24 m. ago Chris Dreja dead: The Yardbirds founder dies after health battle as tributes shared

Chris Dreja, a founding member of the influential British rock group The Yardbirds, has died at the age of 79 following a long illness

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25 m. ago Chatsworth art exhibition warnings trigger wokery row at estate visited by Queen and inspiration for Mr Darcy's Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice

Trigger warnings have been placed around an exhibition about flowers at one of Britain's grandest stately homes - recently visited by the Queen.

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37 m. ago Santander's WFH boss who was only in the office two days a week steps down from £3.3m

Mike Regnier, who said previously he would never have taken the role if he was not allowed to work from home, has been chief executive of the lender's British arm since April 2022.

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46 m. ago UK households urged to lock all doors and windows from now until 8pm – here's why

Brits are being urged to lock all doors and windows by 3pm with the Met Office issuing amber weather warnings to some parts of the country as Storm Amy makes landfall

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48 m. ago Fried chicken will taste 'succulent' if you do 1 thing which can make a 'difference'

Fried chicken is a popular takeaway order, but it can be tricky to make at home. A recipe expert has shared the common mistake people make - and how to avoid it

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49 m. ago Enter to win £1,000 towards river cruises and tours across the world with Riviera Travel

Enter now for your chance to win a travel voucher worth £1,000

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67 m. ago Brits spend £31bn a year on clothes, how do your shopping habits stack up?

A recent survey has revealed the most common reasons for a wardrobe refresh - from a special occasion to a new relationship - but how often do you spend on clothes?

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70 m. ago Lando Norris breaks front wing after pit collision during Singapore GP practice

The British driver had just left his garage after a second red-flag stoppage when Leclerc was released directly into his path.

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71 m. ago Sainsbury's restocks barn jacket with £29 deal after M&S' sold out in seconds

Kate Middleton has previously been spotted wearing a similar style

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82 m. ago British vlogger praises Delhi Metro as ‘super clean’, says London Underground is ‘confusing’. Watch | Trending

British vlogger praises Delhi Metro as ‘super clean’, says London Underground is ‘confusing’. Watch | Trending  Hindustan Times

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84 m. ago Zack Polanski warns Keir Starmer’s Britain is descending into authoritarianism

The politician is pitching the Green Party as a left-wing alternative for disgruntled Labour voters

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97 m. ago Michelle Mone told us ‘business isn’t easy’ during Covid. How are things now, your ladyship? | Marina Hyde

After a company she was linked to was ordered to repay £122m it made from pandemic deals, the baroness has embarked on a masterclass in victimhoodBy their own accounts, there have been two Westminster-adjacent victims of inflammatory language this week. One is the Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, hurt to the point of requiring smelling salts by some politically commonplace words spoken by the prime minister. And the other is legally besieged bra baroness Michelle Mone, who has always been performatively sensitive, with chaos as her rising sign.Alas, far from their shared victimhood drawing our two snowflakes closer together, in Michelle, we may have finally found the Tory from whom Nigel would not accept a defection to Reform. Which really means something, considering Britain’s would-be next prime minister currently has precisely zero peers in the House of Lords. Like the PPE she provided during the pandemic, Michelle would be deemed incredibly expensive and absolutely unusable.Marin...

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98 m. ago Asad Rehman’s journey from antiracism campaigner in Burnley to head of Friends of the Earth

Climate crisis is ‘interconnected crisis of inequality’, says Rehman, who began organising at his school in the 1970s Each weekday morning, every child in the south Asian community in Burnley would gather before making the journey to school. It was the 1970s, the National Front were mobilising, and they were the children of south Asian workers invited to Britain a decade earlier to fill labour shortages.Among them was Asad Rehman, who had moved to the Lancashire town with his family from Pakistan at the age of four. “We would all walk together, because it was dangerous to walk alone,” he remembers. “Younger children in the middle, older children around the edge, because we’d be attacked on the way.” Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Iconic British rocker dies aged 79 after 'years of health woes' as family pays tribute

The Yardbirds co-founder Chris Dreja has died at the age of 79, with his sister-in-law sharing the sad news online. The 60s rocker was with the band for its entire original run and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with them

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1 hour ago Brits splash out £600 a year on clothes – discover your shopping style with quiz

A new survey has revealed how much Brits spend on new clothes every year, and the reasons for a wardrobe refresh - but what's your shopping style? Find out with this new quiz.

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2 h. ago Christmas dinner 'prepper' reveals why we should buy turkey and trimmings a YEAR ahead

Extreme planner Al Baker buys all his bits for Christmas dinner well in advance, stocking his two turkeys almost a year before his family sits down for their festive blow-out

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2 h. ago I visited the UK's best seaside town that's even better in autumn with cosy cafes and £50 rooms

The UK's coastlines are among the most stunning in the world and can be appreciated all year round, especially in autumn

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2 h. ago Voices: ‘We have more in common than divides us:’ Independent readers back our call for unity in wake of Manchester attack

Our community says Britain must stand together by confronting antisemitism directly, strengthening protections for Jewish people, and tackling the online platforms and political divisions that fuel hatred

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2 h. ago When are British clocks going back in 2025 and what daylight saving mean for the UK

When the clocks go back this month, you might enjoy an extra hour in bed

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2 h. ago Brits baffled by popular German morning habit but there's genius reason

A roommate was baffled when their German roommate conducted a morning practice they have never seen before and it left them 'freezing', but many say they do the same thing

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