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The Independent
Trump extends Iran truce until ‘discussions conclude’
The extension comes just hours after president threatened more bombing, saying American military was ‘raring to go’
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Grubby affair shows major cracks in PM’s judgement
Pressured to the point of bullying by No 10, the civil servant tasked with vetting Peter Mandelson insists the ‘integrity of the process’ remains unsullied. Sean O’Grady is unconvinced
4 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Foreign Office ‘bullied’ to approve Mandelson for post
Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh scrutiny after the top civil servant sacked over the Mandelson scandal claimed that the Foreign Office was subjected to ‘constant pressure’ to approve Peter Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US regardless of the outcome of security vetting.
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
With no Alcaraz, Madrid awaits a rising Spanish star
After a breakthrough run in Miami, 20-year-old Martin Landaluce tells Jamie Braidwood about his hopes to impress
4 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
X Factor star in court on attempted murder charge
A former X Factor finalist accused of attempting to murder a social media influencer by hitting her with a car in central London made a heart sign to her family as she was remanded in custody.
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Arsenal still have the bottle to keep this title race alive
After a game at Manchester City that demanded everything, Mikel Arteta gave his Arsenal players two days off.
4 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Man admits to religiously aggravated assault and rape
A man who subjected a stranger to racist and anti-Muslim abuse as he raped her at her home has changed his pleas to guilty after being verbally abused in the dock.
2 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
The fatal weakness that let Mandelson seduce Starmer
During my time as editor of this newspaper, I received a phone call.
4 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Chelsea’s failed experiment has sunk to breaking point
It was one of those games where you’d love to focus on Brighton’s performance but, at the end of yet another chastening evening it was hard to take the eyes off the Chelsea captain.
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
The safety measures making your bed – and sofa – toxic
As the government considers changing fire regulations that have seen harmful chemicals added to household furniture for decades, Radhika Sanghani digs beneath the soft fabrics
5 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Farage urged to ‘kick out’ candidates with ‘vile’ views
Social media trawl reveals racist and homophobic comments
2 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
While joblessness is down, storm clouds are gathering
Unemployment fell below 5 per cent in the latest quarter, to February this year, with 332,000 more people in work than a year earlier - defying expectations that joblessness would rise.
2 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Gen-Zers like me are rapidly falling out of love with AI
I was at university when I first became aware of ChatGPT.
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
It’s clear the UK doesn’t take its national security seriously
Britain’s rulers and civil servants have shown themselves to be incompetent custodians of national security at a time when the UK is facing a live hybrid war from Russia, economic and security contagion from the Middle East, and subtle invasion by Chinese intelligence and business interests.
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
The Palestinians forced to demolish their own homes
A growing number of citizens find they have no choice but to carry out the work themselves to avoid paying the exorbitant costs imposed by the Israeli authorities
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
‘It could be 30 years until I find out if I can stay here’
Long-term residents in the UK face decades in visa limbo under Shabana Mahmood’s new rules
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Mahmood swears at heckler over Reform comparision
Shabana Mahmood has told “white liberals” to “fuck right off” after she was accused of imitating the policies of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
2 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Three’s a magic number as Brighton hammer Chelsea
Chelsea fans turned on manager Liam Rosenior as the club’s slim hopes of Champions League qualification suffered another setback following a 3-0 thrashing away to fellow European hopefuls Brighton.
2 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
How Romanian became the UK’s third-biggest language
Pupils can sit GCSEs in a huge range of languages, but not Romanian, despite its 1 million UK speakers. Tessa Dunlop asks why this Eastern European community is so overlooked
6 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Jackson biopic is no more than a ghoulish cash grab
This latest attempt at portraying the life of Michael Jackson fails to grapple with the weight of his legacy, only showing devoted fans what they want to see
4 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Robbins says he was told to find role for disgraced peer
Downing Street secretly pushed for one of Sir Keir Starmer’s key aides to be given a top diplomatic job, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office has told MPs, in another embarrassing revelation for the Labour government.
3 min |
April 22, 2026
The Independent
Divorce showers are our new weapon to fight heartbreak
Two years ago, when I broke up with a man who was living a secret double life, his ‘‘other girlfriend’’ and I became firm friends.
3 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
Cutting-edge bluntness is a costly, self-inflicted wound
Arsenal’s lack of firepower is proving decisive in the Premier League title battle with Man City, writes Richard Jolly, and their recruitment strategy last year is at least partly to blame
3 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
Kremlin-friendly candidate wins landslide in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s election has concluded with a landslide victory for the pro-Russian nationalist Rumen Radev, official results showed yesterday.
2 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
Reform’s £137bn refugees plan ‘not remotely credible’
Nigel Farage’s claim that Reform UK’s proposal for the mass deportation of refugees will save more than £100bn is not “remotely credible”, experts have warned.
2 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
Anti-Jewish attacks may be by a ‘state sowing discord’
A spate of attacks on Jewish sites in London raises the “troubling” prospect of a foreign state using hate crime to sow discord in the UK, one of the country’s most senior police officers has said.
4 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
Phones to be banned in schools under new plans
The government will seek to make phone bans in schools statutory by introducing an amendment in the House of Lords to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
3 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
Talks doubts as Trump hints at no extension of ceasefire
Second round of US/Iran peace talks looks uncertain as each side escalates rhetoric and Strait of Hormuz remains closed
3 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
How this paper’s ‘smoking gun’ landed PM in peril
As he set out his defence to the House of Commons, Keir Starmer was asked multiple times by MPs, including the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, about The Independent’s front-page story on 12 September last year that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting.
2 min |
April 21, 2026
The Independent
Being compared to Johnson is Starmer’s worst nightmare
You'll recall the problem with former prime minister Boris Johnson: did he deliberately mislead – lie – to parliament?
4 min |