The Independent - September 07, 2024

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September 07, 2024

'Half-baked' plan could see UK convicts sent to Estonia

Prison officers deride scheme as jails house record numbers

4 mins

Johnson gives Owen job at his green consultancy firm

The woman made Britain's youngest peer by Boris Johnson has a plum new job at an environmental consultancy chaired by the former prime minister, The Independent can reveal.

2 mins

Germany may utilise UK facilities for Rwanda plan

'A complete farce', says Tory leadership frontrunner Robert Jenrick as the prime minister vows to tackle smuggling gangs

3 mins

Double-act disappointment doesn't dampen the Greens

Not since Ryan Gosling stole the show in Barbie has the supporting actor had such a happy break. Until a few minutes after 2pm, the Green Party was co-led as usual by Carla Denyer and Wassisname, you know, that clean-cut fella in the neat suit and specs?

3 mins

What exactly are Labour's plans to reform the Lords?

Legislation to abolish the remaining hereditary peers’ right to sit in the House of Lords has been tabled by the government. Fulfilling a manifesto commitment, it is the first step in a proposed more radical reform of the upper chamber of parliament, intended to place it on a democratic footing. Minister for the constitution Nick Thomas-Symonds says the proposed law is a “landmark reform to our constitution” and marks an end to voting on laws “by an accident of birth”.

2 mins

Painter's nine-year sentence longest yet of summer riots

A painter and decorator who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing hundreds of asylum seekers and attacked police with missiles during rioting in Rotherham has been jailed for nine years.

3 mins

Derek Boshier, pioneer of British Pop Art, dies at 87

Derek Boshier, the seminal English artist and leading figure of the British Pop Art scene, has died. He was known for his frequent collaborations with David Bowie, designing two of his album covers.

2 mins

Babies and children among 300 bodies in mass grave

Oldham discovery made by woman looking for twin brothers

4 mins

England head coach will not sing national anthem today

England manager and former Ireland player Lee Carsley says won't sing either anthem for today's match in Dublin, because that's always been his stance throughout his career.

3 mins

Inside a city under fire as Russia advances in Donetsk

Residents of Kostyantynivka, perilously close to the front line, tell of the relentless shelling they are facing as Putin's merciless forces tighten their grip on the Ukrainian region

3 mins

'I did it': suspect admits to Georgia school shooting

The suspect accused of killing four people in a mass school shooting in the US, allegedly told investigators \"I did it\" while being questioned. Colt Gray, 14, who has been charged with four felony counts of murder, made the admission while being read his Miranda rights, Barrow County sheriff, Jud Smith, told CNN.

1 min

Super Typhoon Yagi makes landfall in 'China's Hawaii'

Super Typhoon Yagi landed in China’s Hainan yesterday, bringing violent gales and heavy rain that triggered widespread power outages, paralysing the tourist island province known as “China’s Hawaii”.

2 mins

Rape and death threats for Afghan taekwondo star

Online abuse of Marzieh Hamidi for criticising the Taliban hit new levels after she denounced her country's cricket team

3 mins

Boeing Starliner heads back to Earth without its crew

Boeing's troubled Starliner space craft undocked from the International Space Station yesterday - without its crew - and began a high-risk return to Earth. The Starliner undocked shortly after 2300 GMT and is scheduled to touch down six hours later in White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico.

2 mins

Warring neighbours have became eternally entwined

England meet the Republic of Ireland today, reigniting a rivalry that has shades of grey between the white and green

5 mins

Carsley's gamble leads to an audition with a difference

One of the game's brightest coaches has the chance to show he's more than a 'safe pair of hands', writes Miguel Delaney

5 mins

San Marino's competitive.cherry popped by a toe poke

It goes some way to illustrating the pain and patience that fans of San Marino have had to endure that their winning goalscorer on Thursday night wasn’t even born the last time the landlocked nation tasted international success.

2 mins

Draper hit by sickness in semi-final defeat to Sinner

Jack Draper was sick on court four times as his US Open dream ended in semi-final heartbreak following a straight-sets defeat to Jannik Sinner. The British number one was enjoying an incredible run in New York and had big hopes of emulating Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu by winning the title.

2 mins

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