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January 29, 2025

Britain’s population set to rise by 5 million in decade

ONS figures pile pressure on government to curb migration E ree

Britain’s population set to rise by 5 million in decade

3 mins

UK faces care timebomb as over-85s are set to double

The government is being urged to pour more funding into the care system after new projections showed the country is facing a social care timebomb as the number of over-85s is set to double over the next two decades.

UK faces care timebomb as over-85s are set to double

3 mins

Trump relents and accepts Mandelson as ambassador

Labour peer’s OK tempered by resistance to Chagos deal

Trump relents and accepts Mandelson as ambassador

3 mins

‘Crunch time’ for Reeves as she reboots growth agenda

Rachel Reeves has been warned by business leaders that it is crunch time” for her promises to deliver growth as she attempts to win back her credibility on the economy.

‘Crunch time’ for Reeves as she reboots growth agenda

4 mins

MPs aghast’ at NHS bosses as overspending hits 1.4bn

Senior NHS leaders have been accused of remarkable” complacency and being out of ideas” to fix the UK’s broken health service as overspending doubled to 1.4bn last year.

MPs aghast’ at NHS bosses as overspending hits 1.4bn

3 mins

Cooper rejects calls fora new approach to extremism

Yvette Cooper has rejected calls for misogynists, conspiracy theorists, the far left and potentially violent environmental activists to be treated as extremists.

Cooper rejects calls fora new approach to extremism

3 mins

How DeepSeek managed to devastate US tech industry

The Chinese startup inflicted more than 1 trillion in losses, writes Anthony Cuthbertson, with Nvidia suffering the most

How DeepSeek managed to devastate US tech industry

2 mins

Don’t rush through assisted dying service, urges Whitty

Nursing leaders have admitted patients could choose a proposed new assisted dying service because of inadequate palliative care.

Don’t rush through assisted dying service, urges Whitty

3 mins

Police rearrest driver over Wimbledon school crash

The driver of the four-by-four that crashed into a primary school in southwest London and killed schoolgirls Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau has been arrested again after the Met Police reopened their investigation.

Police rearrest driver over Wimbledon school crash

2 mins

How much should we really be spending on defence?

Pressure, domestic and external, is growing on the government to increase defence spending markedly.

How much should we really be spending on defence?

3 mins

Leicester City helicopter crash ruled an accident

Late chair’s son hits out at makers of death trap’ aircraft

Leicester City helicopter crash ruled an accident

3 mins

Le brush-off: Britons must pay more to visit Louvre

British tourists will have to pay more to enter the Louvre in Paris under new plans announced by French president Emmanuel Macron during a visit to the museum yesterday.

Le brush-off: Britons must pay more to visit Louvre

2 mins

‘This war has taken all the most precious things I had’

Scrambling over craters and towering sandbanks, hundreds of thousands of Palestinian families describe the long trek back home to Nedal Hamdouna inside Gaza and Bel Trew

‘This war has taken all the most precious things I had’

4 mins

Doomsday Clock a second closer to global annihilation

The world is closer than ever before to total apocalypse, the scientists behind the Doomsday Clock have warned.

Doomsday Clock a second closer to global annihilation

3 mins

Bodies found in streets as Congo rebels target key city

Battles between Rwanda-backed rebels and pro-government forces are intensifying in the Congo city of Goma, as heavy gunfire and explosions were heard, and dead bodies were found in the streets.

Bodies found in streets as Congo rebels target key city

2 mins

Serbian PM resigns amid anti-corruption protests

Serbian prime minister Milos Vucevic has resigned, becoming the most significant political casualty of the anti-corruption protests sweeping the country.

Serbian PM resigns amid anti-corruption protests

2 mins

Amateur fossil hunter finds 66-million-year-old vomit

A piece of fossilised vomit from the age of the dinosaurs has been found in Denmark, the Museum of East Zealand announced on Monday.

Amateur fossil hunter finds 66-million-year-old vomit

1 min

Without immigration, wed be a lonely, isolated isle

A paradox of public opinion is that immigration is unpopular, but immigrants are not.

Without immigration, wed be a lonely, isolated isle

3 mins

The moving wheels of history offered a DeepSeek lesson

There were car manufacturers before Henry Ford came up with the Model T.

The moving wheels of history offered a DeepSeek lesson

3 mins

Five years after Brexit, the Rock’s still in a hard place

The future of Gibraltar is being decided by long, tense treaty negotiations with the UK, Spain and EU. Sarah Sands visits to see what is at stake for the strategic port and its residents

Five years after Brexit, the Rock’s still in a hard place

6 mins

The brainwashing parents raising mini-me children

As Elon Musk dubs his four-year-old a Trump supporter’, Charlotte Cripps asks why some mums and dads insist on pushing their own ideologies onto their young children

The brainwashing parents raising mini-me children

4 mins

On a wing and a prayer

‘Mixed mode’ could solve Heathrow’s capacity crunch long before a third runway. But the idea is unlikely to fly with Home Counties residents sick of noise, says Simon Calder

On a wing and a prayer

3 mins

‘Those military guys have a sick sense of humour too’

Palestinian-American Mo Amer talks with Annabel Nugent about the return of his TV show, his family in the West Bank, and performing stand-up for US troops months after 9/11

‘Those military guys have a sick sense of humour too’

8 mins

Joy of The One Show is in its unapologetic weirdness

On paper, BBC One’s weeknight light entertainment show should be one of the broadcaster’s most tedious programmes. But its jarring tonal shifts and random guest list often make for brilliantly bizarre viewing, writes Katie Rosseinsky

Joy of The One Show is in its unapologetic weirdness

6 mins

Print media will mourn for WHSmith... but who else?

The theme for the British high street? It has to be Another One Bites the Dust”. WHSmith is the latest famous name for whom that thumping baseline is tolling.

Print media will mourn for WHSmith... but who else?

3 mins

Get ready for the chaos of Champions League finals’

Man City among the giants facing crunch matches tonight

Get ready for the chaos of Champions League finals’

5 mins

Why Barca’s ballsy offside trap could change the game

Weird and wonderful things are happening at Barcelona this season.

Why Barca’s ballsy offside trap could change the game

4 mins

The stars who could set this season’s Six Nations alight

The Independent’s writers pick six players with potential

The stars who could set this season’s Six Nations alight

5 mins

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The Independent has been at the frontline of journalism since 1986, with its mission to challenge and debate always ahead of its time. The Independent is free-thinking and free of bias in an increasingly fragmented world where communities locally, regionally and across continents are disenfranchised with traditional establishments. They want real facts and frank opinions delivered first-hand from a news source that is ready to stand for something, not everything.

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