1 hour ago Voices: I have an embarrassing secret that I can’t confess to anyone

The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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2 h. ago Halle Berry, 58, looks half her age on red carpet after sharing secret to combating menopause

Halle Berry had all eyes on her as she attended the Amazon MGM Studios CinemaCon 2025 presentation in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

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3 h. ago Why this simple photo of footy great Sonny Bill Williams and his family has kicked off a heated debate about religion

The former Bulldogs, Roosters and All Blacks star posted the shot of him with his wife and five children in order to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

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3 h. ago Vilified, arrested, held incommunicado: that's the price of protest in Britain today | George Monbiot

It seems to me that whatever the charges facing the activists at the Quaker meeting house raid, their fundamental crime is dissentThe faces are different, but it’s the same authoritarianism. Keir Starmer’s team might not look or sound like Donald Trump’s, but its policies on protest and dissent are chillingly similar. So is the reason: coordinated global lobbying by the rich and powerful, fronted by rightwing junktanks.Last week, six young women were having tea and biscuits in the Quaker meeting house in Westminster. Twenty police officers forced open the door and arrested them on conspiracy charges. Had the police discovered a plot to blow up parliament or to poison the water supply? No. It was an openly advertised, routine meeting of a protest group called Youth Demand, discussing climate breakdown and the assault on Gaza.George Monbiot is a Guardian columnistThe Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism, by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison, was published in paperb...

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3 h. ago Avocados are 'creamier and tastier' when seasoned with 65p kitchen essential

One simple ingredient, which you will likely have in your kitchen cupboard, is the secret to achieving 'creamy and tasty' smashed avocado that tastes like butter - according to one foodie

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6 h. ago ‘Same shit, different year’: Australia records hottest 12 months and warmest March on record

ANU climate scientist says ‘everyone is getting fatigued these records keep falling – it’s now incredibly predictable’Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has experienced its hottest 12-month period on record, ending with its hottest March on record, with last month seeing temperatures 2.41C above average, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed.The bureau said its data going back to 1910 showed the 12 months ending in March 2025 averaged 1.61C above average – the hottest of any 12-month period, beating the previous 1.51C mark set from January to December 2019.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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7 h. ago The dirty secret of so many kebab shops that bring in 'skilled' migrant labour

No doubt the shop does a solid trade but it does not appear to be a business with international reach. However, this unassuming little outlet on Leyton's Lea Bridge Road has a surprising secret.

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9 h. ago Eamonn Holmes 'to launch new show' after facing 'impossible' career setback

Eamonn Holmes is joining forces with his GB News co-star Paul Coyte on a 'heartfelt' new project after the duo had their nationwide podcast tour axed last month

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10 h. ago Muse cancel show in Istanbul after call for boycott of concert promoter

Large-scale anti-government protests began last month after the jailing of the Turkish city’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.

Culture

11 h. ago Glasgow locals fear rat invasion as 'putrid' bins not emptied in a month

They fear the area will soon by taken over by rats and other vermin after telling how they hadn't been emptied by city binmen since the beginning of March.

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12 h. ago HMRC benefit increases happening in April 2025 including child benefit and minimum wage

Different HMRC benefits, along with the National Minimum Wage, are increasing this month - full list of new rates

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13 h. ago Vladimir Lenin is back as giant bust of despot returns to Russian station

A metro station in St. Petersburg has mounted the 'bas-relief' in its usual place at the end wall of Udelnaya metro station following an 11-month overhaul to improve and repair the travel point

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13 h. ago Joe Rogan breaks with Trump, calling Venezuelan deportations ‘horrific’

Influential podcast host and prominent Trump supporter criticizes administration for removal of gay makeup artistJoe Rogan, the influential podcast host and prominent supporter of Donald Trump, has criticized the president’s administration over the deportation of a professional makeup artist and hairdresser to a prison in El Salvador, calling it “horrific”.Andry José Hernández Romero, who is gay, had sought asylum in the US, telling officials he faced persecution because of his sexual orientation and political views. But US immigration officers argued the crown tattoos on his wrists were proof he was part of Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan gang, despite Hernández Romero telling them he was not. Last month, he was flown from Texas to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, a facility that his lawyer said was “one of the worst places in the world”. His removal comes as the administration undertakes what Trump has pledged would be a mass deportation campaign. Continue reading...

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13 h. ago Man who escaped ICE detention in power outage gets caught on a Denver bus

Immigration authorities say the second of two men who escaped from a Colorado immigration detention center during a power outage last month has been arrested

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14 h. ago MP behind assisted dying plan won't rule out plan returning as a Government Bill if it fails crunch vote this month

The Labour MP behind the assisted dying plan said that while she is 'focused on getting the Bill passed' it would be a 'tragedy' if it takes another decade before the subject is revisited.

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14 h. ago Woman whose rape lies got innocent man jailed receives disgustingly light sentence

A woman who admitted to lying about a man attempting to rape and kidnapping received an incredibly light sentence after an innocent man spent a month in jail.

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14 h. ago The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in April 2025

The hot-off-the-press launches and shiny shopping newness to know this month

Economics

14 h. ago Dinosaur predator and prey drank together from lagoons on Isle of Skye – study

Prince Charles’s Point on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula is one of the most extensive dinosaur track sites in Scotland.

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14 h. ago Lanarkshire songwriter's latest release tackles depression and suicide rate head on

'Ego and male masculinity gets in the way of telling people how we really feel'

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14 h. ago Manchester United could miss out on £40m summer transfer due to secret clause

Manchester United are expected to be active in the transfer window this summer as Ruben Amorim plots an overhaul of the team which has struggled in the Premier League

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