The Independent - August 21, 2024
The Independent - August 21, 2024
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August 21, 2024
'We need to start bringing people home alive not dead'
Plea for truce as body of UK hostage one of six found in Gaza
4 mins
Divers have '10 minutes' to search superyacht Bayesian
Cave-diving experts are among the rescuers still hoping to find survivors trapped underwater on the superyacht Bayesian, which was sunk by a tornado off Sicily.
4 mins
Curious life of the missing tycoon and his pet theories
Mike Lynch was obsessed with probability theory and the sixth sense of dogs
7 mins
UN urges Starmer to review indefinite prison sentences
The UN special rapporteur on torture has urged Sir Keir Starmer to review the cases of thousands of people trapped in prison indefinitely under Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.
3 mins
Can Labour deliver on its bold devolution promises?
The prime minister anointed Eluned Morgan the new Labour first minister of Wales yesterday, making a two-day visit to the principality on his return from Northern Ireland.
3 mins
King meets attack survivors in poignant Southport visit
King Charles made a poignant visit to Southport yesterday, meeting the survivors and their families of the attack which killed three children.
2 mins
Two slices of ham a day increases risk of diabetes
A simple sandwich filler could increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 15 per cent, a study has found.
2 mins
Black presenter who called Braverman racist now off air
A Black presenter has disappeared from his slot on GB News after he called former home secretary Suella Braverman a racist.
2 mins
Bills could top £1,700 after winter energy price cap rise
Household energy bills are set to rise this winter as experts predict that Ofgem’s energy price cap will increase despite two previous falls this year.
2 mins
Puppy buyers are skipping research, says Kennel Club
Research has uncovered the extent of puppy farming in the UK, with the findings highlighting how unprepared prospective dog owners are driving the rise in puppy farms across the UK.
1 min
'The worst bombing so far'
Askold Krushelnycky meets residents of Bilopillia, four miles from the Russian border, who despite the devastating aerial assaults they face - are full of support for Ukraine's incursion
4 mins
Biden begins long goodbye to half a century in politics
US president Joe Biden was supposed to have spent the evening watching the start of a convention built around propelling him to four more years in the White House.
4 mins
Harris vs Trump polls 'tight.as a tick' claims key backer
Supporters of Kamala Harris shouldn’t feel too confident about recent polls that put her ahead of Donald Trump, according to the president of one of the largest super political action committees (PACs) backing her campaign.
1 min
Biden's bitter speech shows why he had to be cast aside
He finally said it, right at the end of a speech that confirmed the wisdom of those who forced him to step aside as the Democratic Party’s candidate: he was “too old to stay as president”.
3 mins
Gen Z aren't lazy - they just don't want to be on call 24/7
Like flexible working, TikTok and the Gen Z slang “FRFR”, the right to switch off – an idea proposed by Labour before the election as part of its reform of workers’ rights, and now set to become law – is a Rorschach test.
3 mins
Picking at your food like that is ruining dinner for everyone
It is the natural order of things that younger generations do exactly as we did – even the achingly cringeworthy stuff – and declare it a new trend on social media.
3 mins
Monstrous myths that have hijacked Sylvia Plath's life
The latest book on the poet casts her in a world of repressed domestic violence at the hands of husband Ted Hughes. It's a familiar tale that does her a disservice
6 mins
Daughters of the revolution
Zara has had to apologise for producing ‘suggestive' T-shirts for six-year-old girls - but it's just the latest symptom of the pernicious problem of high-street sexism
5 mins
Why changing flight times.is such a lucrative business
Anticipation is a valuable part of any journey, and wisely, Peter Trapmore is already looking ahead to 2025.
3 mins
It's an injustice this novelist hasn't won more top prizes
Created from hundreds of reckless and secret-spilling letters prime minister HH Asquith sent to a socialite half his age at the dawn of the First World War, Robert Harris's 'Precipice' is his most enthralling novel yet
3 mins
PRINCESS OF POP
Ahead of Disney graduate Sabrina Carpenter's sixth album, Annabel Nugent chronicles how the singer's frothy and flirty tunes have amassed billions of streams
5 mins
Ofcom hiring staff in wake of social media-fuelled riots
Safety officers will be tasked with tackling misinformation
2 mins
Spurs need £65m Solanke to find his killer instinct
Postecoglou says Tottenham need to be ruthless if they want to compete with the best teams in the Premier League
3 mins
How a data ‘nerd' helped Liverpool to win the league
There are ways of introducing yourself to Jurgen Klopp.
5 mins
GB taking team of 215 to compete at Paris Games
Great Britain has named a 215-strong team for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with a record representation of female athletes.
2 mins
Sinner cleared after testing positive for banned steroid
The world’s No 1 men’s tennis player, Jannik Sinner, twice tested positive for a banned substance in March, it has been revealed.
2 mins
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