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The Independent
Hayes was the fall guy as his bank bosses got off scot-free
The wheels of British justice are appallingly slow. Back in 2016, I wrote that the conviction of Tom Hayes, the bank trader jailed for conspiring to manipulate the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), was unsafe. Yesterday, finally, the Supreme Court agreed to quash his conviction.
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
The man steering Red Bull's future after fall of Horner
Laurent Mekies's technical skills mean a different direction for the team is all but inevitable, writes Kieran Jackson
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Abandon damaging strikes, Starmer pleads with doctors
Sir Keir Starmer made a last-minute appeal to resident doctors last night to avert the “damaging road” of industrial action, as thousands begin a five-day walkout.
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Corbyn confirms new party to take on Starmer's Labour
Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he is setting up a new left-wing political party to take on Sir Keir Starmer after claiming that “the system is rigged”.
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Starmer vows crackdown as fears rise of summer unrest
Warning comes as Tory minister accused of inciting hatred
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
France set to recognise Palestinian state at UN
France intends to recognise a Palestinian state in September at the United Nations General Assembly, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, adding that he hoped it would help bring peace to the region.
2 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
How social media is helping the far right spread its hate
Holly Evans and Harriette Boucher report on the protests by locals that have turned Epping into a ‘powder keg’ of unrest
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
MISERY BUSINESS
Jimmy McGovern’s ‘Unforgivable’ is a sympathetic, if rather rushed, story about the impact of abuse, writes Nick Hilton. And Sean O’Grady says ‘The Assassin’ works... very nearly
6 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Selfless Ringrose puts Lions team before personal pride
Centre removes himself from contention after concussion
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
‘I'm optimistic that viewers really will fight for the BBC’
Writer and actor Tom Basden has quietly become a staple of UK comedy. He tells Ellie Harrison about Ricky Gervais, mining absurdity for laughs and his friendship with Tim Key
7 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Sorry is the hardest word...
For a nation that is famously apologetic, Britain apparently has a hard time saying sorry. Olivia Petter asks why we find it so difficult to express remorse - especially when it's genuine
5 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Charles welcomes Modi after landmark trade deal
The King met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi yesterday following the signing of a trade deal between the UK and India.
2 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Lionesses rivarly with Spain now hums with significance
At kickoff in the Euro 2025 final, England and Spain will be rivals. But before and after, many will be friends and allies, united by a common cause. Keira Walsh is determined to win on Sunday, to become a two-time European champion as part of the first-ever England team to defend a title at a major international tournament.
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
Thailand accuses Cambodia of purposely killing civilians
Relations between two countries plummet after 12 people die in the deadliest clashes since 2011, writes Shweta Sharma
3 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
PM warned over influence of Tate on UK's 'lost boys'
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned he must act now to save a generation of “lost boys” from the toxic online ideas peddled by the likes of self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate.
2 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
‘Less than 10 seconds is all we get ... I haven’t seen my Dad in nearly seven years’
Namita Singh speaks to the son and daughter of a British businessman jailed in Delhi without trial since 2018
4 min |
July 25, 2025
The Independent
England can’t keep relying on last-minute miracles
As the giddy talk in Geneva inevitably turned to endings, and comparisons with movies, match-winner Chloe Kelly described it as a “fantasy”. That might well refer to the improbability of England somehow winning despite performing so badly, even though that’s obviously not what the forward meant.
3 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
We are all invested in this drama queens rollercoaster
The Lionesses have turned things around and showed up when it counted in Switzerland. And, as Jim White writes, they are also challenging the beautiful game in other ways
4 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Is Labour playing with fire when it comes to bankers?
The chair and chief executive of Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, has told Sky News that London’s status as one of the world’s preeminent financial centres is “fragile”, because of the continuing effects of Brexit, increased competition from other European centres, and the tax treatment of the US investment bank’s most highly paid staff.
3 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Corruption issues behind protests against Zelensky
Thousands of people, including veterans, took to the streets of Kyiv on Tuesday evening to protest against Volodymyr Zelensky's anti-corruption measures.
2 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Dawson marks return with wicket as England take edge
It was 2,928 days, or eight years and six days.
4 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Migrant rumours see empty hotel targeted by protesters
Crowds gather at Canary Wharf after social media claims people were being moved there from Epping's Bell Hotel
4 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
METAL PERSONIFIED
Bats, black masses and debauchery... Ozzy Osbourne flung open the gates of hell and took us inside. Mark Beaumont examines a rock'n'roll life that balanced chaos with charisma
6 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Trump told in May he's in the Epstein files by Bondi
Justice Department officials told President Donald Trump earlier this year that his name, among others, appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein documents, according to a report.
3 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
‘My sister is forced to feed her children grass in Gaza’
In a deeply personal piece, Ahmed Najar tells how his family digs through the rubble of their home for cans of beans, as a 'manmade starvation' persists and governments do nothing
5 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Is it auf wiedersehen, jet?
A direct Berlin-London train route would change the travel game, says Simon Calder. But an expert says it is unlikely
2 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
‘Doctors, nurses and aid workers ... all are hungry’
More than 100 rights groups and charities are demanding unfettered aid for Gaza, as Bel Trew and Nedal Hamdouna report on a crisis in the besieged strip where starvation is rife
4 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Rock of ages... though not more than 90 days at a time
UK visitors to the British overseas territory of Gibraltar will face tough (Getty/iStock) new conditions for entry
2 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Wrong bodies repatriated to Britain from Air India crash
Grieving British families of the Air India crash victims have received the wrong bodies to bury in a bungled repatriation scheme.
2 min |
July 24, 2025
The Independent
Sent to ‘torture prison’ by Trump – now they are free
Alex Woodward reports on the chaotic deportation scheme that sent Venezuelans to the CECOT mega jail in El Salvador
5 min |