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Who Is Polly Toynbee? BBC Alum and Author Pushes Labour: Devote All to Defeating Farage and Rescuing Britain!

Who Is Polly Toynbee? BBC Alum and Author Pushes Labour: Devote All to Defeating Farage and Rescuing Britain!

Polly Toynbee, the veteran columnist for The Guardian and former BBC social affairs editor, has ignited fierce debate in 2025 by urging Labour to abandon all other priorities and focus solely on thwarting Nigel Farage's rising Reform UK, a threat...

Brendon McCullum explains why criticism of England’s ‘Bazball’ style of cricket has been ‘disrespectful’

Brendon McCullum explains why criticism of England’s ‘Bazball’ style of cricket has been ‘disrespectful’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Kareena Kapoor Khan's UK event interrupted by blaring emergency alert; her priceless reaction is a MUST watch

Kareena Kapoor Khan's UK event interrupted by blaring emergency alert; her priceless reaction is a MUST watch

Kareena Kapoor recently attended an event in the UK. During a round of media interactions at the venue, a blaring siren interrupted the proceedings. Kareena Kapoor reacted to the alert, in a priceless manner. A video of the same has gone viral on...

Poll: Nearly half of Brits believe Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews

Poll: Nearly half of Brits believe Israel treats Palestinians like Nazis treated Jews

Amid the backdrop of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, a new poll has revealed that 45% of the British public believe Israel treats Palestinians like the Nazis treated the Jews. The YouGov survey, commissioned by the pro-Israel Campaign Against...

British Community Foundation launched in Qatar

British Community Foundation launched in Qatar

British Ambassador to Qatar H E Neerav Patel during the launch of the foundation. Doha, Qatar: The British Community Foundation (BCF) was officially launched in Doha yesterday, marking a new chapter for the UK’s over 23,000-strong expatriate...

Emily Thornberry showed true colours with 'snobby' England flag tweet that cost her job

Emily Thornberry showed true colours with 'snobby' England flag tweet that cost her job

Dame Emily Thornberry has thrown her hat into the ring as the race to become Labour's next deputy leader heats up - but it's not the first time the MP has made headlines. The Islington South and Finsbury politician quit her role as Shadow Attorney...

Ed Balls sweetly snaps fun pictures of his Good Morning Britain co-star Laura Tobin as they attend ITV's 70th anniversary party

Ed Balls sweetly snaps fun pictures of his Good Morning Britain co-star Laura Tobin as they attend ITV's 70th anniversary party

Ed Balls sweetly snapped a series of fun pictures of his Good Morning Britain co-star Laura Tobin as they attended ITV's 70th anniversary party on Monday night which took place at the historic Guildhall in London. The former politician, 58, was...

Here are the papers at the Future of Journalism Conference 2025 presented by Reuters Institute researchers

Here are the papers at the Future of Journalism Conference 2025 presented by Reuters Institute researchers

These are the abstracts of the papers that will be presented by Reuters Institute researchers at the Future of Journalism Conference. The annual gathering is in its 10th year and is hosted by Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and...

Solihull Council rebel's Reform UK stance becomes clear as trio join party

Solihull Council rebel's Reform UK stance becomes clear as trio join party

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more A fourth Solihull rebel councillor who quit the ruling Tories has ruled out joining Reform UK. Alison Rolf issued a statement after...

Rasmus Hojlund: Danish Media React to Man Utd Loanee's Display vs Greece

Rasmus Hojlund: Danish Media React to Man Utd Loanee's Display vs Greece

Following Benjamin Sesko's summer arrival at Manchester United, Rasmus Hojlund's role under Ruben Amorim was instantly depleted – and the once-promising 22-year-old chose to join Serie A champions Napoli on loan as a result and football fans are...

Heathrow Terminal 4 – what led to the evacuation of part of the UK’s busiest airport?

Heathrow Terminal 4 – what led to the evacuation of part of the UK’s busiest airport?

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Tens of thousands of babies to be studied in UK and parents will be sent letters

Tens of thousands of babies to be studied in UK and parents will be sent letters

Families from across the UK who have a baby next year could be invited to join Generation New Era. The new research project will be the first long-term tracking study in a quarter of a century and will involve up to 30,000 babies. Researchers hope...

Eye-catching deal gives UK viewers Sky TV and Netflix for £1 a month

Eye-catching deal gives UK viewers Sky TV and Netflix for £1 a month

When it comes to TV deals, Sky is often one of the most popular providers to pick, thanks to its sports and TV bundles, the option to add on broadband, or the perk of syncing up new channels with a Netflix account. In a new offer, there's a rival...

British endurance swimmer becomes first to swim around Iceland

British endurance swimmer becomes first to swim around Iceland

Tabby WilsonBBC News ShareSave British endurance swimmer Ross Edgley has become the first person to swim around Iceland, after spending nearly four months circumnavigating 1,000 miles (1,609km) of coastline. The 39-year-old from Cheshire crossed...

Wetherspoons: bar brand teams up with Papas Fish and Chips on menu to open new UK pubs – locations near me

Wetherspoons: bar brand teams up with Papas Fish and Chips on menu to open new UK pubs – locations near me

The new tie-up promises cheap pints and proper chippy favourites under one roof 🍺 Wetherspoons has signed a major new franchise deal with The Papas Group 15 new pubs are set to open across the UK as part of the partnership The move combines two of...

Shocking moment Brit tourists and shopkeepers brawl in holiday hotspot with paving stones and umbrellas used as weapons

Shocking moment Brit tourists and shopkeepers brawl in holiday hotspot with paving stones and umbrellas used as weapons

THIS is the jaw-dropping moment a huge street fight broke out between British tourists and Turkish shopkeepers at a popular holiday hotspot. What began as a minor dispute in Alanya on September 1 quickly exploded into a brutal street brawl, with...

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? September 8, 2025

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? September 8, 2025

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Amendments to Pension Schemes Bill include Virgin Media remediation The government has...

Lachlan Murdoch named heir to media empire: How the battle for Rupert’s successor ended

Lachlan Murdoch named heir to media empire: How the battle for Rupert’s successor ended

The protracted succession battle for the keys to Rupert Murdoch’s sprawling media empire came to a close on Monday (September 8), with the family announcing that Lachlan Murdoch, his oldest son, would helm the business after Rupert’s death.In a...

Palestinian beer overcomes war and border checks to go on sale at UK supermarkets

Palestinian beer overcomes war and border checks to go on sale at UK supermarkets

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Two Brits facing death penalty in Bali drug plot, paraded with cocaine haul

Two Brits facing death penalty in Bali drug plot, paraded with cocaine haul

10:02, 09 Sep 2025 This is the moment two Brits facing the death penalty in Bali for a £1.3million cocaine plot were paraded in front of photographers. Kial Robinson, 29, and Piran Ezra Wilkinson, 48, are currently detained by Bali's Narcotic...

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