10 h. ago Around 200 nurses back calls for independent review into Lucy Letby's case

Medical staff from across the UK met in Sheffield to discuss mounting fears that Lucy Letby is a victim of a grave miscarriage of justice.

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47 h. ago Actor Amelia Bullmore on why she’s backing The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Actor Amelia Bullmore has issued a plea to the public to help reunite missing children with their families as she voiced her support for The Independent’s SafeCall campaign.

Politics

69 h. ago Cumming in independence call: Westminster should get boots off our necks

The actor and Traitors US star said he believed Scotland would leave the UK in his lifetime.

Politics

3 d. ago Listen: Man calls 999 as he struggles to drive new electric car

A 999 caller rang the police to complain that he could not charge his new electric car.

Transport

8 d. ago Air India pilot ‘not to blame’ for crash that killed 241, court told

The elderly father of the pilot of an Air India flight that crashed on its way to Gatwick has called for an independent probe into the disaster

Events

9 d. ago Giving a review zero stars sets a dreadful precedent. But here are the one

A singularly horrendous TV show has crashed the star-rating review economy. But if zero stars is the new benchmark for critical rage, three films deserve the big 0 Kim Kardashian’s world-historically horrendous TV show All’s Fair has detonated a firestorm of critical horror which, as well as everything else, may have undermined the currency of the star-rating review economy. My colleague Lucy Mangan gave Kardashian’s show an all-but-unprecedented zero stars and zero stars are in fact very rare on this paper.Yet perhaps in the post-Kardashian world they will become more commonplace. I actually have the distinction of giving the first zero star review in the Guardian’s history — for Cuba Gooding’s terrible comedy Boat Trip back in 2002. But it’s weird. There have been worse films than that which didn’t get zeroed. Not many. But some. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Brazil to seek independent inquiry into deadly police raid that killed 121 people

Brazilian president Lula called police assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas ‘disastrous’ and a ‘massacre’Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has said his government will seek an independent investigation into what he called a “disastrous” police “massacre” that left at least 121 people dead.Four officers and at least 117 others were killed when police launched a major assault on two of Rio’s largest clusters of favelas, the Complexo do Alemão and the Complexo da Penha, early last Tuesday to execute 100 arrest warrants. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago MPs urge minister to adopt definition of Islamophobia amid rise in hate crime

Forty Labour and independent MPs call on Steve Reed to take ‘important step’ of defining anti-Muslim hatredMore than three dozen Labour and independent MPs have written to the housing secretary calling on the government to adopt a definition of Islamophobia, after recent figures revealed hate crimes against Muslims were up by nearly a fifth.Forty MPs, including Labour MPs Diane Abbott, Dawn Butler, Kim Johnson and independent Andrew Gwynne, were among the signatories on the letter from Afzal Khan who wrote to Steve Reed on Friday asking him to adopt a definition of anti-Muslim hatred as an “important step” in addressing discrimination, prejudice and hatred the community faces. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Eddie Howe reveals Callum Wilson is among favourite players he has managed

The 33-year-old made 130 appearances for the Magpies during a five-year stay.

Sport

3 w. ago Musk calls critics of his $1T salary ‘corporate terrorists’ and ponders the future of his ‘robot army’ in wild earnings call

World’s richest man lashes out over level of influence he’ll have over ‘robot army’ he says he is building

Economics

3 w. ago Kids at school called me thick but I had dyslexia, says Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham has revealed she was bullied during her school days, with children calling her “thick”.

Politics

3 w. ago Victoria Beckham defends working class parents in first ever podcast appearance

Victoria Beckham has defended her parents after she went viral for referring to herself as “very working-class”, despite being driven to school in a Rolls-Royce.

Politics

3 w. ago City gives iPads to 911 supercallers to prevent them from bombarding emergency services

The pilot program aims to decrease government spending on emergency room trips and connect people to rapid care virtually

Events

3 w. ago GM stock surges as automaker beats earnings expectations and CEO speaks out on ‘important tariff updates’

The US automaker saw a rush on its electric vehicles last month

Economics

3 w. ago Wes Streeting launches independent inquiry into maternity failures by Leeds hospitals

Families call for Donna Ockenden to head up new independent inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Events

3 w. ago Callum Turner reveals one rule that drives relationship with Dua Lipa

‘Masters of the Air’ actor explained that couple have to find small pockets of time together in between singer’s strict touring schedule

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