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So that something born of China could live, breathe
Frieda Hughes took her mind off Donald Trump's visit by spending her evenings in the company of literary friends
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September 20, 2025
The Independent
On derby day, the quality of Mersey is forever strained
Liverpool have had their composure tested against Everton in recent years, writes Richard Jolly, and a plethora of new cast members on both sides is unlikely to change the script
3 min |
September 20, 2025
The Independent
Outrage after an antisemitic sign hung in Germany store
A shopkeeper in Germany has sparked nationwide outrage after posting an antisemitic sign in the window banning Jews from the store. The message, which was placed on the door of a shop in the northern town of Flensburg, declared \"Jews not allowed\", adding: “Nothing personal, nothing antisemitic - I just can’t stand you.”
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September 20, 2025
The Independent
'I was lost. I had no plan and that's a difficult life'
Bjorn Borg conquered tennis and walked away aged 26. His new memoir opens up on his cancer battle and reveals a long struggle with hidden addiction
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September 19, 2025
The Independent
No question about it, you'll have a delightful night out
The musical adaptation of 'Starter for Ten' features some of the best earworm songs of recent years
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Songs in the key of sex
Lola Young faces down her monsters in typically bold and blatant style, while Kojey Radical returns displaying an all-encompassing creative approach
4 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Leo's American revolution
Paul Thomas Anderson delivers an action epic for the ages, Margot Robbie goes 'manic pixie dream girl', but Lily James's girlboss is let down by a PR subtext
8 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Interest rates held at 4% as inflation continues to bite
The Bank of England has held interest rates at 4 per cent as it said the UK was “not out of the woods” on inflation, with taxes contributing to rising food costs.
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September 19, 2025
The Independent
Bittersweet empathy cuts through complicit silence
Celebrities, frontline workers and Palestinian musicians combine movingly to make Together for Palestine a powerful fundraiser for those suffering in Gaza
4 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Sultana accuses new party of being 'sexist boys' club'
Jeremy Corbyn is seeking legal advice after Zarah Sultana sent an “unauthorised email” from Your Party’s account inviting its supporters to become paid members.
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
'Putin really let me down'
The US president says he thought his personal relationship with Putin would help bring the Ukraine conflict to an end
2 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Stop the small boats by any means possible, says Trump
US president tells Starmer to use military in English Channel
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
France hit by protests and strikes over funding cuts
Protesters hit France with transport strikes, demonstrations and traffic blockades yesterday, pitting the power of the streets against Emmanuel Macron's government and its proposals to cut funding for public services.
2 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Rashford recovers form to score brace for Barca win
Rashford mopped his brow and hugged his Barcelona boss Hansi Flick as he walked off St James' Park. Then a big smile flashed across Rashford's face. A rare smile. Flick offered a whisper of praise, and no wonder.
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Venezuela begins military drills after US boat strikes
Venezuela says it has launched three days of large-scale military exercises in the Caribbean after several US attacks on alleged drug trafficking boats.
2 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
May was 'cruel' in referring to assisted dying as 'suicide
Theresa May has been accused of being “deeply insensitive” after the former prime minister referred to assisted dying for terminally ill people as suicide during a debate on the matter last week.
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Podium beckons for F1's most underrated driver
Having shown himself to be one of the most consistent performers on the grid, Alex Albon is well placed to build on the optimism surrounding Williams
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Who made Camilla laugh? Secrets of that seating plan...
By all accounts, the \"dignified\" phase of the president's visit passed well; any possible frictions between the disparate participants dissolved away in the warm sandstone balm of Windsor Castle \"the ultimate\", as Donald Trump put it.
4 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Frontline manoeuvres with GI Don and Private Keir
The leader of the free world and his brother-in-arms kept their cool under some hostile press fire
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Macron to provide ‘proof’ she is a woman in court case
Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte will provide “scientific and photographic evidence” that she is a woman at her defamation trial against right-wing American podcaster Candace Owens.
2 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Haaland spoils De Bruyne's return with brilliant display
It started out as a nostalgic night for Manchester City but they could afford to celebrate their past. They were not harmed by it as their present and future dominated instead.
4 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
JOB'S A BAD 'UN
Fraudulent texts promising lucrative work are on the rise. Katie Rosseinsky asks experts how to spot the red flags
5 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Kimmel suspended over poor ratings, claims Trump
US president berates TV host over 'horrible' Kirk remarks
2 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Kimmel affair shows Trump is all talk on free speech
Nothing reveals Donald Trump's double standards on free speech more emphatically than way the Jimmy Kimmel TV show in America has been taken off air.
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Beware Trump's tetchy tech whisperers bearing gifts
Jonathan Margolis, who a decade ago warned of extreme tech personalities seizing political power, examines the dangers ahead posed by these overwhelmingly right-wing courtiers
8 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Johnson's dinner bust-up shows how lost the Tories are
Does Boris Johnson not realise that his betrayal of the promise of Brexit is the main cause of the fall of the Tory party and the rise of Reform?
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Second migrant set to be deported to France today
An Eritrean man is set to be deported to France under Sir Keir Starmer's “one in, one out” scheme today after a last-minute legal bid failed. The High Court ruling came just hours after the Home Office returned the first migrant under the deal.
3 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
'Real anger' in Johnson's immigration spat with Neil
A state reception dinner for British right-wingers descended into a bust-up between Boris Johnson and other senior Tories over the party's record in government.
2 min |
September 19, 2025
The Independent
Why recovering the Nazi's stolen loot is so complicated
The discovery of a painting missing for 80 years has focused global attention on art stolen in wartime and also explains why only a fraction has been returned
5 min |
September 18, 2025
The Independent
Roar power can electrify Magpies in dream Barca tie
Tino Asprilla is hanging in the Tyneside night sky. The Colombian possessed a natural spring and an unusual hang time, but he has remained there for almost 28 years. In many an imagination in Newcastle, anyway. Newcastle against Barcelona conjures memories, though some of them were never forgotten.
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