The Independent - March 07, 2025

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March 07, 2025

Gisele Pelicot named most influential woman of 2025

Remarkable French grandmother tops The Independent’s list of 50 exceptional women, from campaigners to politicians, businesswomen, TV stars, sports champions and artists

5 mins

Russia warns Starmer over Ukraine peacekeepers plan

Russia has hit out at Sir Keir Starmer’s plan for British troops to form part of a peacekeeping force in Ukraine, saying it would amount to direct involvement in the war.

3 mins

Intelligence blackout leaves Kyiv blind on the battlefield

Donald Trump’s decision to suspend intelligence sharing with Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia is a devastating blow for Kyiv and it puts America on Vladimir Putin’s side.

2 mins

The leading contenders if Trump forces Zelensky out

Officials in Donald Trump’s administration have made public demands that Ukraine should change its president.

4 mins

Are new sentencing rules creating two-tier justice?

A new set of guidelines for magistrates and judges has been published by the Sentencing Council for England and Wales.

3 mins

‘Undercover police officers were deceiving us for sex’

Women speak on camera for the first time about how police exploited them to infiltrate progressive political groups

4 mins

Clifford murders fuelled by Tate’s misogyny, court told

The violent misogyny promoted” by controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate fuelled” Kyle Clifford’s murderous attacks on his ex-partner and her family, a court heard.

2 mins

Chief doctor: Isolate if you have norovirus symptoms

England’s top doctor has urged the public to isolate for two days if they feel unwell after a surge in norovirus cases has gripped the country.

3 mins

NHS files of victims could have been accessed illegally

An NHS trust is investigating claims that healthcare staff illegally accessed medical records belonging to the Nottingham attack victims.

1 min

Trump suspends tariffs on Canada and Mexico again

US president exempts many goods from both countries for a further one month but moves cause stock market uncertainty

4 mins

Amnesty condemns Trump over genocidal rhetoric’

Donald Trump has been accused of genocidal rhetoric after telling the people of Gaza you are dead” if Hamas does not release the remaining Israeli hostages.

3 mins

South Korean town bombed by accident in joint US drill

More than a dozen injured as air force apologises for damage

2 mins

PRETTY VACANT

Chasing after the demand for quiet luxury’, British-based PrettyLittleThing has a new look. But for Katie Rosseinsky, it’s just more evidence of the void at the heart of fast fashion

4 mins

FOREVER YOUNG

After years of catering to millennial nostalgia or boomer rock, Glastonbury is finally taking the risk and putting Gen Z artists front and centre. Hallelujah, writes Roisin O’Connor

3 mins

Married to the job: sexy spy thriller from Soderbergh

Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett share a bed but not state secrets in the brilliant Black Bag’. Rent’s due in Keke Palmer comedy One of Them Days’. By Clarisse Loughrey

5 mins

MEAGRE HARVEST

Neil Young risks trying the patience of even die-hard fans with Oceanside Countryside’, an LP of lost’ songs that, while beautiful, sound all too familiar, says Helen Brown

3 mins

Blanchett leads a big-name showing in Chekhov update

A three-hour production of The Seagull’ at the Barbican lets the classic breathe with languid beauty, writes Alice Saville

2 mins

Poundland sale must act as wake-up call for chancellor

Poundland is on the City’s discount sale rail.

3 mins

Wasteful United face nervy leg after penalty leveller

Ordinarily, a draw away from home in first leg of a European knockout round is one to be celebrated, putting any team in the driving seat to progress.

2 mins

PSG dominated but we had ereatest No 1, says Van Dijk

In one of the many moments where Paris Saint-Germain swarmed the Liverpool box, Virgil van Dijk was conscious of the need to snap on any loose ball.

3 mins

Crunch time for Ireland as they chase the grand slam

The old adage of styles making fights rings true when it comes to meetings between Ireland and France.

4 mins

‘It doesn’t matter where we finish in the championship’

Williams team principal James Vowles tells Kieran Jackson that his team will not sacrifice the future for the now’

4 mins

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