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The Independent
Peckham meets Sarajevo as Trotters' van gets new home
The streets of Sarajevo have been graced by a touch of Peckham charm as a replica of the iconic yellow three-wheeled van from the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses has been spotted cruising around Bosnia's capital.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Ukraine holds firm as Putin ramps up summer offensive
As Kyiv fights back with drones and resolve, Moscow shifts its focus to permanent destabilisation and military attrition
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Russia is already at war with UK, defence adviser warns
Britain is already at war with Russia, one of the authors of the government's strategic defence review has warned, while arguing that the UK can no longer rely on the US as a dependable ally.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
‘Serious consequences’ if Musk payrolls Democrats
The US president issues a stark warning to his former ally
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Still no answers in McCann case as latest search ends
The mystery of the missing three-year-old Madeleine McCann has preoccupied the British public since she vanished from her family’s holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, in Portugal’s Algarve 18 years ago.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Yusuf back at Reform two days after quitting as chair
Zia Yusuf has announced he is returning to Reform UK - just 48 hours after quitting as the party's chair.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Social housing crisis looms amid spending cut fears
England is facing a social housing crisis if the government pushes ahead with cuts in the spending review, Rachel Reeves has been warned.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Reeves's £86bn boost for science in spending review
Rachel Reeves is set to unveil an £86bn package for science and technology in next week's spending review, ministers have announced, as several department brace for a swathe of spending cuts.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Jenrick's stunts spoil Tory plans to 'let Kemi be Kemi'
Robert Jenrick’s attention-grabbing videos have angered other senior Tories as the party desperately tries to raise the profile of their beleaguered leader, Kemi Badenoch.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Independent
Better stick to the day job
Tom Fordy ranks terrible movies directed by great actors, from Ryan Gosling’s Lost River’ to Nicolas Cage’s Sonny’
7 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Learning to drive like a pro
Guided by an expert driver, Sean O’Grady rips round the Goodwood Motor Circuit in no fewer than four racing cars
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Postecoglou departs with 'pride' but Spurs sacking their manager made sense
He will always have Bilbao. The manager who, in his forties, was in charge of Whittlesea Zebras in the Melbourne suburbs won a European trophy 16 years later. No other manager has had a journey quite like Ange Postecoglou’s. But then no one has had a season the same as Tottenham’s, the club that recorded the lowest ever league finish of any side to lift continental silverware.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
'I don't want to make films about miserable people'
Bryce Dallas Howard speaks to Adam White about her new comedy Deep Cover’, dad Ron, and why her storytelling mantra is simple: more peril and more dismemberment
8 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
'People fear being killed trying to get a bag of lentils'
Aid workers explain how the politicised, militarised’ Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is failing to achieve its mission
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Gauff has mental armour to combat Sabalenka in Paris
As Coco Gauff prepared for her first French Open final, at the age of 18, the American was overcome with nerves and had already written off her chances when she walked out onto Court Philippe-Chatrier. It was no surprise, then, that Gauff was beaten 6-1 6-3 by Iga Swiatek in a one-sided final three years ago.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Badenoch promises to 'get better' as Tory ratings slide
Kemi Badenoch has admitted she is still learning how to lead the Conservatives after seven months in the job, amid dire poll ratings for the party. The Tory leader said yesterday that it takes quite a while to learn how to do the job”.
2 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
'Send her home': fears for Irish activist held in Israel
The son of a 70-year-old Irish woman currently in Israeli detention has pleaded for her release amid concerns over his mother’s health.
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Reform-led councils are in chaos as meetings cancelled
Councils taken over by Reform UK have been left in a state of paralysis” as dozens of key meetings are cancelled and newly elected councillors fail to show up.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Sinner defeats Djokovic for place in French Open final
As Novak Djokovic departed Court Philippe-Chatrier after his defeat to World No 1 Jannik Sinner in the French Open semifinals, the 38-year-old stooped to lower his bags before turning to all four sides of the stadium.
6 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Peace offering rejected as Trump-Musk row deepens
‘T’m not even thinking of him, president says of former ally
2 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Tax rises of £30bn needed to meet defence targets
Rachel Reeves could be forced to raise up to 30bn through tax rises or funding cuts as the chancellor seeks to meet Labour’s pledge to boost defence spending, an economist has claimed.
2 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Before Trump's tiff, he held a much more crucial meeting...
As the inevitable bust-up between a quixotic US president and his wayward billionaire tech guru was erupting into colourful headlines around the world, a tall, grey, spectacled man, very different in character from either, was quietly leaving the White House with his entourage.
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Does by-election win mean Labour has stopped the rot?
Against expectations, Labour won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election for the Scottish parliament.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
NHS body withdraws trans bathroom guidance after Supreme Court ruling
An NHS body has been criticised after it quietly withdrew guidance advising hospitals to allow trans people to use bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
The 'Nigel Party' has had a bad week but isn't caving in
Labour breathed a huge sigh of relief after a surprise victory in the Scottish parliament by-election in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. Senior Scottish Labour figures had feared coming second or even third behind Reform UK; for once, it wasn’t expectation management.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
A fall-out is bad for business no matter how they spin it
The boys are going at it. Like two heavies in the playground, the once richest man on Earth and one who thinks he is the most powerful are locked in a scrap. It’s a bloke thing. Not long ago, the former bros used to spark off each other, rib each other while jointly belittling everyone else. Now the jocks, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, are grappling and so closely entwined were they and the organisations they lead, there can be no winner.
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Trump and Musk's tie-up was doomed from the start
The US president and the billionaire’s bromance, forged in a shared pursuit of power, was a dark, toxic relationship rooted in dominance and ruthlessness
5 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
A compelling clash but these titans will emerge weaker
Rumours of a global shortage of popcorn are obviously exaggerated, but watching the most spectacular public bust-up since Megxit has certainly been entertaining (so far).
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Diversity and confusion
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter’ show suffers from a kaleidoscopic mash-up of styles that too often becomes a formless mulch in a boomy, cavernous London stadium
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Yusuf's resignation isn't the only setback Reform will face
Reform leader Nigel Farage said he knew e something was wrong on Wednesday morning, when he spoke to Zia Yusuf, his party chair. I felt, He’s really had enough of all of this,” Farage told GB News. He did seem very, very disengaged.”
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