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The Independent
Calling white women Karen is borderline 'racist, sexist and ageist', says tribunal
An employment tribunal says that calling someone a “Karen” is “borderline racist, sexist and ageist”.
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
CAST AWAY
Despite being known as the Isle of Outcasts, there is nothing tragic about Leros – home to picturesque windmills, pretty beach tavernas and a very warm welcome, says Sarah Holt.
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
Bad air day: how conflict in Middle East redrew routes
What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday night, a void opened up on the live map of flights in progress on the tracking service Flightradar24.
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
Tory peer says UK needs minister for pornography
Labour should appoint a minister for porn to tackle a wave of \"violent, abusive and misogynistic\" images, a Conservative peer has said.
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
Kneecap lead anti-Starmer chant during Glastonbury
Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap opened their Glastonbury performance with a strongly worded chant opposing prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
'You have to fight tooth and nail trying to claim PIP'
More than half of disabled people who attend a health benefit assessment feel humiliated by the process, writes Albert Toth
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
Kneecap are anarchic proof there's life in Glastonbury
The trio's appearance has, due to political interference, led to an unexpected referendum on the festival's soul. But, argues Adam White, their rebellion is what Worthy Farm is all about
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
'I thought my son was going to be left without his mum'
A mother with a history of cervical cancer in the family rails against increase in screening interval from three to five years
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
Fixing welfare is a moral imperative, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has warned Britain’s benefits system is broken and fixing it is a “moral imperative”, days after a revolt by his own backbenchers forced him into a U-turn on welfare cuts.
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
It's Rolls-Royces and rosé at Wimbledon dress rehearsal
World's best players are in action at the Hurlingham Club playing in the poshest event on Britain's sporting calendar
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June 29, 2025
The Independent
Fourth seed Draper handed difficult draw at Wimbledon
Jack Draper has been handed a difficult draw at Wimbledon, with world No 38 Sebastian Baez lying in wait in round one.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Record number of rare hen harriers killed, RSPB warns
Record numbers of hen harriers have been killed or gone missing under suspicious circumstances in the last five years, according to the RSPB.
2 min |
June 28, 2025
The Independent
Supreme Court restricts power of judges to block Trump's orders nationwide
US president calls it monumental victory for constitution’
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
When it's Reeves vs Bailey, I know who my money's on
A difference of opinion has surely emerged between the chancellor and the governor of the Bank of England.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Man guilty of murdering wife in front of their baby
Kulsuma Akter was stabbed as she pushed a pram in street
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Foreign investors are losing faith in Starmer's Britain
The government says it wants to go 'further and faster' on delivering economic growth, writes Chris Blackhurst. But a fall in inward investment shows how far they have to travel
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
The Fairford Five would be branded terrorists by our PM
Two days before the missiles started raining down on Baghdad in March 2003, Josh Richards packed a mixture of petrol and washing-up liquid into his rucksack and headed off to RAF Fairford base in Gloucestershire. His plan was to set fire to the wheels of a B-52
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
European holiday hotspots to swelter in 40C heat
Popular European destinations are facing extreme temperatures, with the hot weather expected to soar well into the forties in major holiday hotspots.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Taxes 'almost certain' to rise after U-turns cost £4.5bn
Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turns on benefit cuts and winter fuel payments have blown a £4.5bn hole in the public finances that will “very likely” be filled by tax rises in the autumn Budget, leading economists have warned.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Anyone's game: the field is wide open for SW19 women
Tatjana Maria’s run to the Queen’s title two weeks ago was not just a fairytale. It was also a reminder of the unpredictability of women’s tennis, most of all on grass. On a surface that rewards huge serves and power hitters, Maria’s win was a reminder that slice, craft and guile have their place too.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
United's fresh approach to fixing goalscoring woes
Manchester United were not merely outscored by 15 other clubs in the Premier League last season. They were outscored as a team, and amassing the combined efforts of the 31 players who took the field in the division for them, plus the two opponents who donated own goals by a trio who could have formed their new front three.
4 min |
June 28, 2025
The Independent
HYPE PRAISE INDEED
Are these lauded movies works of rare genius or baffling, bloated nonsense? It’s entirely subjective, as is Ed Power’s pick of the 15 most overrated films of the 21st century
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
'Your happiness depends on if you get something on air”
Abby Elliott made her name on Saturday Night Live’ and sitcoms, then The Bear’ came along and changed her life. She talks to Annabel Nugent as its fourth season arrives
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Stewart implores voters to 'give Nigel Farage a chance"
Rod Stewart has come out in support of Reform UK, urging his followers to give the right-wing party’s leader, Nigel Farage, a chance”. The comments come just days before he is due to play the prestigious Legends Slot on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury tomorrow.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Starmer's U-turn on welfare may prove a pivotal moment
Usually, in politics, a U-turn is the right thing to do. If a leader changes from an unpopular policy to a more popular one, they tend to emerge embarrassed but strengthened.
3 min |
June 28, 2025
The Independent
Swapping teams with a rival may be Russell's best move
As the Formula One enterprise returns to real racing this weekend in Austria away from the sprinkle and stardust of movie premieres in New York and London one of the season’s standout drivers so far is in an unusual predicament. A scenario, you might say, worthy of a drama. No doubt Box to Box, the producers of Netflix's Formula 1: Drive to Survive are rubbing their hands together.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
Father describes finding son in pool of blood as Hainault attacker jailed for 38 years.
A father has recalled the moment he found his son lying in a pool of blood after he was murdered with a samurai sword in an unprovoked attack, as his killer was jailed for at least 38 years.
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June 28, 2025
The Independent
PM 'deeply regrets' remarks in speech on immigration
Starmer also reveals arson attack’ fears for sister-in-law
3 min |
June 28, 2025
The Independent
Dacia hits the big time
Like a Duster but larger, the Bigster is an adequate budget SUV, though the Longster’ might have been a more apt name for this somewhat noisy vehicle,
3 min |
June 28, 2025
The Independent
How will the chancellor fill this welfare black hole?
Taken together, the cost to the public finances of recent reversals on welfare payments is estimated to be around 4.5bn.
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