On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch After weeks of political controversy, Aston Villa will take on Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C in Birmingham Thursday evening without the latter team’s fans allowedContinue Reading

Piastri told to 'put his foot down' by Verstappen's dad amid 'strange' situation

Jos Verstappen, father of four-time world champion Max Verstappen, has told Oscar Piastri to ‘put his foot down’ to avoid suffering significant reputational damage. The 53-year-old described the Australian’s dip in form as ‘strange’. Piastri stretched his World Championship advantage to 34 points with his seventh Grand Prix victory ofContinue Reading

Alan Carr claims he is ‘most hated man in UK’ and ‘flees to US’ ahead of Celebrity Traitors finale 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 newsletterContinue Reading

Kate Garraway told off Robert Jenrick for swearing live on Good Morning Britain as he criticised David Lammy. During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (5 November), the justice secretary failed to answer questions about the mistaken release of 24-year-old Algerian national Brahim Kaddour-Cherif from HMP Wandsworth, despite having been informedContinue Reading