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The Independent
We shouldn't raise a glass to the growth of English wine
Hull is tipped to be the new Bordeaux’ but the reasons behind it are nothing to be celebrated, argues Helen Coffey
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Demons banished, now to rack up the titles like Tiger
Glory came almost 3,900 days since Mcllroy’s last major title and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house, writes Jim White
6 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Should the taxpayer have to cough up for British Steel?
What could still be the death of the British steel industry pains me. As a child in Stocksbridge, on the edge of Sheffield, I grew up around it. My father worked for British Steel. So did my grandparents.
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Hungary passes law to ban LGBT+ Pride gatherings
Hungary has passed a constitutional amendment allowing authorities to ban LGBT+ public events such as Pride marches a move seen as another step toward authoritarianism by the country’s populist government.
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
First new antibiotic since 1990s found for gonorrhoea
Scientists have found the first new antibiotic treatment for gonorrhoea since the 1990s amid fears over the rise of untreatable” strains of the sexually transmitted infection.
2 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
How McIlroy finally won his greatest battle: with himself
An acceptance of his vulnerabilities became Rory Mcllroy’s superpower in winning at Augusta, writes Jamie Braidwood
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
With Belsen's liberation, our troops restored dignity after history's darkest chapter
\"Some argue that the Holocaust happened elsewhere, far from our shores. But Britain’s connection to the Holocaust and the role the country played in bringing it to an end – must never be forgotten.
2 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Fingye's intent was clear - the UK should have seen it
\"It is a long way from Scunthorpe to the windswept plains of northeast China.
4 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
How the other half live...
A hundred years after The Great Gatsby’ was published, data shows that only one in 10 of those earning over 100k thinks they are rich. Zoé Beaty explores the way we perceive wealth
8 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
'Indie cred? I need to make things that people go see'
Steven Soderbergh speaks to Adam White about weathering the box-office disappointment of his new film Black Bag’, his love of genre movies, and his fears for Hollywood’s future
7 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Trump lands himself in big trouble with patient China
\"A fair prediction is that in between watching golf at the US Masters, playing the game himself, touring the tables and glad-handing the diners at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump has found little time to study Bertrand Russell.
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
'Terrorist' accused of arson attack on governor's home
A suspected terrorist has been accused of setting alight a Pennsylvania governor’s mansion on Saturday evening, forcing his family and other guests to flee the residence.
2 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
All-female Blue Origin crew travel to the edge of space
Katy Perry and five other women launched into space on a Blue Origin rocket and successfully returned to Earth yesterday, marking the first all-female space flight in more than 60 years.
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Why has Trump excused Russia's latest massacre?
His mumbled explanation for Russia’s horrible’ bombing of Sumy on Sunday is no sign that the US president is getting tough on Vladimir Putin, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley
4 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
What critical infrastructure does China own in the UK?
As government officials and British Steel staff race to save its blast furnaces after what ministers believe was a plot to sabotage the Scunthorpe plant by its Chinese owners, there are more eyes than ever on Chinese investments in the UK.
2 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
Libraries face growing calls to remove LGBT+ books
Librarians are facing growing calls for LGBT+ books to be removed from shelves, industry leaders have warned, as the influence of US pressure groups is felt in the UK.
3 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
'Stop Brexit Man' cleared over Westminster noise ban
An activist known as Stop Brexit Man” has been cleared of flouting a police ban after playing anti-Conservative and antiBrexit edits of The Muppet Show and Darth Vader’s theme music outside parliament.
2 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
'Sabotage' row as ministers.race to keep steel plant alive
Chinese investment in UK infrastructure under fire as Jingye accused of planning to let British Steel’s Scunthorpe site fail
4 min |
April 15, 2025
The Independent
United sum up Amorim's tenure in sorry microcosm
Manchester United’s league form this season has been so bad that their remaining domestic fixtures, with a sensational relegation avoided, pale in insignificance in comparison to their efforts on the continent.
2 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Israel launches attack on Gaza's last working hospital
At least 14 Palestinians killed in besieged territory yesterday
2 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
What Blair told Starmer about disruption and Trump
Former PM’s influence on his successor emerges from his answers to questions from students, writes John Rentoul
7 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Talisman Van Dijk bags late winner as title within grasp
There will come a point, perhaps in the next few days, when Virgil van Dijk puts pen to paper.
3 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Underfunding has regional theatres facing final curtain
When Lesley Manville was working as an actor in the 1980s, there was ample opportunity for her to perform on stage and plenty of choices of shows for audiences to watch. But slowly,over the decades, she has sadly watched theatre after theatre close.
4 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Coal isn't clean or beautiful and it can't fix the AI crisis
Last week, US president Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to revive “America’s beautiful, clean coal industry” such that it can power the rise in electricity demand from, among other things, artificial intelligence.
4 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
King and Queen hear music written for 20th anniversary
The King and Queen heard a new piece of music celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary at a church service near Balmoral yesterday.
2 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Army brought in to tackle Birmingham bin strike mess
Army specialists have been called in to help tackle the mounting piles of rubbish on Birmingham's streets amid a month-long bin strike.
2 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Russian air assault kills 34 in Ukrainian city of Sumy
Palm Sunday attack comes days after high-level peace talks ay. EN ORR
3 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Hay fever warning as level of pollen surges in the sun
Surging pollen rates across the UK have led to an increase in people suffering from hay fever.
1 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Shadow minister warns of Lib Dem 'extremist' vegans
Shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith has voiced concerns over what he describes as quite extremist” policies enacted by Liberal Democrats in councils under their control, citing the promotion of veganism as an example.
1 min |
April 14, 2025
The Independent
Having a British passport is pricey - and such a palaver
The last thing I want is a passport that’s not valid, especially coming up to the summer holidays but mine and my two children’s passports are currently stuck in my broken safe.
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