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The Independent
Tax rises of £30bn needed to meet defence targets
Rachel Reeves could be forced to raise up to 30bn through tax rises or funding cuts as the chancellor seeks to meet Labour’s pledge to boost defence spending, an economist has claimed.
2 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Before Trump's tiff, he held a much more crucial meeting...
As the inevitable bust-up between a quixotic US president and his wayward billionaire tech guru was erupting into colourful headlines around the world, a tall, grey, spectacled man, very different in character from either, was quietly leaving the White House with his entourage.
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Does by-election win mean Labour has stopped the rot?
Against expectations, Labour won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election for the Scottish parliament.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
NHS body withdraws trans bathroom guidance after Supreme Court ruling
An NHS body has been criticised after it quietly withdrew guidance advising hospitals to allow trans people to use bathrooms and changing rooms of their choice.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
The 'Nigel Party' has had a bad week but isn't caving in
Labour breathed a huge sigh of relief after a surprise victory in the Scottish parliament by-election in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. Senior Scottish Labour figures had feared coming second or even third behind Reform UK; for once, it wasn’t expectation management.
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
A fall-out is bad for business no matter how they spin it
The boys are going at it. Like two heavies in the playground, the once richest man on Earth and one who thinks he is the most powerful are locked in a scrap. It’s a bloke thing. Not long ago, the former bros used to spark off each other, rib each other while jointly belittling everyone else. Now the jocks, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, are grappling and so closely entwined were they and the organisations they lead, there can be no winner.
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Trump and Musk's tie-up was doomed from the start
The US president and the billionaire’s bromance, forged in a shared pursuit of power, was a dark, toxic relationship rooted in dominance and ruthlessness
5 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
A compelling clash but these titans will emerge weaker
Rumours of a global shortage of popcorn are obviously exaggerated, but watching the most spectacular public bust-up since Megxit has certainly been entertaining (so far).
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Diversity and confusion
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter’ show suffers from a kaleidoscopic mash-up of styles that too often becomes a formless mulch in a boomy, cavernous London stadium
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Yusuf's resignation isn't the only setback Reform will face
Reform leader Nigel Farage said he knew e something was wrong on Wednesday morning, when he spoke to Zia Yusuf, his party chair. I felt, He’s really had enough of all of this,” Farage told GB News. He did seem very, very disengaged.”
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Biological clock is ticking...
... for men. Without a procreation time limit, the pressure is seemingly off when it comes to the question of fatherhood. But is it as simple as that? Helen Coffey speaks to the experts
8 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Social media star reveals her songwriting staying power
Addison Rae’s mononymous debut LP crafts a Nineties and Y2K scrapbook to prove her evolution from influencer to pop heavyweight is very much complete
3 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
For us to see the shape of the light, we need shadows
Frieda Hughes tries to find joy again after being betrayed
1 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
At a time journalism is under attack, let's celebrate the best
It was the summer of 1997 a few months after a notable marathon libel case in which our crime correspondent, Duncan Campbell, had successfully defended his exposé of suspected corruption at Stoke Newington police station.
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Uncorking the reasons that restaurant wine is so pricey
Why does a 30 bottle suddenly cost three times more when you sit down at a table on a night out are we being ripped off? Hannah Twiggs uncovers what you’re actually paying for
7 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Cruel summer for Grealish?
With games played, goals and assists on the wane, it looks likely that winger Jack Grealish will leave Manchester City but his next step is far from obvious
4 min |
June 07, 2025
The Independent
Trump's irrational travel ban is an exercise in extremism
To borrow a famous phrase from another American president, no one should ever misunderestimate the capacity for idiocy of Donald J Trump.
3 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
'I wanted to be a singersongwriter like Billy Joel'
Disney composer Alan Menken has won more Oscars than anyone alive. As 'Hercules' the musical hits the West End, he speaks with Lydia Spencer-Elliott about finding the 'whoa'
6 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Champion Swiatek toppled by late Sabalenka surge
The reign is over. It's a reality that will hit Iga Swiatek as brutally as a thumping forehand return from Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated the French Open champion 7-6, 4-6, 6-0 to reach her first Roland Garros final.
4 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Briton held in Sri Lanka jail could wait months for bail
Charlotte May Lee accused of smuggling synthetic cannabis
3 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Labour bans annual bonuses for six water company chiefs
Six water companies have been banned from paying bonuses to senior bosses, under new rules that come into force today.
2 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Labour beats SNP in shock Hamilton by-election win
Labour recorded a shock victory in the Holyrood by-election last night, seizing the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat from the SNP.
1 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Wiegman dismisses 'noise' around Lionesses squad
England head coach Sarina Wiegman 'really excited' by her Euro 2025 side despite much-publicised loss of senior trio
3 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Those who could benefit from winter fuel U-turn
In a latest U-turn after months of backlash, Sir Keir Starmer's government has announced that more pensioners will receive the winter fuel allowance.
2 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Boy and girl sentenced for killing of 80-year-old man
Bhim Kohli was found screaming out’ in pain near his home
2 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
James has talent to light up Euros... if her fitness allows
The past week hasn't exactly been an oasis of calm for the Lionesses. Mary Earps and Fran Kirby have retired from international football, Millie Bright withdrew from selection for Euro 2025.
4 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Twerking? I did something way worse while pregnant
The famously private Duchess of Sussex has posted a four-year-old video of herself twerking in a hospital delivery suite in the hope of inducing the birth of her daughter, Princess Lilibet.
3 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
I saw first hand what Tories did to kids of my generation
Like most people, my politics were shaped by my upbringing. I grew up in the 1980s and 1990s under Margaret Thatcher and John Major's governments. I saw first-hand the impact of underinvestment in our country's state schools.
2 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Atkinson out but England have pace options for India
England seamer Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the first Test against India, with Jamie Overton, Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse all bolstering the pace ranks.
2 min |
June 06, 2025
The Independent
Trump and Musk's fragile friendship finally implodes
Both men exchange brutal insults and threats, with the tech tycoon claiming that the US president is in the Epstein files
4 min |