The Independent - September 21, 2024

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September 21, 2024

Fayed 'like Savile, Epstein and Weinstein' says lawyer

Case involving former Harrods boss described as 'horrific'

4 mins

'We knew he was an abuser - he was let off the hook'

As London editor of 'Vanity Fair', Henry Porter tried to expose Mohamed al-Fayed's sex crimes as far back as 1995. He tells Mark Hollingsworth how the predator foiled him

7 mins

Farage says Reform needs to model itself on Lib Dems

Nigel Farage has said Reform UK must \"model itself on the Liberal Democrats\" if it wants to succeed in upcoming elections.

2 mins

Angry Anderson rips up second BBC licence letter

Reform UK's Lee Anderson has said he \"will never apologise\" to London mayor Sadiq Khan, claiming he had \"given our capital city away\".

3 mins

What will the mood be like at Labour Party conference?

Some 20,000 Labour Party activists, plus the usual complement of journalists, corporate lobbyists and invited celebs and dignitaries, are heading for Liverpool for the party conference.

3 mins

PM says he will no longer accept donations for clothes

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will not accept any more free clothes from donors after days of negative headlines over \"wardrobe-gate\".

2 mins

Starmer's five missions at risk of becoming impossible

For a party which won a stonking majority of 174 only two months ago, Labour's annual conference starting tomorrow would normally be a celebration. Yet Keir Starmer can't allow more than a brief nod to his landslide victory, which already feels a long time ago.

3 mins

Cherie Blair: Abuser pushed me down the stairs in court

The KC reveals her decades-long commitment to victims of domestic abuse as she backs our campaign with Refuge

4 mins

'Trailblazing' film and soap.star Sylvestre dies aged 79

Actor Cleo Sylvestre has died aged 79, her agent has confirmed.

1 min

Work starts to build refuge after £25,000 donated by one person anonymously

The Independent is thrilled to reveal we can break ground and start building a refuge after an incredible response to the Brick by Brick campaign. Geordie Greig, the publication's editor-in-chief, thanked readers for their generous donations of £71,050 so far, including £25,000 from a mystery supporter.

3 mins

Ninety-four-year-old dies after 'hugger mugger' attack

A 94-year-old man died after he was hugged by a mugger who snatched his bank cards in a bustling London town centre.

1 min

Mother blames hospital for death of 'terrified' daughter

A young woman \"traumatised\" by a stay in a scandal-hit hospital as a teenager died after trying to take her own life years later, an inquest has heard. Melissa Parrish was admitted to Huntercombe Hospital in Maidenhead in 2009 for an eating disorder when she was 15 years old, but the experience left her terrified of being admitted to hospital.

3 mins

'The West needs a Russia strategy in place come Putin's inevitable downfall'

In the second part of his exclusive interview, freed dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza tells Tom Watling that the long-term security of Europe rests on a free and democratic Russia

6 mins

Israeli strike in Beirut kills top Hezbollah commander

Israel says it has killed a top Hezbollah commander in a strike on Beirut yesterday, fuelling fears of an all-out war on the IsraeliLebanon border. Israeli military said that Ibrahim Aqi Aqil, who served on Hezbollah's top military body and was the acting commander of the group's elite Radwan force, was killed along with other senior commanders of the unit.

3 mins

Sri Lankans vote today in shadow of political dynasty

Protesters who toppled the Rajapaksa government in 2022 are hoping for change, but two of the candidates are closely linked to the establishmen

4 mins

Ricciardo set for axe - and only has himself to blame

When handed a second chance in Formula One last summer, Daniel Ricciardo had his aspirations set higher than a paltry seat at Red Bull's sister team.

3 mins

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