Labour tempers flare over assisted dying as MP accuses peer of ‘hugely offensive’ remarks

Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China sends global markets into turmoil: Live updates

President-elect flexes muscles on world stage after securing brace of legal wins

Published: 2024-11-26 13:26:05

Berlin's traditional Christmas markets reflect its growing diversity

Berlin's more than 100 Christmas markets are opening across the city this week, and organizers are taking an increasingly diverse approach

Published: 2024-11-26 13:24:15

Harshita Brella’s husband arrested over domestic abuse report weeks before her death

International manhunt is underway for Pankaj Lamba, who is wanted for 24-year-old wife’s murder

Published: 2024-11-26 13:22:52

World’s oldest man, born the year the Titanic sank, dies in Merseyside care home

John Tinniswood ate fish and chips every Friday

Published: 2024-11-26 13:20:02

Piers Morgan, who called cancel culture ‘fascism,’ wants The View to be canceled

Piers Morgan argued that the long-running program has become a ‘pointless, irrelevant, Trump-loathing joke’

Published: 2024-11-26 03:27:58

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow expels British diplomat for ‘spying’ and summons ambassador as row erupts

Comes as Kremlin calls reports Ukraine may be armed with nuclear weapons by West ‘absolutely irresponsible’

Published: 2024-11-26 13:13:57

Views on garden insects are changing. Why many former 'pests' are now valued

If you’ve got an insect infestation in the garden, take a beat before reaching for the spray can

Published: 2024-11-26 13:05:24

Egypt tourist boat latest: Three survivors and four bodies recovered after yacht capsized in Red Sea

Two Britons are still unaccounted for after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea

Published: 2024-11-26 13:04:36

Irish leader’s gaffe blows election wide open and leaves Starmer facing Brexit reset setback

Labour could be left reeling by result after Simon Harris’ party slumps in polls following gaffe compared to Gordon Brown’s 2010 ‘bigoted woman’ comments

Published: 2024-11-26 13:04:26

Trumpworld turns on one of its own: Boris Epshteyn faces internal probe over pay-to-play scheme

Boris Epshteyn is accused of profiting personally from his proximity to the president-elect

Published: 2024-11-26 13:02:59

Russia expels British diplomat after accusing him of spying

Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on allegations of spying as tensions soar over the conflict in Ukraine

Published: 2024-11-26 13:00:09

UK politics live: Minister says some benefit claimants ‘stealing from the state’ as Labour unveils crackdown

Government set to announce measures to get more than two million Britons back into work

Published: 2024-11-26 12:57:39

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah

Israeli warplanes struck buildings in Beirut’s suburbs and in a southern Lebanese city Tuesday

Published: 2024-11-26 12:36:34

Pub landlord reveals why he started petition for another general election signed 2.5million times

Michael Westwood launched the petition after googling ‘how to change the prime minister’

Published: 2024-11-26 12:33:58

Biden administration will loan $6.6 billion to Rivian to build Georgia factory that automaker paused

President Joe Biden’s administration will loan $6.6 billion to Rivian Automotive to build a Georgia factory

Published: 2024-11-26 12:33:45

FBI agent acquitted of attempted murder in 2020 train shooting is arrested on rape charges

Eduardo Valdivia was cleared of attempted murder for a shooting a man is now accused of sexually assaulting two women

Published: 2024-11-26 12:32:56

A schoolgirl’s remains were found in 1973. Now police have finally identified her

Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday that the remains found in 1973 belong to 14-year-old Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman, who vanished on her way to school one day

Published: 2024-11-26 12:27:11

Levi’s and Jack Daniel’s ‘on tariff hit list’ if Trump targets Britain

PM urged to ‘Trump-proof’ Britain if president-elect imposes levies on UK imports to the US

Published: 2024-11-26 12:13:21

Interpol clamps down on cybercrime and arrests over 1,000 suspects in Africa

EMBARGOED UNTIL 1200 GMT

Published: 2024-11-26 12:12:15

Man arrested after tractor driven through flood-hit UK town

Footage of the incident went viral on social media and prompted backlash among locals

Published: 2024-11-26 12:03:11

Israel poised for ceasefire with Lebanon - but anger remains over ‘surrender’

Analysis: A ceasefire deal is a glimmer of hope to end an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Lebanon. But pressure is on from Israeli mayors and officials who slammed it as a ‘surrender’ and ‘half-hearted’ deal

Published: 2024-11-26 11:57:50

Watch live: David Lammy grilled on Ukraine war efforts and assistance for Middle East humanitarian situation

Watch live as the Foreign Office is questioned on the UK's efforts to support Ukraine in its conflict with Russia and assistance with the humanitarian situation in the Middle East.

