US Open star Taylor Townsend was consoled by her son after blowing eight match points against Barbora Krejcikova. Townsend had a string of opportunities to close out victory against the two-time Wimbledon champion but went on to lose an incredible second set tiebreak before succumbing to her opponent in theContinue Reading
Badenoch says Labour ‘does not have the stomach’ to tackle immigration Kemi Badenoch has said Labour “do not have the stomach” to take stronger action on immigration control. The Conservative Party leader said during a visit to Redhill: “Well, what I would actually like to see the Home Secretary talkContinue Reading
Yaba, a cheap and potent methamphetamine-caffeine pill often dubbed “crazy medicine”, has become one of Thailand’s most pressing public health crises. Easy to produce and widely available, yaba is used by everyone from factory workers seeking stamina to partygoers chasing a high. With its low price, intense effects and highlyContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over a dozen humans in Peru dated to around 400BC, buried face down with theirContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Central Bank in Ireland has not been used for the latest bond prospectus issuedContinue Reading
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Avengers: Doomsday – the future superhero blockbuster bringing Robert Downey Jr back to the MCU – has found itselfContinue Reading
Manchester United are trying to get a deadline day deal done for a goalkeeper with Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez and Royal Antwerp’s Senne Lammens their two main options. Martinez did not play in Villa’s 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace last night with the Argentina international keen to make the moveContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A new drug has been found to significantly lower blood pressure in people with dangerously high levels despite taking several existingContinue Reading
Some reaction now to bring you from a range property and finance experts. Let’s start with Alice Haine – personal finance analyst at Bestinvest, who points out the stamp duty change has had a major impact on the market this year. “UK house prices fell 0.1% in August, while annualContinue Reading
Seventeen years after its launch amid the global financial crisis, the Lewes Pound, the UK’s last surviving local currency, has ceased circulation. First issued in 2008 in the East Sussex town of Lewes, the currency became a symbol of independence and community resilience, created to support small businesses and keepContinue Reading
