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The Independent
Weather warnings follow weekend of travel chaos
The Environment Agency has issued over 250 flood alerts and warnings as heavy snow melts across the UK
2 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
UK food sales to EU have fallen by 20% since Brexit
British food sales to Europe have plummeted by a fifth since 2018, the farming minister has admitted, sparking calls for Labour to slash post-Brexit red tape and strike a food standards agreement with the EU.
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Should Starmer worry about Musk’s relentless attacks?
One of Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest challenges in 2025 will come not from the Conservative Party, or even inside parliament or the UK, but from the heart of Donald Trump’s administration.
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Trump could be next after angry Elon turns on Nigel
There is an old Asian proverb which goes along the lines of: \"He who rides the tiger must beware lest he end up inside.\"
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Musk calls for new Reform leader in split with Farage
Elon Musk has suggested that Reform UK needs to replace Nigel Farage with a new leader.
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Streeting: Voters will thank Labour over winter fuel cuts
The public will thank Sir Keir Starmer for scrapping winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners and other “unpopular decisions”, the health secretary has claimed.
2 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
Starmer pledges to end long waits for treatment on NHS
Prime minister to set out plan to tackle backlogs in hospitals
3 min |
January 06, 2025
The Independent
STOLEN MOMENTS
The antics of the gentleman thief in EW Hornung's 'Raffles' bring Anthony Quinn as much joy as when he was a child.
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Can Glaser give Hollywood the roasting it deserves?
The stand-up comedian's close-to-the-bone comedy makes Nikki Glaser the ideal choice to host tomorrow's Golden Globes. Move over, Ricky Gervais, writes Kevin E G Perry
6 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
'I'd just turned 18... I don't think I was remotely sexy'
Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall is newly solo with a debut electropop hit to her name. She talks to Annabel Nugent about the downside of fame and how she's never feared 'clapping back'
10 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
The disruptor: why Musk is a risk to German democracy
The tech billionaire's move to support the AfD is proof he is determined to unsettle a nation that knows all too well what far-right dictatorship can bring, writes John Kampfner
4 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Slot turns transfer saga into surprise Liverpool benefit
Arne Slot has claimed that the saga about Trent AlexanderArnold's future is helpful to him as it prevents his Liverpool players from being overloaded with praise that could make them complacent.
3 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
United 'are starving for leaders', admits Amorim
When Ruben Amorim got to convey good news, it still came with a demand.
3 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Still a teenager but there are few weaknesses in his game
Whether he beat or lost to Michael van Gerwen on the Alexandra Palace stage on Friday night, Luke Littler was al going to leave his second World Darts Championship as a winner.
3 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Littler makes history after winning world title aged 17
Darts has a new world champion, and he's a 17-year-old boy from Warrington.
4 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
The hot UK industry that could be facing a wipeout
Don't tell Liam and Noel, but the biggest entertainment event of 2025 won't be their reunion, it'll be the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI.
3 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Taxes to rise again despite growth, warn economists
A group of economists have warned that the Treasury is likely to raise taxes even further this year, despite an expectation that the country will return to growth in 2025.
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Curriculum changes by new Syrian rulers spark backlash
Syria's regime has announced sweeping changes to the national school curriculum, triggering concerns about \"Islamisation\".
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Cybertruck bomber's wife ‘left him days before attack'
Ex-girlfriend says his behaviour changed after a brain injury
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Trump to be sentenced this month in hush-money case
The judge overseeing the criminal case against Donald Trump in his home state of New York has ordered the president-elect to appear before him on 10 January to face a sentence after jury convicted him on 34 felony counts last year.
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
‘They got rid of anything to show they had my father’
Bel Trew joins those searching Damascus and sites across Syria for journalist Austin Tice and other US citizens who went missing under the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad
10 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Salt and antifreeze can kill pets, RSPCA warns owners
The RSPCA has warned householders that antifreeze and salt can be poisonous to pets as snow and freezing temperatures are forecast to sweep the UK this weekend.
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Art attack: Doodle house project draws ire of locals
An artist is facing a backlash from local residents after his plans to build a house on Dungeness beach with metal doodles covering the exterior was revealed.
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Creator of Thomas the Tank Engine T'V series dies at 81
Britt Allcroft, the creator of the beloved children’s series Thomas the Tank Engine Friends, has died aged 81.
4 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Young confirms he will play at Glastonbury after all
Star backtracks on decision to withdraw over BBC control’
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Father on IPP sentence is refused transfer to hospital
Thomas White has developed paranoid schizophrenia and psychosis after serving almost 13 years for stealing a phone
4 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Former Conservative MP Longhi defects to Reform
Nigel Farage's Reform UK has secured the defection of a third former Conservative MP in as many months after Marco Longhi announced he was joining the party.
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
NHS fast track scheme will cut waiting lists, PM to say
Patients with symptoms of bowel and lung conditions, cancer and heart failure will be fast-tracked for scans and tests, under government plans to cut NHS waiting times.
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
Trump attacks Starmer over North Sea oil drilling plans
Donald Trump has attacked Sir Keir Starmer's clean energy plan, urging him to open up the North Sea and \"get rid of windmills\".
2 min |
January 04, 2025
The Independent
And now, the end is near...sadly, not for care reform
Wes Streeting, known in Labour Land for his karaoke, channelled his inner Frank Sinatra to declare \"the best is yet to come\" for adult social care.
3 min |