The Independent - October 15, 2024

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October 15, 2024

Hundreds of Afghan troops win right to resettle in UK

Minister admits soldiers were employed by government after The Independent revealed their fate at hands of the Taliban

4 mins

Reeves warned off making national insurance hike

Chancellor told rise would breach Labour manifesto

2 mins

Business gets a boost with 25% cap on corporation tax

Rachel Reeves announced her fourth big tax freeze yesterday, pledging to cap corporation tax at 25 per cent for the lifetime of this parliament as she made a bold offer to the world’s largest businesses to invest in Britain.

4 mins

Don't close doors to single market return, says Khan

Sadiq Khan has piled pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over the EU single market, saying rejoining it is “something we shouldn’t be scared to talk about”.

3 mins

Can Reform UK ever prove themselves as politicians?

They may like to regard themselves as the rebellious, irreverent, slightly edgy foxes in the henhouse”, but Reform UK’s MPs are not going to be allowed to get away with that much in the House of Commons. It’s been reported that the upstart party has been offering its supporters tours of parliament conducted by its MPs, for 300 a pop.

3 mins

Sara Sharif's father told 999 call handler he ‘beat her up'

Court hears defendant rang police after fleeing to Pakistan

3 mins

Putin ordered novichok ttack on me, says ex-spy

Sergei Skripal gives evidence over death of Dawn Sturgess

4 mins

New treatment for cervical cancer cuts deaths by 40%

A new cervical cancer treatment hailed as the biggest improvement in 20 years, cuts the risk of death by 40 per cent, according to research.

2 mins

'If I had not worked so hard, I would be better off now'

Pensioner to lose fuel payment for being 3 over threshold

3 mins

Halfway there! Readers help us to raise £150k for refuge

The Independent is delighted to reveal that thanks to your support its campaign to raise 300,000 to build a pioneering safe home for domestic abuse survivors has reached its halfway point.

2 mins

Golf weekend ruined after easyJet's latest rules blunder

Budget airline sorry for falsely ruling man’s passport invalid

2 mins

Hezbollah attack kills four Israeli soldiers as US sends defence system and troops

Drone strike deadliest by group since IDF invaded Lebanon

2 mins

China encircles Taiwan in latest round of war games

China launched a fresh round of war games around Taiwan, encircling the island and its outlying territories, after the Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te delivered a National Day address that apparently angered Beijing.

2 mins

'I'm an artist', says armed man arrested at Trump rally

Vem Miller insists he’s absolutely not a would-be presidential assassin. The 49-year-old dual US-Canadian citizen was arrested on Saturday with a loaded handgun, shotgun, and a highcapacity magazine in the parking area of a Trump rally in Coachella, California.

4 mins

DNA reveals Columbus was Jew from western Europe

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe.

2 mins

I found new chapters are always there for the taking

Life’s twists and turns come with every age, says novelist Preethi Nair, but the best things can surface when the worst things happen even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time...

5 mins

IDENTICAL WINS

Fashionista Trinny Woodall has worn the same T-shirt for four months. Helen Coffey asks if it’s boring to always dress the same, or a way to focus more on the decisions that count

4 mins

'My own private university'

Ruman Alaam tells Jessie Thompson about his love of beach reading, used bookstores and revisiting the classics

3 mins

Awkward Strictly moment is a sign of things to come

An uneasy interaction between Wynne Evans and partner Katya Jones went viral at the weekend. The pair insist they were just messing around’... but ever since the bullying row, viewers are anticipating discord

3 mins

Carsley wants 'no regrets' as Three Lions play his way

Interim manager says he could leave team in a better place’ rr

3 mins

Players accuse Fifa of abuse in legal battle over calendar

There should be something thrilling about Fifa’s idea fora quadrennial Club World Cup: another World Cup every fourth summer starring the biggest clubs all over the globe sounds like a recipe for the Holy Grail of football tournaments. So it says a lot about the state of the game that the primary reactions have been apathy and anger. Fans want a break and so do the players.

3 mins

Clarke faces a tough choice after brutal KO by Wardley

As the camera lingered on a malformed face, the eeriest realisation crept in: we weren’t looking at Frazer Clarke – not really.

3 mins

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