Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from The Independent

Scrapping HS2 ‘will bring higher fares and congestion for decades’

Plans to make up for the lost capacity due to the cancellation of the railway, first revealed by The Independent, are said to be years away

The Independent UK

Bethlehem prays for peace in Gaza: ‘I have never seen a Christmas like this’

Normally at this time of year, Bethlehem is full of thousands visiting one of Christianity’s most holy cities. But Bel Trew finds empty streets, shuttered shops and a central square without its famous Christmas tree. Church leaders say the situation in Gaza makes any form of celebration impossible – and…

The Independent UK

Labour MP charges taxpayers for equality course after suspension over racial slur

A LABOUR MP who was suspended after using “abusive language with racial overtones” towards a journalist went on to charge taxpayers for equality…

The National (Scotland)

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Brianna Ghey’s mother remembers murdered daughter’s ‘fearlessness’ and praises ‘outstanding’ trans community

‘I’m trying to be a bit more like Brianna because she was happy being who she was,’ teen’s mother says

The Independent UK

California schools are battling a fentanyl crisis. Why are parents so oblivious?

Fentanyl is now responsible for one in five youth deaths in California. Schools – and parents – are finally catching up. Mike Bedigan and Josh Marcus report

The Independent UK

MP suspended for using racist slur claims anti-racism course on expenses

Exclusive: Neil Coyle, whom Sir Keir Starmer welcomed back into the party in May, put a £295 unconscious bias course on his expenses

The Independent UK

Harris vs. Trump: who will make history? Join our exclusive US election event

Join executive editor Holly Baxter as she sits down with a panel of experts from The Independent, including Bel Trew, Andrew Feinberg and Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Ex-prisoner’s cry for help over indefinite jail term before his death

In a heartbreaking email to the justice secretary, Matthew Price told of the ‘psychological torture’ of living under an indeterminate sentence

The Independent UK

‘It was like Basil Fawlty running The Shining hotel’: Inside the collapse of Virgin Hotels Glasgow

Around 150 staff were told the hotel was closing and had their passes revoked

The Independent UK

JN.1: What to know about the new Covid variant surging in the US

Infectious disease experts say the best way to protect yourself from the JN.1 subvariant is to get the updated Covid 19 vaccine

The Independent UK

Jimmy Lai: Son of Briton jailed in China hits out at ‘textbook show trial’

Jimmy Lai, 76, a life-long critic of Beijing, faces a life sentence under charges described as politically motivated

The Independent UK

Headteacher recalls moment vulnerable pregnant pupil was given a bed — thanks to Independent-backed charity

The schoolgirl was able to finish her studies and leave school with English and maths qualifications once she reguarly got a good night’s sleep

The Independent UK

How a sniper’s bullets utterly shattered the last vestiges of sanctuary in Gaza’s only Catholic church

Hundreds of Palestinian Christians already faced dwindling food, dirty water and the constant fear of bombs as they sought shelter from Israel’s war on Hamas in northern Gaza, before a mother and daughter were shot trying to reach the toilet at the Holy Family Church. Bel Trew speaks to the…

The Independent UK

GOP senator co-signs Trump’s extreme immigration rhetoric

‘I’m mad he wasn’t tougher than that,’ Sen Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) tells The Independent

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Greg Abbott just raised the stakes in his anti-Biden immigration war

Members of Congress want Department of Justice to challenge Texas law

The Independent UK

What it means for us: Families at heart of bed poverty Christmas appeal respond to your donations

Thanks to the generosity of The Independent readers, we have helped raise £90,000 to fund 500 beds for impoverished children

The Independent UK

And so to bed: Your gift of a good night’s sleep for 500 children

Your generosity ensures that hundreds of disadvantaged youngsters will have their own bed to sleep in this Christmas for the first time – as you raise £90,000 in less than two weeks

The Independent UK

11 Christmas movies on Netflix to stream over the holidays

Netflix offers a wide array of holiday movies old and new for subscribers to watch

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Christmas at home is cancelled for evacuated Grindavik residents after Iceland volcano eruption

Grindavik locals had vowed to be back before Christmas to help rebuild the unfortunate port town

The Independent UK

Gen Z has had enough of politics. Does RFK Jr have the answer?

Polls suggest Robert F Kennedy Jr is leading the race for the Gen Z vote in 2024, but claims of a youth movement towards the independent candidate appear elusive, Bevan Hurley writes

The Independent UK

Generous donation from Hinduja family brings Christmas appeal closer to target

Property tycoon Gopichand Hinduja and daughter Rita Chhabria have funded dozens of beds to boost Zarach’s campaign to provide 500 beds for children in need

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak rules out a 2025 general election: ‘2024 will be an election year’

The prime minister told a gathering of journalists that next year will be an election year, despite speculation he was considering delaying it for as long as possible

The Independent UK

Stranger Things creators debunk major fan theory about show’s ending

The Duffer Brothers commented: ‘That is not how we’re going to end the show’

The Independent UK

A one-time law allowed Hasidic women to name the men they say abused them

Victims tell Michelle Del Rey the doctor’s abuse spanned across a 15-year period

The Independent UK

Travel fears over ‘big bang’ launch of EU border system in autumn 2024

Exclusive: No ‘soft launch’ for pan-European IT project says Brussels – despite concerns from Ryanair

1 … 233 234 235 236

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the European Commission

the Department of Justice

1,192 stories

Department of Justice

1,131 stories

Virgin

801 stories

the World Health Organization

763 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.