The Independent - October 22, 2024

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October 22, 2024

More Budget chaos as a tax on high earners is ruled out

No 10 forced to clarify those earning six-figure salaries were 'working people' after another day of confused messaging

3 mins

Workers' rights bill could cost firms up to £5bn a year

Impact biggest on small business, says government analysis

3 mins

Met officer who shot Chris Kaba is acquitted of murder

A Metropolitan Police marksman has been acquitted of murdering unarmed driver Chris Kaba in a police shooting.

4 mins

King set to face protests at summit after being heckled

Charles confronted by Aboriginal Australian senator on visit

2 mins

Are Australians more or less likely to vote for a republic?

The King of Australia (Charles III, in case of doubt), on his first visit as monarch, has been heckled by a senator, an extraordinary moment in the usually sedate proceedings of an official royal occasion.

3 mins

Sentencing review to ease prisons overcrowding will exclude indefinite jail terms

“Morally wrong” indefinite jail terms which have left thousands languishing with no release date have been excluded from the government’s flagship review to tackle prison overcrowding.

3 mins

MPs push for answers over Chagos phone hacking fears

The government has been pressed to provide answers after leaked recordings sparked fears the British High Commission in Mauritius had its phones hacked around the time the UK opened negotiations for the handover of the Chagos Islands.

2 mins

Grandad jailed over hotel race riots dies in prison

A grandfather who was jailed after hurling abuse at police officers outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has died in prison.

2 mins

Letby poisoned third baby, uncovered files suggest

More babies under the care of convicted serial killer Lucy Letby were reportedly harmed, with one allegedly poisoned with insulin, new evidence suggests.

2 mins

Child who crossed Channel alone denied call to mother

Inspection finds ongoing failures at migrant processing sites

3 mins

Woman admits assault after milkshake attack on Farage

A woman has admitted throwing a milkshake over Nigel Farage while he was campaigning in Essex ahead of this summer's general election.

3 mins

Moldova commits to join EU after narrowest of votes

Incumbent president Maia Sandu claims that foreign forces with links to Russia tried to influence referendum's outcome

3 mins

South Korea recalls envoy over claims North Korean forces helping Putin's war

South Korea yesterday demanded the immediate pullout of North Korean troops allegedly deployed in Russia as it summoned the Russian ambassador to protest deepening military cooperation between Pyongyang and Moscow.

2 mins

Blinken heads to Israel in hopes of ceasefire progress

US secretary of state Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East, making his 11th trip to the region since the war in Gaza erupted last year and as Israel steps up attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon and operations in the Gaza Strip.

3 mins

'I've lost friends and family members - but right's right'

Andrew Feinberg speaks to the former Trump voters who are now planning to pull the lever for Kamala Harris - and the campaign politicos who came up with an unusual strategy

6 mins

Airlines at Gatwick fight for pilots in recruitment push

EasyJet offers captains a salary of up to 170k to attract staff

2 mins

Clubs seek answers to fresh Newcastle takeover claims

Leaked WhatsApp messages appear to contradict the 'legally binding assurances' of the separation between the Public Investment Fund and the Saudi state

5 mins

Klopp can thrive at Red Bull despite the betrayal taunts

Not everyone is thrilled by Jurgen Klopp's new global role

4 mins

The moment Verstappen ended Norris's title hopes

So often a figure of joviality in the Formula One paddock, Lando Norris did not muck around at the end of the US Grand Prix.

4 mins

Nepotism debate behind NBA's first father-son act

LeBron and Bronny James are set to become the first father and son to play on the same team in tonight's season opener

4 mins

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