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· 2mo ago

Jeffrey Epstein linked to sexual misconduct investigation at Michigan arts school https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeffrey-epstein-sexual-misconduct-interlochen-michigan-b3024119.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @news-Independent

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Jeffrey Epstein linked to sexual misconduct investigation at Michigan arts school

This finding emerged as part of a broader probe that also uncovered dozens of allegations spanning decades against nearly 50 other people associated with the institution

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· 2mo ago

Texas residents fume over proposal to put data center next to a Buddhist monastery https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-data-center-monastery-backlash-b3027492.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @news-Independent

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Texas residents fume over proposal to put data center next to a Buddhist monastery

The backlash coincides with a directive from Gov. Greg Abbott ordering audits of all pending data center power grid connections across Texas

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· 2mo ago

Burnham orders review into indefinite jail terms offering fresh hope to thousands trapped in prison https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/andy-burnham-prisons-ipp-justice-secretary-b3026950.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Politics @uk-politics-Independent

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Jailed for 20 years for stealing a phone: Fresh hope for inmates on indefinite terms

The Independent has tirelessly campaigned for more than two years for all IPP prisoners to have their sentences reviewed – as 2,400 languish in jail, many for petty crimes and some locked up as children, with no release date

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· 2mo ago

Coolcations: Why Brits are ditching the sweltering Mediterranean this summer https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/uk-holidaymakers-cooler-destinations-summer-2026-b3029169.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Travel @travel-Independent

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Is this the end of the Mediterranean summer holiday?

As extreme heat grips the Mediterranean, more holidaymakers than ever are turning to cooler destinations like Scotland, Norway and Canada – but with half the Travel Desk still booked into Crete, Croatia and Naxos, the 'coolcation' trend isn't the full picture, as Global Travel Editor Annabel Grossman reveals in the latest Travel Insider newsletter

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· 2w ago

Victims being ‘let down’ by justice system, Met Police chief says after paedophile sentenced https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-mark-rowley-zafer-dogan-justice-system-courts-b3056027.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Crime News @uk-crime-news-Independent

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Victims being ‘let down’ by justice system, Met Police chief says

Sir Mark Rowley issued a statement outside court after the sentencing of Zafer Dogan

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· 2mo ago

No jobs for the next generation: Young workers struggle in Trump’s cooling economy https://www.independent.co.uk/us/money/us-jobs-market-unemployment-guatieri-b3029153.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Money & Finance @money-finance-Independent

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US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs amid strain from Trump’s Iran war

The shift, revealed in Friday's Labor Department report, marks a stark reversal for a job market that had seen a rebound earlier this year

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· 2mo ago

Britain’s scandalous treatment of Afghan special forces who fought alongside UK laid bare in damning report https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/afghan-commando-triples-special-forces-defence-resettlement-b3023039.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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Scandalous treatment of Afghan special forces who fought alongside UK laid bare

Hundreds of former commandos wrongly abandoned after the Taliban take-over, as first revealed by The Independent

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· 2mo ago

Suspect jumps in river to avoid being arrested by police officer on borrowed bike https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/police-chase-river-bike-video-b3030208.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Crime News @uk-crime-news-Independent

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Man jumps in river to avoid being arrested by policeman on borrowed bike

A shoplifting suspect jumped into a river to try and escape a police officer who was chasing him on a borrowed bicycle. Footage shared by Bedfordshire Police on Thursday (6 August) shows the officer asking a member of the public to lend them their bike while they pursued the suspect through a park. “Give up, lad,” the officer shouts to the man, who then jumps into the River Great Ouse. “If I have to come in and get you, I'm going to be really unimpressed,” the officer told the suspect, who final

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· 2mo ago

Asylum seekers forced to flee homes for third night in a row as Thetford unrest continues https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/thetford-protests-police-attack-immigration-asylum-seekers-warning-b3029113.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Crime News @uk-crime-news-Independent

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Asylum seekers forced to flee homes for third night as Thetford unrest continues

Police said protesters were ’targeting addresses’ linked to asylum seekers

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· 2mo ago

Children to get free bus travel across England throughout August – here’s what you need to know https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/august-england-bus-pass-change-children-b3026354.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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Children to get free bus travel across England throughout August

The initiative is designed to alleviate financial pressures on families during the school summer holidays

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· 3w ago

Impressive Brentford sweep Chelsea aside to maintain unbeaten Premier League start https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/brentford-chelsea-goals-result-premier-league-anthony-thiago-carvalho-b3052751.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Sports @sports-Independent

