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Household energy bills to fall after price cap lowered
The Independent

Household energy bills to fall after price cap lowered

Typical home will save £129 a year but is a fixed deal better?

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May 24, 2025
Outcry as Danish MPs vote to raise pension age to 70
The Independent

Outcry as Danish MPs vote to raise pension age to 70

Many politicians can retire at 60 after one year in parliament

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May 24, 2025
Award-winning Brazilian photographer Salgado dies
The Independent

Award-winning Brazilian photographer Salgado dies

Brazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastiao Salgado, known for his award-winning images of nature and humanity, has died at age 81. Instituto Terra, which was founded by him and his wife, confirmed the information yesterday, but did not provide more details on the circumstances of Salgado's death or where it took place.

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May 24, 2025
Four in 10 voters see Britain as being in decline, poll says
The Independent

Four in 10 voters see Britain as being in decline, poll says

The most common word the public associate with Britain is \"declining\", a damning new poll has revealed.

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May 24, 2025
Why has Britain decided to give up the Chagos Islands?
The Independent

Why has Britain decided to give up the Chagos Islands?

After some last-minute legal delays, the Chagos Islands treaty between the UK and Mauritius has been signed, and will almost certainly be implemented in the coming weeks.

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May 24, 2025
NHS only days away from running out of blood stocks
The Independent

NHS only days away from running out of blood stocks

The UK is just days away from running out of some blood reserves as stocks plummet to critical levels.

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May 24, 2025
Labour's civil war stoked up by PM's winter fuel U-turn
The Independent

Labour's civil war stoked up by PM's winter fuel U-turn

Keir Starmer's partial U-turn on the winter fuel allowance has not resolved his problems. He was right to do it - but it has opened the door to further such demands.

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May 24, 2025
Ditch 'unsightly windmills' and drill, Trump tells PM
The Independent

Ditch 'unsightly windmills' and drill, Trump tells PM

Donald Trump has taken aim at Sir Keir Starmer's government just weeks after the two leaders appeared to put the \"special relationship\" back on track with a much-lauded trade deal.

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May 24, 2025
British students face ban as Harvard targeted by Trump
The Independent

British students face ban as Harvard targeted by Trump

Hundreds of British students face expulsion from Harvard University after an \"appalling\" and \"vindictive\" decision by Donald Trump to ban the institution from overseas recruitment.

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May 24, 2025
Markets plunge over threat of 50% tax on EU goods
The Independent

Markets plunge over threat of 50% tax on EU goods

Stock markets dropped sharply yesterday after US president Donald Trump reignited fears of a trade war by threatening to impose high tariffs on the EU and smartphone giant Apple.

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May 24, 2025
Probation staff 'too busy to safely handle early releases'
The Independent

Probation staff 'too busy to safely handle early releases'

Ministers warned over scheme to free up space in prisons

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May 24, 2025
'It's fine to feel guilty but calling yourself an addict is labelling yourself as bad'
The Independent

'It's fine to feel guilty but calling yourself an addict is labelling yourself as bad'

The traditional 12-step programme is being ditched by many trying to go clean on cocaine, which young people in the UK are using in increasing numbers. Oliver Keens talks to those paving a new road to recovery that doesn’t involve shame

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May 23, 2025
Harvard is banned from enrolling overseas students
The Independent

Harvard is banned from enrolling overseas students

Donald Trump’s administration is blocking Harvard University from enrolling international students and is forcing enrolled foreign students to leave the university or risk losing their legal status in the country.

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May 23, 2025
BEHIND THE SCENERY
The Independent

BEHIND THE SCENERY

As Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme’ unfolds amid more meticulously created backdrops, Clarisse Loughrey delves deeper with his longtime set decorator Anna Pinnock

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May 23, 2025
It's all over for interest rate cuts - grab your deal now
The Independent

It's all over for interest rate cuts - grab your deal now

The shock jump in inflation recorded in April looks to have killed off prospects for more interest rate cuts and put the mortgage market into the cooler.

