The Independent - November 07, 2024

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November 07, 2024

Trump clinches presidency with remarkable comeback

Convicted felon promises new ‘golden age’ after sweep of key states – as experts fear advent of ‘illiberal democracy’ in US

3 mins

Harris concedes and vows 'peaceful transfer of power'

Kamala Harris conceded defeat in the 2024 presidential race against Donald Trump yesterday in a speech at her alma mater Howard University, formally ending her campaign.

3 mins

Democrats begin blame game over devastating loss

Democrats and political talking heads have initiated the circular firing squad as they search to blame anyone else for Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election.

6 mins

I watched in fear as Trump took my state for the GOP

As election day in North Carolina came to its final moments, voters sat close to their television screens and phones alike waiting to see which way the swing states would turn this election cycle. I was one of them.

3 mins

Harris's victory party at her alma mater ends in tears

Kamala Harris’s dream of becoming the first woman to be elected US president quickly turned into a nightmare for the crowd that gathered at Howard University late on Tuesday evening.

3 mins

A Trump presidency won't be the gift Putin hopes for

If the White House pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, it will pose a problem for the Kremlin

4 mins

Europe's extremists will be more emboldened than ever

It took quite some time for the mood to darken, even though the prospect of a victory for Donald Trump had already become clear.

4 mins

Starmer stands by Lammy over Trump ‘neo-Nazi' jibe

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his foreign secretary David Lammy, who in the past called Donald Trump a “neo-Nazi sympathising sociopath”.

2 mins

Davey warns Trump victory is 'a dark day for mankind'

Donald Trump’s victory is a dark day for mankind, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has warned.

2 mins

Will school fees and farmers be a roadblock for Reeves?

The mantra, repeated by the prime minister at PMQs, is that the first Labour Budget in 14 years is “fixing the foundations”.

3 mins

Terror attack hero warns of more IPP prisoner suicides

Marc Conway backs our campaign for all sentences to be reviewed after he is finally freed from draconian jail term

4 mins

Twenty jailed for child rape and abuse in West Yorkshire

Twenty men have been jailed for raping and abusing four girls in Calderdale, West Yorkshire Police have said.

3 mins

'A spiteful attack': farmers warn of village life erosion

Farmers say Labour’s shock changes to inheritance tax rules will lead to the destruction” of village life and accused politicians of failing to understand the countryside, as dozens joined a first protest against the measure.

3 mins

GP jailed over 'audacious' fake Covid jab murder plot

A GP who disguised himself as a nurse and poisoned his mother’s partner with a fake Covid jab in an audacious” plot to murder him has been jailed for 31 years.

3 mins

Kim expects leverage for lending Putin his troops

North Korea’s leader wants cash, missile technology and food for letting thousands of his soldiers fight against Ukraine

5 mins

'It was so fast. The next day she was found dead inside'

The mangled car in which Jorge Tarazona’s three-year-old niece and sister-in-law died in last week’s flooding in Spain now hangs halfway off the ragged edge of a highway.

3 mins

McGregor accuser feared she would die, court hears

A woman broke down in tears yesterday as she accused MMA star Conor McGregor of raping her and told a court she was fearful she would never see her daughter again while he was choking her.

3 mins

I'm far happier now than I was being a 'smug married'

Stacey Duguid has embraced being a divorced single mum after leaving an unhappy relationship. She ponders her past obsession with getting hitched and questions a new survey that suggests marriage staves off low mood and depression

4 mins

HOT AND BOTHERED

We’ve got through Halloween and bonfire night and it’s still too warm for a heavy coat. Helen Coffey asks the experts why the weather’s been so mild and if it will ever get cold again

4 mins

Markets are re-energised but not everyone's a winner

The financial world has been electrified by Trump’s election victory. Once the new president is installed, though, writes Chris Blackhurst, the implications will become much clearer

3 mins

Unlucky Gunners can take hope from defeat to Inter

Arsenal have traded St James’ Park for San Siro but the scoreline has stayed the same.

4 mins

OXFORD SCHOLAR

Des Buckingham is loving life in charge of his hometown club after a nomadic career. He speaks to Lawrence Ostlere

6 mins

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