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‘My dad can’t even go to Waitrose. D’you want that?’
Zak Starkey, drumming dynamo and son of Ringo Starr, is soon to rejoin Oasis. But, he explains to Mark Beaumont, he is still not entirely sure if he’s a member of The Who or not
8 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
Starmer’s made ‘most inept start’ of a PM in 100 years
Sir Keir Starmer has made the most inept start of any prime minister in a century, a leading historian has claimed.
2 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
International collaboration is essential to achieve net zero
Almost 60 years ago, in 1966, I arrived at St John's College, Cambridge, on a scholarship from BP to study physics.
4 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
Disabled people ‘could face extra costs of £15k’ by 2029
As No 10 rethinks welfare cuts, Scope says expenses will soar
3 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
Notting Hill Carnival is vital — now more than ever before
The largest street festival in Europe, Notting Hill Carnival, is in crisis.
3 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
Norris holds his nerve to cut Piastri's lead in Austria
Lando Norris won the battle of the McLarens to land a morale-boosting victory in Austria, which breathes fresh life into his F1 world championship charge.
3 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
Girl, 7, dead and another, 6, fighting for life after tree fall
A seven-year-old girl has died and a six-year-old girl is in a critical condition after a tree fell in a park in Essex over the weekend.
2 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
Heatwave to peak today as temperature soars to 34C
Sweltering conditions will peak today with temperatures due to hit 34C, as hot weather persists across England.
2 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
Anger grows over ‘appalling hate speech’ at Glastonbury
PM asks BBC to explain how anti-Israeli chants were aired
3 min |
June 30, 2025
The Independent
This French theme park is a David to Disney's Goliath
As crowds flock to Disneyland, Matt Dennis and his nephew discover cheaper and less busy Parc Astérix just 40km away
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
SCIENCE FICTION
Five years after a widely revered behavioural study was debunked, Helen Coffey asks the experts whether trust in the sexiest branch of science has been irrevocably eroded
8 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Family lunch that ended with three dead and a mother on trial for murder
An Australian jury will tomorrow deliberate how poisonous death cap mushrooms got into the meal, writes Rachel Clun
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
As shaky Israel-Iran truce holds, what next for Gaza?
With Benjamin Netanyahu offering up the idea of a 'dramatic expansion' of peace deals, Bel Trew looks at what a pause in fighting might look like - and asks how long it would last
5 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Williams injury mars Lions thrashing of Western Force
The British and Irish Lions claimed their first victory on Australian soil by overwhelming Western Force 54-7, but a possible injury crisis is brewing at scrum-half after Tomos Williams was forced off.
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Health warning as stifling 34C forecast for tomorrow
Temperatures will soar again today as the second amber heat health alert in two weeks remains in force. The mercury could hit 30C in London, 28C in the east of England, and 28C in the Midlands, the Met Office said.
1 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Finding the perfect spot in the Hamptons of Portugal
Comporta's magic, with its trendy restaurants and boho chic ambience, is now an open secret. But Victoria Harper helps us search out its old-school cool, on the beach and nearby
5 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
FAMILY AFFAIRS
Kat Sadler, writer and star of BBC Three's Bafta-winning 'Such Brave Girls', tells Isobel Lewis about how the black comedy is inspired by life with her own sister and mum
7 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Contested performance by rap trio is forceful, urgent and impossible to suppress
Amid political furore, Kneecap's Glastonbury set embodied what hip-hop has always been about, writes Louis Chilton
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Cuts could leave disabled women vulnerable to abuse
Thousands of disabled women could find themselves trapped with abusers as a result of the government's upcoming welfare cuts, campaigners have warned, despite Sir Keir Starmer offering significant concessions on the reforms late on Thursday.
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
At least 72 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes
At least 72 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, health workers have said.
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Trump cuts trade talks with Canada over tech firms tax
Donald Trump has said he is suspending all trade talks with Canada – and making plans to force Americans to pay high import taxes on its goods – after the northern ally’s finance department confirmed plans to collect a digital services tax.
3 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Last-minute goal secures England U21 Euro trophy
England overcame old rivals Germany in a thrilling final in the Under-21 European Championship, with the Young Lions clinching their title defence through an extra-time winner by substitute Jonathan Rowe.
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
HEBRIDEAN ODYSSEY
Robin McKelvie experiences a holiday fit for royalty as he takes a 10-day voyage around Scotland's magnificent islands.
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Doechii's star keeps rising
Award-winning rapper rewards audience, says Kate Soloman
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
NHS treats patients as an inconvenience, admits boss
Patients are an \"inconvenience\" to the NHS, which has \"built mechanisms to keep them away,\" said the new boss of the health service.
3 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Keep calm and party on
Glastonbury is many things but tranquil isn't one of them, which can make it a tricky place for neurodivergent people. Olivia Petter discovers the ways the festival is changing that
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Starmer urged to act after Trump threatens Canada
Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to act after Donald Trump cut off talks with Canada and threatened the Commonwealth country with more trade tariffs.
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Young thunders through a mighty Glastonbury setlist
Veteran singer-songwriter Neil Young delivers a remarkably tight and hit-laden performance, reports Mark Beaumont
2 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
'Going solo is the most freeing thing in the world'
After finding fame fronting teen punks The Regrettes, Lydia Night embraces alt-pop on her debut solo album. She talks to Hannah Ewens about the rocky road to creative reinvention
5 min |
June 29, 2025
The Independent
Labour links to the working class 'broken', says YouGov
Labour has been warned that its relationship with the working class is broken, as stark new analysis shows it is increasingly becoming the party of the wealthy.
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