The Independent
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Ed Davey retains Liberal Democrat leadership after challenge collapses
Ed Davey was expected to face a challenge to his leadership but a vote failed to take place
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Santis rebuilds the case for an operation some men may hesitate to consider
A dedicated private prostate cancer clinic in London argues that the concern keeping men from removal of their cancerous prostate can be answered with data
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Trump rails against ‘disgusting’ Letitia James handling Cornell rape investigation
Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded that New York Attorney General Letitia James be removed from an investigation into an alleged rape at Cornell University, calling the state’s top prosecutor a “disgusting cop” with “zero credibility.”
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Police officer sacked for stealing 40p carrier bags from Sainsbury’s
Luke Hodgson repaid the money and fully cooperated with the investigation - but a police misconduct hearing concluded he had failed to meet the high standards of policing, and he was dismissed without notice
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University of Maryland tennis club on suspension after racist symbols put in programs
The university suspended the entire team indefinitely, despite only a few members allegedly being involved
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Colombia's peace tribunal says former rebel leaders committed war crimes against Indigenous groups
Colombia’s transitional justice system has charged 10 former members of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia with war crimes and crimes against humanity
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Melania’s big student AI competition gets a new name so Trump doesn’t get mad
Melania’s competition was previously referred to as the ‘Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge’
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Eight adults face charges after seven kids removed from ‘filthy and deplorable’ home
The children were between the ages of one and 17, authorities said
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Is Trump’s new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia an ‘attorney’?
Katie Zacharia previously worked for a Chinese law firm and as ‘general counsel’ for a right-wing advocacy group
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What is a lung nodule? Pope Leo undergoes surgery after cancer diagnosis
The growth was spotted during a routine check-up
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Tennessee death row inmate gets one year reprieve after Christa Pike debacle
Gary Wayne Sutton, who was set to be executed on December 3, will remain on death row longer than expected as a probe into Pike’s botched lethal injections is carried out
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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove lower lobe of lung
Pontiff, 71, undergoes 90-minute operation after nodule discovered during medical exam
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Fossilised dinosaur-era reptile related to crocodile discovered in Morocco
Find highlights rich Jurassic ecosystems, say University of Portsmouth scientists
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Employee arrested after listening device found in OpenAI conference room, FBI and the company say
An engineer at OpenAI has been charged with secretly installing a recording device inside a conference room in what officials say was an effort to capture sensitive conversations about the company’s technology
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Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to throw out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for making false and misleading statements in a 2022 lawsuit
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Katie Price denies being ‘angry and vengeful’ towards rape-accused ex-husband
The television personality denied she held any animosity towards Kieran Hayler after he had an affair with their nanny
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US hits Bank of America with $1.2 billion fine, saying it violated money laundering, sanctions laws
The U.S. Treasury Department says it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws
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Washington resident charged with conspiracy in Canada shool shooting is ordered detained
A Washington state resident charged with conspiracy in one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history has been ordered detained pending further hearings in the case
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Trump administration cuts refugees’ deadline to contest status termination, raising fears
The Trump administration is cutting the time refugees have to contest the termination of their status
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Lib Dems seek court order to evict former member with incurable cancer from her home
Jo Hayes, 71, lost her legal bid against being expelled by the party - and now it is pursuing costs
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A list of US roller coaster fatalities dating back to 2003
A man who fell to his death from a roller coaster at an Atlanta-area amusement park was not the first to die on such a ride in recent years
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Minnesota State weighs plan to transfer money from two-year colleges to help struggling universities
Minnesota State is considering reallocating millions from its colleges to support two financially unstable universities
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2 men arrested in Facebook Marketplace kidnapping in Florida
When the victim went over to the suspect’s car window, he noticed a second man hidden in the backseat, police say
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Trump responds after firing Kimberly Guilfoyle: ‘We didn’t like what we were reading’
Guilfoyle, the former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., was asked to resign after reportedly begging a Trump donor for $100,000 to pay her AMEX bill
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Death row inmate killed by lethal injection days after Christa Pike botched execution
James Robertson's execution came at a time of escalating attention on the death penalty in the U.S.
