms
4 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Is it time to give up on the NHS, our national religion?
Sajid Javid makes an unlikely Martin Luther, nailing his theses to the door of a London think tank, calling for a Reformation in the national religion.
3 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Shocking MoD data breach put 100,000 lives in danger
More than 16,000 Afghans have been secretly brought to the UK after being put at risk of reprisals by the Taliban – while a further 8,000 are still to be relocated. Holly Bancroft reports
5 min |
July 16, 2025
The Independent
Hocus Potus: Infantino’s boast of Club World Cup success is so much hot air
The site of Fifa’s new offices in New York feels particularly fitting. Trump Tower’s previous residents include one with a track record of declaring his ventures a glorious triumph, regardless of evidence to the contrary, and of proclaiming victory before something is over.
4 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
BBC breached guidelines over Gaza documentary
The BBC has been found to have breached its editorial guidelines on accuracy after failing to disclose that the narrator of a documentary about Gaza was the son of a Hamas official.
2 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
Shallow? Celebs and sharks make for moving reality TV
New ITV series ‘Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters’ is a silly but unexpectedly uplifting quest
3 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
‘Tinderbox’ Britain rife with social division, report warns
The UK is a “powder keg” of social tensions which could easily ignite once again, a major report has warned a year after riots erupted across the country, sparked by the Southport knife attacks that killed three young girls.
3 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
Trump warns Putin: make peace or face new sanctions
US will also provide Ukraine with more arms through Nato
4 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
Nato money is what Trump wants - not a free Ukraine
Donald Trump has not turned against Vladimir Putin. Rather, he has just announced a big day of future sales for the US arms industry with a buying bonanza for Ukraine by Nato.
3 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
Starmer has given me hope in our fight for women's safety
Three years ago, my niece, Zara Aleena, was murdered on her way home from a night out in east London by a high-risk offender who should have been in prison.
3 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
Government pushes EV sales with £3,750 grants
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has announced a new £650m Electric Car Grant (ECG) to help reduce the cost of EVs, with up to £3,750 available on some cars under £37,000.
4 min |
July 15, 2025
The Independent
Wallace is 'deeply sorry' as 45 allegations are upheld
While 'Masterchef' co-presenter John Torode says allegation that he used racist language is also upheld in the new report
4 min |