The Independent - March 16, 2025

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March 16, 2025

‘We expect another trick’: Trust in Putin is scarce as Kyiv sets red lines for peace

Ukraine has drawn up a series of red lines as the US tries to hammer out a ceasefire deal with Russia, The Independent understands.

5 mins

Stop playing games over peace talks, PM tells Putin

Sir Keir Starmer has warned Vladimir Putin to get serious about peace in Ukraine as he urged Western leaders to ramp up economic pressure to force him to the negotiating table.

2 mins

Reeves defends welfare cuts

Chancellor insists benefits system not working for anyone’

2 mins

Who is likely to win or lose) in the Runcorn by-election? SS SEY

The political atmosphere is hotting up in the Runcorn and Helsby by-election where the current MP Mike Amesbury has declared he will step aside following his conviction for assault.

3 mins

It’s key that voters feel the benefit of project chainsaw’

Keir Starmer’s decision to abolish NHS England will spark a debate about the role and size of the state.

3 mins

Truss spent taxpayer money on CV advice for ex-staffer

Liz Truss spent 285 of taxpayer cash helping one of her staffers brush up their CV after losing her seat at the general election.

2 mins

‘Career criminal’ jailed for life after dragging Amazon delivery driver to his death

A thief who murdered a hardworking” Amazon delivery driver who was trying to stop him stealing his van has been jailed for life.

3 mins

Baby boomers paying more income tax than Gen-Zers

More baby boomers are paying income tax than Gen-Z workers, in a significant shift since the pandemic.

2 mins

Four more IPP prisoners have taken their own life

Four more prisoners serving indefinite jail terms described as psychological torture” have taken their own lives in Britain’s prisons, The Independent can reveal, taking the total number of self-inflicted deaths to 94.

3 mins

BBC presenters settle sex and age discrimination case

The BBC has agreed a settlement with four of its female news presenters over employment tribunal claims including age and sex discrimination.

2 mins

How Cheltenham fought back against drunken chaos

With punters descending for race week, Alex Ross joins police officers cracking down on antisocial behaviour

3 mins

Former Philippines leader Duterte in court over war on drugs’ murder charges

The former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court in The Hague yesterday, days after his arrest in Manila on murder charges linked to the deadly “war on drugs” that he oversaw while in office.

3 mins

First he came for Greenland now Trump wants Danish eggs as avian flu hits the US

The US has asked Denmark to export eggs to help tackle America’s ongoing shortage, caused by avian flu.

3 mins

SpaceX launches rocket to return stranded astronauts

Following a scrubbed launch on Wednesday, Nasa and SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station last night.

1 min

Time to make amends by restoring trust in economy

Dip in manufacturing has led to a contraction at start of the year that the chancellor must turn around, says James Moore

3 mins

Logical Tuchel pushes old values at start of his new era

If Thomas Tuchel's appointment was supposed to be about winning now, his first step has been to look back.

3 mins

Six Nations wide open as Super Saturday kicks off

Spare a thought for the logistics team at the Six Nations, for which this has not been an easy week.

5 mins

Gold Cup treble slips away from Galopin Des Champs

Head through the gates at Cheltenham Racecourse and look to the left.

4 mins

Hamilton trails Leclerc in the Australian GP practice

New Ferrari driver must settle for fifth as British teen crashes

3 mins

The Magazine/ IndyLife KTPCHEN SINK DRAMA

Our homes are teeming with plastic most of us use it to cook and store food every day. But should we be thinking more about the potential health risks, asks Katie Rosseinsky

6 mins

SO SOLID CRUISER

Sean O’Grady falls in love with the Toyota Invincible... an old-school indestructible four-wheel drive that’s a serious toy

3 mins

‘It only took me 10 minutes to choose being an actor’

Erin Doherty, star of A Thousand Blows’ and Adolescence’, talks to Lydia Spencer-Elliott about pickpocketing lessons, the dangers of social media and the art of the one-shot drama

6 mins

The TV that aged like milk

Our culture writers choose the most problematic television of the 21st century, from Little Britain’ to Baby Reindeer’

8 mins

For better or worse, Brown is our first Stream Queen

‘Stranger Things’ star Millie Bobby Brown has eschewed the usual A-list route, instead committing to a run of middling to poor) Netflix originals. Louis Chilton considers her rise

4 mins

Is Clueless’ the musical just a cynical knock-off? As if!

Creator Amy Heckerling joins musician KT Tunstall and lyricist Glenn Slater to make something original and fun, says Alice Saville. They even find a rhyme for clueless’

2 mins

Cool, calm and collected

George Szirtes remembers Martin Bell whom he met as a student and his poems that glitter with laughter and desire

2 mins

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