The Independent - November 24, 2024

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November 24, 2024

The would-be assassin and the plot to tap up Afghan fighters to Ukraine's cause

Charged with Donald Trump's attempted assassination was apparently messaging British-trained Afghan commandos about recruitment to the Ukraine war just three days before he was arrested at a Florida golf course.

5 mins

Prisoner escape fears as jail blueprints are leaked online

Urgent action has been taken to secure prisons in England and Wales after it emerged that blueprints of jails had been leaked online.

1 min

Trump ally warns Starmer against arrest of Netanyahu

A staunch ally of Donald Trump has warned Sir Keir Starmer that the UK will face severe economic consequences if it helps to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.

2 mins

Abbott: 'Starmer and I have not spoken in four years'

Britain's first Black female MP tells Nadine White how she and the prime minister still do not converse, despite being welcomed back into the Labour Party before the election

5 mins

'Not the right time to make such a profound decision'

Former PM Brown backs end-of-life care over assisted dying

3 mins

Assisted dying is 'slippery slope', says justice secretary

The state should \"never offer death as a service\", the justice secretary has said, in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill ahead of a historic Commons vote next week.

2 mins

Labour peer condemns own party as 'cruel' over farm tax

One of its own peers has hit out at Labour, warning it is \"almost becoming the cruel party\" as anger over the \"tractor tax\" mounts.

2 mins

Storm Bert batters Britain with strong winds and snow

One man has died after tree fell on his car as Storm Bert battered the UK with heavy rain, strong winds and snow, causing widespread disruption.

3 mins

Autistic man is still locked up for murder a decade after his friend stabbed a stranger

An autistic man has spent more than 10 years behind bars under joint enterprise laws for murder after his friend stabbed a man to death during a fight.

4 mins

Police carry out controlled explosion at Euston station

Police carried out a controlled explosion yesterday after a suspicious package was identified at Euston station in London.

1 min

Briton, 18, 'very scared' as he faces jail for Dubai fling

Family say teenager's mental health is starting to decline

2 mins

Rabbits with missing eyes and ears had deadly virus

Dozens of rabbits found dead with missing eyes and ears had a \"dangerous\" and \"highly contagious\" form of hepatitis, according to the RSPCA.

1 min

Cop29 secures last-minute $300bn climate finance deal

Delegates finally agree after a dramatic day of prolonged negotiations and loud protests echoing through corridors

4 mins

Satellites spy North Korea’s huge imports of Russian oil

North Korea has allegedly imported more than a million barrels of oil from Russia this year, flouting United Nations sanctions, according to satellite analysis.

2 mins

‘No zero-risk flight paths remain over Middle East’

Aviation group warns of dangers ranging from attacks by Houthi rebels to overloads of air traffic control systems

2 mins

City slump to fifth straight defeat after Spurs mauling

Five in a row has taken on a different meaning for Manchester City and Pep Guardiola.

4 mins

Arsenal's heartbeat returns to restore missing quality

The Emirates rose to its feet as soon as it became clear Martin Odegaard would be departing.

4 mins

Jackson profits as Chelsea put the chaos behind them

In typically unconvincing fashion, Chelsea march on, thanks to the striker who is now, nestled nicely in Erling Haaland’s slipstream, perhaps the Premier League’s second-most-effective marksman.

2 mins

Mighty Springboks ensure Wales end year without win

Wales slumped to a 12th successive Test match defeat and head coach Warren Gatland saw the pressure ramped up on him as world champions South Africa won 45-12 at the Principality Stadium.

2 mins

Jones's complex legacy adds intrigue to must-win clash

It was with not inconsiderable disappointment that news came through on Friday afternoon that illness had laid Eddie Jones low and the Japan head coach would be unable to conduct a planned press conference.

4 mins

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