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Woman whose brother died in Fort Hood attack condemns Hegseth’s execution livestream
The brother of Leila Hunt Willingham, Army Spc. Jason Dean ‘J.D.’ Hunt, was one of the 13 people killed by former Army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan in 2009
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William Chapman: Family pay tribute to man killed by tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park
Mr Chapman had suffered from ‘significant mental illness over a number of years’, his family added in a statement
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Pickleball franchisor files for bankruptcy as CEO admits business mistake
All clubs and franchise locations remain fully operational while the parent company restructures its debts in bankruptcy court
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Vatican issues update on Pope Leo’s lung nodule surgery and recovery
The surgery got under way as medical staff recited the Rosary prayer in the hospital chapel Tuesday evening
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work on historic DC golf course until Oct. 26
Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work on historic DC golf course until Oct. 26, pending more court action
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Trump Senate candidate partied in Dubai with mistress and two US-fugitives: report
Texas AG Ken Paxton, currently facing tough midterms race against Democrat James Talarico, spent New Year’s Eve 2024 watching fireworks in U.A.E. in questionable company, according to report
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Cornell bans frat parties after gang rape allegations
‘It is clear that women on our campus continue to question whether they are safe,’ the university president said in a statement
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British nationals getting just one-fifth of new jobs as non-EU hiring soars
The majority of jobs over the past 12 years have been going to workers outside the EU, according to new statistics
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SS United States gets sinking date after years-long battle
The retired ocean liner previously spent nearly 30 years deteriorating at Philadelphia’s Pier 82
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OpenAI ‘not racing to the bottom’ on AI safety, MPs told
The ChatGPT maker scrapped a recent AI model over safety concerns.
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Congo's confirmed Ebola cases exceed 9,000 as containment efforts falter
The number of confirmed cases in Ebola’s deadly outbreak has surpassed 9,000 in relentless community transmission as efforts to contain it falter, data from the Congolese health ministry shows
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Alleged romance scammers who targeted UK victims arrested in Ghana and Nigeria
Running between 6 and 9 October, the targeted operation zeroed in on a number of sites in West Africa
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Cyberattack targeting refrigeration systems hits 700 supermarkets, French government says
Cyberattacks have disrupted European supermarket chains, causing refrigeration systems to overheat at hundreds of stores in France
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Woman, 60, dies after Hartlepool bus row
A woman has died following a fight on an altercation in Hartlepool
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The US plans to livestream an execution. Here’s how you can prepare your children
Parents are facing an unprecedented challenge, write Laurie Kellman and Rebecca Boone
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Chancellor Healey told to raise taxes by £8 billion ahead of Budget
The Resolution Foundation called for the Budget on 28 October to hike taxes – including on pensioners
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Reform falls to third place in the polls as Tories feel Badenoch bounce
Reform UK has been declining in the polls in recent months following ongoing turbulence for the party
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Poundland takeover talks continue despite union concerns
Retail trade union Usdaw said it was concerned the retailer could be moving closer to administration.
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I thought I had these 3 retirement topics figured out. Here’s why I changed my mind
Lessons for retirees and preretirees on target-date funds, TIPS funds, and asking for help
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Royals to meet survivors to mark disaster’s 60th anniversary
Charles, Camilla and William will join the Aberfan community to pay tribute to the victims who died when a coal tip collapsed onto the village
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Russia did try to interfere into Brexit referendum, MI5 boss confirms
Sir Ken McCallum said the UK should not ‘play into our adversaries’ hands’ by amplifying the impact of Russian trolls
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Republicans win most of the mercy in Trump’s pardons for public officials
In nearly 2,000 acts of clemency, Trump has forgone longstanding practice of presidents working with the DOJ to evaluate who should merit clemency
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UK high street brands hit by cyber attack
The Foschini Group (TFG) said it became aware of the ’cybersecurity incident’ on Sunday
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Yorkshire tiger latest: Man killed in zoo named after climbing into enclosure
A council responsible for licensing Yorkshire Wildlife Park, where the man was killed by a tiger on Saturday, has started a health and safety investigation
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A man falls to his death from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia
Police are investigating after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster at a Six Flags near Atlanta, watched by other visitors to the amusement park as he was catapulted from the ride
