17 h. ago Labour crisis as the city of John Prescott turns its back on Starmer

Canvas returns seen by The Independent suggest that Labour could be a distant third to Reform and the Lib Dems in their former heartland of Hull and East Yorkshire

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32 h. ago New York stabbing: Commuter killed in subway system after row with man about shoes

Police New York City say John Sheldon, from Brooklyn, became the victim of this year's first homicide in the Big Apple's subway system - after a reduction in crime in the network in 2024

Events

4 d. ago Plea for driving examiners as Labour transport chief brands huge delays a 'crisis'

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs that current driving test waits are 'totally unacceptable' as she pledged tens of thousands more exams this year

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6 d. ago Manchester City injury update: Erling Haaland, Ederson, John Stones latest news and return dates

Man City’s injury list shrank considerably ahead of Saturday’s visit to Goodison Park

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1 week ago Premier League starlet tipped for the top saw career derailed after eating dodgy meat

Former Manchester City ace John Guidetti saw his career derailed after a mystery virus from eating dodgy meat at his girlfriend's birthday party

Politics

1 week ago ‘National scandal’ declared after 2,800 children sent to A&E over severe tooth decay last year

Labour accused of ‘devastating lack of ambition’ over NHS dental care crisis

Politics

2 w. ago French authorities are 'giving small boat migrants lifejackets to cross the English Channel' and crisis is getting WORSE under Labour, fisherman claims

Fisherman Matt Coker, owner of Coker Seafishing in Dover, Kent,, claims groups of asylum seekers are being escorted by the French authorities instead of being intercepted and stopped.

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2 w. ago 50 years later, Vietnam's battlefields draw retrospective veterans and other tourists

Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books

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2 w. ago Why pensioners don't trust Labour: Brits over the age of 66 face a 'crisis of leadership' with cuts to social care, dementia support and spiralling bills

Belief amongst pensioners that Labour will fix social care has already fallen by 50 per cent.

Politics

2 w. ago Man City injury update: Erling Haaland, Rodri and John Stones latest news and return dates

Man City’s leading goalscorer is facing weeks on the sidelines with an ankle issue

Events

3 w. ago Union dismisses Starmer's desperate plea to 'get round the table' and end Birmingham bin strike crisis as fury mounts at Labour council

Amid mounting fury at the Labour-run council over the chaos, with rubbish piling up and rats running riot on the city's streets, No10 urged Unite to negotiate 'in good faith'.

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3 w. ago Voices: Energy, water, council tax – how are you coping with rising bills this ‘awful April’? Join The Independent Debate

As ‘awful April’ brings another wave of rising bills, we want to know — are you feeling the pinch, and has Labour’s handling of the cost of living crisis so far changed your view of Sir Keir Starmer’s government?

Economics