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Ukraine peace talks collapse in less than two hours after Zelensky slams ‘unfair’ Trump

LiveUK Politics

Farage condemned for claiming white men are losing jobs through Equality Act

<p>Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell in August 2019</p>
Crime

Surrey Police urge people to come forward over human trafficking claims in Epstein files

<p>Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps began a series of military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, on Monday, on the eve of talks with the United States</p>
Middle East

Iran closes key Strait of Hormuz shipping route after ayatollah threatens to sink US warships

Home News

Storm Pedro to bring snow and more heavy rain to UK

<p>Robert Jenrick, in his serious-looking glasses</p>
John rentoul

If Jenrick applied to be my chancellor I’d laugh him out the door

<p>People began to flee as the avalanche loomed over the pine trees</p>
Europe

Terrifying moment avalanche smothers crowd of fleeing skiers in Italian Alps

<p>Gordon Ramsay recalls his excitement over being able to throw critic AA Gill out of his restaurant</p>
Reviews

Being Gordon Ramsay is sanitised propaganda that lacks proper honesty

<p>More than 800 people died in their own homes due to cold weather in 2024-25</p>
Health

Hundreds of people died in their homes during freezing temperatures in UK last year

<p>Chinese New Year festivities traditionally start with the Night Parade at Tsim Sha Tsui </p>
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<p>Kerstin Gurtner died in January 2025 while attempting to climb Grossglockner</p>
Europe

Trial of climber who left ‘girlfriend to die’ on mountain set to begin

<p>Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump said that he has a speech ready to inform Americans about the potential existence of alien life</p>
US politics

Lara Trump says president has speech written to announce discovery of alien life after Obama claim

<p>Jose Mourinho spoke with Vinicius Jr after he reported racist abuse during Real Madrid’s match against Benfica </p>
commentMiguel delaney

Ignore Mourinho – on Vini Jr’s racism allegations, only one thing needs to be said

<p>Youngpremium</p>
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The time has come to admit it – we have failed young people

<p>Rupert Lowe launched new political party, Restore Britain, after his fractious exit from Reform UK</p>
UK Politics

Seven ex-Reform councillors join Rupert Lowe’s new rival party

<p>The Tax Foundation calculated that the average effective tariff rate on all U.S. imports is now 9.9 percent, making it the highest since 1946</p>
US politics

Trump tariffs to cost households an extra $1,300 this year: study

<p>Six people have been hospitalised after the accident in Elephant and Castle, London</p>
Home News

Six injured after two double-decker buses crash in London

<p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kid Rock pose during a work-out video</p>
US politics

RFK Jr. posts workout video with Kid Rock urging Americans to ‘get active’

Ateh Jewel
health

‘My health was in crisis – until I divorced my husband of 26 years’

<p>Virgin Trains and Trenitalia of Italy plan to launch routes through the Channel Tunnel by 2030</p>
travel

Eurostar to cut boarding time by 30 minutes

<p>Rumer Willis (right) is the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore</p>
Lifestyle

Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer says she works four jobs to provide for her daughter

<p>Pulvinder Dhillon suffered fatal injuries after her daughter’s broken-down car was hit and burst into flames</p>
Crime

Driver found guilty of deadly crash on malfunctioning smart motorway

<p>Virgin Trains and Trenitalia of Italy plan to launch routes through the Channel Tunnel by 2030</p>
travel

Eurostar to cut boarding time by 30 minutes

<p>Rumer Willis (right) is the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore</p>
Lifestyle

Bruce Willis’ daughter Rumer says she works four jobs to provide for her daughter

<p>Pulvinder Dhillon suffered fatal injuries after her daughter’s broken-down car was hit and burst into flames</p>
Crime

Driver found guilty of deadly crash on malfunctioning smart motorway

<p>Unemployment figures are rising and many are blaming AI</p>
in focus

Unemployment is rising – how to become one of the 35 per cent of ‘irreplaceables’

<p>Taking a photo of dinner is now so routine it barely registers – the argument begins when documentation turns into disruption</p>
Features

Why Jeremy King might regret banning influencers from his restaurants

<p>California surfer Kurt Van Dyke was killed in a violent home invasion in Costa Rica over the weekend </p>
Americas

American surfing legend Kurt Van Dyke killed in brutal home invasion

<p>President Donald Trump</p>
US politics

How bad are Trump’s aid cuts now Congress is fighting back?

