37 h. ago Entain cashes in on online betting surge as Club World Cup reels in players

The FIFA Club World Cup final, which saw Chelsea beat PSG, was the most bet-on football match of 2025 for Entain’s brands.

Sport

60 h. ago Best Betting Sites: Top 10 Online Bookmakers for August 2025

Our tipster, sports journalist and betting content producer Chris Wilson reviews UK betting sites and picks out his favourites

Politics

5 d. ago Online Slots UK: Best Slot Sites and Bonuses for August 2025

The Independent picks out the best slots sites to play this month, including all the latest bonuses to help bettors get the best online slots experience

Politics

6 d. ago Chelsea suffer brutal injury blow with Levi Colwill set to miss most of the season

Chelsea defender Levi Colwill is expected to miss the majority of the season after undergoing ACL surgery, having suffered the injury in training after the Club World cup

Events

6 d. ago Woman, 63, who stole £80k from NHS for online boyfriend in Nigeria avoids prison

NHS admin worker Hyacinth Blair stole £80,000 from South London and Maudsley NHS trust between June 2021 and January 2023 for her online boyfriend from Nigeria

Events

6 d. ago Delicious carrot cake recipe only needs four main ingredients including kitchen staple

A simple and easy carrot cake recipe has circulated online, and it only requires four ingredients - what's better is you won't even need any eggs or butter either

Events

8 d. ago Voices: Love Island can teach us about racism and interracial relationships

After a messy online spat between Whitney Adebayo and Lochan Nowacki, the show’s former star couple, Ava Vidal – who has been in ‘swirl’ partnerships – says she and her friends can attest that it does not always guarantee bigotry-free bliss

Events

9 d. ago Best Betting Sites UK: Top 10 Online Bookmakers for August 2025

Our tipster, sports journalist and betting content producer Chris Wilson reviews UK betting sites and picks out his favourites

Politics

4 w. ago Jude Bellingham could be sidelined until October following shoulder surgery

It was reported in May that Bellingham would have surgery following this summer’s Club World Cup.

Politics