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Row over Starmer’s call to ban some pro-Palestine protests
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Celebrity Traitors 2026 confirms star-studded lineup
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 The lineup for the 2026 edition of Celebrity Traitors has been announced. Last year, the inaugural edition of theContinue Reading
F1 LIVE – Miami GP emergency meeting as Sprint qualifying result changed
George Russell admitted he was surprised by McLaren and Ferrari’s gains at the Miami Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver will start the Sprint race in sixth, ahead of Lewis Hamilton but behind both McLarens and his team-mate Kimi Antonelli. Despite admitting he didn’t expect Mercedes’ rivals to be as quick,Continue Reading
Twin sisters born minutes apart discover they have different fathers in incredible UK first
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‘It’s not the old Labour we had’: Voters feel abandoned in red wall town eyed up by Nigel Farage
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email On a grey Tuesday morning, a handful of people are milling around the centre of St Helens. ItContinue Reading
Why some Labour MPs think Angela Rayner could be their Liz Truss
Sign up to our free Brexit newsletter for our analysis of the continuing impact of Brexit on the UK Sign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impact Sign up to our free newsletter for the latest analysis on Brexit’s impact One Labour MP summed itContinue Reading
Swinney ‘very concerned’ by reports of BP considering leaving North Sea
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Maya Jama and Bella Ramsey among stacked Celebrity Traitors cast – but fans lament one absence
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 The lineup for the 2026 series of Celebrity Traitors has been announced – and fans have been blown awayContinue Reading
World Snooker Championship viewers up in arms as BBC slammed again
The 100-minute frame has stunned everybody in snooker (Image: BBC) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Snooker fans were furious with the BBC after the now-infamous 100-minute frame between Mark Allen and Wu Yize was turned offContinue Reading
UK must not keep changing prime ministers, says John Major | News
Sir John Major has said that prime ministers are leaving their positions too quickly as he compared modern UK politics to a “game show”. Speaking to BBC’s Newsnight on Friday (1 May), the former Conservative prime minister said it “isn’t a good idea” to have constant leadership changes. Sir John,Continue Reading