The Independent - October 10, 2024

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October 10, 2024

Right to vie for Tory crown as Cleverly ditched by MPs

Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch are last two standing

3 mins

Tory civil war erupts again as MPs pivot to hard right

The Tory civil war erupted again yesterday after MPs decided to make the leadership final the most right wing in the party’s history.

1 min

PM turns screw on Russia as Zelensky to visit No 10

Sir Keir Starmer has set up a crack team of experts to ensure British firms are complying with anti-Russian sanctions as Volodymyr Zelensky is due to visit Downing Street today.

2 mins

Starmer 'resets balance of power' in favour of workers

Union chiefs have hailed workers’ rights reforms unveiled by Sir Keir Starmer’s government today for “changing the balance of power” in favour of employees and away from employers.

2 mins

Reeves may need to raise taxes by £25bn, warns IFS

Rachel Reeves may need to raise up to £25bn from tax increases if she wants to keep spending rising with national income, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) estimates.

3 mins

Borrowing plan risks Trussstyle meltdown, say experts

The government has been warned that a potential change to borrowing rules could spook the markets and trigger a Liz Trussstyle meltdown.

2 mins

Could borrowing to invest get UK out of 'black hole'?

There’s been frantic speculation, at least in those circles interested in such matters, that the government is set to revise the fiscal framework inherited from the Conservatives.

3 mins

Post Office boss told 'not to dig into the past' by lawyer

Post Office chief executive Nick Read has said he was told not to “dig into the details of the past” by its leading lawyer when stepping into the role in 2019.

2 mins

Billie Piper retells domestic abuse stories in Refuge film

Trackers hidden inside a child’s favourite panda teddy, spending monitored over £5 and a woman beaten to the point she thought she would miscarry are some of the survivors’ stories told by Billie Piper in a searing new domestic abuse awareness film.

2 mins

Out! Wimbledon ditches line judges after 147 years

Technology to replace humans from 2025 tournament

2 mins

Ex-soldier on spy charge visited McDonald's after prison escape, court told

A former British army soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran allegedly visited a McDonald’s and shops after escaping from HMP Wandsworth, a court has heard.

4 mins

Private schools to fight VAT raid in court as military look likely to win concessions.

The government is facing yet more problems over its VAT raid on private schools as three Christian schools and a group of parents are set to launch a court challenge to the plan.

2 mins

Richer children ‘drink, vape and use illegal drugs more'

Vaping, illegal drug use and alcohol consumption appear more common among children from better-off families, analysis has suggested.

2 mins

Google AI researchers win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

AI researchers have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on proteins.

1 min

Florida hit with torrential rain as Storm Milton nears

Hurricane Milton hurled rain, tornadoes and tropical stormforce winds at the US coast yesterday as time began to run out for residents to evacuate from the potentially catastrophic path the storm was carving toward Florida.

5 mins

Biden and Netanyahu hold first phone call in weeks

US president Joe Biden and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held their first call in weeks, a conversation that comes as Israel expands its ground invasion into south Lebanon and considers how to respond to Iran’s recent ballistic missile attack.

2 mins

'No end to hell' in northern Gaza as camp raid goes on

Almost half a million trapped as death toll passes 42,000

2 mins

Father and children spotted.after years in the wilderness

Tom Phillips disappeared in 2021 with two daughters and son

4 mins

'I've spent nearly £30k on a miracle cancer treatment that the NHS won't fund'

When the effects of the drug Enhertu were first revealed, people cheered. It is now available across the world, so why are patients in England being denied it? Leah Hardy reports

4 mins

SOOTHED BY SPIRITS

A new documentary, Look into My Eyes’, explores the bond between clairvoyants and their clients. Lydia Spencer-Elliott chats with the director to find out why people are seeking solace from mystic sources, regardless of their credibility

4 mins

Such fun! Only Miranda wasn't having fun at all...

Comedian, actor and writer Miranda Hart vanished from TV after her hit show ended. Now, a decade later, her new book I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You’ reveals how she had to withdraw from the limelight after suffering a collapse’

6 mins

Housing demand hits a twoyear high as prices rebound

The housing market has continued to pick up with price rises across the board for the first time in two years, surveyors have reported.

2 mins

Will dazzling Palmer start for England against Greece?

Jonathan Veal on the talking points at Wembley today

2 mins

City surprise Champions League holders Barcelona

Manchester City produced a statement win on their Women’s Champions League return as Gareth Taylor’s side defeated holders FC Barcelona 2-0 in their Group D opener at the Joie Stadium.

3 mins

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