48 m. ago Tories only realised Brexit impact on small boats ‘just before’ leaving EU, admits senior MP

Chris Philp says in leaked audio that Tories ‘ran some checks’ just prior to Brexit and realised ‘around half’ of small boat arrivals could have been returned under EU law

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90 m. ago BBC Race Across the World's Letitia breaks down as she recalls childhood trauma

Race Across the World returned to screens on Wednesday night with four remaining teams.

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1 hour ago Cassie Ventura tells court at day three of trial that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CityA timeline of allegations and charges against Sean CombsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning and testified that Combs raped her, assaulted one of his employees, and detailed abuse she says occurred in their over decade-long relationship.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counsellin...

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2 h. ago I tried out United Airlines’ new Dreamliner seats. These are the biggest changes

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the new ‘Elevated’ interiors put United on the cusp of being ‘the best airline ever’. The Independent’s US Travel Editor Ted Thornhill was on hand to test out the new seat specs for each class — from business to economy

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2 h. ago Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning review: did someone not get the party time memo?

Despite Tom Cruise stripping down to his swimming trunks, this is missing Vanessa Kirby and a stunt as breathtaking as the previous instalment

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2 h. ago Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is a massive Tom Cruise ego trip, and I absolutely adored it

This (potentially final) entry in the long-running franchise is inherently absurd, but who cares?

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3 h. ago JOHN MURDOCH'S DRIVE TIME: We get behind the wheel of the latest Honda HR

The HR-V has been with us for more than two decades and this current generation is only available as a fuel efficient hybrid.

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3 h. ago MOVIE REVIEW: We discover if darkness prevails with 'MCU' anti

Cleverly uses human emotions and psychological issues to grand effect while setting up a terrific, turbulent team.

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4 h. ago Emmerdale star Jay Kontzle's secret family tragedy and how he nearly quit showbiz

In Mental Health Awareness Week, Emmerdale actor Jay Kontzle talks to The Mirror about he overcome childhood trauma with the help of psychiatrist and loving grandparents

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4 h. ago Leaked recording reveals top Tory admitting flaws in Boris Johnson's Brexit boasts

Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said ministers realised that they 'can't any longer rely on sending people back to the place where they first claimed asylum' after Brexit

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5 h. ago ‘We need to do something’: the company releasing Palestinian films no one else will

As many films struggle to find distribution, Watermelon Pictures has stepped in to help tell stories from Palestine and other marginalized communitiesIn March, The Encampments, a documentary on the pro-Palestinian protest movement on US college campuses, opened at the Angelika Film Center in New York. The nonfiction theatrical marketplace has never been breezy in the US, but this is a particularly difficult time for documentaries, let alone films about hot-button issues considered politically sensitive or, under the new administration, outright dangerous; one of the Encampments’ primary subjects, the Columbia University student-activist Mahmoud Khalil, remains in detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) without charge for any crime. Large-scale distributors, including all of the major streaming services, are increasingly wary of anything deemed controversial, leaving such films as Union, on the Amazon Labor Union, or the Oscar-winning Palestinian-Israeli documentary No...

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5 h. ago Cassie Ventura tells court Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs blackmailed her with ‘freak

Music mogul’s former girlfriend describes physical abuse, control and violence at trial in New York CityA timeline of allegations and charges against Sean CombsSinger Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, a former girlfriend of Sean “Diddy” Combs and a key witness in the federal sex-trafficking and racketeering trial of the music mogul, returned to the witness stand in New York City on Wednesday morning, as the high-profile trial enters its third day.Ventura, who is eight and a half months pregnant, began her second day of testimony by revisiting the hotel surveillance footage of her 2016 assault by Combs. She said Combs was yelling at her and then threw a vase at her in the elevator lobby.In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org...

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5 h. ago Teacher who swigged cans of cider in his classroom and walked into a door while reeking of alcohol is banned

Jon Downs, 36, was prohibited from teaching indefinitely with a review period of two years after he admitted consuming alcohol at Westhoughton High School in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

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5 h. ago Trump meets Syria’s ‘attractive, tough’ president after lifting US sanctions

US president meets Ahmed al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia as lifting of sanctions is met with jubilation in DamascusUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has met Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Saudi Arabia, telling the former jihadist he had an “extraordinary opportunity”, and said Washington is exploring normalising ties with Damascus, a day after an announcement that all US sanctions on Syria would be lifted.The US president met Sharaa, a former militant who fought against US forces in Iraq and had a $10m US bounty on his head until December 2024, alongside the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, for about half an hour before a conference of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as part of his four-day visit to the Middle East. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Cassie tells Diddy trial that rap mogul trapped her in abuse with threat to release 'freak off' sex videos

R&B star gives more harrowing evidence as she returns to the witness stand in New York

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5 h. ago TODAY'S TV WITH SARA WALLIS: Fred West describes dismembering daughter in Netflix show

From a gritty Netflix documentary about the Wests to a silver anniversary for Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer, our TV columnist Sara Wallis picks tonight's best telly

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6 h. ago Wrexham chief makes telling admission on Ryan Reynolds' mindset amid Lively

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have been feeling the heat due to their legal battle with Justin Baldoni, but their visits to Wrexham are said to have helped them escape the drama

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6 h. ago ‘He’s playing a trick’: Sceptical Ukraine tries to beat Putin at his own game in peace talks

‘Putin is not strong in direct negotiations. He’s strong in playing games,’ a senior Ukrainian source tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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6 h. ago FedEx employee fired for attending Alcoholics Anonymous meeting claims ‘anti

Exclusive: Margie Fiander believes her supervisor was bigoted against her “because she is Caucasian,” telling The Independent she remains unemployed.

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7 h. ago Chris Packham says poodles stopped suicide saying 'I was in a really dark place'

Telly legend Chris Packham is famed for his love of the natural world. Now the BBC Springwatch host opens up about his pet pooches - and how they've got him through some of his darkest times

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