37 m. ago Average UK house price records biggest increase since June 2015

The average price tag on a home jumped by 2.8 per cent or nearly £10,000 in January

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37 m. ago Average price tag on a home jumps by nearly £10,000 in January

January’s recovery brings average asking prices close to where they were last summer, Rightmove said.

Economics

37 m. ago Record January spike in house prices after 'Boxing Day bounce'

Average house prices have jumped nearly £10,000 in the past month but sellers also warned number of homes for sale at 12-year high

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2 h. ago Indonesia plane crash as horror images show debris across remote mountain

The plane vanished from radars on January 17, but authorities discovered debris from the plane crash strewn across a mountain in South Sulawesi.

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3 h. ago Celtic transfer state of play as Martin O'Neill 'pushes' board amid Fofana clue and Amenda agent address

The Hoops are in dire need of incoming players amid a quiet January window

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5 h. ago Scot missing in Thailand for two weeks as family launches desperate appeal

Kenny Robertson, 58, has been reported missing in South Asia since January 5.

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6 h. ago Married couple recall traumatic Bolton crash as 'I remember every single second'

Georgina Daniels and husband Tom were among four passengers in a taxi struck head-on by a Seat Leon on January 11. Four people died in the collision, including their taxi driver and three teenagers in the other vehicle

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7 h. ago This Week in History: From poisoned Russians to life on Mars?

Explore how major events between were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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7 h. ago Liverpool transfer news: RB Leipzig chief offers hope as pathway to £70million deal emerges

Liverpool could be buoyed by a recent transfer admission when it comes to one of Europe's hottest talents

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8 h. ago Clive Myrie spills Mastermind gossip to Saturday Kitchen viewers’ delight

Clive Myrie spilt Mastermind gossip during his appearance on Saturday Kitchen on 17 January.

Science

9 h. ago Abolishing ICE isn’t enough – it’s time to center people’s humanity | Heba Gowayed and Victor Ray

It’s far from radical to reject a system predicated on violence – despite what thinktanks might claimOn 7 January 2026, Renee Good was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross; video captures a man’s voice calling her a “fucking bitch” afterwards. Kristi Noem, secretary of homeland security, maligned Good as having committed “domestic terrorism”. Good’s killing became a national flashpoint as protests erupted demanding justice for the mother of three.Good’s killing is no anomaly. A Wall Street Journal investigation revealed 13 instances of ICE firing into civilian vehicles since July 2025, with at least eight people shot and two killed. ICE detentions are notorious for their inhumane conditions; 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025 alone, matching a record set two decades prior in 2004.Heba Gowayed is an associate professor of sociology at Cuny Hunter College and Cuny Graduate Center and author of the book Refuge: How the State Shapes Human PotentialVictor Ray is the F Wendell Miller asso...

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10 h. ago Teen charged after being caught 'travelling at 148mph' on M8

The driver was caught near Eurocentral on Saturday January 17 around 9.35pm.

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10 h. ago Michael McIntyre’s Unexpected Star wows audience with showstopping singing voice

Michael McIntyre's Unexpected Guest wowed the audience on Saturday's episode (17 January) when he broke out into song.

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10 h. ago Hearts set for transfer crisis talks as Derek McInnes wants reinforcements after Shankland injury blow

The club are set to hold talks to ramp up their January plans after an injury crisis leaves them short of numbers for a crucial clash with Celtic

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10 h. ago Why am I a vegan? I do it for my mental health | Emma Beddington

Vegan restaurants are closing, RFK Jr is sounding the drum for carnivores, and the protein cult is bigger than ever. But eschewing animal products helps me ward off a sense of impotence – and despairLet’s get this out of the way, because I’m itching to tell you (again): I’m vegan, and this is our time, Veganuary! Imagine me doing a weak, vitamin B12-depleted dance. Unlike gym-goers, vegans are thrilled when newbies sign up each January, for planetary and animal welfare reasons, but also, shallowly, for the shopping. This is when we can gorge on the novelties retailers dream up: Peta’s round-up for this year includes the seductive Aldi pains au chocolat and M&S coconut kefir.I need retail therapy, because Veganuary has become quite muted and that’s part of a wider inflection point in vegan eating that I’m sad about. “Where have all the vegans gone?” Dazed asked in November, and now New York Magazine has investigated, with the tagline: “Plant-based eating was supposed to be the fu...

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10 h. ago The most popular show among gen Z? The Rookie – a police procedural

In an era of TikTok and YouTube, teens have never watched old-school television less – yet zoomers love this broadcast drama seriesHannah Leef knows she should be studying for midterms this week. But she has to also make time to watch her all-time favorite episode of The Rookie, an ABC procedural drama about Los Angeles cops. (That would be season two, episode eight.) The 15 year old, who lives in New England, calls the show her “hyperfixation”.Leef first watched the entire series, which is currently in its eighth season, in three weeks. “Which is, like, not healthy,” she admits. She keeps up with new episodes while constantly rewatching the series – which she’s done 10 times now. She’s hooked “about 12 or 13” of her friends on The Rookie, and one of them ploughed through the entire series in a week: “She did not sleep.” Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Mika looks back: ‘Nowadays you wouldn’t get away with the things journalists said about my sexuality in the noughties’

The superstar singer on his itinerant childhood, brutally honest mother, and the moment of anger that led him to write Grace KellyBorn in Beirut in 1983, Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr, otherwise known as Mika, was raised in Paris and London. He attended the Royal College of Music, before his breakthrough in 2007 with debut album Life in Cartoon Motion and its No 1 single, Grace Kelly. He went on to sell 20m records, and worked as a presenter and judge on TV shows such as Eurovision and The Piano. Mika now lives in Italy and in Hastings, East Sussex, with his partner. His first English-language album in six years, Hyperlove, is out on 23 January.This was taken in our kitchen in Paris. It doesn’t surprise me that I am covered in chocolate. My earliest memories are of being on the floor surrounded by delicious food. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago How to make mapo tofu – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass

Discover the joys of creamy soy bean curd in this spicy Sichuan dish that comes together in minutes Mapo tofu is a Chengdu favourite typical of the “spicy generosity” of Sichuan food, Fuchsia Dunlop explains, though it’s perhaps better not translated as “pock-marked old woman’s tofu”. It may even convert you to the joys of tofu itself, should you still be on the fence about the stuff, because its creamy softness is the perfect foil for the intensely savoury, tingly seasoning involved here. It’s also ready in mere minutes.Prep 10 min Cook 7 min Serves 2 Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Chelsea open talks over Jeremy Jacquet deal as Blues target first signing of Liam Rosenior era

Chelsea target January move for France Under-21s centre-back

Economics

12 h. ago The healthy money habits that can knock ten years off your age... and help you sleep more easily, by TOBY WALNE

If you are reluctant to start an intense gym routine or commit to a restrictive diet that forces you to give up your favourite food, consider the anti-ageing tricks that revolve around your wallet.

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