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The Independent
Immigration battle will make or break Labour government
If the Labour Party - the Labour government, indeed - appears to be running scared from Nigel Farage and Reform UK, it's because it jolly well should be.
3 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Mahmood's border policies will test the party faithful
With Labour trailing Reform UK in the polls, Sir Keir Starmer's leadership has been questioned, with Greater Manchester mayor Mr Burnham claiming he had been urged by some MPs to challenge him.
3 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Fears for Eden Project as visitor numbers plummet
The Eden Project has announced its results for a challenging year, marked by a decline in visitor numbers, losses that have more than doubled, and significant job cuts.
1 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Can the chancellor really solve youth unemployment?
Rachel Reeves has pledged to “abolish” long-term youth unemployment, targeting those aged 18 to 24 years who’ve been, broadly speaking, out of work, education or training for 18 months, and on universal credit.
3 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
PM pledges 'decency' over Farage's divisive 'decline'
Sir Keir Starmer will step up his attack on Nigel Farage by telling voters that Britain faces a historic choice between his “decency” and the Reform leader’s “division”.
4 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Will my Greek holiday be affected by French strikes?
Q Is the French air traffic strike still going ahead from 7 October? Unfortunately, I'm flying home from Crete that day?.
1 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Three bold World Cup calls that paid off for England
England have won the Women’s Rugby World Cup for the first time since 2014 after a 33-13 win over Canada in the final.
4 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Moldova chooses EU party
Decisive election win amid claims of Russian interference
1 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Rowling accuses Watson of 'ignorance' over trans row
JK Rowling has attacked “ignorant” Emma Watson for using her Harry Potter link to criticise her gender critical views – and rejected the former child star’s claim that she treasures her despite their differences.
2 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
How brazen shoplifters are terrorising our high streets
The trend for stealing in bulk is alarming consumers and pushing up prices.
6 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
West Ham show spirit to fight back on Nuno's debut
Jarrod Bowen's deflected strike helped Nuno Espirito Santo start his reign as West Ham boss with a battling 1-1 draw at Everton.
2 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
'King Alfred and the cakes? I'll tell you what happened'
As Tony Robinson's new novel 'The House of Wolf' kicks off an Anglo-Saxon trilogy, he talks to Kathryn Bromwich about his time on 'Blackadder', 'Time Team', and a devastating loss
8 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
White House: Michigan shooter targeted Mormons
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has said investigators believe the man accused of fatally shooting four people at a Michigan church “hated people of the Mormon faith”.
2 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Trump launches 'incredible' peace plan that Hamas must accept or face consequences
Blair and Trump to head transitional authority but 20-point proposal unlikely to find Palestinian support
4 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
UK braced for wet weather in aftermath of hurricane
The aftermath of Hurricane Humberto could bring strong rains and winds to Britain this week, as it crosses over the Atlantic and heads closer to the UK.
2 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Chancellor warns of 'harsh headwinds' as she fails to dispel fears over tax rises
” Rachel Reeves has warned of “harsh global headwinds” battering Britain’s economy, as she failed to dispel fears over major tax rises at the next Budget.
3 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
City tastes bitter medicine as AstraZeneca lists in US
Is Big Pharma UK coming down with something? On the day GSK lost its leader, AZ revealed its plans to list in New York
3 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Jaguar Land Rover poised for return after cyber attack
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will resume some manufacturing production in the “coming days” as it continues to deal with the fallout from a major cyber attack.
2 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
GSK chief Walmsley quits
Pharmaceuticals firm GSK has announced a shock change at the top, with CEO Dame Emma Walmsley opting to step down after eight years in charge.
2 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
First jobs are dreadful - but you should get one anyway
Here's a fun game: what was your first job? Mine was a classic of the genre: at 16, I went to work (after school and at weekends) on the checkouts at a local supermarket.
4 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Poll expert warns Starmer over focus on immigration
The UK's leading polling expert has warned Labour not to make the same “mistake” as the Conservatives and focus too heavily on immigration.
2 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for end to indefinite jail terms
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has called for new justice secretary David Lammy to “end arbitrary detention” in Britain as she voices support for the thousands trapped in abolished indefinite jail terms.
3 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Donald's players put their shirts on winning mantra
Europe's stunning Ryder Cup victory can be attributed to preparation and four stirring words
3 min |
September 30, 2025

The Independent
Europe survive American surge to win Ryder Cup
The ball vanished deep into the hole and so too did Shane Lowry’s senses in an impassioned, lumbering dance across the 18th green. An exorcism of nerves on a sizzling afternoon at Bethpage Black, the Irishman saved a staggering Europe from a state of shock after a wave of red in the singles.
4 min |
September 29, 2025

The Independent
Why tragedies like Tamzin's are likely to go on happening
I've seen a lot in journalism – time spent working on a regional newspaper will do that for you – but the story of how the autistic teenager Tamzin Hall came to die in November last year still shocks me.
4 min |
September 29, 2025

The Independent
Reform ‘is becoming refuge for anti-abortion politicians’
Campaigners have warned that Reform UK has become a “political refuge for antiabortion politicians” amid fears Britain could experience a US-style politicisation of the issue.
3 min |
September 29, 2025

The Independent
Starmer's 'enemy within' is his failure to deliver change
It is often said that the best way for a politician to succeed is not by defining who they are but by defining their enemies.
2 min |
September 29, 2025

The Independent
Thunberg denies claims aid flotilla is a ‘publicity stunt’
Greta Thunberg has hit back at claims that the flotilla of Gaza- bound humanitarian aid ships she is on is a “publicity stunt”.
2 min |
September 29, 2025

The Independent
ROCK RINGS CHANGES
Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine' has made Dwayne Johnson, its leading man, an unexpected Oscar contender. But it's also a clever bit of career course correction for the typically commercially minded star
4 min |
September 29, 2025

The Independent
Arsenal savour inspired comeback over Newcastle
It was the same penalty box where Gabriel Magalhaes had ended up sprawling on the Tyneside turf some 90 minutes earlier.
4 min |