The Independent - October 23, 2024

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October 23, 2024

Water companies want to rinse us with 84% bill hike

Water companies are asking for bills to be hiked even higher than they first requested earlier this year with one company seeking an increase of 84 per cent.

2 mins

Faster-Growing Economy Is Fillip For Reeves's Budget

The UK economy will grow faster than previously thought as lower inflation and borrowing costs lead to a boost in business activity, a filip for chancellor Rachel Reeves as she aims to fix the nation’s finances.

2 mins

Can The Chancellor Avoid A Budget Omnishambles?

Some mixed news for Rachel Reeves with one week to go until her Budget... and, on balance, it’s encouraging.

3 mins

Inheritance tax income up by 10% as Reeves plans hike

Britons are already paying more inheritance tax as Rachel Reeves looks to squeeze millions more from the levy, official figures show.

1 min

Starmer Faces 'King John' Jibe From Lady Chief Justice

Keir Starmer appeared to be likened to one of England’s most notorious monarchs today by the head of England’s judiciary.

3 mins

Kaba shot rival in nightclub days before police shooting

Judge rules details of Chris Kaba’s past can now be revealed

3 mins

Inmate handed early release gives 'big up' to Starmer

An inmate gave a big up” to Sir Keir Starmer and posed with a Bentley after being released from prison early as part of the government’s policy to free up prison space.

3 mins

Vaccine For Winter Vomiting Bug Set For Pioneering Trial

A vaccine to guard against the winter vomiting bug norovirus is set for a year-long groundbreaking NHS trial after early results showed it creates a strong immune response”.

3 mins

'Milestone': Britain to sign defence pact with Germany

Sir Keir Starmer has scored the first major breakthrough in his great Brexit reset with a landmark new deal with Germany.

3 mins

Fayed assaulted me at 16, says Gascoigne's daughter

Bianca Gascoigne, the model and daughter of former England footballer Paul Gascoigne, has alleged that Mohamed al-Fayed groomed and sexually assaulted her when she was a teenager working at Harrods.

4 mins

Driver warned passengers just before trains collided

A train driver ran into the carriage to warn passengers seconds before a horror crash that killed one and left 15 in hospital, those on board have said.

3 mins

Caribbean nations and PM in reparations showdown

Downing Street has rejected demands, saying the issue of slave trade compensation or apology is not on the agenda’

3 mins

Former Abercrombie CEO arrested for sex trafficking

The former CEO of fashion giant Abercrombie Fitch has been arrested on sex trafficking charges following a major FBI investigation.

3 mins

Putin Plays Host To 36 World Leaders At Brics Summit

Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi and other global leaders have gathered in the Russian city of Kazan for the Brics summit of emerging economies, which the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying the Western liberal order.

3 mins

Daughter of Ford is latest.Republican to back Harris

The daughter of former Republican president Gerald Ford has endorsed vice-president Kamala Harris citing the horrors” of the 6 January Capitol riots and division throughout the country.

2 mins

Trump Angry About Labour Party Election Interference

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has filed a complaint against the Labour Party for what it claims is “interference” in the US election.

2 mins

Billionaire's shifting politics may decide Georgia's future

Ex-PM Bidzina Ivanishvili looms over his nation’s upcoming election through bulletproof glass

6 mins

How I was Coldplayed by a ticket scam on Facebook

Someone on your social media has tickets to a gig but can’t make it any more – seems legit. Except, in Kate Solomon’s case it wasn’t, and revealed an insidious new frontier of fraud

7 mins

WHERE EAGLE DARES

Don Henley bounced back from the messy breakup of his bestselling band to fashion a pop classic. Ed Power on the potent nostalgia of ‘The Boys of Summer’, as it turns 40

7 mins

The simmer of love is the hottest thing about Rivals

Danny Dyer and Katherine Parkinson are the unexpected heart that makes Jilly Cooper’s new Disney+ adaptation more than just a shallow bonkfest

4 mins

HSBC splits bank between East and West in shake-up

HSBC has unveiled an overhaul of its global structure as new boss Georges Elhedery looks to reduce costs and home in on the bank’s strongest divisions.

1 min

Nervy win for Gunners soured by more injuries

If there is a sense of apprehension around Arsenal at the moment, it went up a level late in the second half of this nervy 10 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.

4 mins

Fury has a problem - one bold move could save him

Smart fighters win rematches, which could be a problem for Tyson Fury in late December when he fights Oleksandr Usyk again, following last May’s defeat in Riyadh.

3 mins

Hosts look to crack England and the pitch in Rawalpindi

England take on Pakistan in a decider third Test that begins at Rawalpindi this morning, but this time around the hosts think they have found the means to unravel Bazball: a spinning pitch.

2 mins

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