The Independent - September 28, 2024

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September 28, 2024

Netanyahu warns Iran there is no place Israel can't reach

Belligerent leader addresses UN as Hezbollah's HQ targeted

4 mins

Oscar-winning star of stage.and screen Smith dies at 89

The celebrated actor Maggie Smith, who won two Oscars and seven Baftas, has died aged 89.

8 mins

Unpredictable and wickedly acerbic actor with few peers

The trouble with Maggie Smith is that she's watchable in everything and worked like a trouper from the age of 17. A twotime Oscar winner (as well as the proud owner of a Tony for Lettice and Lovage), she left few stones unturned, which makes it hard to do justice to her talent and range. Those who saw her on stage rave about her versatility, but she was just as unpredictable in films and on TV.

4 mins

Reeves to soften proposed crackdown on non-doms

Moves by the chancellor to soften a proposed crackdown on people living in the UK with non-dom status have been backed by academics and tax experts, who say the changes are \"sensible and pragmatic\".

3 mins

Is the Tory conference even worth paying attention to?

Dazed, confused, but with more than a hint of defiance (foolish or otherwise), the Conservatives meet for their party conference in Birmingham with some important business to transact.

3 mins

Veering right is an error the Tories can't afford to make

When the Conservatives begin their annual conference tomorrow, it might be tempting for them to savour the woes engulfing Keir Starmer's government so early in its life. Labour's freebies will certainly provide plenty of ammunition - and jokes at Starmer's expense.

3 mins

Johnson mulled military raid on Dutch warehouse

Former prime minister Boris Johnson considered launching \"aquatic raid\" on a warehouse in the Netherlands to retrieve

3 mins

A master of prose that is both rich and terribly cheap

Boris Johnson has written a memoir - and there is no doubt, writes Robert McCrum, that the former PM's account of his political career will be 'self-centred to an astounding degree'

6 mins

Van Gogh painting 'souped' hours after protesters jailed

Just Stop Oil activists have thrown soup over two Vincent van Gogh paintings just hours after their fellow protesters were sentenced to prison time for doing the same.

2 mins

Road and rail hit by flooding as 60mph winds predicted

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for winds of more than 60mph this weekend as parts of England slowly recover from the impact of torrential rain and flooding.

1 min

Britain's youngest knife killers handed life terms

Two boys thought to be Britain's youngest knife killers who stabbed a stranger to death in a \"horrific and shocking\" machete murder have each been handed life sentences.

4 mins

Cyclist killed man, 78, after row about pavement riding

A cyclist was bravely chased down by members of the public after he launched a fatal single-punch attack on an older man in a row about riding on the pavement.

2 mins

Sycamore Gap tree saplings to branch out across Britain

Its destruction triggered outcry and sadness across the nation but now, 12 months on from the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, saplings of it are to be planted across the UK. Custodians of the much-photographed and visited sycamore say they hope the venture, which comes exactly a year after the tree was chopped down, will create a new chapter of hope in its legacy.

2 mins

Police fail many victims of stalking, watchdog reports

Police are trivialising stalking and letting victims down, watchdogs have warned, as figures show one in five women are targeted.

4 mins

Trump touts friendship with Putin in Zelensky meeting

Donald Trump boasted of a \"very good relationship\" with both Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin yesterday as he hosted the Ukrainian leader for a meeting at his New York City skyscraper.

3 mins

Why rugby must learn to cherish outliers Argentina

The story goes that the sobriquet by which the Argentine national rugby team has become commonly known came about as a case of mistaken identity. The tale told is of a South African journalist watching a touring side in the 1960s and seeking a snappy name to assist him at second mention.

4 mins

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