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Impressive Brentford sweep Chelsea aside to maintain unbeaten Premier League start

Brentford 3-0 Chelsea: Jaidon Anthony, Igor Thiago and Fabio Carvalho were on the scoresheet in the second half at the Gtech Community Stadium

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· 3w ago

Reform’s Welsh leader quits after ‘being reported to police’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/reform-uk-wales-dan-thomas-police-resign-b3050661.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Politics @uk-politics-Independent

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Reform UK’s Welsh leader steps down after arrest on suspicion of assault

Dan Thomas says he was ‘reported to the police and was released without charge’

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· 2mo ago

Trump desperately wants his MAGA slush fund back. He’s making that crystal clear in the battle over Blanche https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-blanche-slush-fund-senat-b3024936.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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Trump desperately wants his MAGA slush fund back. He’s making that crystal clear.

Donald Trump is holding his ground and making one thing clear to Republicans — he cares more about his ‘sweetheart’ deal than keeping the Senate functional. John Bowden and Eric Garcia report on a rare standoff

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· 2mo ago

Trump and Blanche keep the president’s corrupt IRS immunity deal — and throw January 6 rioters to the curb https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-blanche-irs-immunity-deal-b3026684.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @news-Independent

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Trump and Blanche keep the president’s corrupt IRS immunity deal alive

Trump never needed the slush fund for taxpayer-funded payouts. But the fight over ‘Anti-Weaponization’ claims gave convenient cover for DOJ’s shield against tax investigations, Alex Woodward writes

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· 2mo ago

DHS agent admits Border Patrol at Newsom event was a political stunt, texts reveal https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/gavin-newsom-border-patrol-stunt-b3024758.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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DHS agent admits Border Patrol at Newsom event was a political stunt, texts reveal

Decision to have federal immigration forces congregate outside of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting rally last August was result of partisan ‘agenda,’ insider concedes in court filings

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· 2mo ago

US signs deal to triple Patriot missile production as Iran and Ukraine wars strain stockpile https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/patriot-missile-production-us-iran-war-ukraine-b3026708.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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US signs deal to triple Patriot production as wars deplete stockpiles

The US has faced growing concerns over its air defense and precision-guided weapon inventories

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· 2mo ago

Royal Navy sailor sues for sexism over post-childbirth fitness test ban https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/emma-upton-webb-mod-sexism-royal-navy-b3027265.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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Royal Navy sailor sues for sexism over post-childbirth fitness test ban

Female sailors returning from maternity leave benefit from

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· 2w ago

Trump mocked as he greets Xi in winter gear during unusual airport greeting https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-xi-jinping-greeting-china-b3055397.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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Trump mocked as he welcomes Xi in winter gear during unusual airport greeting

Trump winces as U.S. military jet carries out planned flyover for spectators, and looks out of place in gloves and winter coat next to placid Xi Jinping

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· 2mo ago

PC Andrew Harper’s mother shares details of late-night Downing Street call https://flipboard.com/video/independent/32a7be5d26?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Videos @videos-Independent

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PC Andrew Harper’s mother shares details of late-night Downing Street call | Flipboard

The mother of PC Andrew Harper has shared details of a late-night call she received from Downing Street, just one day after No10 said it was “not possible” to stop the early release of her son’s killers. Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, who were sentenced to 13 years for manslaughter, are set to be freed in January as part of the government’s early release scheme. Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Tuesday (11 August), Debbie Adlam explained that she received a call from Andy Burnham’s chief of staff wh

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· 2mo ago

Asian Football Confederation rejects Fifa’s World Cup plan https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fifa-world-cup-sale-infantino-afc-uefa-concacaf-b3025187.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Sports @sports-Independent

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Asian Football Confederation rejects Fifa’s World Cup plan

Fifa is proposing to sell a 20 per cent stake in Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) to private investors.

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· 1mo ago

Ryanair warns rival airlines will ‘struggle to survive’ if soaring oil prices persist https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-flights-europe-jet-fuel-wizz-air-b3043307.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Travel @travel-Independent

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Ryanair warns rival airlines will ‘struggle to survive’ if soaring oil prices persist

The Irish airline says airfares on short-haul flights will increase ’materially’ if high oil prices continue into 2027

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· 2mo ago

Devastating impact of England’s drought in pictures https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-heatwave-pictures-drought-rain-wales-england-b3024694.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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Devastating impact of England’s drought in pictures

Before and after images reveal the impact of the dry, hot conditions

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· 2mo ago

Eight-foot Burmese python which had just feasted on possum found in New Jersey back garden https://flipboard.com/video/independent/5b7049d7e8?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Videos @videos-Independent

