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Concerns over self-swab 'rape kits' given to students
Rape support groups have expressed serious concerns” over self-swab rape kits” being marketed towards university students in the UK.
3 min |
June 22, 2025
The Independent
Lions should take positive from 'clunky' Pumas defent
Andy Farrell was in no mood for excuses.
4 min |
June 22, 2025
The Independent
Tested formula makes Wirtz a 'low risk' £100m signing
There was a time when Liverpool looked to a German prodigy at Bayer Leverkusen as they sought to add another dimension to their attack but didn't get him.
4 min |
June 22, 2025
The Independent
Pakistan to discuss Trump nomination for Nobel prize
Pakistan has announced its intention to recommend Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in de-escalating the recent conflict between India and Pakistan.
2 min |
June 22, 2025
The Independent
Peers clash with Rantzen over assisted dying bill
Dame Esther Rantzen has been told she does not understand how British parliamentary democracy works after she suggested that members of the House of Lords should not hold up the assisted dying legislation.
2 min |
June 22, 2025
The Independent
Fix 'monstrous blot' of IPT orders, justice experts say
Desperate prisoners who have been trapped in jail for up to 20 years for minor offences such as stealing a mobile phone could finally get a release date under landmark new proposals.
5 min |
June 22, 2025
The Independent
Blues implode as Flamengo fight back in gutsy victory
Nicolas Jackson was sent off as Chelsea crashed to a 3-1 loss to Flamengo at the Club World Cup.
2 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Iran says no negotiations until Israel stops attacks
Tehran’s foreign minister in Geneva dampens hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough as Tel Aviv continues airstrikes
4 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
FLAMIN' GOOD
From spicy fish skewers to nduja Scotch olives, turn your barbecue into a finger-licking feast
10+ min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
When Glasto goes weird
From eating chips by foot to magicians getting in VIP, artists and festival-goers tell Isobel Lewis their strangest moments
9 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
MPs back Leadbeater's bill to legalise assisted dying
Assisted dying is one step closer to becoming law after a historic vote in the House of Commons paved the way for one of the biggest changes to social policy since abortion was legalised in 1967. Following an emotional debate, MPs passed Kim
3 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
DNA screening for every baby to predict diseases
All babies could have their DNA mapped to test for future illnesses under a plan unveiled by the government, it has been reported.
1 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Landmark bill could still be thwarted despite big victory
The assisted dying bill has been passed in the House of Commons and its sponsor Kim Leadbeater has earned her place in history but there are still a number of hurdles it needs to clear before becoming law.
2 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
'Some days I think I'm great - other days terrible'
Danny Boyle has returned to horror with gruesome sequel 28 Years Later’. The visionary Trainspotting’ director talks to Adam White about why it took so long to reprise the story
8 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Jail for masked couple who tried to murder stepmother
A married couple have been jailed for the attempted murder of the husband’s stepmother, an attack carried out with a hammer and knife, while wearing animal masks purchased from Poundland.
3 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
FAMILY JEWELS
On I Quit’, Haim break with the familiar and that includes shedding past sounds, not just exes
2 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
High five: slip into classic couture with the 5 E-Tech
Replaced almost three decades ago by the Clio, Renault’s reimagined hatchback supermini has been thrust back onto ine catwalk with no little success, writes Sean O’Grady
3 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Rights abuses persist in North Korea, warns UN
More than a decade after a landmark United Nations report found North Korea guilty of crimes against humanity, many abuses continue, a UN official has said.
2 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
'I sold my house to the DfT 8 years ago - it's still empty'
More than 400 homes bought by the government for HS2 now sit unoccupied amid a housing crisis.
4 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
European foreign ministers are Iran's Trump whisperers
Europe’s frantic diplomatic mission in Geneva may go down as one of its most arduous ventures on the world stage and also one of its most consequential. The foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany must persuade a battered Iranian regime to kowtow to the US and Israel over its nuclear ambitions, or face likely annihilation.
3 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Dua Lipa and the problem with celebrity book clubs
The pop star is rebooting her reading-themed podcast. It’s a noble endeavour, but big names and influencers are getting too comfy with the publishing industry
4 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Three men puzzled over the leakless lack of evidence
This week, Frieda Hughes was forced to forgo clean water when her neighbour accidentally turned off her stopcock
1 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Huge Wimbledon boost for Draper after Queen's win
On one level, it is mission accomplished for Jack Draper at Queen’s Club this week. Of course, there is still a tournament to win, a prestigious tournament at that, especially for a British player. Rather tantalisingly, Draper remains on a final collision course with world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz. What a showdown that would be.
3 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
From Loaded to liberation
Kristen Smyth was once the enforcer at the notorious lads mag in the Nineties. After years of addiction and upheaval and searching, she finally found freedom as a trans woman
7 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
In order to succeed, Rayner must listen to housebuilders
Labour has promised to build 1.5 million new homes but for too long, the private sector has been regarded with suspicion, It’s time there was an ve rethink
4 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Why is Rayner shifting the council tax burden south?
When Angela Rayner took over her department, the first thing she did was to delete levelling up” from its name. But she insisted that she was committed to the idea behind the phrase, and now she is about to announce a change in local government funding to prove it.
3 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Buyer beware... this heat one spark mad online shopping
We’re plum in the middle of a British summer heatwave that blissful time when my overseas friends briefly stop complaining about the cold and recline, lizard-like, in contentment. As a redhead, this is not my time to shine.
3 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Thank you for booking with us... have a nice non-flight
Wizz Air asks passengers to pre-select’ themselves for being offloaded from overbooked flights
2 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Assisted dying bill would have ignored my husband
It takes something unusual to get an almost full attendance in the House of Commons on a Friday and that unusual, potentially epochmaking event was the decisive third reading of Kim Leadbeater’s bill to legalise assisted dying, or as formally entitled, the Terminally Il] Adults End of Life) Bill.
5 min |
June 21, 2025
The Independent
Superyacht lost in storm brought to surface off Sicily
A British superyacht that sank off Sicily last August, claiming seven lives, has resurfaced for the first time as salvage crews prepare to haul it ashore for further investigation.
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