Archive : December 31, 2015

• 12:02

  From Skepta to David Bowie – the celebrities who turned down New Year’s Honours OLD

• 16:34

  The Independent's ones to watch in 2016: Tom Curran, Sophie Luff, Josh Onomah and more

• 18:11

  Simon Danczuk: A troubled maverick undone by his thirst for self-publicity

• 15:54

  Why having a pet is good for your health

• 15:21

  Delta Air Lines pilot turns plane around to pick up family so they won't miss their father's funeral

• 14:30

  The airline that feminism forgot

• 15:18

  The 5 events that could change the shape of British politics in 2016

• 19:24

  Celebrity ‘politicians’ have just as much right to pontificate as real ones

• 12:06

  The 7 'healthy' foods that aren't as healthy as you think

• 17:42

  Gabrielle Union tweets about being raped as a teenager to criticise victim-blaming in case of Tamir Rice

• 17:55

  Louis van Gaal says Manchester United's poor ending to the year ruined a 'very good' 2015

• 22:31

  Two young boys kidnapped from home by masked men

• 21:24

  Final Fantasy's Lightning is the star of Louis Vuitton's new advertising campaign

• 20:53

  Lynched, kidnapped – or living it up: whatever happened to the Gaddafis?

• 22:32

  Munich police warn of 'imminent' terrorist attack and evacuate two train stations

• 22:58

  Spring fashion: From Louis Vuitton's fluttering fabrics to Gucci’s florals

• 22:09

  Jean-Louis Megnien: Paris surgeon’s suicide sparks investigation into hospital 'bullying'

• 23:55

  Rough sleeping in London doubles in five years

• 23:52

  Ohio mother jailed for rape of her 12-year-old daughter

• 23:50

  Trainee lawyer Carl Langdell charged with Christmas Eve murder of teacher Katie Locke

• 23:00

  Robber steals handbag from 73-year-old woman as she tended her late husband's grave

• 22:09

  Luxurious loungewear: Mooch like a movie star in cashmere and silk

• 20:04

  New Year's Eve: The world welcomes 2016 with celebration and trepidation amid global terror threat

• 18:00

  Dubai skyscraper Address Hotel engulfed in huge fire

• 19:12

  Airport VAT scam: We started this – now it’s time for George Osborne to finish it

• 18:22

  From Deutschland 83 to The Legacy and Gomorrah, British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas

• 16:46

  WhatsApp down: Messaging app breaks, leaving people unable to send or receive messages

• 17:46

  Airport VAT scam: George Osborne’s comments suggest a brighter future for travellers

• 20:44

  Dubai Address hotel fire: This is a city with record-breaking ambition

• 15:44

  Bill Cosby’s lawyer says sexual assault charge is 'politically motivated'

• 18:55

  George Osborne told to avoid weak compromise with retailers after launching inquiry into airport VAT scam

• 17:08

  Storm Frank: Body of kayaker found after floods

• 17:33

  EU referendum: 'Third campaign' launched to encourage disaffected Britons to vote

• 19:03

  How is a self-respecting economist supposed to spend gift vouchers?

• 18:53

  Peers pocketing thousands of pounds in allowances without ever contributing to House of Lords debates

• 19:38

  Israel bans novel from schools that features Israeli-Palestinian love affair

• 17:17

  Gene-editing could fight musclar dystrophy, says new research

• 18:58

  Isis in Raqqa: Undercover activists do what they can to fight back against Islamists

• 17:12

  Graphene could be used to clean up nuclear waste, say scientists

• 17:55

  Scientific breakthroughs in 2015 that could change the world

• 16:46

  Hale Goetz responds after she was fat-shamed on Reddit

• 12:42

  Gay couple accuses House of Fraser over 'homophobic abuse'

• 18:29

  Take my advice and you too will get ahead in 2016

• 18:24

  Venezuelan opposition cries foul over 'judicial coup' as court blocks swearing in of politicians

• 16:08

  Husband watches on FaceTime as wife is pulled to her death in Texas tornado

• 18:14

  Money’s no object for flood defences – unless they’re too expensive

• 16:45

  New York man charged with plotting 'Isis terror attack' on restaurant on New Year's Eve

• 18:02

  Boko Haram: Nigerian President offers talks over kidnapped schoolgirls

• 17:40

  2016 presents huge hurdles for David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and the candidates in the US race for power

• 17:47

  Chris Rock suggests Jennifer Lawrence would 'really have something to complain about' if she were black

