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January 10, 2026

Paletine Action protester ‘deteriorating’ after nearly 70 day hunger strike in prison

Paletine Action protester ‘deteriorating’ after nearly 70 day hunger strike in prison

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Trump warned his threats to take Greenland put critical US defence agreements at risk

Exclusive: Obama’s former assistant secretary of state Frank Rose was the last U.S. official to negotiate a defence deal with Denmark and th...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Minneapolis ICE shooting live: Footage shows interaction before Renee Good shot dead

Video reportedly from Jonathan Ross’ phone shows a new angle of the deadly encounter

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Iranian pop icon Googoosh says she is ‘waiting for a change of regime to happen soon’

In 2000, Faegheh Atashin was able to leave Iran and perform in Canada, where she discovered that the decades of enforced silence had not era...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Palestinian Action hunger striker ‘deteriorating’ after losing 10kg in 69 day protest

Heba Muraisi is among three Palestine Action activists still on hunger strike while awaiting trial in the UK

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Yemen’s main separatist group now denies it is disbanding

Yemen’s main separatist group now denies it is disbanding

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Mahmood to end duty to support all destitute asylum seekers in bid to shut hotels

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government is attempting to demonstrate progress on deterring small boat crossings.

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Starmer warned indefinite jail term issue compares to Post Office scandal

Starmer warned indefinite jail term issue compares to Post Office scandal

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Britain’s former top judge tells Starmer: Make things right on IPP

Lord Thomas compares scandal to Post Office and infected blood sagas – as he calls on PM to scrap 'unjust' indefinite jail terms highlighted...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Kyiv scrambles to repair ruined power grid after another Russian attack

Kyiv scrambles to repair ruined power grid after another Russian attack

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Sky TV down as thousands of viewers report outages across the UK

More than 6,000 people were reporting problems with the network earlier

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes used as an ‘excuse for censorship’

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, includin...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Anti-ICE protesters storm Minneapolis hotel and set off fireworks after shooting

Anti-ICE protesters marched through downtown Minneapolis and gathered outside hotels said to be housing deferral agents following the fatal...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Starmer expected to U-turn on jury trial plan as MP warns rebels will defeat it

Labour MP Karl Turner said he is ‘absolutely confident’ that if it comes to a vote plans to restrict jury trials to the most serious cases w...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Trump’s ‘morality’ raises nightmare of ghosts past in Colombia

As Trump threatens more attacks on south America and is not bound by international law, he is causing real fear in the region, reports world...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Dark, cold, depressed: The Ukrainians without heat or water after Russian attacks

With temperatures as low as -15C in some parts of Ukraine, vulnerable residents tell Alex Croft that life under Russian assault is as diffic...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

The Traitors viewers stunned by unprecedented ‘deal with the devil’ tactic

BBC reality series dropped a sensational new twist in Friday’s episode

The Independent

January 10, 2026

‘We don’t want to be Americans’: Greenland leaders hit back at Trump’s push

‘We must decide the future of our country ourselves’

The Independent

January 10, 2026

The truth about how many drugs in the US come from Venezuela

Donald Trump has claimed “a lot of drugs” are coming out of Venezuela - but do the figures back up the president’s claims?

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Man killed by tree falling on caravan as Storm Goretti battered UK with 99mph winds

Man aged in his 50s found dead in Helston when red weather warning was in force across Cornwall

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Why Donald Trump is so fixated with Greenland

Donald Trump has doubled down on his threats to annex Greenland by force, after claiming the mineral-rich territory is needed for US “nation...

The Independent

January 10, 2026

What is happening in Iran? Internet blackout and Israel blamed after mass protests

Trump threatens new attack over Tehran’s protest crackdown, after US forces bombed nuclear facilities last year

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Trump warns Iran ‘we’ll start shooting’ if demonstrators killed as protests continue

US president says he has ‘put Iran on notice’ not to target protesters after demonstrations were held across the country

The Independent

January 10, 2026

When will it snow next in the UK after Storm Goretti?

