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Daniel Kretinsky: should we be worried about the Russian links of the man trying to buy Royal Mail?
There is an air of inevitability about the government’s decision to call in and review Daniel Kretinsky’s takeover bid for the Royal Mail. If nothing else, political expediency dictated that the Cabinet Office, with help from the Department for Business and Trade, would want to be seen to be scrutinisingContinue Reading
Finneas defends sister Billie Eilish after commenter calls her ‘Guess’ verse ‘predatory’
Finneas has hit out at a TikTok user who accused his sister Billie Eilish of singing a “predatory” verse on the remix of Charli XCX’s song “Guess.” On Friday (August 2), the day after Charli and Eilish released the track and accompanying music video, a TikTok account named windows199x postedContinue Reading
France and Argentina players clash on the pitch as Olympic grudge match explodes
Ugly scenes marred France and Argentina’s 2024 Olympics quarter-final match in Bordeaux on Friday night as players clashed on the pitch and in the tunnel at full-time. Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early strike was enough to send Thierry Henry’s side into the semi-finals at the Matmut Atlantique before tensions flared after theContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu out of Citi Open in Paula Badosa collapse after Olympics snub
Emma Raducanu has been beaten by Paula Badosa after blowing a big chance to make the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington. The 21-year-old was beaten 4-6 7-5 6-4, and was left ruing a series of missed chances in the deciding set. Raducanu chose to play in America insteadContinue Reading
Molly Kearney leaving Saturday Night Live ahead of season 50
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 Molly Kearney has announced that they are leaving Saturday Night Live. Kearney, 32, uses they/them pronouns and made history as the first nonbinaryContinue Reading
Team GB’s Kye Whyte suffers horror BMX crash and taken to hospital before final
Team GB star Kye Whyte had to be stretchered off while competing in the men’s BMX racing semi-final at the 2024 Olympics on Friday night after an ugly crash. The 24-year-old was a medal hopeful in Paris after winning silver at the Tokyo Games in 2021 but lost control ofContinue Reading
Housing giant warns ministers of the real cost of achieving housing targets
The boss of a major housebuilder has warned ministers of the real cost of achieving their ambitious housing targets. Rob Perrins, the chief executive of Berkeley Group, said his organisation welcomed the government’s plans to build 1.5 million new homes in five years. But in an article for The IndependentContinue Reading
FTSE 100 falls after US jobs data sparks recession fears
The FTSE 100 took its second day of sizeable losses on Friday, after US jobs data sparked a global stock market sell-off on fears of an impending American recession. The blue chip index fell 109 points to end the day on 8,175, a 1.3% fall. US non-farm payrolls grew 114,000Continue Reading
Thousands of newly qualified nurses can’t find jobs as NHS chiefs forced to slash roles
Newly qualified nurses have been left struggling to find entrance-level jobs as budget cuts force the NHS to cut vacancies by a quarter, The Independent has learnt. NHS leaders said the financial squeeze on the sector meant employers have cut jobs across the board, including frontline staff. New nurses describedContinue Reading
Jenrick makes pitch as rightwing Tory leadership candidate promising party Suella Braverman is comfortable in
Robert Jenrick made himself the leading candidate of the Tory right with a series of hardline policies designed to take on Nigel Farage’s Reform UK including bringing back the Rwanda plan. The former home office minister and communities secretary was surrounded by leading figures from the Tory right including formerContinue Reading