28 m. ago Prince Andrew once called a member of staff a 'fat lardy a***hole' and was the 'most unpopular royal', former protection officer claims

Paul Page, who served as a Royal protection officer between 1998 and 2004, said in new Channel 5 documentary that the Andrew once verbally attacked a staff member.

Politics

35 m. ago Man accused of marrying three women at the same time – and police warn there could be more victims

A North Carolina man is accused of marrying three women at the same time for financial and personal gain

Events

44 m. ago Rangers hero Ianis Hagi unveils huge new career move after leaving club

The Romanian star has announced a glamorous new side hustle

Politics

54 m. ago Unseen Babyshambles at Glasgow Barrowlands snap unveiled to mark 20th anniversary of debut album

Brian Anderson captured an incredible snap of the Babyshambles singer but it nearly didn't end well.

Culture

67 m. ago Celebrated, imprisoned, reviled, rebuilt: Fernand Pouillon, the lost architect of France

From designing enormous postwar housing projects to escaping from prison using a rope, Pouillon’s life had high drama. A new documentary charts the extraordinary rise, fall – and rise again – of France’s ‘most wanted’ creativeVariously described as an “architect, painter, novelist, communist and convicted fraudster”, Fernand Pouillon’s life was punctuated by abrupt reversals of fortune that might have sprung from the pages of Dickens or Dumas. Throughout an eventful career, he ricocheted from intoxicating success, to financial scandal, prison, exile and eventual rehabilitation.In 1985, when Pouillon was in his early 70s, he was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by President François Mitterrand. Yet just over 20 years earlier, Pouillon found himself in custody awaiting trial on charges of corruption. As a prolific architect-developer who had designed gargantuan housing schemes in France and Algeria, he was accused of funding irregularities and violating laws contrived to keep the processe...

Events

77 m. ago Hollywood legend died penniless and alone after decades of drug addiction

Hollywood star Bela Lugosi achieved worldwide success as the first actor to portray Count Dracula on the big screen but his life was tragically devastated by drug addiction and financial issues.

Events

81 m. ago Rylan Clark unveils hunky new boyfriend and talks about their plans to have children

This Morning star Rylan Clark reveals he's dating he's dating funfair businessman Kennedy Bates, 47, four years after his difficult divorce from Dan Neal.

Politics

98 m. ago Prince Andrew's ex Lady Victoria Hervey says she's 'amazed' Harry and Meghan's marriage has 'lasted so long'

The British socialite - who briefly dated the Duke of York in 1999 - told Closer magazine that Harry and Meghan's relationship 'seems to have been quite rocky' lately.

Politics

2 h. ago Claims that careful easing of mortgage rules could help more first

UK Finance said its analysis suggests that a modest increase in lending, enabled by lower stress rates, could improve access to mortgages

Politics

2 h. ago Vote in our Independent Money poll: When are you due to renew your mortgage deal?

Each week, we invite readers to share their views on the financial stories making headlines – and impacting your bank balance

Economics

2 h. ago Specsavers director is suspended for wrongfully billing £80k on expenses including Secret Santa gift and hotel stays

Mark Edgar, 45, used the multinational optician's money to pay for taxis, car repairs, meals and hotel stays when tensions were high at home with his partner and baby.

Economics

3 h. ago Kraft Heinz to split a decade after merger in bid to revive growth

Chicago-based food group says it will split into two publicly traded companies through tax-free spin-offBusiness live – latest updatesKraft Heinz, the US company behind kitchen staples such as Philadelphia cheese and Heinz tomato ketchup, has announced plans to split into two independent businesses a decade after it was created in a mega merger.The Chicago-based packaged food group said it would separate into two publicly traded companies through a tax-free spin-off to try to reduce complexity and improve financial performance after years of falling sales. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Drug boss involved in supplying cocaine and heroin to Welsh towns on an industrial scale

Robert Andrews Jr, 34, ran an organised crime gang based in Newport which purchased and supplied heroin and cocaine at industrial levels

Events

4 h. ago Straight Circle review – boisterous border guard satire from a director to watch

Venice film festivalOscar Hudson’s feature debut, starring twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor as ritual-performing representatives of fictional warring nations, is an absurdist nightmareBritish documentary and ad director Oscar Hudson makes his feature debut in the Venice critics week sidebar with this high-concept anti-war satire, a through-the-looking-glass absurdist nightmare about realising that the otherness of your enemy is an illusion. There are some bold and ambitious images here, and some interesting split-screen work. Maybe there’s an issue about the style and substance ratio and perhaps the running time is indulgent, but this is a strong piece of work.Twins Elliott and Luke Tittensor play two soldiers of equal rank in opposing armies, called Pte Warne and Pte Arthur. They represent two nations of fictional Ruritanian weirdness, formerly at war but who have evidently concluded a tensely unstable peace treaty. Warne has a resplendent white uniform and, like the rest of his co...

Politics

4 h. ago Is Reeves about to drive Britain off a financial cliff? Alarm grows as borrowing costs soar to even HIGHER than surge that toppled Truss (...and the Chancellor's face says it all)

Yields on 30-year UK bonds, known as gilts, leapt to just below 5.7 per cent, the highest level since 1998 in the wake of a reshuffle seen as sidelining Rachel Reeves.

Economics

4 h. ago Miley Cyrus unveils 'new music' to dad Billy Ray as he enjoys holiday in Scotland

The country singing legend enjoyed a break on the Isle of Mull with girlfriend Liz Hurley last week and unveiled a new tune by daughter Miley

Politics

5 h. ago Susanna Reid rushes to Rylan Clark's defence after Good Morning Britain co

The 54-year-old and co-host Ed Balls, 58, returned to our screens to update viewers on the latest newsworthy headlines with correspondents Kevin Maguire and Andrew Pierce.

Politics

5 h. ago St Andrews distillery unveils latest age statement in the new Lowland revival

New era for Lowland whisky as first 10-year-old bottle unveiled by distillery

Politics

5 h. ago DWP 48 health conditions that can give pensioners £110 weekly boost

Attendance Allowance can help provide financial support for a range of medical conditions - and here are some of the common reasons people claim

Economics

5 h. ago Above the Knee review – man struggles with body integrity dysmorphia in gory amputation horror

A man grapples with an overwhelming desire to remove his leg in a lingering psychological interrogation from Norwegian film-maker Viljar BøeNorwegian director Viljar Bøe has been hacking out an interesting niche for himself in the horror genre, specialising in a variety grounded more in psychology than supernatural jiggery pokery. For example, Good Boy from 2022 revolved around a man and his “dog” (who is obviously a guy in a dog costume) acting like a mutt at all times. Similarly, his new feature features a character called Amir (Freddy Singh) with a psychological fixation that’s so unusual he feels he must keep it a secret from his girlfriend and all acquaintances: he has body integrity dysphoria (BID), which in his case means he has an overwhelming desire to amputate his left leg even though there’s nothing physically wrong with it.Amir lives with his super-nice, cheerful girlfriend Kim (Julie Abrahamsen) in hyper-tolerant, Scandi-socialist quasi-utopia Norway, so when he drunken...

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