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Grooming gang inquiry ‘may not take place till next year’ amid infighting over Jess Phillips’ role
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 A long-awaited inquiry into grooming gangs may now not take place until next year. Government sources have told The Times that itContinue Reading
Lily Allen review, West End Girl: A brutal, tell-all masterpiece about a marriage in free-fall
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This There is one question in my mind as I listen to Lily Allen’s West End Girl for theContinue Reading
Celebrity Traitors live: Stephen Fry and Mark Bonnar banished as Joe Wilkinson is eliminated
Stephen Fry banished from Celebrity Traitors Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide toContinue Reading
Isack Hadjar confirms 2026 F1 destiny amid Red Bull promotion talk
Isack Hadjar has admitted he “knows” he will continue to race in Formula 1 next year. He made the admission as he declared himself irritated about the constant speculation over his impending promotion to the main Red Bull team, with the Frenchman set to become the next team-mate to MaxContinue Reading
Snooker LIVE – Ali Carter pulls out of Northern Ireland Open as Judd Trump fumes
Judd Trump and Gary Wilson are both in a confident mood heading into their clash this afternoon. Speaking to TNT Sports, Trump said: “I’ve put the practice in so hopefully get the rewards. I’ve been playing alright in practice, just kind of waiting for it to come out in aContinue Reading
Starmer says you’ll never need a digital ID for hospital – but admits he has no idea how much scheme will cost
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Sir Keir Starmer has said that the public will never need a digital ID to access a hospital, but admitted thatContinue Reading
Wes Streeting blasts five-day doctors’ strike as ‘slap in the face’ for NHS
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Wes Streeting has hit out at the doctors’ union after it announced a fresh round of strikes, warning it is aContinue Reading
Rob Kardashian returns to family’s reality TV show after years out of the spotlight
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 Rob Kardashian has returned to The Kardashians following a years-long absence. During the season seven premiere of the HuluContinue Reading
FTSE 100 reaches new high as gold and oil surge
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 Sign up to our free breaking news emails Blue chips in London closed up sharply on Thursday, after hitting a new record peakContinue Reading
From monkey glands to ‘young blood’: the long, strange history of chasing immortality through transplants
Chizhevskaya Ekaterina/Shutterstock When Russian president Vladimir Putin visited Beijing in September 2025, he told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that repeated organ transplants might make a person “get younger” and even live to 150. The remark was widely dismissed as science fiction. Yet it coincided with genuine scientific progress. Just daysContinue Reading