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UK-EU deal hailed as milestone but is ‘just the beginning’, says industry

The new deal was widely welcomed across business sectors for helping cut red tape and reducing checks on food exports.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Voices: Gary Lineker’s become too big for his boots – and it was time to go

COMMENT: He is a footballing icon and an articulate and passionate presenter, writes Gemma Abbott – but as Lineker blurred the lines between advocacy and impartiality, the BBC’s integrity suffered. His departure was inevitable

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Thailand and Indonesia announce strategic partnership, vow to boost economic and defense ties

Indonesia and Thailand agreed Monday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20 years, and agreed to push for greater trade and investment

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Sir Elton John ‘incredibly betrayed’ by Government’s path on copyright law

Sir Elton is among hundreds of creatives who have urged the Government to protect copyright law.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2025

Romanians cast ballots in a tense presidential runoff that pits nationalist against pro-EU centrist

Romanians are casting their ballots in a tense presidential runoff between a hard-right nationalist and a pro-Western centrist

The Independent UK · May 18, 2025

Children still ‘waiting far too long’ for mental health care, commissioner warns

The most common reason for referral during the period was anxiety.

Evening Standard · May 17, 2025

Voices: I shed two stone on weight-loss drugs – then got ‘Ozempic tongue’

COMMENT: Although the drugs help me shift unhealthy weight, I was then presented with an unexpected side effect, writes Charlotte Cripps

The Independent UK · May 17, 2025

Britain has dropped down Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights rankings. Good – now we might have to face reality

In 2015, the UK placed first on the rainbow map. But even then, as an 18-year-old gay man, I knew that wasn’t the whole story, says Guardian writer Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2025

Voices: Readers call for compassion in assisted dying debate – ‘I should have the right to die if I want to’

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Many argued for greater autonomy, referencing the suffering of loved ones and calling current restrictions cruel and outdated

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Takeaways from AP's report on Afghan refugees in Virginia

Religious groups have long been at the heart of U.S. refugee resettlement work that is now in peril

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025