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Retailers suffer sharp year-on-year decline in footfall
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Risk of mosquito and midge-borne diseases in UK to be examined in new study
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Scientists have secured funding for a multimillion-pound project assessing the risk of mosquito and midge-borne diseases in the UK. While such diseases are traditionally consideredContinue Reading
Andy Burnham announces £48m partnership in bid to ‘defeat’ dementia
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Mystery of why big dogs age faster than small ones finally solved
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F1 star hands his team ‘last chance’ warning as reality sets in
They have had a rough time of it.Continue Reading
Celebrity Traitors 2026 live: Richard E Grant banished as Traitors prepare to ‘murder’
Is Myha’la next for the chop? Julie tells Sharon that she is convinced that Myha’la is a Traitor, after she saw her wink at Richard while voting at the Roundtable. Unusually for The Traitors, this is actually something that did occur! And not made up nonsense! Could this be theContinue Reading
Holborn and St Pancras by-election result live: Polls set to close as Polanski looks to win Starmer’s old seat
By-election falls on difficult week for Green Party leader The by-election has fallen on a difficult week for Zack Polanski, after the Green Party passed a controversial motion at its conference in Brighton asserting that “Zionism is racism”. Mr Polanski, who abstained on the vote, later said that he willContinue Reading
McLaren plan to land fresh blow on Max Verstappen after stealing close F1 ally
“I’m optimistic we’ll see him in papaya.”Continue Reading
The platypus otter beaver hybrid that swam in lakes with dinosaurs
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in About 165 million years ago, a furry critter that swam like a platypus, hunted like an otter and had a tail similar to a beaver’sContinue Reading
Tesco stars but oil price gains keep stocks lower
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The FTSE 100 outperformed European peers on Thursday as higher oil prices continued to weigh on blue chips. In London, the FTSE 100 index endedContinue Reading