3 h. ago Festival packing list 2025: What to bring to Reading & Leeds, Creamfields and more

From tents and camping chairs to dry shampoo, SPF and wellies, tick off this list while you pack

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3 h. ago 71 London bus routes will be hit by strikes in August and September 2025: full list of routes and strike dates

71 London bus routes will be hit by strikes in August and September 2025: full list of routes and strike dates  Time Out Worldwide

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21 h. ago Nominate your unsung climate hero for The Independent’s 2025 Climate 100 List

The final five spots on the list are reserved for your input, readers of The Independent. Lauren MacDougall explains how you can get involved

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27 h. ago Leeds Festival 2025 full list of banned items including aerosols, BBQs and fireworks

Leeds Festival is one of two major festivals that takes place in the UK this August, but to celebrate safely you'll need to keep this full list of banned items in mind

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49 h. ago Tom Jones at Cardiff Castle 2025 set list featuring all the classics

It's Not Unusual what we expect Sir Tom will be performing at Cardiff Castle this week.

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53 h. ago Creamfields 2025: What items are banned from the festival? Full list including camping exclusions

What should you leave in your tent before heading to the main arena, and what should just be left at home this year?

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6 d. ago Jefte Rangers transfer exit fee 'revealed' as Palmeiras ready to pay big to bring Brazilian home

The Light Blues are set to make profit on the fee they paid APOEL for his services last summer

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6 d. ago Iconic Ibiza nightclub loved by A List celebrities confirm final summer 2025 line

Pacha Ibiza has confirmed its final line-up for summer 2025 with the likes of Sonny Fodera, Robin Schulz and CamelPhat on the roster ready to get the dance floor grooving

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8 d. ago Premier League to make huge change with referee trial in opening matches

The Premier League is ready to bring in new Ref Cams across the opening weekend of the season - a move backed by broadcasters, clubs and referees - with a view to making it permanent

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8 d. ago Free £2 shop bet with William Hill every day of the York Ebor Festival

Don't miss a FREE William Hill shop bet every day of the iconic festival, plus packed pullouts every day from the team you trust

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9 d. ago Man gored to death after taunting huge bull at packed Caribbean festival

Yovanis Márquez, 35, was taking part in a bullfighting festival - known as 'corraleja' - in the north of Coloimbia when he tried to summersault over the horned beast

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9 d. ago Bullfighter, 35, is gored to death after taunting animal at packed festival

Shocking footage captured the moment a man dared a beast at a bullfighting festival in Colombia before he was fatally gored. The man managed to walk off on his own but later died.

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9 d. ago Which books will Nationals English pupils read 2025? The Scottish texts teachers can choose

Scotland’s school reading list recently got a bit of a refresh 📚

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing 2025 cast: who has been announced so far? Updating BBC cast list

Strictly Come Dancing has started to announce its cast for 2025 - see our updating list 💃🕺

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1 week ago ‘We are at war – bring it on’: Democrats ready to fight dirty to stop Trump

Republican push for gerrymandered congressional maps triggers down-and-dirty from new generation – will it work?It was a stirring speech that brought Democrats to tears. “When someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you don’t stoop to their level,” Michelle Obama told them in Philadelphia in 2016. “No, our motto is: ‘When they go low, we go high.’”Fast forward to Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, speaking in Chicago this week. “This is not the Democratic party of your grandfather, which would bring a pencil to the knife fight,” he insisted. “This is a new Democratic party. We’re bringing a knife to a knife fight, and we are going to fight fire with fire.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine will not give land to ‘occupiers’, says Zelenskyy, as Trump and Putin prepare to meet

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine will not give up land, Zelenskyy warns ahead of Trump

US president said end to war will involve ‘some swapping of territories’ before announcing meetingPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy said early on Saturday that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers” after Donald Trump said he would meet Vladimir Putin next week and that an end to the war must involve “some swapping of territories”.The Ukrainian president said Kyiv was ready for real solutions that could bring peace but that any solutions without Ukraine would be against peace. “Any decisions against us, any decisions without Ukraine, are also decisions against peace. They will achieve nothing,” he said, adding that the war “cannot be ended without us, without Ukraine”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Bruno Fernandes makes statement after missing out on Ballon d'Or as ex

Bruno Fernandes has not been named in the 2025 Ballon d'Or list, but one of his former Manchester United team-mates did make the cut for the prestigious award after a standout season

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1 week ago M&S’s beauty advent calendar should be top of your list in 2025 – here’s why

This high street offering spans skincare, make-up, fragrance and more

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1 week ago Ballon d’Or 2025 nominees: Full list including Ousmane Dembele, Lamine Yamal and Mohamed Salah

PSG players dominate the nominations, with Mo Salah and Cole Palmer among the Premier League contingent

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