Front page summary The Independent – Thousands trapped in Grenfell-style flats ‘scammed’ by insurersThe Independent leads on its own exclusive: Residents unable to sell homes…
Browsing: The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the Indy, it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was in 2016.
It tends to take a pro-market stance on economic issues and is politically aligned with liberalism.
Front page summary The Independent – Pensions fiasco could cost taxpayer £10.5bn – or moreThe Independent says a damning watchdog report tells the government it…
Front page summary The Independent – Inside the Gaza hospital where mums are too weak to breastfeed their babies – and staff eat animal feed The…
Front page summary The Independent – Exposed: Secret NHS report that shames the ambulance service The Independent says a secret report has warned the NHS is…
Front page summary The Independent – Treated in hospital – then dumped on the street to sleep rough The Independent says thousands of cancer and stroke…
Front page summary The Independent – Putin targeted UK minister in cyber attack on RAF jet The Independent leads with claims that Russia jammed the satellite…
Writing in The Independent, Diane Abbott said the Tories had ‘long been a source of whipping up racism’ while she had also experienced ‘shocking levels’ of racism within Labour.
The Independent leads on the prime minister’s u-turn over comments made by top Tory donor and businessman Frank Hester, who said MP Diane Abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot.
Front page summary The Independent – Royals under pressure to release undoctored Mother’s Day portrait The Independent leads on the royal scandal saying the Palace is…
Front page summary The Independent – Scandal of the elderly treated like animals on hospital wardsThe Independent says families of elderly people have come forward…
For a second year running, The Independent has compiled a list of the 50 most influential women from a variety of worlds spanning the arts, politics, business, sports, television, media, and activism
Front page summary The Independent – 2p: Too little, too late? Hunt bets on NI cuts to revive Tories Ex-chancellor George Osbourne says the 2p national…
The Independent says today’s Budget is expected to deliver national insurance reduction for 27 million workers but pollsters say giveaway won’t reverse dire poll numbers – as PM is warned he can’t afford bigger cuts.
The Independent says two former defence chiefs, ex-defence secretary and US ambassador joined the paper’s call to stop the deportation of Afghans who served with UK forces – as the House of Lords tries to force changes to PM’s flagship Rwanda bill.
Front page summary The Independent – Scandal of rouge nurses free to work on hospital wardsThe Independent reports on its own exclusive, saying scores of…
Sarah Everard’s devastated family believe she died because Couzens was a serving officer, adding: ‘She would never have got into a stranger’s car.’
avid Cameron is to rachet up pressure on Vladimir Putin by meeting the wife of Russia’s most prominent opposition leader after Alexei Navalny for crunch Whitehall talks.
The Independent says former sub-postmaster and TV drama inspiration Alan Bates has demanded the government “get on and pay” those wronged in the Post Office scandal.
The paper says Lee Anderson has refused to apologise for the comments he made, in which he claimed Islamists have control of Sadiq Khan and London.
Front page summary The Independent – Why is the UK paying to train Russia’s future leaders? The Independent says MPs and campaigners are accusing the government…
The Independent leads on Sir Keir Starmer’s denial that he pressured the Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle to help him avoid Gaza vote rebellion. The paper notes the Tories are plotting to oust the Speaker over the chaos they claim is ‘Labour bias’ – and so far 67 MPs have submitted letters of no confidence.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised to the SNP after the House of Commons descended into chaos, as 59 MPs signed a motion of no confidence in the speaker.
The Guardian – Fury in Commons forces speaker to apologise over Gaza vote chaos’ 1 Min Read Summary of The Independent The Independent – ‘Chaos in…
The Independent says Prince William’s rare intervention calling for the conflict to end in Gaza “as soon as possible”. The paper says the US vetoes a UN resolution for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
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