• 13:53

  40 experiences everyone should have before they turn 40

• 17:26

  Paloma Faith: Judge on The Voice says it's not worth the BBC licence fee

• 16:30

  Give up a luxury for January to support the life-saving work at Great Ormond Street

• 15:24

  How you and your partner sleep could say something about your relationship

• 17:11

  i Editor's Letter: Why I'm giving up chocolate for January

• 17:34

  If you're returning with a tan, Sir Philip Dilley, best be honest about your holiday

• 17:35

  Saudi men complain of harassment by women in shopping centre

• 16:37

  Give to GOSH: Why I’ll be giving up meat ... from today

• 17:20

  Letters: Who will dare to abolish these tawdry honours?

• 17:23

  Fifa presidential election: Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses Musa Bility's appeal against exclusion

• 17:19

  Early Toy Story concept art had Woody and Buzz Lightyear looking a little strange

• 16:58

  Are vitamin supplements a waste of money?

• 16:50

  Up to 55,000 Syrians killed in 2015, monitoring groups reveal

• 11:23

  Isis Austrian poster girl Samra Kesinovic 'used as sex slave' before being murdered for trying to escape

• 15:51

  Jeremy Corbyn defends waiting five days to visit floods: 'I didn't want to get in the way'

• 14:13

  Times Square: New Year's Eve revellers in New York will be protected by 6,000 police with dogs, radiation detectors and sniper rifles

• 14:48

  Simon Danczuk apologises after sending explicit texts to a 17-year-old girl

• 15:12

  Tory MP says Simon Danczuk has been 'stitched up by Corbynites'

• 16:54

  The best Ford RS classics: A buyer’s guide

• 16:52

  South Africa vs England: Improving tourists prepare to rewrite history

• 16:03

  Students fought to change the world in 2015, 10 ways how

• 16:47

  The six people you've never heard of who changed the world in 2015

• 16:46

  UK weather: Warmest December on record was one of wettest ever seen as Britain battered by storms and flooding

• 16:44

  REDIRECT: Give up a luxury for January to support the life-saving work at Great Ormond Street

• 16:44

  Steve Bunce column: Peter McDonagh’s mind-bending renaissance has been one of the great stories of the last year

• 16:41

  The fact that I have autism should not bar me from donating my sperm

• 16:40

  Give up a luxury for January to support the life-saving work at Great Ormond Street

• 16:37

  Donald Trump filter Chrome extension rids the entire web of presidential contender

• 10:15

  Police issue warning amid fears of dangerous batch of ecstasy

• 12:12

  The 10 biggest business stories of 2015 including Greece, China, VW and tanking oil prices

• 13:25

  Kirsty Bridges: 28-year-old beautician decides to die after life-long cystic fibrosis battle

• 16:25

  Volkswagen Golf, car review: Seventh-generation model is the best yet

• 16:15

  Call for UK ban on 'microbeads' pollutant after Obama takes action in US

• 16:16

  Belgium terror plot: Kamikaze Riders motorbike club members charged with planning attacks on Brussels

• 16:11

  Top Gear: BBC dismisses rumours new series with Chris Evans is 'in crisis'

• 15:56

  New Year Honours: What are they, how do you get one - and how do you get 'promoted'

• 16:01

  Storm Frank: Freak weather pushes North Pole above freezing

• 16:00

  UK weather: December second wettest on record as storms cause widespread flooding

• 15:53

  UFC 195 Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit: Ruthless aiming to use brains as well as brawn to defeat rival Condit

• 15:51

  Northumbria Police attacked for 'sexist' domestic violence campaign ahead of new 'coercive control' law

• 15:31

  Kosher medical marijuana to go on sale in New York after firm secures Jewish dietary certification

• 15:42

  Manchester United vs Swansea: Louis van Gaal hoping to bring smiles back to Old Trafford against 'ghost team'

• 15:34

  Eliza Szonert: Former Neighbours actress allowed to leave Malaysia with son after video of her taking him from estranged partner

• 12:04

  Happy New Year: New Zealand marks the start of 2016 with Sky Tower firework display

• 14:58

  Tony Martin, jailed for shooting teenager in 1999, has been arrested on suspicion of holding a firearm

• 15:27

  Jonah Lomu, Jules Bianchi, Richie Benaud - Sporting figures we lost in 2015

• 10:46

  Carnival Ecstasy: Cruise ship couple describe the moment they saw blood pouring out of elevator doors

• 15:25

  What happens to your body when you eat too much?