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Eight-foot Burmese python which had just feasted on possum found in New Jersey back garden | Flipboard

An eight-foot Burmese python was found in a New Jersey back garden. Footage shared by Monmouth County SPCA on Wednesday (5 August) shows animal control officers locating the 40lbs reptile, which had taken shelter underneath a shed. A local contractor helped remove the floorboards, and the reptile, which had a large bulge in the middle of its body, was carefully extracted. After examining x-rays, veterinary staff at the shelter discovered that the snake had recently eaten a large possum. The shel

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· 3w ago

There’s a Glastonbury-shaped hole in Oasis’s 2027 tour announcement https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/music/news/oasis-2027-tour-glastonbury-announcement-b3049979.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Arts & Entertainment @arts-entertainment-Independent

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There’s a Glastonbury-shaped hole in Oasis’s 2027 tour announcement

Could the rock ‘n’ roll brothers be making their return to Worthy Farm next year?

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· 2mo ago

What to know before drinking Philadelphia’s tap water https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tap-water-philadelphia-drink-b3024811.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @news-Independent

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What to know before drinking tap water in Philadelphia

As an interdisciplinary scientist and engineer, I study drinking water infrastructure and how science gets translated into policy and decision-making

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· 2mo ago

Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards and leave states to set rules https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-head-start-preschool-standards-overhaul-b3026530.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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Trump overhaul could gut Head Start preschool standards and leave states to set rules

Head Start serves more than half a million low-income babies, toddlers and preschoolers nationwide

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· 2w ago

Second crane topples onto Florida home while trying to remove first fallen crane https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/florida-cranes-accident-fort-lauderdale-home-b3056047.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @news-Independent

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Second crane topples onto Florida home while trying to remove first fallen crane

The incident ‘caused ’significant structural damage’ to the home, according local officials

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· 1mo ago

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ICE sued by voting rights groups to block agents at the polls: ‘Only meant to scare people and suppress votes’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-midterm-elections-polling-places-b3048007.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @news-Independent

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ICE sued by voting rights groups to block agents at the polls

The Trump administration is illegally raising the specter of federal agents at polling locations to suppress turnout, lawsuit claims

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· 1mo ago

Nigel Farage breaks parliamentary rules on first day back https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nigel-farage-parliament-rules-video-reform-uk-b3043323.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into UK Politics @uk-politics-Independent

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Nigel Farage breaks parliamentary rules on first day back

Within hours of Nigel Farage’s return to parliament, he posted a video of himself to social media shot on the roof of the building – but it is understood he did not seek permission from Commons authorities to do so

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· 2mo ago

The different fruit and vegetables UK farmers might consider growing due to climate change https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fruit-vegetables-new-uk-climate-change-drought-b3027124.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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How the future of British farming is transforming due to climate change

Heatwaves could allow farmers to consider new crops that previously ‘we could never imagine’ growing in the UK

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· 3w ago

AI actress suffers glitch during bizarre Piers Morgan TV interview https://flipboard.com/video/independent/7f70c72ac7?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Videos @videos-Independent

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AI actor suffers glitch during bizarre Piers Morgan TV interview | Flipboard

A Piers Morgan interview with an AI actor took an odd turn after the computer-generated avatar began speaking Chinese. Tilly Norwood, a character created by production company Particle6 who describes herself as the world’s first AI actress, appeared with Morgan and actor Tom Conti on Piers Morgan Uncensored when the talk turned to her new feature film Misaligned. When asked whether her co-stars on the project were human or AI, Norwood began a reply before pausing and unexpectedly switching to Ca

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· 3w ago

Suspect pleads not guilty in horrific tree-hanging death of young Black woman https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jarques-ratliff-tasia-fortune-mississippi-jackson-murder-b3050348.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into crime @crime-Independent

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Suspect pleads not guilty in horrific tree-hanging death of young Black woman

A man arrested in the hanging death of a 29-year-old Black woman in Mississippi has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge

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· 2mo ago

US prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody over ‘flight risk’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/andrew-tate-court-case-trump-b3030804.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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US prosecutors want Tate brothers to remain in custody over ‘flight risk’

The UK has until mid-September to provide evidence to the State Department to support extradition

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· 2mo ago

Trump hid in catering cart in secret plane swap to fend off Iran assassination threat https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-assassination-threat-air-force-one-turkey-nato-summit-b3030936.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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Trump hid in catering cart in secret Air Force One swap to fend off Iran threat