Published: 2024-11-26 11:50:40

Bizarre moment Trump asks to buy young girl’s hair ‘for millions’ at golf club

The president-elect was driving a buggy around his Trump International Golf Club at West Palm Beach when he spotted the girl

Published: 2024-11-26 11:48:05

New NATO chief Rutte says alliance ‘needs to go further’ in support for Ukraine

NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for increased support for Ukraine and condemned Russia’s use of North Korean troops and weapons, Iranian drones, and Chinese dual-use goods on a visit to Athens

Published: 2024-11-26 11:39:55

Trump threatens China, Mexico and Canada with new tariffs. But what does this actually mean for Americans’ pockets?

On the campaign trail, Trump claimed to his supporters that tariffs are ‘not going to be a cost to you, it’s a cost to another country.’ Economists warn this isn’t the case

Published: 2024-11-26 11:31:28

Rock star Rod Stewart to play Glastonbury Festival next year

Rod Stewart will play the “legends” slot at Britain’s Glastonbury Festival next year, more than two decades after he headlined the music festival

Published: 2024-11-26 11:30:45

Trump lashes out at NYT and its ‘third rate writer’ after report on president-elect’s aide’s adoring letters

The rant came soon after a new NYT report revealed Trump’s aide Natalie Harp had sent him a series of passionate letters, declaring in one: ‘You are all that matters to me’

Published: 2024-11-26 11:13:57

What is the EU-Mercosur trade agreement and why does it matter?

The EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur are working to finalize a trade deal that has been in negotiation for over 20 years

Published: 2024-11-26 11:09:05

Major bank to cut mortgage rates tomorrow

The average two-year fixed homeowner mortgage rate on the market on Tuesday is 5.53%

Published: 2024-11-26 11:07:15

The Psychology of Retirement Income: From Saving to Spending

Are you lost in the retirement consumption puzzle

Published: 2024-11-26 11:00:39

Watch: Ed Davey challenges Keir Starmer to FIFA match in bizarre TikTok video

Sir Ed Davey challenged Sir Keir Starmer to a “1v1” FIFA match in a bizarre TikTok dancing video filmed outside the Houses of Parliament.

Published: 2024-11-26 10:46:59

Royal news live: Inside historic £369m Buckingham Palace refurbishment as Prince Harry’s court battle resumes

The palace’s grandest rooms will undergo ‘phased closures’ for refurbishment

Published: 2024-11-26 10:45:16

Twelve British soldiers injured in major car crash during Nato exercise in Estonia

Total of 17 people reportedly rushed to hospital in vehicle pile-up near Russian border during snowstorm

Published: 2024-11-26 10:43:05

Biden wants Medicare to cover weight-loss drugs for millions. RFK Jr is likely to step in

Kennedy, who as Trump’s nominee for HHS secretary is subject to Senate confirmation, has railed against the drugs

Published: 2024-11-26 10:38:53

McCarthy says Gaetz’s AG nod was ‘a fear for all young girls’ in latest war of words between GOP enemies

‘Those girls need justice and that is not the place for him,’ McCarthy told Fox News’s Jesse Watters

Published: 2024-11-26 10:32:58

Middle East latest: EU urges Israel to accept ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

The European Union’s top diplomat says there are “no excuses” for Israel to refuse to implement a ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, saying all its security concerns had been addressed in the U.S.-French-brokered deal

Published: 2024-11-26 10:22:48

Indonesia arrests Filipino fugitive accused of running a $67 million investment scam

Authorities on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali said they've arrested a Filipino fugitive accused of helping scam over $67 million out of clients in the Philippines

Published: 2024-11-26 10:19:12

Nikita Hand supporters march through Dublin after Conor McGregor case verdict

Protesters in Dublin marched in "solidarity" with Nikita Hand, the woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel six years ago and won her claim against him for damages in a High Court civil case.

Published: 2024-11-26 10:18:15

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning

Published: 2024-11-26 10:16:17

Tractor creates devastating wave by driving through flooded UK town

A tractor caused a devastating wave of floodwater through a Worcestershire market town during Storm Bert on Sunday, 24 November.

Published: 2024-11-26 10:03:39

Ukraine says Russian attack sets a new record for the number of drones used

The Ukrainian air force says Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz

Published: 2024-11-26 10:02:02

Watch: Egypt tourist yacht survivors gather after boat sinks

Passengers who survived after a tourist yacht sank in the Red Sea off Egypt gathered at a coffee shop after they were rescued on Monday, 25 November.

