The Independent - January 26, 2025

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January 26, 2025

Fatal lengths North Korean soldiers go to evade capture

Ukrainian military source says the troops fighting for Russia are prepared to kill themselves rather than being taken alive

4 mins

Ending Ukraine's aid shows Trump is no ally to the West

Donald Trump said he was going to do it. His foreign policy and his defence team gave due warning that they’d do it. And yet, as Marco Rubio smashed a fist into the solar plexus of an already battered Ukraine, there was still a stunned surprise.

2 mins

Team Trump itching to see 'regime change' in the UK

David Maddox’s Washington DC trip for the new president’s inauguration revealed that the UK/US special relationship has morphed into deep antipathy for Starmer and Labour

4 mins

Reeves backs commuter towns to kickstart growth

Rachel Reeves has bet her economic credentials on a commuter town boom in a hope it will spark growth in the UK.

3 mins

No 10 rules out whole life sentence for Rudakubana

Downing Street has ruled out a whole life sentence for Southport killer Axel Rudakubana, amid growing calls for a rethink of the law after he was handed a 52-year sentence.

4 mins

'I was shot by a crossbow killer while I was pregnant'

Laura Sugden speaks out as government prepares to publish review of deadly but easily obtainable weapons after murders of BBC commentator John Hunt’s wife and two daughters

4 mins

Stormy weather to cause disruption until Tuesday

The Met Office has extended its weather warnings into Tuesday, forecasting more snow, ice and powerful winds as parts of the UK reel from the damage left by Storm Eowyn.

3 mins

Farmers stage fresh tractor tax protests across the UK

Farmers have warned that Labour’s controversial tractor tax could “decimate” the country’s agricultural sector as they staged fresh protests across the UK.

3 mins

Anti-migrant influencers hijack asylum hotel debate

Holly Bancroft speaks to Altrincham locals about the reaction to a hotel housing asylum seekers and attracting the far right

5 mins

Adults with ADHD may be dying up to 11 years younger

Adults with ADHD might die up to 11 years earlier than those without the disorder, a first-of-its-kind study has found, as experts call for more investment into treatments.

3 mins

Cleese says Morgan is 'lazy' and 'sloppy' in Grant row

John Cleese has weighed in on a row between Piers Morgan and Hugh Grant over Rupert Murdoch, with the Fawlty Towers star calling Morgan lazy” and sloppy”.

2 mins

WH Smith in talks to sell 500 high street branches

WH Smith is in talks to sell its high street shops, the retailer has announced. The firm is talking to prospective buyers for its high street stores which employ around 5,000 people as it looks to focus on its travel branches.

1 min

Four female Israeli soldiers freed under ceasefire swap

Two hundred Palestinians detained in prison are released

4 mins

Putin calls for Trump talks on Ukraine war and beyond

Vladimir Putin has emphasised that he is open for talks with Donald Trump on a broad range of issues including Russia’s war in Ukraine, as he called for the two leaders to meet.

3 mins

This Scrooge-like epiphany on growth is unconvincing

There hasn’t been a change of tone like it since the freezing bookkeepers in The Muppet Christmas Carol asked Michael Caine’s Ebenezer Scrooge if they could have some more coal for their fire.

3 mins

Trump's spite agenda shows lust for revenge is undimmed

It was March 2023, and Donald Trump was in Waco, Texas – a town forever associated with the massacre and inferno that engulfed the Branch Davidian sect, resulting in 76 deaths after a lengthy stand-off with law enforcement officials. That took place exactly 30 years before Trump visited the city.

4 mins

Waitrose hoping there's still magic in those freebie beans

When Waitrose first introduced its “free coffee” loyalty scheme in 2013, it was met with mixed success.

2 mins

City capitalise on errors to leapfrog Blues into top four

On a night of mistakes, the first was the worst but not the costliest. And for that, Abdukodir Khusanov could thank Robert Sanchez.

4 mins

Liverpool have dominance.of a 1990s Manchester Utd

Boring Liverpool? After scoring three inside one half to cruise to victory over Ipswich at Anfield, the league leaders are in fact only guilty of one thing – being too good for the rest.

3 mins

Amorim's vision obscured by his non-playing players

Marcus Rashford has been of interest to AC Milan and Juventus, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund.

3 mins

Keys overcomes doubts to finally make breakthrough

Madison Keys was 11 years old when she was first told she could win a grand slam.

4 mins

'I imagine having a fantasy dinner party with them all...”

Harriet Walter, star of docudrama Brian and Maggie’, sits down with Helen Coffey to talk politics, playing horrible’ women, and the influence of misogyny on our screens

8 mins

Forget who is to blame, get on with fixing our railways

‘This is where we are but it is definitely not where anybody wants to be, says the chair of Shadow GBR. It’s a sentiment shared by Simon Calder and the majority of rail passengers

2 mins

Move over, Patrick, there's a new patron saint in town

With rowdy celebrations of Ireland’s snake banisher losing their appeal, Nicola Brady discovers why the women-led festivities of St Brigid’s Day are worth an Emerald Isle visit

4 mins

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