Features

<p>Tall drink of martini: Jacob Elordi’s recent performances show he’s capable of donning the tuxedo</p>
Features

Jacob Elordi would make a brilliant Bond

Features

Jacob Elordi would make a brilliant Bond

<p>Tall drink of martini: Jacob Elordi’s recent performances show he’s capable of donning the tuxedo</p>
<p>Filmmaker Emerald Fennell, flanked by Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, at the London photo call for ‘Wuthering Heights’</p>
comment

Defending Emerald Fennell feels like class treachery, but here we go

<p>In the year of reading, we are reading less than ever</p>
Features

I read 95 books last year – here’s how I managed it

<p>That old razzle-dazzle: RAYE performs during her 2026 tour</p>
Reviews

RAYE’s tour proves she’s destined to be known as one of the greats

<p>Margot Robbie in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’</p>
Features

Wuthering Heights has torn the Independent’s culture desk apart

<p>Margot Robbie in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’</p>
Features

Wuthering Heights has torn the Independent’s culture desk apart

<p>The new lunar year of the fire horse brings with it superstition and myths about what will bring good fortune</p>
Lifestyle

Why washing your hair will bring you bad luck for the lunar new year

Obituaries

Jesse Jackson: The civil rights activist who inspired a generation

Premium

<p>Sarah Ferguson practically begged Jeffrey Epstein to become his ‘house assistant’</p>
UK

The truth about Fergie working as Epstein’s house assistant

UK

The truth about Fergie working as Epstein’s house assistant

<p>Sarah Ferguson practically begged Jeffrey Epstein to become his ‘house assistant’</p>
<p>A stack built for Pancake Day excess, where restraint feels not just unnecessary but actively discouraged</p>
Recipes

Indulgent Shrove Tuesday pancake recipes from Mary Berry, Jamie Oliver and more

<p>Tony Blair in the Channel 4 documentary being aired this February</p>
Features

How Tony Blair became more powerful now than he ever was as PM

<p>In the early days of the internet, safeguarding was primarily a matter of keeping children away from the bad bits</p>
andrew griffin

I’ve changed my mind – young people should be banned from social media

<p>Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in ‘Taxi Driver’</p>
feature

Taxi Driver at 50: How Martin Scorsese turned New York into the coolest scum-ridden hellhole on earth

<p>Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle in ‘Taxi Driver’</p>
feature

Taxi Driver at 50: How Martin Scorsese turned New York into the coolest scum-ridden hellhole on earth

<p>Karen Mulder with Valentino and Naomi Campbell in 1995</p>
Lifestyle

The tragic story of Karen Mulder, fashion’s forgotten whistleblower

<p>Dog prams are becoming a more common sight</p>
Home News

Dogs will soon outnumber children – but that might be a good thing

Bulletin

<p>The Hamas-run Gaza government media office says Israeli forces have completely destroyed 835 mosques and partially damaged 180</p>
News

How Gaza is marking Ramadan

News

How Gaza is marking Ramadan

<p>The Hamas-run Gaza government media office says Israeli forces have completely destroyed 835 mosques and partially damaged 180</p>
<p>Forecasters have urged residents and businesses to be vigilant to the risk of flooding, with wet weather due to continue in England for another month</p>
News

Urgent warning issued as UK to endure more wet weather

Culture

Taylor Swift wins major accolade after record-breaking album

<p>The lanternfish (pictured) has bioluminescent organs and an increased number of rhodopsin genes</p>
News

Experts uncover how deep-sea fish can see in dark waters

<p> A deadly fireworks shop explosion in China's Hubei province has claimed the lives of 12 people, marking the second such incident during the ongoing Lunar New Year festivities. </p>
News

Dozen killed in fireworks shop explosion

<p> A deadly fireworks shop explosion in China's Hubei province has claimed the lives of 12 people, marking the second such incident during the ongoing Lunar New Year festivities. </p>
News

Dozen killed in fireworks shop explosion

<p>Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral infection</p>
News

What to know about chikungunya virus after outbreak in three countries

<p>Customers liken Taylor Chip to Crumbl for its large, gooey cookies with unique flavors</p>
Culture

Popular cookie company closing stores in attempt to stay in business

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<p>With the opening of Gran Hotel Taoro, Tenerife welcomes the return of an iconic Spanish landmark</p>
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<p>Reform leader Nigel Farage with his equalities spokeswoman Suella Braverman, who announced that a Reform government would rip up the Equality Act</p>
Voices

Why does Reform want to tear up the vote-winning Equality Act?