Published: 2024-11-26 09:59:53

Rebel group takes key Myanmar border town and rare earth mining hub in setback for military regime

Witnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government

Published: 2024-11-26 09:56:54

A mystery rodent is thriving in dunes around Dubai and nobody knows how it got there

It is illegal to keep endangered or threatened wildlife as pets in the Emirates

Published: 2024-11-26 09:51:55

I was paralysed by a sudden illness - this is why I’m against assisted dying

MPs are preparing debate the Assisted Dying Bill this week

Published: 2024-11-26 09:44:00

White woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for gunning down Black neighbor through door

Prosecutors said A.J. Owens had come to Lorincz’s home after her children complained that she had thrown roller skates and an umbrella at them, which Susan Lorincz denied

Published: 2024-11-26 09:42:31

Killer whales have adapted special strategy to hunt world’s largest fish, scientists say

Orcas temporarily stun and flip over whale sharks to access their lipid-rich liver

Published: 2024-11-26 09:38:58

Israel-Lebanon latest: Israeli strikes hit Beirut as pressure increases on Netanyahu to approve ceasefire deal

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will consider the deal later today, marking a significant breakthrough in the Middle Eastern conflict

Published: 2024-11-26 09:36:23

Expert guide to stopping damp and mould in your home this winter

Ventilating your home is crucial

Published: 2024-11-26 09:34:56

Osprey ferrying White House staff in New York grounded after flames spotted under engine

Aircraft grounded the day lawmakers wrote to Lloyd Austin to re-ground entire fleet of V-22

Published: 2024-11-26 09:34:19

Cold weather payments triggered in UK snow – check if you’re eligible and when to expect money

The first cold weather payments of 2024 have been triggered

Published: 2024-11-26 09:08:41

Employment minister squirms when confronted with Starmer’s comments on benefits fraudsters

An employment minister squirmed live on television as she was confronted with Sir Keir Starmer's comments on benefits fraudsters.

Published: 2024-11-26 08:59:16

New video shows Boeing 737 DHL plane nose-diving before fireball crash survived by both pilots

New footage shows the moment a Boeing 737-400 DHL cargo plane crashed in a fireball near Lithuania’s capital.

Published: 2024-11-26 08:27:52

Police find driver using shoe laces to operate windscreen wipers during Storm Bert

An uninsured driver used shoe laces to operate his windscreen wipers during Storm Bert’s severe weather on Saturday, 23 November.

Published: 2024-11-26 07:58:54

Starmer declares Britain ‘simply isn’t working’ and unveils plan to slash benefits bill

Announcement comes after the PM pledged to tackle UK’s ‘bulging benefits bill’

Published: 2024-11-26 07:38:55

Labour tempers flare over assisted dying as MP accuses peer of ‘hugely offensive’ remarks

Lord Falconer was accused of ‘offensive remarks’ over his claim that Shabana Mahmood’s opposition to the assisted dying bill is to do with her Islamic faith

Published: 2024-11-26 07:12:59

Voices: Is assisted dying a compassionate step forward or a dangerous precedent? Join The Independent Debate

The debate on assisted dying pits advocates of compassionate choice for the terminally ill against concerns over ethical risks and potential misuse of the proposed law. Where do you stand?

Published: 2024-11-26 07:00:00

Philippine investigators summon VP Duterte over her public threats against President Marcos

Philippine authorities handed a subpoena to Vice President Sara Duterte’s office, inviting her to answer investigators’ questions after she publicly threatened to have the president assassinated if she were killed in an unspecified plot herself

Published: 2024-11-26 06:53:09

Rescuers recover 20 bodies from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island

Indonesian rescuers have recovered 20 bodies and are looking for two villagers who remain missing after flash floods on Sumatra island caused mud and rocks to tumble down mountainsides

Published: 2024-11-26 06:41:24

Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown in Pakistani capital, at least six people killed in violence

Supporters of imprisoned Pakistani former premier Imran Khan have breached a lockdown in the capital Islamabad to demand his release

Published: 2024-11-26 06:21:57

Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think

One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

Published: 2024-11-26 06:12:34

‘I’m embarrassed that I fell for it:’ Director of JonBenét Ramsey Netflix doc changes his mind on the crime

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger ‘fell for’ the narrative casting suspicion on the Ramsey family after 6-year-old JonBenét was found murdered in her Boulder home on December 26, 1996. His new three-part Netflix docuseries explores alternatives – and pressures Boulder authorities to finally solve the case, writes Sheila Flynn

Published: 2024-11-26 06:00:03

Lauren Boebert follows Matt Gaetz on to Cameo – then apparently realizes why she shouldn’t have

Ethics experts questioned whether the paid video app might violate rules against sitting members of Congress receiving money for media appearances

Published: 2024-11-26 05:37:09

Drake escalates Kendrick beef and accuses record label of firing allies while boosting his rival

Exclusive: Drake is upset with Universal Music Group’s alleged business practices, not Lamar’s lyrics, a source told The Independent.

Published: 2024-11-26 05:34:57

Police in Bangladesh arrest Hindu leader who leads rallies for minority protection

Police in Bangladesh’s capital have arrested a prominent Hindu leader who has been leading rallies demanding security for Hindus in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising in August

Published: 2024-11-26 05:32:59