The Independent says HEALTH OFFICIALS have declared a national incident as they investigate the scale of a feared polio outbreak following the discovery of the virus in wastewater.
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.
The Independent says THREE MEN have been arrested after former boxing world champion Amir Khan was robbed at gunpoint.
The Independent says MEDIA MOGUL Rupert Murdoch is reportedly getting divorced from actress and model Jerry Hall, The New York Times reports, citing two anonymous sources with familiarity over the matter.
The Independent says THE crucial by-election in the Conservative stronghold of Tiverton and Honiton is “neck and neck”, according to the Liberal Democrats.
PM accused of ‘race to the bottom’ on pay deals – that’s the Independent’s headline.
The Independent says SRI LANKA’S ECONOMY has “completely collapsed”, leaving it unable to buy imported fuel, the country’s prime minister has said.
The Independent says A CALIFORNIAN jury has found that Bill Cosby sexually abused a 16-year-old girl at the Playboy mansion in 1975 and awarded her $500,000 (£408,425).
The Independent says BREXIT will damage Britain’s competitiveness, hit productivity and dampen workers’ wages for the rest of the decade, according to a damning new study.
The Independent says DOMINIC RAAB has hit back at criticism that replacing the Human Rights Act is “racist” and sets up a fresh Brexit clash, as he publishes the controversial legislation.
Union blame ministers for blocking rail pay deal – that’s the headline of the Independent.
The Independent says DOWNING STREET has confirmed that members of Boris Johnson’s team intervened following the publication of a story about his wife Carrie in The Times.
The Independent says MAJOR RAILWAY stations in London were deserted during the usually busy morning rush hour amid the biggest rail strikes in three decades.
The Independent says ELON MUSK’S daughter from his first marriage has filed a petition to change her name, saying she does not “wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form” and to reflect her new gender identity on the documents.
The Independent says GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL, which creates a makeshift city of more than 200,000 people in the Somerset countryside, has a net positive impact on the climate, new analysis has found.
The Independent says JOHNNY DEPP is issuing a warning to his fans over his social media presence.
Unions have urged ministers to find a solution to the rail strike, according to The Independent.
The Independent says Extreme heat blanketing Western Europe this weekend is likely to be only a “foretaste of future”, climate scientists and meteorologists have warned.
The Independent says Britain’s biggest budget airline has confirmed it will cull hundreds of flights this summer as it struggles with its promised schedule.
The Independent says Parts of the UK are set to swelter in a second heatwave within days as temperatures climb back to 28C later this week.
The Independent says Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the first progressive to do so in the country’s history.
The Independent says Britain’s major trade unions are collectively urging the government to “get round” the negotiating table to try to find a resolution, 24 hours ahead of the biggest strike action on the rail network for decades.
Boris Johnson has triggered outrage in Westminster with plans to abolish the post of ethics adviser after the resignation of Lord Geidt, The Independent reports.
The Independent says Downing Street has urged employers to allow staff to work from home during next week’s rail strikes as the transport secretary warned strikers they were risking their jobs because the railway was now competing against remote working and other forms of public and private transport.
The Independent says the head of the UK’s armed forces says Russia has already “strategically lost” the war in Ukraine and is now a “more diminished power”.
The Independent says Parts of the UK are set to experience hottest day of the year so far with temperatures peaking at 34C (93.2F) today.