Voices

Why does Reform want to tear up the vote-winning Equality Act?

<p>Reform leader Nigel Farage with his equalities spokeswoman Suella Braverman, who announced that a Reform government would rip up the Equality Act</p>
<p>Prince William joined a programme on Radio 1 to discuss suicide prevention and male mental health. Mental health gets under nine per cent of NHS funding despite comprising 20 per cent of Britain’s disease burden</p>
Voices

I didn’t see my friend’s suicide coming – we’re blind to mental health

<p>‘Periodically I am asked what I think about leg-lengthening surgery’</p>
Voices

Take it from me at 5ft5 – life’s too short to care about being short

<p>Clockwise from top left: Wayne Williams, Leroy Douglas, Joshua McRae, Shaun Anton Lloyd and Abdullahi Suleman</p>
The Independent View

Britain’s IPP scandal must end – justice demands it

<p>David Lammy and Jesse Jackson spent ‘precious time’ in Chicago and London over the years</p>
Voices

If one man made me who I am today, his name is Jesse Jackson

<p>David Lammy and Jesse Jackson spent ‘precious time’ in Chicago and London over the years</p>
Voices

If one man made me who I am today, his name is Jesse Jackson

<p>Jesse Jackson raises a clenched fist from a police van after he and 11 others from Operation Breadbasket were arrested during a New York sit-in in 1971</p>
Voices

Jesse Jackson lifted us up. He knew how to keep hope alive

<p>Nigel Farage and his dream team of ‘drama queens’</p>
Voices

By unveiling his shadow government, Farage has just lost the election

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Farage condemned for claiming white men are losing jobs through Equality Act: live

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By unveiling his shadow government, Nigel Farage has just lost the next election

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I’m a London parent who hasn’t vaccinated my kids against measles, let me explain

175 comments

Ukraine war latest: ‘Difficult’ peace talks end in under two hours

298 comments

Sport

LiveFootball

Newcastle make 2,500-mile Qarabag trip for Champions League play-off

Can Newcastle put one foot into the Champions League last 16?

<p>Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior reported racist abuse from a Benfica player</p>
Football

‘A disgrace to football’: Vini Jr reports racist abuse as match halted

<p>Bruce Mouat's rink have underperformed in Cortina and are at risk of elimination in the group stage</p>
Winter Olympics

GB curlers slump to Canada defeat to leave semis spot on a knife edge

<p>Russia is set to have athletes competing at the Paralympics for the first time since 2014</p>
Paralympics

Ukraine officials to boycott Paralympics over Russia’s participation

<p>Mikaela Shiffrin won her first Olympic gold in eight years with victory in the slalom</p>
Winter Olympics

Shiffrin breaks eight-year Olympic drought with brilliant slalom gold

<p>Arsenal’s biggest rivals for the Premier League title once again stand as Pep Guardiola’s side </p>
Football

Who has the easier Premier League run-in, Arsenal or Man City?

LiveF1

F1 testing 2026 live: Red flag after Lance Stroll crash in Bahrain

<p>Ireland’s scrum have struggled so far in this year’s Six Nations</p>
Rugby Union

What has gone wrong with Ireland’s scrum?

Travel

<p>From coastal resorts to rural getaways, discover unmissable family weekends around Britain </p>
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<p>From coastal resorts to rural getaways, discover unmissable family weekends around Britain </p>
<p>Chinese and Indian tourists are set to make up for a potential slowdown in growth from U.S. travellers to Europe this year</p>
News & Advice

Asian tourists flock to Europe as Americans shun continent

<p>Two chikungunya vaccines are available in the UK</p>
News & Advice

What is chikungunya virus after European transmission warning issued?