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May 23, 2025
Trump uses wrong country as proof of South African 'white genocide' accusation
The Independent

Trump uses wrong country as proof of South African 'white genocide' accusation

US president Donald Trump’s attempt to demonstrate evidence of white genocide” in South Africa fell flat after he used pictures from an entirely different country to support his claims.

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May 23, 2025
Plans to use mandatory chemical castration on serious sexual offenders
The Independent

Plans to use mandatory chemical castration on serious sexual offenders

Serious sex offenders could face mandatory chemical castration under plans set to be agreed by the justice secretary to help ease overcrowded prisons.

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May 23, 2025
Even Reform wants prison reform - be bold, Labour
The Independent

Even Reform wants prison reform - be bold, Labour

So, the long-awaited recommendations of the independent review of sentencing, chaired by former justice secretary David Gauke, have landed. The recommendations heavily trailed over the last couple of weeks are largely welcome, if tempered by a pragmatism that comes from the dire straits His Majesty’s

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May 23, 2025
Charities demand that UK reverse 'shameful' aid cuts
The Independent

Charities demand that UK reverse 'shameful' aid cuts

More than 60 major UK and international charities have called for the government to reverse funding cuts that they warn will ensure the worst aid budget for women and girls on record”.

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May 23, 2025
E coli levels rise more than 1,000% at Serpentine Lido
The Independent

E coli levels rise more than 1,000% at Serpentine Lido

But the water quality is still rated sufficient’ for swimmers

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May 23, 2025
Man Utd should embrace mediocrity to enable rebirth
The Independent

Man Utd should embrace mediocrity to enable rebirth

While Ruben Amorim was talking about staying but staring at the floor, Luke Shaw looked like he was going to let it all out. The left-back, who was inadvertently responsible for the Europa League final’s decisive own goal, seemed on the brink of tears.

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May 23, 2025
Embassy shooting victims identified as Israeli aides
The Independent

Embassy shooting victims identified as Israeli aides

A couple working at Israel’s embassy in Washington DC, who were killed by a gunman on Wednesday night, were about to become engaged.

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May 23, 2025
Netanyahu accuses Starmer over Washington shooting
The Independent

Netanyahu accuses Starmer over Washington shooting

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Sir Keir Starmer and other world leaders of being on the wrong side” of justice, humanity and history after two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead in Washington DC.

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May 23, 2025
McTominay is Napoli trump card on road to league glory
The Independent

McTominay is Napoli trump card on road to league glory

Conte’s side are favourites ahead of the Serie A’s final games

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May 23, 2025
'He never wanted to be perceived as a victim'
The Independent

'He never wanted to be perceived as a victim'

Paul Reubens spent years as Pee-wee Herman hiding his true self from public view. Now the star, who died in 2023, opens up in anew documentary. Adam White meets its director

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May 23, 2025
How Sunak handed Starmer his new immigration 'win'
The Independent

How Sunak handed Starmer his new immigration 'win'

It was Rishi Sunak, James Cleverly and Robert Jenrick who took the measures that led to this morning’s dramatic figures showing that net immigration halved last year. But it will be Keir Starmer, Yvette Cooper and Angela Rayner who take the credit.

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May 23, 2025
Why there is still pressure to cut the migration figures
The Independent

Why there is still pressure to cut the migration figures

Net migration to the UK has practically halved, albeit from recent historic highs, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics. The latest official estimates showed 431,000 more people arrived than left during 2024, compared to 860,000 the previous year.

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May 23, 2025
England punish Zimbabwe with record first-day total
The Independent

England punish Zimbabwe with record first-day total

The hosts finished day one on 498-3 after a trio of centuries

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3 mins  |
May 23, 2025
Net migration almost halves after tough visa rules kick in
The Independent

Net migration almost halves after tough visa rules kick in

About 430,000 more people arrived in UK last year than left

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May 23, 2025
Amorim's United future is bleak - unless he can adapt
The Independent

Amorim's United future is bleak - unless he can adapt

Big Ange Postecoglou was not for turning. Or so we thought. High lines. Front-foot football. Almost all-out attack. It brought Tottenham Hotspur some thrilling victories in the early days of Angeball. Since teams worked out how to counter it, however, results have taken a dramatic downturn.

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4 mins  |
May 23, 2025

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