The Independent - March 24, 2025

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March 24, 2025

Chancellor says civil service cull isn’t return to austerity

Rachel Reeves is preparing to cut 10,000 civil service jobs as part of a sweeping 2bn Whitehall savings drive, as she gets ready to deliver a spring statement that will involve hard” choices.

4 mins

Reeves defends taking gig tickets after freebies row

The chancellor yesterday defended her decision to accept free tickets to see pop star Sabrina Carpenter perform live.

2 mins

Sheeran asks Starmer for 250m for music education

Ed Sheeran has written an open letter to Sir Keir Starmer and the government calling for immediate, long-term funding of music education in the UK.

3 mins

Post-pandemic anxiety key driver in school absences

Anxiety and poor mental health exacerbated by the pandemic is a key driver behind the school absence crisis, a programme supporting students to return to the classroom has found.

4 mins

Landlines to be phased out as elderly face digital switch

Vulnerable pensioners and disabled people fear they could be left at risk as the UK phases out the landlines they rely on.

3 mins

Flood warnings put in place as storms follow warm spell

Flooding is expected to wash away the warmest spring equinox in more than 50 years as thunderstorms traditionally associated with summer are brought forward by climate change, the Met Office has said.

1 min

Locals and DFLs’ share a fragile harmony in Frome

Two years ago, as many people moved in from London, the Somerset town declared a housing crisis. Today, Alex Ross speaks to a community determined to tackle the problem

7 mins

Andy Peebles, Radio 1 DJ and last person to interview John Lennon, has died at 76

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles, who conducted the last ever interview with John Lennon, has died shortly before he was due to start a new presenting gig. He was 76.

2 mins

New Canadian PM Carney calls snap election in April

Liberal leader has reversed party’s fortunes and leads polls

4 mins

Huge crowds protest jailing of Erdogan rival in Turkey

Hundreds of thousands of opposition supporters gathered outside Istanbul city hall last night to protest the arrest of the city's mayor.

3 mins

Pope greets crowds before leaving hospital in Rome

Pope Francis made his first public appearance in five weeks yesterday before being discharged from the hospital, where he had survived a severe case of pneumonia that twice threatened his life.

2 mins

Trump envoy praises super smart’ Putin ahead of talks

Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has praised Russian president Vladimir Putin as super smart”, as talks over a ceasefire in Ukraine get underway in Saudi Arabia.

3 mins

(Gaza death toll over 50,000 as Israel kills Hamas leader

Palestinian officials have put the death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict at more than 50,000, as an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza killed a Hamas political leader.

3 mins

‘T’ve always thought Covid may have leaked from a lab, and it could happen again’

Five years on from the first UK lockdown, the origin of the virus is still hotly contested. Dr Alina Chan was labelled a conspiracist when she disputed the official view it started in a wet market. Today, many scientists agree with her, she writes

8 mins

WE CAN WORK IT OUT

The standard eight-hour day has been eroded. But with studies showing longer days don’t increase productivity, Helen Coffey asks, aren’t we moving in the wrong direction?

8 mins

‘There’s our version and this brilliant cover version’

Twenty years ago today, The Office’ debuted in the US asa remake of the British hit co-created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The pair speak to Simon Bland about going out on a limb and taking their Slough series Stateside

6 mins

The demonisation of Zegler is not only cruel, it’s unfair

A series of contrived controversies have dogged Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White’, and it’s unjustly engulfed one of film’s brightest young stars, writes Louis Chilton

5 mins

Tuchel brings blunt honesty in pursuit of England glory

For all the headlines that Thomas Tuchel’s comments about Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden caused on Friday, the new England manager admitted he was surprised” at the furore.

5 mins

Scotland are relegated after heavy home loss to Greece

Scotland were relegated from the Nations League top flight after a 3-0 home defeat by Greece.

2 mins

Ferrari have hit bottom with Hamilton’s disqualification

Twenty-four hours is a long time in Formula One.

3 mins

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