The Independent - December 24, 2024

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December 24, 2024

Flatlining growth rate puts UK on brink of recession

Britain's economy flatlined in the first three months under the new Labour government, leaving the country on the verge of recession and forcing Rachel Reeves to once again defend her tax-raising Budget.

3 mins

Mandelson could work with Farage to get Trump on side

US ambassador said to be considering asking for help to maintain the special relationship’ and avoid new tariffs

2 mins

Can Kemi kickstart Tory fortunes in the new year?

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has insisted she will not be rushed into policy positions, claiming there is no quick fix” following the party’s historic defeat in July’s general election.

3 mins

Southport rioter hit in head and groin with brick jailed

A Southport rioter seen in viral footage being hit by bricks in the head and groin while taunting police has been jailed for violent disorder.

2 mins

Morrisons cuts prices after glitch hits Christmas orders

Morrisons has cut the price of items including turkeys and champagne for all shoppers and apologised after a system glitch hit its loyalty scheme and left some customers facing delays to their Christmas orders.

2 mins

Charles's Chistmas message recorded in hospital chapel

King chose chapel of demolished Middlesex Hospital where Princess Diana opened London’s first dedicated Aids ward

1 min

Fresh appeal over woman set on fire 30 years ago

Three decades on from the unsolved murder of a mother who was attacked in a churchyard, detectives have renewed their push to find her killers.

1 min

'He ripped down the tree and punched me in the face'

Thousands of women will spend this festive season trapped behind closed doors and being subjected to domestic abuse

4 mins

Far-right AfD holds rally as Magdeburg mourns victims

Market attack was carried out by an Islamist full of hatred for us Germans, for us Christians’, co-leader tells gathering

2 mins

Mangione pleads not guilty on New York State charges

The 26-year-old faces 11 counts including first degree murder

2 mins

Greenland will ‘never be for sale', its leader warns Trump

The leader of Greenland has flat-out rejected US president-elect Donald Trump’s renewed interest in purchasing the massive Arctic island from Denmark, insisting that the territory is not on the market.

2 mins

Russian scientists reveal baby mammoth remains

Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a young mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved remains were discovered in thawing permafrost after more than 50,000 years.

1 min

Can Reeves save our frozen economy from a recession?

Jack Frost swept an icy chill across the UK economy earlier than anyone expected. Following on from last week’s grim economic news, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revised its third quarter (July to September) estimate of GDP growth down to absolute zero.

3 mins

Win or lose it's a wild ride for fans with Ange in charge

It’s just the way they play, mate. From 3-4 to 1-1 to 5-0 to 4-3 to 3-6, with Tottenham taking and giving up leads, mounting comebacks, scoring in the first minute and conceding at almost any point, often in calamitous fashion.

3 mins

Fury and Usyk weigh future after bruising encounter

Years were spent debating who would emerge as this generation’s greatest heavyweight.

3 mins

Academy champion Pulling dreams of moving up to F1

The British driver tells Kieran Jackson about beating boys and eyeing the big time after a dominant year on the track

4 mins

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