• 15:20

  Free yourself from the straitjacket of New Year's resolutions

• 12:23

  Gareth Bale tries to defy policeman after leaving Real Madrid's stadium following win over Sociedad, and fails miserably

• 14:52

  The science of happiness: Everything you need to know about the feeling we all crave

• 09:27

  Barack Obama confirms 'a pretty sizeable percentage' of world leaders are 'out of their minds'

• 13:48

  University in Singapore reveals new ‘human-looking social robot’, comparing it to Star Wars’ C-3PO

• 15:07

  Real Sociedad president threatens to report referee to Spanish police after awarding Real Madrid two penalties

• 15:06

  'Taste the wine': What prosecutors say Bill Cosby did, in graphic detail

• 14:25

  Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland donates £5,000 to Great Britain's women's deaf football team campaign

• 14:42

  Twitter brings back Politwoops: Site allows tool designed to archive politicians' tweets to return

• 14:41

  Vladimir Putin signs new law permitting FSB to open fire on disabled people and children

• 14:38

  Deadly US Midwest floods break records, devastate families

• 12:08

  BBC down: Website and digital services broke as a result of massive cyber attack

• 12:20

  Barack Obama signs ban on microbeads in cosmetic products to reduce ‘plastic pollution’

• 09:25

  Star Wars release dates: This is when the next five movies will reach cinemas from Star Wars 8 to the Han Solo spin-off

• 14:23

  It's the banks that will celebrate most this New Year's Eve – they've just been let off the hook

• 14:21

  Microsoft to alert users when they are victims of 'state-sponsored' hacking

• 14:21

  Microsoft to alert users when they are victims of 'state-sponsored' hacking

• 13:18

  UK flooding: Environment Agency chief Sir Philip Dilley promised to 'turn up in his Wellingtons in a flooding crisis' when he first got the job

• 14:14

  New Year’s Eve: The scientific reason why it is generally terrible

• 11:18

  Storm Frank: Man arrested on suspicion of looting flood-stricken homes in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire

• 14:02

  New Year's Eve 2015: Netflix tricks children into thinking its midnight with early cartoon countdowns

• 10:00

  Woman mugged while visiting her late husband's grave in Hanwell Cemetery, west London, on Christmas eve

• 13:51

  Champagne loses its fizz as more Brits pick prosecco for New Year's Eve

• 13:41

  David James set to take first English managerial job at Luton Town

• 13:12

  Social services under fire after boy cared for by convicted paedophile relative for at least two years

• 13:17

  How many days you will spend having sex, cleaning and commuting revealed in quiz

• 11:43

  Belgium terror alert: Six more suspects arrested over 'Isis plot' to attack Brussels over festive period

• 13:22

  Storm Frank: High winds invert Glencar waterfall in Ireland

• 13:07

  New Year's Honours: The 7 biggest Tory cronies given awards by David Cameron

• 11:52

  The political party you've never heard of that is on the verge of making history

• 13:09

  A Harvard psychiatrist says three things are the secret to real happiness

• 13:00

  Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher continues to hit back at body shaming and ageist criticism

• 13:07

  What the photographer has to say about these images of a wedding in war-torn Syria

• 13:06

  Arsenal vs Newcastle: Arsene Wenger praises Mesut Ozil for 'improving tremendously' after coming of age

• 09:26

  Huge wave kills person on board Chinese oil rig in North Sea

• 11:25

  Refugee crisis: The Nazi-era airport that's now 'home' to 3,000 refugees

• 12:54

  Royal Mint designed 60p coin for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

• 12:44

  The world's languages, in seven maps and charts

• 12:37

  Sam Allardyce to avoid FA punishment for 'soft German' comments aimed at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

• 12:36

  Claudio Ranieri allows Leicester City players to celebrate New Year's Eve

• 11:28

  Erectile dysfunction 'linked to risk of early death'

• 12:05

  Jamie Carragher says Liverpool are still struggling to get the best out of Christian Benteke

• 12:18

  Meet two new characters from Finding Dory, Bailey and Destiny

• 12:15

  Jose Mourinho tells Real Madrid he's 'not interested' in returning

• 10:51

  Do you really know how much immigration your local area has? Check with this tool

• 11:56

  Loughborough University takes the lead as being the most popular first choice university for freshers in 2016

• 09:43

  Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk 'sent sexually explicit text messages to 17-year-old girl'

