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The Independent
GWR warns passengers not to try to travel tomorrow
Rail passengers have been urged not to travel on any Great Western Railway (GWR) main lines tomorrow.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Hospital non-emergency care cancelled ahead of pathology strike next week
Thousands of patients face having their procedures cancelled as a major strike forces an NHS trust to stop almost all non-emergency care, The Independent can reveal.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
King briefed over Andrew's dealings with 'Chinese spy'
King Charles has reportedly been briefed by British security services over his brother Prince Andrew's relationship with an alleged Chinese spy.
2 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
The PM must not become known as 'air miles Starmer'
After a spate of foreign trips by Keir Starmer, jittery Labour MPs were reassured last month he would be spending more time on the domestic front. So they were disappointed when he popped up in two Gulf states and Cyprus this week.
3 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Renewables to produce 95% of UK’s electricity by 2030
Government unveils most ambitious’ plan for clean energy
3 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
What it will cost to defend UK from the Russian threat
New secretary general of Nato Mark Rutte has warned that Russia is preparing for “long-term confrontation... with Ukraine, and with us” and has called for more defence spending to combat threats from Russia and its allies: China, Iran and North Korea.
4 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
UK unprepared for war with Russia, top general warns
Britain is not properly prepared to defend itself in a war with Russia and cannot rely on the United States and Nato, a retired senior general has warned.
4 min |
December 14, 2024
The Independent
Schumacher's former nurse implicated in blackmail plot
A former nurse of Michael Schumacher has been accused of attempting to blackmail the Formula One star’s family over private photographs.
1 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Threatened Maori call on King to honour 1840 treaty
As New Zealand tries to roll back Indigenous rights, tribal leaders demand Charles steps in, writes Maroosha Muzaffar
5 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
The 'grey tribe' leanings of alleged murderer Mangione
The man accused of killing UnitedHeathcare CEO Brian Thompson had a telling social-media history, writes Io Dodds
4 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Musk's war on the homeless is 'disgusting', say advocates
Billionaire Elon Musk claims homelessness is perpetuated to enrich NGOs – and his words are having a significant impact
6 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Mother died after 'frankly barbaric' butt-lift surgery
A mother-of-three died after she was subjected to a catalogue of poor care and did not give informed consent when she underwent “Brazilian butt lift” surgery in Turkey, an inquest has heard.
4 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Couple's lives ‘ruined' by Christmas eviction notice
“We haven’t slept since receiving the eviction notice,” Paulo Redal says.
3 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Second Rotherham rioter jailed over arson attempt
A rioter who tried to set fire to a hotel used for asylum seekers while wearing a purple England kit during the UK summer riots has been jailed.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
'Close confidante' of duke loses the right to enter UK
Chinese man ‘H6’ claimed to only have limited links to CCP
3 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Brexiteers favour closer ties with the EU, poll suggests
Keir Starmer is being pushed to have more ambition in his Brexit relations reset with the EU after new polling suggested voters – even Brexiteers – now support reversing large parts of the UK’s departure from the bloc.
3 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Is the NHS in more trouble than usual this winter?
Rather like Santa, mince pies, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and the (execrable) Mrs Brown’s Boys special, the NHS winter crisis has become something of an annual ritual. Indeed, only those now in their sixties can recall a time when the media wasn’t routinely full of stories about overcrowded wards and emergency departments at breaking point.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Rayner faces backlash over plans to 'bulldoze' country
Angela Rayner is facing an angry backlash against controversial planning reforms set to force councils to surrender swathes of the green belt and see housebuilding surge by more than 60 per cent.
4 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Nato chief warns West ‘not ready' for a war with Russia
Nato general secretary Mark Rutte has warned that the West is “not ready” to deal with the threat of war from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
American 'pilgrim' emerges unscathed from Assad jail
An American who spent seven months in a Syrian prison after crossing into the country on foot on a Christian pilgrimage has been found.
2 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
'I sparked Syria's revolution now I'm here to finish it'
Muawiyah Syasneh was just a teenager when a simple act of rebellion lit the fuse that resulted in a civil war. Now, he talks to Bel Trew about his role in bringing the conflict to an end
4 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Labour is right to build more houses - but must be mindful of its legacy
As it is in nature and architecture, so it is in planning – there is always a balance to be found.
4 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
What are the best spots for a Central America trip?
Q Due to some reorganisation where I work, I have the shortnotice chance of a two-month stint of unpaid leave from midJanuary next year to early March. I’ve always been interested in Central America.
1 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Why two random men decide the fate of football
The sport globally is in the hands of two administrators. But how did they come to hold such power, asks Miguel Delaney
5 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Win can't hide deep issues Amorim faces at United
A victory snatched from the jaws of defeat should give a new manager hope that there is fight among his charges, that the future is bright.
3 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Dazzling Brook can lead a new fab four in Test cricket
There may have been a degree of self-effacement about Joe Root’s remarks, the great England cricket batter never one to trumpet his own world-leading qualities, yet his rhapsodic reference of Harry Brook was said with conviction.
4 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
A dance of hope and healing
The Netflix film Daughters’ documents a winning initiative that reunites men in jail with their progeny. We were all crying, the two filmmakers reveal to Lydia Spencer-Elliott
6 min |
December 13, 2024
The Independent
Absurd image that sums up Fifa's 'tinpot dictatorship'
Miguel Delaney explains how the Gianni Infantino-led endeavour to hand Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup finals perfectly encapsulated the depths to which football has sunk
6 min |
December 12, 2024
The Independent
Liverpool spoilt for choice in battle to look after No 1
The big screen in the corner of the quaint Estadi Montilivi displayed some pre-match entertainment.
3 min |
December 12, 2024
The Independent
City slump to defeat and Champions League peril
It amounts to miserable seven for Pep Guardiola.
4 min |