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I was in the unknown
GB's Charlotte Bankes has won a race against time to overcome injuries and surgery make it to the Olympics. She tells Flo Clifford about her long road to recovery
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February 13, 2026
The Independent
HEAT TREATMENT
The starry cast of 'Crime 101', Bart Layton's adaptation of a Don Winslow novella, serve up a satisfying thriller with more than just a nod to Michael Mann
2 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
Follow-up to Derry Girls is bonkers and utterly brilliant
Lisa McGee's new eight-part murder mystery 'How to Get to Heaven from Belfast' is a complete joy, says Katie Rosseinsky
3 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
Ratcliffe's toxic rhetoric creates disunity at United
Just as the Red Devils were starting to enjoy quiet triumphs, the club's been undone by co-owner's immigration remarks
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February 13, 2026
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Ratcliffe apologises after claiming Britain is being ‘colonised by immigrants’
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has offered a lukewarm apology for his claim that Britain has been “colonised by immigrants”, as the Football Association confirmed it would look into whether the comments have brought the game into disrepute.
4 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
THE BIGGER PICTURE
The viral trend of using AI to make cartoons of ourselves may be fun, but it's also a reminder that our data can be used in ways we might not fully understand
4 min |
February 13, 2026
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More focus on EU trade will bolster our economy
It's virtually in the chancellor of the Exchequer's job description to wheel out empty platitudes when confronted with underwhelming economic data.
3 min |
February 13, 2026
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PM loses another top aide as cabinet secretary resigns
Sir Chris Wormald has stood down as Britain’s top civil servant after just 14 months, the government confirmed, as Sir Keir Starmer seeks a reset of his ailing Downing Street operation.
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February 13, 2026
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Record number of A&E patients faced 12-hour waits
The number of patients waiting more than 12 hours in A&E has risen to a record high.
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February 13, 2026
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Schools given new gender guidance by government
Schools and teachers should respond with caution to pupil requests to socially transition their gender, the Department for Education (DfE) is to advise.
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February 13, 2026
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Trump revokes landmark US climate regulations
The Trump administration has gutted the federal government’s ability to combat climate change by revoking a 15-year-old finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare and removing the legal foundations of nearly all American climate regulations.
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February 13, 2026
The Independent
How much money do you need to survive a rainy day?
Amid an employment crisis and the spiralling cost of living, having a financial buffer has never been more important. But most of us are still woefully unprepared
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February 13, 2026
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Trump may yet bring Cuba in from the cold peacefully
After the drama of the Venezuelan operation, the focus of US military activity switched almost at once to Iran, as a more obvious target for Donald Trump's 21st-century version of the Monroe Doctrine seemed to slip from view.
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February 13, 2026
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Ireland may have the answer to gentrification of the arts
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is attracting bitter criticism for stripping out the race and class from Emily Brontë’s masterpiece, and the BBC’s Lord of the Flies is yet again reminding us how much easier it is to get funding when your characters are posh.
3 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
Trump set for courtroom showdown with the BBC
Donald Trump and the BBC are set for a showdown in court after the US president was granted permission to sue the corporation for $10bn (£7.5bn).
2 min |
February 13, 2026
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Ratcliffe is like the bigoted pub bore we should all ignore
Jim Ratcliffe says that Britain has been “colonised by immigrants”.
3 min |
February 13, 2026
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Would a voting age of 16 alter the political balance?
Politics is pretty noisy at the moment, but a quiet, if minor, revolution has just begun.
3 min |
February 13, 2026
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IOC is obscene to equate helmet with propaganda
The Olympic Committee has got itself in an awful tangle by banning a Ukrainian athlete from competing for wearing a helmet commemorating the war dead,
5 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
Britney sale the latest sign the old music biz is dead
Spooked by AI and crumbling returns from streaming, the biggest stars are increasingly sacrificing future revenues for the promise of huge lump sums today
3 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
CHEERS FOR A CLOWN
A new Royal Ballet production of 1960s melodrama 'Pierrot Lunaire' is forceful and distinctive
2 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
It may be Europe's moment to decouple from America
Europeans need to wean themselves off what security the US still affords the continent – and in Munich this week, Donald Trump's team will give them good reason to, says Sam Kiley
4 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
Townsend looks to Calcutta Cup for Scottish salvation
For Gregor Townsend, it has been the Calcutta Cup of life; now, a meeting with the Auld Enemy could hasten his end.
4 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
‘The uprising was necessary but we need a government’
After more than a decade of authoritarian rule, Bangladeshi citizens cast their ballots in an election that could reset the country's future. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports from Dhaka
6 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
Brentford hold Arsenal as league title race tightens
Arsenal did the difficult part, but then faltered at what they're supposed to be best at, making this title challenge that bit more testing.
4 min |
February 13, 2026
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‘A sexual predator who lost all sense of moral compass’
Paedophile nursery worker Vincent Chan, 45, has been jailed for 18 years after targeting females aged from two to 70
5 min |
February 13, 2026
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Girls need biological reality check, says Reform hopeful
Reform UK’s candidate in an upcoming by-election has called for women and young girls to be given a “biological reality” check, as he gave his views on how Britain should tackle its impending “fertility crisis”.
3 min |
February 13, 2026
The Independent
Storm batters France and Spain leaving trail of chaos
A man has been killed and hundreds of thousands left without power as Storm Nils continues to batter swathes of France and Spain.
2 min |
February 13, 2026
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Harried by all sides, angry Starmer offers no answers
Keir Starmer knew he was in for a tough time at Prime Minister's Questions, so he tried two defences. The first was humour.
3 min |
February 12, 2026
The Independent
Constance Marten baby death highlights gap in parental care, says report
Systemic gaps in support for parents whose children are removed from their care helped drive runaway heiress Constance Marten to hide her pregnancy - with thousands more children at risk, experts have warned.
4 min |
February 12, 2026
The Independent
My heart bleeds for Doreen Lawrence, Dacre tells court
The former editor of the Daily Mail has said that his heart bleeds for Doreen Lawrence, mother of the murdered teenager Stephen, who has accused the title of tapping her phone.
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