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Let e-scooters on our roads? As a cyclist, I'm all for it...
The Independent

Let e-scooters on our roads? As a cyclist, I'm all for it...

Transport secretary Louise Haigh is preparing to announce a plan to legalise electric scooters on Britain’s roads, as part of her wider integrated transport strategy.

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November 15, 2024
Grandad vs YouTuber: is the Tyson-Paul fight for real?
The Independent

Grandad vs YouTuber: is the Tyson-Paul fight for real?

Critics scream 'fix' ahead of tonight's big bout in Dallas

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November 15, 2024
'Des was the gold standard'
The Independent

'Des was the gold standard'

A contender for the 'Match of the Day' job, Kelly Cates of Sky Sports tells Ross Heppenstall she's not looking to move but if the BBC calls there's one ex-host she'd love to emulate

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November 15, 2024
Watkins gamble pays off to leave tricky Kane question
The Independent

Watkins gamble pays off to leave tricky Kane question

In the tale of the captain and the caretaker, Lee Carsley’s great gamble paid off.

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November 15, 2024
Why I'm not mega excited about Reeves's pension play
The Independent

Why I'm not mega excited about Reeves's pension play

The chancellor aims to free £80bn of investment by pooling funds. But are savers being overlooked in pursuit of growth?

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November 15, 2024
Could Zelensky go nuclear if Trump cuts US support?
The Independent

Could Zelensky go nuclear if Trump cuts US support?

Two years ago, as the Russian army was retreating back from northeast Ukraine, there were serious worries that Vladimir Putin would use tactical nuclear weapons to block the Ukrainian advance.

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November 15, 2024
Israel's forced displacement of Palestinians a 'war crime'
The Independent

Israel's forced displacement of Palestinians a 'war crime'

Israeli forces have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza through a \"systematic\" campaign of \"massive deliberate forced displacement\" of Palestinians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.

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November 15, 2024
Fears for climate pledges as Argentina leaves Cop29
The Independent

Fears for climate pledges as Argentina leaves Cop29

Right-wing leader orders delegation to quit Baku summit

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November 15, 2024
Thousands in Spain unable to return home as deluge brings fresh risk of floods
The Independent

Thousands in Spain unable to return home as deluge brings fresh risk of floods

Thousands of Spaniards evacuated ahead of a fresh deluge of rain have been told not to return home as swollen riverbanks threaten to overflow.

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November 15, 2024
House pariah status landed.Gaetz attorney general nod
The Independent

House pariah status landed.Gaetz attorney general nod

President-elect Donald Trump has lined up former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz to be his next attorney general.

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November 15, 2024
Kyiv faces a 'hammer blow' as Russians amass in Kursk
The Independent

Kyiv faces a 'hammer blow' as Russians amass in Kursk

Experts explain that a force of 50,000 suggests Putin wants to take back Russian territory ahead of Trump's inauguration

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November 15, 2024
Council tax bills to rise by more than £100 next year
The Independent

Council tax bills to rise by more than £100 next year

Council tax could increase by more than £100 on average next year after Labour confirmed bills will be allowed to rise by a maximum of 4.99 per cent.

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November 15, 2024
King opens two coronation food hubs on 76th birthday
The Independent

King opens two coronation food hubs on 76th birthday

King Charles marked his 76th birthday with a visit to a charity project aiming to end food poverty.

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November 15, 2024
Thousands still at risk of slavery from bill loophole
The Independent

Thousands still at risk of slavery from bill loophole

Thousands could be left without protection from slavery and other human rights abuses as a result of a loophole in the government’s Employment Rights Bill.

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November 15, 2024
Little-known silent lifeline we have at our fingertips
The Independent

Little-known silent lifeline we have at our fingertips

More than half of women in the UK are unaware of a potentially life-saving emergency helpline for domestic abuse victims who are too frightened to speak out loud, a new study has revealed.