White House staffers and journalists on Air Force One were unaware of the dramatic switch and were left on board to become unwitting decoys to the threat, according to a report

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· 2mo ago

White House summons AI giants after ChatGPT-style models ‘go rogue’ https://www.the-independent.com/tech/white-house-ai-safety-testing-openai-b3026999.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Tech News @tech-news-Independent

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White House summons AI giants after ChatGPT-style models ‘go rogue’

White House official says US government finalized tests for advanced AI models, does not provide details

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· 2mo ago

Pensioner with Parkinson’s disease convicted over £3.34 after car bill mishap https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/car-tax-dvla-pensioner-parkinsons-court-b3024307.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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Pensioner with Parkinson’s prosecuted by DVLA over unpaid £3.34 car bill

The 86-year-old says his silver Ford Fiesta is now being sold ’as I am no longer capable of driving my car’

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· 2mo ago

Tom Holland says Spider-Man succession plans have been ‘laid out’ since No Way Home https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/tom-holland-spider-man-succession-plans-b3025069.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Arts & Entertainment @arts-entertainment-Independent

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Tom Holland says Spider-Man succession plans have been ‘laid out’ since No Way Home

‘I have a really clear vision to the passing on of the baton’ says Holland

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· 2mo ago

‘No-one has clean hands’: Readers say football missed its wake-up call long before Fifa’s World Cup sell-off https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fifa-world-cup-gianni-infantino-uefa-boycott-b3025266.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Voices @voices-Independent

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‘No-one has clean hands’: Readers on Fifa’s World Cup sell-off

Our community is furious with Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in Fifa’s tournaments to private investors, with many warning the sport is being sold out from under the fans who built it

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· 2mo ago

England fan amends viral World Cup win tattoo weeks after Argentina defeat https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sean-carrington-england-world-cup-tattoo-b3027380.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Sports @sports-Independent

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England fan amends World Cup win tattoo weeks after semi-final loss

Sean Carrington spent £550 on a tattoo of the World Cup trophy above the words ‘England World Cup Winner 2026’ after the 2-1 win over DR Congo in the round of 32

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· 2mo ago

Older Americans set to see Medicare cost rise after Trump kills subsidy for drug program https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-medicare-premiums-increase-subsidy-b3024543.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News @news-Independent

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Older Americans set to see Medicare cost rise after Trump kills key subsidy

Decision to eliminate concession could mean higher monthly insurance premiums for millions of people

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· 2mo ago

He dropped out of college as a teenager. Nine years later, his AI firm is worth $3.3bn https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ai-chips-olix-uk-sme-james-dacombe-b3026517.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into News (UK) @news-uk-Independent

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He dropped out of college as a teen. Nine years later, his AI firm is worth $3.3bn

Olix’s value has tripled after a fundraising round as it looks to compete against Nvidia

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· 1mo ago

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva unable to compete after neutral status revoked https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/kamila-valieva-neutral-status-beijing-olympics-b3045315.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Sports @sports-Independent

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva unable to compete after neutral status revoked

Valieva returned to competition in her native Russia last December but has now reportedly had her eligibility to compete internationally revoked

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· 2mo ago

Full list of areas affected by drought as half of England plunged into dry weather crisis https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/england-drought-map-where-hosepipe-ban-london-b3024360.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Environment & Climate @environment-climate-Independent

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UK drought map: The regions suffering most after driest July on record

England is facing an ‘exceptionally serious situation’, officials have said

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· 1mo ago

New study finds link between common stomach bug exposure and bowel cancer https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/stomach-bug-bowel-cancer-helicobacter-pylori-b3046784.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into health @health-Independent

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New study finds link between common stomach bug exposure and bowel cancer

And using data from 43 studies, which involved more than 48 million people, scientists estimated that 22 per cent of bowel cancer cases worldwide are potentially related to H. pylori exposure

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· 2mo ago

Trump hid in catering cart in secret plane swap to fend off Iran assassination threat https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-air-force-one-secret-flight-turkey-nato-summit-b3030811.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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Trump hid in catering cart in secret Air Force One swap to fend off Iran threat

White House staffers and journalists on Air Force One were unaware of the dramatic switch and were left on board to become unwitting decoys to the threat, according to a report

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· 2mo ago

Prediction market betting may influence arson as several states see unprecedented wildfires, Senators warn https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/senators-prediction-market-wildfires-arson-b3028275.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into politics @politics-Independent

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Senators warn that prediction market betting on wildfires may influence arson

Democratic lawmakers are sounding the alarm over betting on natural disasters, arguing that it both increases the risk of criminal activity and is morally wrong