<p>A crackdown on pedicab operators in London has been confirmed by TFL</p>
Home News

London pedicab crackdown will see end to ‘rip-off fares’

<p>The Luxurious Spa Experience in a Cave at the Grotto Bay Beach Resort & Spa in Bermuda</p>
Spa Breaks and Wellness

I visited a spa inside a 500,000-year-old cave in Bermuda

<p>The Luxurious Spa Experience in a Cave at the Grotto Bay Beach Resort & Spa in Bermuda</p>
Spa Breaks and Wellness

I visited a spa inside a 500,000-year-old cave in Bermuda

<p>The ‘Kalamata’ mural in the Greek city of the same name</p>
News & Advice

Towering tribute to opera singer named ‘best mural in the world’

<p>Flight LS896 from Turkey to Manchester was forced to divert to Brussels </p>
News & Advice

Jet2 bans passengers for life after ‘appalling behaviour’ on flight

Independent TV

<p>Ateh Jewel on the Well Enough podcast</p>
Well Enough

‘Dating in your 40s is feral’: Ateh Jewel on her post-divorce comeback

Well Enough

‘Dating in your 40s is feral’: Ateh Jewel on her post-divorce comeback

<p>Ateh Jewel on the Well Enough podcast</p>
News

Cyclist fined for riding no-handed by police reveals new twist in case

News

Thief’s heist thwarted as police catch him wearing stolen watch

News

China shows off nunchuck-wielding humanoid robots for Lunar New Year

Sport

Football boss’s interview derailed with make surprise appearance

Sport

Football boss’s interview derailed with make surprise appearance

News

Police save injured bald eagle stranded on ice

News

Moment avalanche rushes down Alps mountain as skiers watch on

IndyBest

<p>The best supermarket hot sauces include Ed Sheeran’s Tingly Ted’s blend </p>
Food & Drink

The best supermarket hot sauces – tried and tested by a spice fanatic

Food & Drink

The best supermarket hot sauces – tried and tested by a spice fanatic

<p>The best supermarket hot sauces include Ed Sheeran’s Tingly Ted’s blend </p>
<p>Masks were tested with a variety of light frequencies, including red, blue, green and purple</p>
Skincare

Best LED face masks for 2026, tested by beauty writers

<p>The new blender is available in five fun hues </p>
Kitchen Appliances

Ninja’s blendboss blender has launched in the UK – here’s what to know

<p>Air fryers have become a kitchen staple as energy prices have soared</p>
Kitchen Appliances

Experts reveal how much it really costs to run an air fryer

<p>M&S’s furniture, lighting and soft furnishings have gone viral </p>
Home & Garden

M&S’s new homeware could be straight out of Soho Home

<p>M&S’s furniture, lighting and soft furnishings have gone viral </p>
Home & Garden

M&S’s new homeware could be straight out of Soho Home

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Experts reveal what it costs to run a dehumidifier

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<p>Chessington World of Adventures has released the first images of its new Paw Patrol-themed land</p>
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UK’s first Paw Patrol land opens this spring – here’s a first look

<p>The right sleep setup can improve the quality of your rest and ensure you wake up feeling refreshed</p>
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<p>Supermarkets will be wooing diners with their menu of mains, sides, desserts and a drink </p>
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Best Valentine’s Day supermarket meal deals compared for 2026

<p>Supermarkets will be wooing diners with their menu of mains, sides, desserts and a drink </p>
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Best Valentine’s Day supermarket meal deals compared for 2026

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<p>Here’s everything you need to know about the UK’s major theme parks for 2026</p>
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politics

Republican branded ‘racist slob’ over ‘disgustingly bigoted’ Muslim comments

Republican branded ‘racist slob’ over ‘disgustingly bigoted’ Muslim comments

tv

Tell Me Lies S3: Why the addictively toxic TV series has TikTok hooked ahead of 'explosive' finale

tiktok

Shrek 'cautionary tale' viral TikTok debate sparks concern we're in a 'media literacy crisis'

celebrities

Did Beyonce just hint at a Lady Gaga 'Telepyphone' sequel? Here's why fans think so

politics

Shortest-serving PM Liz Truss says Trump is ‘right about everything’ - and people have thoughts

politics

Shortest-serving PM Liz Truss says Trump is ‘right about everything’ - and people have thoughts

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Is Twitter/X down? Elon Musk's site suffers outage

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5,000-year-old discovery rewrites history of ancient Egyptian technology

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