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Storm season triggers unexpected connections and lots of surprises for airline passengers
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

In “Art Above Everything,” Stephanie Elizondo Griest Offers a New Kind of Road Manual
“I began taking [the term art monk] more seriously when I entered a stage of total nomadism that was precipitated,” Stephanie Elizondo Griest says, “by the realization that I could either write or I could pay rent—I couldn’t do both.” Griest, a...

Morrissey Cancels Concert But The Smiths' Fans Aren't Surprised – What's Going On?
Morrissey is once again making headlines — not for his music, but for cancelling a string of European shows and reigniting a decades-long feud with the music industry. And while his fans are disappointed, many aren't shocked. The outspoken singer...

A surprising London building has just been named one of the world’s most beautiful
It’s the only building listed in the UK (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) From sprawling mansions to ancient castles, the UK has no shortage of architectural marvels. But now, the most beautiful buildings in the world have been named – and the...

Record running for Wellington on Sunday
Press Release – Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon More than 4000 runners and walkers will line up at Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Sunday for the 38th Wellington Marathon event, and before they even line up there have been records broken....

The Last Editor
(Image credit: Phil Barker/Future)It was May 2025, and Chris Bird was sitting in his living room in Chippenham, Wiltshire, surrounded by amps, guitars, and books. On the floor, in the centre of the room, a Fender Precision bass lay in an unopened...

Mary Richardson: Exploring the beauty of our planet
Mary Richardson: Exploring the beauty of our planet Published 7:21 am Friday, June 27, 2025 1/5 Swipe or click to see more Oslo, Norway (Mary Richardson / Special to the American Press) 2/5 Swipe or click to see more Lisbon, Portugal (Mary...

EC approves argenx’s efgartigimod alfa for CIDP treatment
The European Commission (EC) has approved argenx’s Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) 1000mg as a single agent for subcutaneous injection to treat adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), an immune-mediated neuromuscular...

Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31
The Australian government’s bid to host a major global climate conference in Adelaide next year wasn’t supposed to go like this. A two-week meeting of diplomats at the UN climate headquarters in Bonn, Germany, failed to resolve what has become a...

Record Running For Wellington This Weekend
Lisa Cross (credit: marathon photos live) / Supplied More than 4000 runners and walkers will line up at Wellington’s Sky Stadium on Sunday for the 38th Gazley Volkswagen Wellington Marathon event, and before they even line up there have been...

One in five Europeans exposed to too much traffic noise
One in five Europeans is exposed to too much traffic noise Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close...

Where are the women in India’s political parties?
Earlier this week, Congress named a set of 40 new district presidents for the state of Gujarat. It included 39 men, and one woman. Sonal Patel, who was appointed to the post in Ahmedabad city, expressed her disappointment and said she was...

Whatever happened to the Albanese government’s wellbeing agenda?
The Albanese government devoted time and energy in its first term to developing a wellbeing agenda for the economy and society. It was a passion project of Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who wanted better ways to measure national welfare beyond...

Hamer and Voelker among Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award winners
Two Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty members received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in their field of study for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship...

Morrissey cancels Stockholm show at last minute blaming ‘zero industry support’
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Brown: Regenerative Farming – so what’s in your yogurt?
Recently, I have noticed the terms “regenerative farming” and “regenerative agriculture” appearing on labels of organic foods. For instance, Painterland Sisters organic skyr yogurt founded by Stephanie and Hayley Painter attests to the bounty of...

My relationship got me into £18,000 worth of debt — then we broke up
Jacob ended up in a dangerous cycle of debt after he first started dating (Picture: Metro/Jacob Battersby) When 25-year-old Jacob Battersby met his girlfriend, he was determined to impress, splurging on flashy watches, expensive cars, and lavish...

Morrissey cancels multiple shows, cites 'zero music industry support'
Singer Morrissey performs April 23, 2004, at the Wiltern LG in Los Angeles, California. The former Smiths' frontman sold out five consecutive nights in Los Angeles. (Photo by Karl Walter/Getty Images) Singer and songwriter Morrissey announced he...

Women Missing in Leadership: Experts Call for Urgent Reforms Despite Historic Workforce Participation
Sunday Aborisade in Abuja Despite making up an unprecedented 95.6 per cent of Nigeria’s labour force, Nigerian women remain critically underrepresented in leadership roles across the public and private sectors. This glaring disparity has sparked...

Talented athletes across Dacorum join national Sporting Champions programme
Aspiring athletes across Dacorum are set to gain vital support as part of a national sports talent development programme - with local sprinters, martial artists and badminton players among those selected. A total of 24 athletes from across the...