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Flying is the easy bit but the transfers are something else
The Independent

Flying is the easy bit but the transfers are something else

Dublin, Bristol, Athens and many more... readers share their bemusement at busy airports with terrible transport links

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October 02, 2024
Assange says he 'pled guilty to journalism' to win release
The Independent

Assange says he 'pled guilty to journalism' to win release

Julian Assange has said that he is free after years of incarceration because he \"pled guilty to journalism\".

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October 02, 2024
Children among at least 23 dead after school bus fire
The Independent

Children among at least 23 dead after school bus fire

At least 23 children and teachers are feared dead after a bus carrying students caught fire in suburban Bangkok yesterday.

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October 02, 2024
New Nato chief says top priority remains Ukraine
The Independent

New Nato chief says top priority remains Ukraine

Mark Rutte, the former Dutch premier, plays down fears of Donald Trump as he promises to strengthen the organisation

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October 02, 2024
Girl suffers serious injury in acid attack outside a school
The Independent

Girl suffers serious injury in acid attack outside a school

Teacher also hurt trying to help as suspect fled on e-scooter

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October 02, 2024
Universities urge return to UK-EU student exchanges
The Independent

Universities urge return to UK-EU student exchanges

British universities have urged the government to reintroduce EU student exchanges which were halted after Brexit, such as the Erasmus programme. A new report from Universities UK, an organisation that advocates for 141 universities across the country, said Sir Keir Starmer's government should \"strongly consider the case\" to rejoin the scheme, cancelled under Boris Johnson.

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October 02, 2024
Black professor's anger at 'ludicrous' race hate probe
The Independent

Black professor's anger at 'ludicrous' race hate probe

The police have dropped a probe into a leading academic who referred to former GB News presenter Calvin Robinson as a \"house N***o\", The Independent has learned. West Midlands Police officers visited Professor Kehinde Andrews at his Birmingham home on 4 September and then invited him to a voluntary interview, under threat of arrest.

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October 02, 2024
NHS boss condemns doctor who harassed female juniors
The Independent

NHS boss condemns doctor who harassed female juniors

A top NHS boss has called out a \"predatory\" surgeon who was sanctioned by regulators for sexually harassing colleagues and trainees. Amanda Pritchard, NHS England chief executive, has condemned the \"appalling behaviour\" of Oxford University Hospital-based surgeon Mr James Gilbert, who was found to have sexually harassed four female colleagues.

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October 02, 2024
Why is Badenoch's poll lead distrusted by the bookies?
The Independent

Why is Badenoch's poll lead distrusted by the bookies?

People who bet on the Conservative leadership election do not believe the opinion polls. All but one of the surveys of Tory members that have asked them to choose between Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick have put Badenoch ahead.

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October 02, 2024
Tory leadership candidates.stay the course in long race
The Independent

Tory leadership candidates.stay the course in long race

The Conservative leadership contest continues to ramp up as the four remaining contenders make their pitches to voters and delegates at the party's 2024 conference in Birmingham.

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October 02, 2024
Half of Tory members want Reform merger, poll finds
The Independent

Half of Tory members want Reform merger, poll finds

Rees-Mogg calls for electoral pact after landslide defeat

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October 02, 2024
Sunak has 'no intention of quitting' British politics
The Independent

Sunak has 'no intention of quitting' British politics

Friends reveal ex-PM has 'unfinished business' in UK

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October 02, 2024
Migrants to spend years in hotels as backlog persists
The Independent

Migrants to spend years in hotels as backlog persists

Migrants could be housed in hotels for up to three more years because of the asylum backlog, it has emerged. Since Labour's general election win, home secretary Yvette Cooper is said to have realised that clearing the backlog of asylum seekers will take longer than she had hoped.

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October 02, 2024
Flight chartered for British citizens to escape Lebanon
The Independent

Flight chartered for British citizens to escape Lebanon

British citizens seeking to flee Lebanon have described being in a \"state of terror\" as Israel has launched a ground invasion against Hezbollah - with the UK government having chartered a flight out of the country for later today.