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November 15, 2024
'Inhuman' violence dished out to Sara Sharif by three adults in her life, court told
The Independent

'Inhuman' violence dished out to Sara Sharif by three adults in her life, court told

The “inhuman” violence meted out to Sara Sharif was “completely normalised” in the family with all three adults “in on it”, jurors have heard.

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November 15, 2024
'Major supplier' of boats for migrant crossings arrested
The Independent

'Major supplier' of boats for migrant crossings arrested

A 44-year-old Turkish man suspected of being a supplier of small boats has been arrested in what has been described as a “significant piece of the jigsaw” in tackling Channel migrant crossings.

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November 15, 2024
UK has 'biggest migration spike' of developed world
The Independent

UK has 'biggest migration spike' of developed world

Net population grew by 750,000 in 2023 despite Brexit

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November 15, 2024
Why are farmers ploughing ahead with a major protest?
The Independent

Why are farmers ploughing ahead with a major protest?

Not so very long ago, agricultural property relief (APR) from inheritance tax was one of the more obscure corners of the UK tax code.

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November 15, 2024
Chancellor offers banking regulations carrot to City
The Independent

Chancellor offers banking regulations carrot to City

Rachel Reeves told the City last night that restrictions imposed after the 2008 banking crash “went too far”, as she tried to regain the trust of the finance sector by promising to ease banking regulations.

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November 15, 2024
Hamilton is the big draw for a London spin on F1 show
The Independent

Hamilton is the big draw for a London spin on F1 show

Prior to the Drive to Survive era that triggered the sport’s unprecedented boom, one of Liberty Media’s first ventures as Formula One’s bright-eyed American owners came in the summer of 2017.

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November 14, 2024
'In France, I lead a much easier, much simpler life'
The Independent

'In France, I lead a much easier, much simpler life'

Former Premier League star Andy Carroll speaks to Dani Gil about his topsy-turvy career, and his new start at Bordeaux

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November 14, 2024
Breaking point: a title era is ending before our very eyes
The Independent

Breaking point: a title era is ending before our very eyes

Blame Antonio Conte, perhaps. The former Chelsea manager was not the pioneer but he was a trailblazer.

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November 14, 2024
Withdrawals force Carsley to blood youth in Greece tie
The Independent

Withdrawals force Carsley to blood youth in Greece tie

It is an England football team, if not the England team that will take the field in Athens on Thursday night. Aaron Ramsdale, Trent Alexander-Arnold, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo, Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish is a line-up that would require a false nine.

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November 14, 2024
Is this a megajob too much for even Musk to handle?
The Independent

Is this a megajob too much for even Musk to handle?

Just when you thought Elon Musk’s involvement in politics was over after he helped to secure the election of his new BFF, Donald Trump, it was announced that he is going to be a key figure in the running of the US for the foreseeable future.

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November 14, 2024
Fuller's boss warns of price rises after Budget tax hike
The Independent

Fuller's boss warns of price rises after Budget tax hike

A major pub chain has joined the growing list of hospitality businesses warning of price rises due to Labour’s Budget.

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November 14, 2024
Post Office shake-up puts 115 branches under threat
The Independent

Post Office shake-up puts 115 branches under threat

Move affecting 1,000 workers is tone deaf’ says union boss

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November 14, 2024
High alert as Costa del Sol residents flee fresh storms
The Independent

High alert as Costa del Sol residents flee fresh storms

Fresh storms in Spain have left streets deluged and forced schools to close, two weeks after the worst floods in the country’s modern history, which killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

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November 14, 2024
Senior Russian naval officer dies in Crimea car bombing
The Independent

Senior Russian naval officer dies in Crimea car bombing

A senior Russian naval officer has been killed in a car bombing in occupied Crimea the latest in a series of targeted attacks on Russian military personnel.

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November 14, 2024
Europe faces a bigger threat level if US warms to Putin
The Independent

Europe faces a bigger threat level if US warms to Putin

According to anonymous sources quoted in The Washington Post, one of Donald Trump’s first actions on being re-elected was to call Vladimir Putin. That call was immediately denied by the Kremlin.

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November 14, 2024