The Independent - November 17, 2024

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November 17, 2024

Hague swipes at Mandelson in battle to take Oxford role

Former Tory leader says Labour peer cannot be UK envoy in the US and serve as the chancellor of Britain's top university

3 mins

PM 'fled like a rat' as angry farmers besiege conference

Sir Keir Starmer was accused of \"running out the back door like a flipping rat\" to avoid scores of angry farmers outside protesting over controversial changes to death duties dubbed \"the family farm tax\".

4 mins

Don't take Trump bullying ‘on the chin', PM is warned

Britain being urged to ditch EU in favour of a US trade deal

3 mins

Unions want compensation for miners and their families

The chancellor is under pressure from trade unions to offer payouts to miners involved in strikes during the 1980s.

1 min

Blunkett berates London tube after falling into gap

David Blunkett has spoken of his “terror and excruciating pain” after he fell through a London Underground platform gap with his guide dog.

1 min

Widow left with huge debt after trying to keep partner warm during cancer care

A widow who has been left with thousands of pounds of energy debt after her husband’s sudden cancer diagnosis has called for more financial support for terminally ill patients.

3 mins

McCall 'recovering' after surgery to remove tumour

Davina McCall is recovering in hospital after undergoing brain surgery to remove a “very rare” tumour.

2 mins

Wragg felt enormous guilt’ after giving up MPs’ details

Former MP William Wragg has described the feeling of “enormous guilt” that washed over him as he realised he had fallen victim to a sophisticated scam designed to target politicians in Westminster.

2 mins

Woman found in car boot was murdered, say police

Detectives fear a young woman found dead in a car boot in London 160km (100 miles) from home was killed by someone she knew.

1 min

Britons warned of dangers of cut-price surgery abroad

Wes Streeting has promised to protect Britons travelling abroad for Brazilian butt lifts (BBLS) and other cosmetic surgeries.

3 mins

Police investigate columnist for 'inciting racial hatred'

Essex Police are investigating an alleged crime of inciting racial hatred by The Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson after she published a message on X/Twitter labelling protesters as \"Jew haters\".

2 mins

'However many troops they lose, they just keep coming'

Ukraine is under pressure, from Donetsk to Kharkiv - while Putin wants to reclaim Russia's Kursk region before Trump takes office. Askold Krushelnycky talks to officers in the field

4 mins

Zelensky says Trump will make the war end sooner’

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is certain the war with Russia will “end sooner” once Donald Trump returns to the White House.

2 mins

Decoy drones and vacuum bombs terrorise Ukraine

In a secret factory in central Russia, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defences as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon.

6 mins

Musk wants public to have say on selection of ministers

As US president-elect Donald Trump makes several choices to fill out his incoming administration's cabinet, the lobbying for key positions has been fierce behind closed doors - and sometimes publicly.

2 mins

Pentagon report reveals hundreds of UFO sightings

The Pentagon's latest report on UFOs has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified and unexplained aerial phenomena but no indications suggesting an extraterrestrial origin.

2 mins

Mighty Springboks too strong for valiant England

For England, a familiar tale of mistakes and missteps; for South Africa, another day at the ‘Boks office.

5 mins

'There's still a lot of credit in the bank with Warren'

Ex-Wales captain Sam Warburton believes there are reasons for optimism heading into today's game with Australia

4 mins

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