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The Independent
Tories’ ambitious pledges in ‘alternative King’s Speech’
Badenoch says party would quit ECHR and drill in North Sea
2 min |
May 11, 2026
The Independent
Why trademarking a famous face can’t prevent deepfakes
In 2024, Jeremy Clarkson’s face featured in a series of social media adverts which depicted the former Top Gear host extolling the virtues of a digital currency.
3 min |
May 11, 2026
The Independent
How AI’s ‘Stacey face’ is warping beauty standards
As manosphere trends proliferate online, a strict vision of the ideal woman is fast making its way from AI makeover apps into surgeons’ offices, as Lydia Spencer-Elliott discovers
5 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Their classrooms destroyed, pupils sit exams on the sand
Ezz Al Din Abu Eisha reports from Gaza where the seashore has been transformed into a makeshift examination hall
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Inspired Doku helps City close gap on title rivals
Jeremy Doku struck again as Manchester City kept their title hopes alive with a vital 3-0 win over Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.
2 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
By pocketing £5m, Farage shows he’s unfit for power
Zack Polanski apparently faces questions about how much council tax he has paid for the houseboat he sometimes lives on.
5 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
It’s up for grabs now... at both extremes of the table
Miguel Delaney on why West Ham vs Arsenal this afternoon could be the most decisive game in Premier League history
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Labour MP: If none of you challenge Starmer, I will
Catherine West warns that party must replace Keir Starmer because of ‘terrifying’ risk of Nigel Farage becoming PM
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Does the Plaid win herald a breakaway bid by Wales?
Only 32 per cent of the country’s electorate supports the prospect of an independence referendum, writes Holly Evans
2 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Reckless plot to unseat Starmer will unleash chaos
Catherine West, the former minister who is launching a stalking-horse campaign to try to force Sir Keir Starmer out of office, does not know who she wants as prime minister. She just wants a change.
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
A magic carpet experience on a weekend break to Baku
A trip to the capital of Azerbaijan allowed Geordie Greig to take in one of the Silk Road’s most colourful festivals
6 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Lost the working class? It’s much worse than that, Keir
David Aaronovitch warns that with an electorate fractured beyond all recognition, we may well end up with a Reform UK government the majority of the country didn’t vote for
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Over 200,000 have arrived on small boats since 2018
The total number of migrants and refugees that have arrived in the UK by small boats has surpassed 200,000 since records began in 2018.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Lancs for the memories
Chris Moss, an expert on underrated Britain, explores the breathtaking landscapes and singular towns of his county
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Labour is waiting for Godot as Rayner misses her chance
In the wake of terrible election results for Labour, the word of the weekend is \"timetable\".
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
The ‘master’ of the deal has never looked more ridiculous
There was a news anchor on Fox News the other day, and he was trying to explain why Project Freedom had been brought to such an abrupt end by Donald Trump, seemingly only minutes after it had been put in place.
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Anfield left frustrated by frantic, incoherent draw
There was a moment in the first half when the Liverpool supporters revived a chant from the Anfield songbook a couple of decades ago.
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Inside complex operation to evacuate hantavirus vessel
The plan to offload 147 passengers and crew on board MV Hondius, travelling from Cape Verde to Tenerife, is racing against the weather, reports Renée Boskaljon in Las Palmas
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Why Paris CDG is still the worst airport in Europe
Simon Calder foolishly gave the French hub another chance
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
True colours? Why Nigel’s glow-up is cause for alarm
Meet the man with the slick, new haircut, trendy glasses, a healthy complexion and a deceptively inclusive-looking rainbow tie: it's... Nigel Farage - as you've never seen him before.
3 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
I found old-time religion on an art pilgrimage in Spain
As an exhibition on Francisco de Zurbaran opens in London, Michael Hodges visits the Andalusia region to see where the Baroque painter’s 17th-century masterworks were conceived
4 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
‘Di would 100 per cent be doing the reality TV circuit’
Jack Shep, the breakout comic on ‘Saturday Night Live UK’, tells Lauren Morris about royal-inspired newfound fame, his football coaching career, and his thoughts on Keir Starmer
8 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Killer Huntley cremated in a £265 eco-friendly coffin
The Soham killer Ian Huntley was cremated in a £265 eco-friendly coffin at a service attended by no mourners and paid for by the taxpayer, The Independent can reveal.
2 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
A drama written ‘in a state of almost perpetual anger’
Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the writer of ‘Believe Me’, the TV series exploring the shameful way John Worboys’s victims have been treated, among them a teenage Carrie Johnson
7 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Reform candidate hits out at ‘mass deportation’ pitch
London mayoral hopeful warns that her party’s language on immigration has allowed its opponents to ‘label us as racist’
2 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Brick by brick, Farage tears apart a crumbling red wall
Bruising local election losses across Labour’s northern heartlands set Nigel Farage on a victory lap in Merseyside. Does the party have any strongholds left, asks Dan Haygarth
5 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Can I get disruption cover for a Sardinia family break?
My partner, our three children and I are off to Sardinia this summer.
1 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
Fear behind the fanfare at Victory Day celebrations
A series of assassinations of top Russian figures has left Vladimir Putin fearing for his life, but experts warn that the real threat could be far closer to home, writes Maira Butt
6 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
PM pins hopes on Brown and Harman saving him
With a growing number of his own MPs publicly saying he should set a timetable to quit as leader and even more saying it privately, it is clear that if Keir Starmer hopes to stay in Downing Street, he has to do something to turn his fortunes around.
2 min |
May 10, 2026
The Independent
‘To be taken seriously, you have to be working class’
As Toby Stephens stars in a revival of Peter Shaffer’s ‘Equus’, he speaks with Patrick Smith about Bond, the perils of being called posh, and the gift his famous parents gave him
6 min |