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August 12, 2024

Medics are left free to work in NHS despite rape claims

Hundreds of doctors and nurses have been left free to practise unchecked despite being accused of serious sexual assault and rape in the last six years, The Independent can reveal.

4 mins

No early release for rioters, promises cabinet minister

Rioters will not be freed early despite the chronic overcrowding in the UK’s prisons, a cabinet minister has said.

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Cleverly accuses Farage of being politician just for the 'clicks, likes and content'

Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly has attacked Nigel Farage, telling him to choose between being a “serious politician or a social media content creator”.

2 mins

Children 'taught racism' by extremist family members

'By the time they are five or six, sadly, they are pretty much indoctrinated into being against different ethnicities'

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We'll disappoint voters and mess up, admits Phillips

Labour frontbenchers are “going to mess up” and “disappoint” voters, a Labour minister has said.

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Should X be turned into an 'ex' for Labour politicians?

It is hard to remember nowadays, but there used to be a time when politicians tried to resist Twitter, as Elon Musk’s X used to be known.

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Hundreds line streets for funeral of Southport victim

Hundreds of mourners lined the streets of Southport yesterday for the funeral of Alice da Silva Aguiar, one of three young girls killed in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift dance class.

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Exposed: the huge scale of the prisons crisis in Britain

Moj figures reveal rapid increases in drug use and violence

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South to bake in 34C heat

Temperatures in the south of England are set to hit 34C this week while other regions face thunderstorms, the Met Office has warned.

1 min

Row erupts over payment to women donating their eggs

Furious accusations of exploitation have been made concerning the issue of how much women should be paid for donating their eggs.

3 mins

Fear as nuclear plant set ‘alight by Russian forces'

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirms no radiation leak detected as local Ukrainian official blames Moscow for fire

3 mins

Biden's 'defeat Trump' plea after leaving election race

Joe Biden talked about the pressure from his fellow Democrats to leave the White House race as he sat down for his first interview since becoming the first sitting president in over 50 years not to seek re-election.

2 mins

Why Trump is still trying to make 'the laugh' a problem

Friends of Kamala Harris recognise an old nervous tic - and explain why Donald Trump hates it so much

5 mins

Eight cancer doctors among dead in Brazil plane crash

At least eight cancer doctors who were heading to an oncology conference were among dozens killed in a plane crash in Brazil, an official has said.

1 min

We need to talk about how climate affects immigration

Last year, Antonio Guterres, the cautious speaking UN secretary general, warned that rising sea levels threaten “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”.

3 mins

When it comes to budgeting, only one hack' really works

“Talia, what’s the best budgeting app?” It’s a question I’m often asked, especially this summer as people try to make their money stretch to cover the holiday period.

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Faster, higher, fruitier': why we need the Wine Olympics

Like most things in life, the Olympics have got me thinking about wine – specifically, whether the medal-winning wines we see on the shelves of supermarkets and wine shops are really deserving of those accolades.

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Phew, the Games are over: I can't take any more expertise

Well, it’s all over.

3 mins

Why young adults need more protection from revenge porn

The online landscape is constantly evolving.

4 mins

Telegram radicalised me...but I managed to break free

The app is in the news for its role in the riots. Ex-users tell Zoë Beaty how they fell down the rabbit hole, then woke up

8 mins

Another Indian summer of Olympic underachievement

Why did the world's most populous nation and fifth largest economy finish 71st in the medal table? Namita Singh talks to experts and former Olympians to uncover the root causes

7 mins

TWIST AND SHOUT?

Drinking from a bottle has suddenly become maddening, due to lids that remain attached. But the development is rooted in the battle against plastic waste

4 mins

Woodstock revisited: the demise of the hippy dream

Mark Beaumont asks if the legendary music festival was a 'blueprint for a new society' or as 'shambolic, profit-driven and violence-marred' as the attempt to do it all again in 1999

6 mins

Hat-trick hero! Finucane makes history with bronze

When Chris Hoy and Laura Kenny picked out a British cyclist to watch ahead of the Olympics in Paris, it was worth sitting up and taking notice.

3 mins

Penalty taker and stopper is still City's number one guy

Manchester City have amassed a squad brimming with technique and talent.

4 mins

Campbell clinches bronze with record-breaking lift

Having blazed a trail to two Olympic medals, Emily Campbell hopes that her days as a lone figurehead for weightlifting are numbered.

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