The Independent - December 27, 2024

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December 27, 2024

Theatres and museums face closure in arts funding crisis

Four in 10 theatres are on the brink of shutting their doors

5 mins

Reform claims to have more members than the Tories

Membership of Reform UK has surpassed that of the Conservatives, Nigel Farage’s party has claimed, making it the second-largest political party in the UK.

2 mins

Labour says small-boat plan 'starting to have an impact'

Government claims its efforts to stop smugglers are working

3 mins

State schools expect higher demand on back of VAT hit

Fee increases for private sector come into force in new year

2 mins

Pressure mounts on Labour to impose trail hunting ban

The government is under growing pressure over its manifesto pledge to ban trail hunting, as plans to change the law have been dubbed “completely unjustified” by pro-hunting campaign groups.

3 mins

Suu Kyi detention emblem of junta repression, says exiled political opposition

Myanmar's National Unity Government hopes Independent TV documentary on ousted leader 'will wake up' the world

4 mins

Adviser to Suu Kyi recalls 'awful' prison conditions

Australian economist spent 20 months in cell exposed to rats

3 mins

Russia says it is too soon for 'hypotheses' about air crash

Countries seek to calm speculation that Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan killing 38 on board was brought down by air defence missile

2 mins

Moscow 'foiled' multiple Ukraine assassination plots

Russia has claimed it has foiled several Ukrainian plots to assassinate senior officers and their families using bombs disguised as power banks or document folders.

2 mins

Syria's rebels planned years ahead for life after Assad

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham commanders talk to Bel Trew about the planning and military innovations that brought them victory

4 mins

Israel confirms attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen

Israel's military has confirmed that it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen yesterday, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast.

2 mins

Asia marks 20 years since.tragic Boxing Day tsunami

One of world's worst natural disasters claimed 228.000 lives

2 mins

China greenlight 'world's biggest' hydro dam in Tibet.despite flooding concerns

China has approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau despite protests over its ecological impact and concerns it could affect millions of people downstream in India and Bangladesh.

2 mins

Labour won't kill the British pub - but some will still die

The institution is safe for the time being but Budget tax hikes will affect those that are already struggling

4 mins

Gakpo emerges as Reds' latest game-changing star

Liverpool are accustomed to singing about walking through the storm.

3 mins

Haaland's spot-kick sums up limp and lifeless City

So, no Christmas miracle for the man christened Josep. Instead, his new normal continued.

3 mins

The 30 medal sports legend you may not have heard of

A Paralympic veteran, Sarah Storey tells Luke Baker why we struggle to celebrate para-athletes doing incredible things

4 mins

'Last thing I saw was that half of Syria was liberated'

Former Olympic swimmer Yusra Mardini speaks candidly to Jack Rathborn about her country's future after the dramatic removal of the dictator Bashar al-Assad earlier this month

4 mins

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