Storm Goretti will ease away on Friday, but it won’t be long until the UK sees snowfall again

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Iran protests latest: Internet still down as Ayatollah threatens harsher crackdown

A human rights group says at least 62 people have been killed since demonstrations began on 28 December

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Macy’s announces store closures in 12 states, here’s where

Clearance sales at department store chain will reportedly start in mid-January

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Utah schools ban the book ‘Wicked’ for good

Author Gregory Maguire previously admitted his novel is ‘completely not for children’

The Independent

January 10, 2026

West Wing actor Timothy Busfield faces child sexual abuse charges

The alleged acts are reported to have taken place during the New Mexico production of Fox crime series ‘The Cleaning Lady’

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Teen charged in connection with 2022 murder claims he’s shot 400 people in his life

Daimon Benson, now 19, has been accused of second-degree murder, among other charges

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Washington National Opera to leave Kennedy Center in latest blow since Trump takeover

After WNO announced their departure, the Trump Kennedy Center claimed the decision was due to a ‘financially challenging relationship’

The Independent

January 10, 2026

France changes G7 schedule because Trump is busy with White House UFC fight: report

Trump has announced plans to host a UFC fight at the White House on his 80th birthday

The Independent

January 10, 2026

Bill Gates sends $8B to ex-wife Melinda for charity work

The pair announced their divorce in May 2021 and subsequently split up their philanthropic efforts

The Independent

January 10, 2026

‘I donated umbilical cord blood. Another mum’s donation later saved daughter’s life’

Natasha Kirkpatrick donated her daughter’s cord blood when she was born in 2017. In 2022, she needed a blood donation of her own to treat bl...

The Independent

January 9, 2026

USDA suspends ‘federal financial awards’ for Minnesota, citing ‘massive fraud’

The agriculture secretary cited ‘massive fraud’ in the state

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Trump makes bold Putin claim about US and Europe

Trump makes bold Putin claim about US and Europe

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Trump blindsides Rubio by reading note out loud in front of oil executives

Donald Trump appeared to blindside Marco Rubio as he read a note aloud from the Secretary of State during a televised sit-down with oil indu...

The Independent

January 9, 2026

UK Defence Secretary issues Greenland warning to Trump

UK Defence Secretary issues Greenland warning to Trump

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Starmer urges ‘restraint’ from Iran authorities after protestor deaths

Starmer urges ‘restraint’ from Iran authorities after protestor deaths

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Trump team admits it’s reviewing the status of thousands of refugees in Minnesota

Department of Homeland Security announced the operation, which began in mid-December, days after killing of Renee Nicole Good

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Bartender who tripped intoxicated Strava employee in video that went viral is fired

Miguel Marchese told reporters he was fired because he was deemed an ‘insurance risk’

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Britain will not help the US invade Greenland, says defence secretary

US president says ‘we will do something on Greenland whether they like it or not’

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Virginia woman arrested 30 years after newborn was found in a Kentucky landfill

Police say the baby had been born alive before being placed in a dumpster on the Eastern Kentucky University campus

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Matthew Broderick presents wife Sarah Jessica Parker prestigious award

‘It has been a privilege and a dream to call myself an actor’, says Parker, who received the Carol Burnett Award

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Thief prowling St Pancras station caught by plain clothes officers

An "opportunist" thief who prowled London St Pancras station to steal a rucksack was caught by plain clothes police officers last week. Hoss...

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Golden Globes 2026: Full list of nominees

’Adolescence’ and ‘Marty Supreme’ were also shortlisted ahead of the ceremony

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Congress rails against the DOJ’s skirting of Epstein

Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna also push for the appointment of a special master to force the files’ release

The Independent

January 9, 2026

The White Lotus season four hotel revealed as $8k-per-night Saint-Tropez castle

For the first time, the primary ‘White Lotus’ location will not be a Four Seasons hotel

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Former officers break down fatal Minneapolis ICE videos after conflicting reports

Experts call use of deadly force into question as Trump administration insists victim committed an act of terrorism

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Amazon starts to offer Wegovy weight loss pill to customers

The new oral Wegovy, launched this week, contains semaglutide, the same active ingredient as injectable Wegovy and Ozempic

The Independent

January 9, 2026

Storm Goretti causes mayhem with hurricane-force winds and flights cancelled

The fallout of the storm led to disruption across the UK on Friday