The Independent - September 25, 2024

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September 25, 2024

PM steadies Labour with his vow to rebuild nation

Starmer pledges to face the storm’ from tough decisions

3 mins

Return of Gaza sausages a blip in banger of a speech

The “return of the sausages” was not in Labour’s manifesto but somehow, in the excitement of his first conference speech as prime minister, Keir Starmer made it an extra policy commitment.

3 mins

Labour to crack down on taxpayer-funded university courses for top executives

The Independent revealed abuse of the apprenticeship levy scheme meant to help young workers starting their careers

2 mins

Troops head to Cyprus as Britons in Lebanon warned

The UK is sending around 700 troops to Cyprus in case an emergency evacuation of Lebanon is required, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues to escalate.

2 mins

'Historic' proposal to close women's prisons unveiled

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out plans to slash the number of women going to jail and ultimately close women’s prisons amid an overcrowding crisis.

3 mins

Hammond steals the show but format is tad overbaked

‘The Great British Bake Off? returns for yet another round of cakes, cannolis and calamity. But this year it feels like the main aim is to outrage middle England, says Sean O’Grady

3 mins

Letby victim's mother calls hospital bosses 'complicit'

‘They should face criminal action for harm that was caused’

3 mins

Schoolboy stabbed to death.with zombie knife named

Two men held on suspicion of murdering Daejuan Campbell

2 mins

'A perfect storm': warning over surge in homelessness

As frontline staff admit to fears they’ll also end up on streets

3 mins

Sondheim's final musical to play at the National Theatre

The National Theatre has announced it will be premiering Stephen Sondheim’s final musical Here We Are.

2 mins

"They bombed our friend.All he does is farm tobacco'

As many as 10,000 Lebanese have fled Israeli airstrikes with what little they can, admitting: We’re afraid for a big war’

4 mins

Diplomacy is the only path to security, Biden tells UN

President Joe Biden has warned world leaders of the dangers of an expanded war in the Middle East during his final appearance before the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

3 mins

Gunman charged over plot to kill Trump at golf course

A federal grand jury in Florida charged Ryan Wesley Routh yesterday with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.

2 mins

Zelensky demands MP who fled to UK be extradited

A Ukrainian MP sheltering in London is set to appear in court to fight an extradition request from the Zelensky government.

1 min

Free Suu Kyi, says Pope in call for dignity in Myanmar

Pope Francis has appealed for the release of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and even offered to shelter her at the Vatican.

2 mins

Several held over 'death of woman in suicide capsule'

Police in Switzerland say several people have been detained over the suspected death of a US woman inside a “suicide capsule”.

2 mins

Every picture tells a story...of dull politics and egotism

As a row is sparked over whether Angela Rayner has or hasn’t hired someone to record her working life, Simon Mills hears how ‘tacky and tawdry’ it can be on the other side of the lens

4 mins

'I didn't feel like I had the right to have depression'

When James Middleton, brother of the Princess of Wales, fell into a mental health crisis, he shut out the world. He explains to Helen Coffey how Ella, his canine companion, saved him

8 mins

City's forgotten man Nunes takes Carabao Cup honours

If a midfielder has dominated the discourse surrounding Manchester City, it is not Matheus Nunes.

3 mins

Takeover can pull Toffees from stickiest of situations

Everton have been punchline and punchbag.

4 mins

Brook's unbeaten century keeps Australia series alive

England win third game of five match ODI series by 46 runs

3 mins

Verstappen vs Norris: title rivalry's twists and turns

Paddock mystic Kieran Jackson gazes into his crystal ball to predict how the last six races of the F1 season will pan out

5 mins

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