24 h. ago Prime Video fans have days left to watch 'best horror' that left viewers 'unable to move'

The thriller will be available to watch for free for a limited time

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6 d. ago Alison Hammond's son Aidan, 20, reveals he fled the family home after disputes with his mother as he gives rare insight into their relationship

The This Morning presenter, 50, and her offspring are set to feature together on the new series of Celebrity Gogglebox, which begins on Friday night.

Society

8 d. ago First trailer for Matt Damon's $250million epic film The Odyssey leaks online

Universal Pictures attached the first trailer for their highly-anticipated adaptation of The Odyssey to screenings of Jurassic World Rebirth, and now the teaser has leaked online.

Economics

9 d. ago Fans find it ‘hard to say goodbye’ as Downton Abbey releases final film trailer

Film releases in cinemas on 12 September

Sport

1 week ago 'Most disturbing horror movie of all time' based on true events now available to stream

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is often considered to be one of the most disturbing horror movies of all time - and it's now available to watch on Amazon Prime for those brave enough

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1 week ago What if the world’s religions aren’t competing but rather one unfolding truth? | Kat Eghdamian

Shifting from debating difference to seeking shared meaning isn’t just theoretical. I’ve seen it workI was born in Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when religion became the architecture of public life. But it was precisely this fusion of faith and power that forced my family to flee. We were persecuted not for breaking laws but for belonging to a minority religious community, the Bahá’ís – a persecution that continues today. This experience taught me how religion can be used to exclude, to dehumanise, to dominate. But it also taught me that ignoring religion is not the answer.More than 80% of the world’s population identifies with a religion. Yet in many parts of the world – especially in the west – religion is treated as a private matter, something best kept out of polite conversation, or at worst, a source of division and danger. We live in a paradox: a deeply religious world that increasingly doesn’t know how to talk about religion.What does it mean to live a meaningful li...

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1 week ago Boeing plane collides with aircraft and slices tail as passengers watch in horror

Over 300 passengers were left stranded when a plane taxiing on a runway suddenly struck the tail of another aircraft with its wing.

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1 week ago Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet, French cinema power couple, call it quits

Oscar winner Marion Cotillard and actor-director Guillaume Canet have announced their separation after 18 years and two children together, breaking up a power relationship of French cinema

Politics

2 w. ago Bugonia: first trailer for new Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos collaboration

Actor and director who worked on Kinds of Kindness and Poor Things reunite for a dark comedy about a kidnappingThe first trailer for Bugonia has arrived, offering a first look at the latest collaboration between Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.The acclaimed Greek film-maker and the American actor have previously worked on The Favourite, Poor Things and, most recently, Kinds of Kindness. The relationship has netted Stone an Oscar nomination and a win.Well, actually just this one is one of the few times that I read a script that I hadn’t generated or I hadn’t been developing for a long time, and I was immediately drawn to it. And then I did a little bit of work with the writer Will Tracy in order to make it a little bit more my own. It’s just one of these things that something clicks in the story, in the tone. Again, something you probably haven’t done before, working with the same actors, like working with Emma again and Jesse, it’s just exciting to get into it, do something differen...

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2 w. ago NICOLA METHVEN 'Grenfell: Uncovered will leave you feeling anguished and make your blood boil'

It's a tough and emotional watch but the 90-minute film shows the full horror of the failings which led to 72 people losing their lives in 2017

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2 w. ago WATCH: Steve Coogan and Éanna Hardwick transform into Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane in new film documenting their explosive bust

The trailer for a new film documenting Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane's explosive bust-up at the 2002 World Cup has dropped. 

Events

2 w. ago Holiday horror as Brits in Cyprus watch missiles flying through night sky

Sapphire saw the streaks and started to film them, before realising what they were

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2 w. ago Watch as 6ft snake swims towards Ibiza couple in horror footage as plague gets bigger

Stefanie Daub and her husband decided to take a boat in Ses Balandres to explore Ibiza's stunning coastline for a few hours, but were horrified to see huge 6ft snakes swim towards them

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2 w. ago Suspect in Minnesota lawmaker’s killing was ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’

Vance Boelter had texted his family that they needed to flee their house before ‘people with guns’ showed upThe man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war” as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.Vance Boelter, 57, faces multiple federal and state murder charges after allegedly shooting dead the Democratic Minnesota state house speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the early hours of 14 June. Boelter is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Suspect in Minnesota killings accused of being ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war’

Vance Boelter texted family that they needed to flee their house before ‘people with guns’ showed up, filings allegeThe man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war” as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.Vance Boelter, 57, faces multiple federal and state murder charges after allegedly shooting dead the Democratic Minnesota state house speaker emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in the early hours of 14 June. Boelter is also accused of shooting and seriously wounding the Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, about 90 minutes earlier. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 28 Years Later fans are left shocked over 'weird' Jimmy Savile reference and 'insane' cliffhanger ending

WARNING: SPOILERS. 28 Years Later has finally hit screens after years of anticipation and longtime fans of the horror franchise rushed to cinemas to watch the new film.

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3 w. ago Angela Rayner praises ‘amazing’ Independent Brick by Brick campaign as family fleeing abuse get safe haven

Exclusive: The deputy prime minister and housing secretary said helping vulnerable families and children into safe and secure housing ‘is a matter that I hold close to my heart’

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3 w. ago First family fleeing abuse get keys to The Independent’s safe haven

Survivor of abuse handed keys to new safe house

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3 w. ago 'Must see' horror with 92% score leaves fans 'scared and unable to watch again'

A new 2025 horror film has been widely praised by critics and audiences alike despite the franchise facing mixed reviews in the past

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3 w. ago Horror that left viewers so scared they'll 'never watch again' now available to stream

A 2025 horror film has been praised by terrified fans as "the best in the franchise"

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