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The Streets review, Glastonbury 2024: An hour of joyous pandemonium
What a belter. On their last two appearances ats Glastonbury, The Streets have closed the festival on the Sunday night in the recently-renamed Woodsies tent, providing a rowdy last hurrah to exhausted revellers. A sonic “one for the road”, if you will. So it is something of a fillip toContinue Reading
Germany vs Denmark halted as lightning and biblical rain disrupt Euro 2024 clash
Germany’s game against Denmark at Euro 2024 was suspended due to ‘adverse weather conditions’ as torrential rain and lightning wreaked havoc in Dortmund. The match, which was still goalless, was halted just before half-time with referee Michael Oliver leading both sets of players off the pitch. The game kicked offContinue Reading
Keir Starmer warns ‘hardest mile’ ahead as he tries to rally Labour activists for final push
Keir Starmer has warned Labour activists the “hardest mile” is still ahead as he attempted to rally his troops for a final push towards polling day. The Labour leader told an event in central London: “This is the final furlong. This is the last push. The last mile, the hardestContinue Reading
Failed Tory project fear drove voters to Labour and Reform, poll reveals
The Conservatives’ “project fear” tactic deployed to scare voters with the threat of a Labour “supermajority” has spectacularly backfired, new polling has revealed. According to findings from Techne UK for The Independent, twice as many people are “more likely” to vote Labour (26 per cent) than more likely to voteContinue Reading
Service record spat and Sunak’s D-Day blunder – but Johnny Mercer fights on for one last campaign
“On the doorsteps I’ve noticed a real shift,” Johnny Mercer tells his assembled troops on the grass verge at a post-war council housing estate on the northwestern fringe of Plymouth. Poring over a road map, the 42-year-old former Commando, wearing a polo shirt, combat trousers and rough-terrain shoes, says peopleContinue Reading
England star ‘put on standby’ as Gareth Southgate’s plans are leaked
We’re only an hour away from the first knockout round match of Euro 2024 – Italy vs Switzerland in Berlin. And the teams have been confirmed… Italy XI: Donnaruma, Di Lorenzo, Bastoni, Mancini, Darmian, Barella, Fagioli, Cristante, El Shaarawy, Scamacca, Chiesa Switzerland XI: Sommer, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez, Rieder, Freuler, Xhaka,Continue Reading
Glastonbury 2024 live: Lineup today, set times, BBC stream and Coldplay headline show
Dua Lipa performs ‘Levitating’ during Glastonbury headline set Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free British pop star Dua Lipa was the first headliner of Glastonbury 2024, as she tookContinue Reading
Reform drops more candidates as it reports Channel 4 to Electoral Commission
Reform UK has dropped three more candidates and said it has reported Channel 4 to the Electoral Commission, after the broadcaster released footage of an activist campaigning for Nigel Farage using a racial slur to describe Rishi Sunak. Edward Oakenfull, Robert Lomas, and Leslie Lilley, will still appear on theContinue Reading
Among the gift shops and Goth daytrippers – meet the ‘Whitby woman’ who could sway the election
Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free Pensioners whizz around on mobility scooters, pirate-themed boats sail by, couples clutch each other’s hands. Welcome to Whitby: the seaside town inContinue Reading
Three set to miss rural broadband deadline
Three is likely to miss its rural broadband coverage targets as the deadline to address mobile signal “not spots” looms. Mobile network operators have until July to extend their coverage to encompass 88% of the UK’s landmass, the initial goal of a £1bn government initiative. While Vodafone has confirmed itContinue Reading