• 11:38

  Simon Danczuk suspended from Labour party after 'sending sexually explicit texts to teenager'

• 09:26

  John Joe Heuerman: The 13-year-old New Year Honours' recipient that really deserves it

• 10:34

  Storm Frank: 150-year-old Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare collapses into the sea

• 11:14

  Disney pulls Frozen 'Champagne-style' juice drink after alcohol campaigners voice fears

• 11:44

  Star Wars: 8 actors who turned down roles in 'a galaxy far, far away' from Leonardo DiCaprio to Al Pacino

• 08:26

  Storm Frank: Flood-hit areas to see 'respite' over the next 48 hours as rain eases

• 11:41

  7 best bath oils that will turn any tub into a luxury experience

• 11:41

  Arsenal news: Jamie Carragher warns Gunners could wait another 10 years if they don't win Premier League title

• 11:39

  Auld Lang Syne lyrics: all the words so you can sing it at New Year

• 10:44

  What journalists at The Independent are giving up for GOSH – and why you should join them

• 11:34

  Manchester City transfer news: Schalke 04 youngster Leroy Sane identified as main January window target

• 11:21

  New Year's Honours: Tory MP Mark Garnier condemns Lynton Crosby knighthood

• 11:20

  World's top aid agencies reveal what people should be most concerned about in 2016

• 09:24

  New Year's Day: Why 1 January is the deadliest day of the year

• 11:03

  10 most read sport stories in 2015: From Left Shark at Super Bowl 49 to Sonny Bill Williams at the Rugby World Cup

• 11:02

  Chelsea worried lack of 'relegation clause' could cost them big if Blues go down

• 09:17

  BBC down: Websites including news unavailable after ‘technical issues’

• 10:39

  Nate Tracey: Video shows fireman pull unconscious driver from burning vehicle

• 08:35

  Star Wars: George Lucas says he sold franchise to 'white slavers' and criticises 'retro' The Force Awakens

• 09:38

  Storm Frank: Man trapped on Scottish bus in chest-high floodwater for five hours describes his ordeal

• 09:52

  Paris attacks: Belgian man, 22, arrested in Brussels on suspicion of carrying out terror attacks

• 10:24

  LCD Soundsystem reuniting despite label saying they never would, set to play Coachella

• 10:40

  UK flooding: George Osborne and David Cameron accused of increasing the 'human misery' caused by Storm Frank

• 10:38

  Arsenal transfer news: Mathieu Debuchy wants to leave Arsenal as Arsene Wenger admits move is possible

• 08:35

  YouTube video shows cyclist saving life of suicidal woman

• 08:25

  Sports Direct's Mike Ashley agrees to pay staff national minimum wage from 2016

• 10:09

  Bullying in childhood linked to poor physical health in adults, study finds

• 10:07

  Banking culture inquiry scrapped by regulator FCA as "Osborne pulls dogs off the banks"

• 08:19

  Happy New Year... but not yet: Confused brands tweet congratulations a day early

• 08:14

  Dog with ham on its face tricks people on Facebook into praying for 'burns recovery'

• 10:01

  iPlayer down: BBC on demand service hit by problems with all digital services

• 09:39

  Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp recreate Brendan Rodgers reaction

• 09:29

  Massimiliano Allegri in Chelsea and Manchester United frame after Juventus coach starts English lessons

• 09:25

  Star Wars release dates: When the next five movies will reach cinemas from Star Wars 8 to the Han Solo spin-off

• 09:17

  Arsenal victory parade set for 22 May, according to Islington Council

• 08:03

  Jamie Carragher: Liverpool legend responds to El-Hadji Diouf's 'turkey' barb

• 08:41

  Air India plane bound for London forced to return to Mumbai after rat sighting

• 08:24

  New Year's Eve: Extra armed officers on patrol to protect London from Isis-inspired terror attack

• 08:48

  Gary Neville admits he 'shouldn't be' Manchester United or England manager any time soon

• 08:25

  Felipe Anderson to Manchester United; Paul Pogba to Chelsea; Loic Remy to Aston Villa; West Ham latest

• 08:22

  Jurgen Klopp is a 'soft German' according to Sam Allardyce after Liverpool beat Sunderland

• 00:03

  PDC World Darts Championship report: Phil Taylor knocked out as Peter Wright and Dave Chisnall play out classic

• 07:39

  Air Canada 'flight from hell' from China diverted after extreme turbulence injures 21 people

• 00:27

  615,000 new homes - that's what UK housebuilders could put up on their landbanks