11 h. ago New rules to come into force in all UK zoos for staff and visitors

Designed to improve animal welfare, the new reforms are the biggest in over 10 years

Politics

3 d. ago Two of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza are encircled by Israeli forces, staff say

Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities

Politics

4 d. ago CBS News staff is ‘reeling’ after CEO shockingly forced out: ‘Changing of the guard

Exclusive: Sources who spoke with The Independent about Wendy McMahon’s sudden resignation noted that ‘everyone is worried’ in the CBS newsroom and they ‘don’t have much faith in the new executives.’

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2 w. ago Moment security staff are forced to intervene as Labour's Wes Streeting sees his live interview interrupted outside the BBC's Broadcasting House

The Cabinet minister was forced to break off from speaking to Times Radio about Labour 's local elections results to explain why there was the sound of a commotion.

Society

2 w. ago Why are some trying to silence our film on Columbia’s Gaza protests? | Hamza and Badie Ali

The Encampments tells the story of campus activism last year. But Palestinian films are facing intimidation campaignsRecently, The Encampments opened at the Angelika Film Center in New York to a record-setting box office for an independent film – along with a storm of controversy. For us, as the distributor, the atmosphere was far from celebratory. The theater was forced to hire additional security, notify police and prepare staff for harassment in response to protests and threats from people who hadn’t even seen the film.What is so dangerous about Palestinian films? Continue reading...

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3 w. ago M&S is forced to halt online sales for a fourth day as agency staff are told to stay home after cyber attack

Agency staff at the British retailer's main distribution centre have been told to stay at home during the outage, which has led to a slump on its share price.

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3 w. ago Police storm Wizz Air flight on runway at Luton before realising huge error

Passengers aboard a Wizz Air flight from London Luton to Tirana were forced to wait for 88 minutes after staff allegedly accused someone of stealing a security guard's phone

Events

4 w. ago Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by UkraineEurope live – latest updatesA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces. Continue reading...

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