The Independent - September 29, 2024

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September 29, 2024

The 8-month sentence still being served, 18 years later

Jailed in 2006, James Lawrence has 'seen murderers come in and murderers go home in his time', his mother Mandy says

4 mins

Assassination of Nasrallah heightens fears of wider war

The leader of Hezbollah has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building complex in the Lebanese capital Beirut, marking a significant escalation in the conflict and heightening fears of a wider war.

4 mins

Shrewd strategist who made Hezbollah a resolute force

Under the leadership of the 64-year-old Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah has fought wars against Israel and taken part in the conflict in neighbouring Syria, helping tip the balance of power in favour of the president, Bashar Assad.

2 mins

Labour MP quits over fuel payments and gifts scandal

Rosie Duffield has quit as a Labour MP, attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary policies” and the freebie row engulfing the party.

3 mins

Unite to defeat Reform UK, say Conservative grandees

Theresa May calls for unity during heated leadership contest

5 mins

Tory funds 'dire' as business and donors switch to rivals

Donors and businesses are turning their backs on the Tories for Labour and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as the party enters its conference with question marks over its finances.

4 mins

Palace denies having Boris give Harry 'manly pep talk'

Buckingham Palace did not ask Boris Johnson to attempt to persuade Prince Harry to stay in the UK, according to reports.

1 min

Nursing regulator chief set to step down after damning review found ‘toxic' culture

The chair of the UK’s nursing regulator has announced he will step down, months after a damning review prompted by an exposé from The Independent.

2 mins

My ex threatened me with a hot iron, says mother of two

A domestic abuse victim tells Maya Oppenheim how she was made 'a prisoner' throughout a two-decade-long campaign

4 mins

The hothead Spaniards who served with SAS in WWII

British comrades despaired of their discipline but marvelled at their courage. Graham Keeley speaks to Sean Scullion, whose new book tells the story of the volunteer commandos

3 mins

Russia warns West against fighting a nuclear power

Russia’s top diplomat last night warned against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power”, delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Moscow sees as Western attempts at global domination and machinations in Ukraine, and even inside the United Nations itself.

3 mins

Dozens killed as Hurricane Helene batters homes in US

Dozens of people have died after Hurricane Helene raced across a wide area of the southeastern US, with more than three million homes being left without power.

3 mins

US takes extreme measures to prove election not rigged

Four years after Donald Trump and his loyalists repeated groundless claims of election fraud, counties across the United States are working to ensure 2024 won’t be a repeat of 2020 by taking extreme measures to demonstrate that US elections are not “rigged”.

5 mins

Never-say-die Gunners hit Foxes with a late one-two

If this title race is to be “a war”, as Gabriel put it, Arsenal have claimed victory in a battle that may end up much more decisive than anyone expected.

4 mins

Gordon on the spot as City are left ruing absent friends

There are different ways of deducting points from Manchester City.

3 mins

Springboks crush Pumas to claim championship in style

Aphelele Fassi and Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries each as dominant South Africa cruised to the 2024 Rugby Championship title with a comprehensive 48-7 victory over Argentina at a festive Mbombela Stadium.

4 mins

'I put my head down, do the work - people can follow it'

A developing force for the Red Roses, Morwenna Talling has grown in stature since making her debut as a teenager - and looks set for a key role at WXV

4 mins

Atomic bomb guinea pigs fight for justice 70 years on

Joe Shute hears the story of men on whom the army tested the effects of a nuclear blast, and how this could be a scandal similar in scale to the Post Office and infected blood cases

5 mins

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