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October 02, 2024
West almost powerless to stop bellicose Netanyahu
The Independent

West almost powerless to stop bellicose Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday was a bombastic defence of Israel's war in Gaza and the cross-border exchanges of fire with Hezbollah since 7 October.

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October 02, 2024
Iran fires missiles at Israel after invasion of Lebanon
The Independent

Iran fires missiles at Israel after invasion of Lebanon

About 200 'hypersonic' rockets launched by Revolutionary Guards as USA warns of ‘consequences' for massive attack

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October 02, 2024
Hometown glory awaits for Liverpool's next big fighter
The Independent

Hometown glory awaits for Liverpool's next big fighter

In a year when truly giant fights have dominated the boxing landscape, Nick Ball has been in two of the very best and is a genuine world champion.

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October 01, 2024
Captain sinks to new low leaving Ten Hag all at sea
The Independent

Captain sinks to new low leaving Ten Hag all at sea

The defence calls the Tottenham No 10. “Even [James] Maddison when he gets up, he said it was a foul but never a red card,” insisted Bruno Fernandes.

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October 01, 2024
Guardiola's troubles stretch beyond absence of Rodri
The Independent

Guardiola's troubles stretch beyond absence of Rodri

Manchester City began without one of the outstanding individuals of last season.

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October 01, 2024
Arteta returns to the French club that ‘ignited' his career
The Independent

Arteta returns to the French club that ‘ignited' his career

It was an approach that Mikel Arteta almost immediately dismissed, although there was a moment’s consideration due to a previous connection.

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October 01, 2024
AHEAD OF THE GAME
The Independent

AHEAD OF THE GAME

The uncompromising banking drama Industry’ is raising the stakes. It’s smart, seedy, and offers a breath of fresh air in a television anseap full of superheroes, writes Nick Hilton

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October 01, 2024
LET'S GET PHYSICAL
The Independent

LET'S GET PHYSICAL

Jilly Cooper said she thinks running has taken the place of more intimate activities. Helen Coffey asks if she’s right and whether exercise is really to blame for our loss of libido

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October 01, 2024
'I think that human lives have become a lot cheaper'
The Independent

'I think that human lives have become a lot cheaper'

In his new book Resolution’, Irvine Welsh proves his writing has lost none of its bite. He speaks to Chris Harvey about how identity politics has played into the hands of the wealthy

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October 01, 2024
Third British judge leaves role in Hong Kong court
The Independent

Third British judge leaves role in Hong Kong court

A third British judge has left a top Hong Kong Court amid growing calls for them to step down over a China-imposed crackdown on dissent.

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October 01, 2024
Putin is trying to ‘erase' Ukraine, tennis star warns
The Independent

Putin is trying to ‘erase' Ukraine, tennis star warns

Russian president Vladimir Putin is waging war to try and wipe Ukraine off the map, the country’s top tennis player has warned.

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October 01, 2024
Rat infestation threatening priceless museum artefacts
The Independent

Rat infestation threatening priceless museum artefacts

A rat infestation is threatening one of India’s finest collections of royal artefacts at the country’s own Albert Hall – now a museum in the Rajasthani city of Jaipur.

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October 01, 2024
Scientists discover why Mt Everest is still getting taller
The Independent

Scientists discover why Mt Everest is still getting taller

Scientists may finally have an explanation for why Mount Everest is so much taller than the other great Himalayan peaks – and still growing.

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October 01, 2024
Le Pen's future in balance as embezzlement trial starts
The Independent

Le Pen's future in balance as embezzlement trial starts

French far-right leader denies she misused EU funds

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October 01, 2024
Israel launches 'limited' ground raids in Lebanon
The Independent

Israel launches 'limited' ground raids in Lebanon

US says IDF troop positions indicate a full-scale invasion could be imminent as Hezbollah says it is ready for a fight

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October 01, 2024
'I was complacent about the risk from prostate cancer'
The Independent

'I was complacent about the risk from prostate cancer'

Research shows that 69 per cent of Black adults are unaware that Black men have twice the risk of developing the disease. Nadine White hears from some of those who have survived it

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October 01, 2024