The Independent
March 2026
Thomas Tuchel hits back at criticism over England’s woes without Harry Kane
Talismanic captain Kane was a late withdrawal from England’s last outing before Tuchel decides his World Cup squad, with the Three Lions subsequently looking toothless in a dismal 1-0 home defeat to Japan
In the absence of Harry Kane we don't have the same threat, Bayern Munich in the absence of Harry Kane has not the same threat, no team in the world has the same threat, it's just normal,
We didn’t change the system against Uruguay and we played with a number nine. Today we played with just a different number nine with Phil Foden and later with Dom Solanke. But I am not looking for a second Harry Kane; there is just not second Harry Kane.”
It will be scary to watch this weekend on TV because from now, any muscle injury can mean that a player misses out,
Thousands more US troops are heading to the Middle East
Our adversary right now thinks there are 15 different ways we can come at them with boots on the ground. And guess what? There are,
You can't fight and win a war if you tell your adversary what you are willing to do or what you are not willing to do to include boots on the ground,
Thomas Tuchel insists England’s lack of threat without Harry Kane is ‘normal’
The common taping method found to have ‘little to no effect’ on injury
Kinesio taping (KT) has been “extensively used” for muscle and bone problems, also known as musculoskeletal disorders, and increasing mobility since the 1970s
Current evidence is very uncertain regarding the clinical effects of KT taping on musculoskeletal disorders
KT may provide little to no effect on pain intensity in the medium term, function/disability in the short and medium term, and muscle strength, range of motion, disease- specific symptoms at all follow-ups, with most evidence rated as very low certainty.”
The American Heart Association does not want you to follow RFK Jr’s diet
People should start following a heart healthy diet at age 1 — prioritizing protein from plant-based sources
Cardiovascular disease begins early in life; even prenatal factors can contribute to increased risk in children as they grow. So, it’s important that healthy eating patterns are adopted in childhood and continue throughout the entire lifespan,
You want to strive for progress rather than perfection,
Evidence indicates that when reducing butter, processed and unprocessed red meat, and dairy, substitution or replacement with a wide range of plant-based food sources, including plant-based protein foods (e.g., beans, peas, and lentils), whole grains, vegetables, or monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA)- and PUFA-rich vegetable oils and spreads, is associated with cardiovascular disease risk reduction,
Steve Clarke admits Scotland must find attacking quality before World Cup
I want to concentrate on the World Cup. I’m sure if something happens you guys will know and if it doesn’t happen I’m not bothered,
I wouldn’t like to think so. I think the more you speak about it the more you encourage people to be negative, so I’d rather not talk about it,
FAA reduces SFO arrivals, setting up delays amid runway work and safety concerns
Travelers can expect roughly one quarter of the flights to be delayed by at least half an hour at San Francisco International Airport over the next six months after the Federal Aviation Administration this week cut a third of its arrivals because of safety concerns and runway construction
Italy fail to qualify for third consecutive World Cup after more play-off heartbreak
Italy players were in tears as the magnitude of the result dawned on them, with the Azzurri now the first former winners to miss three finals in a row, having failed to qualify for the 2018 and 2022 editions
To do it on home soil is indescribable. We believed in it until the end and that's why we're in the World Cup. Regardless of whether you get a lot of balls or not, you try to be connected and present,
Thank God. It has been 24 years. Some of us were not even born the last time we qualified, and some were too young to remember. We always dreamed of moments like this,
Lawsuit says Taylor Swift's 'Showgirl' pose comes too close to the work of a real one
Wade is described as a “singer, songwriter, comedian, and writer” in the lawsuit filed under her legal name, Maren Flagg, and her “Showgirl” brand encompasses performances, writing and digital media
The Life of a Showgirl,
Both share the same structure, the same dominant phrase, and the same overall commercial impression,
Defendants were therefore placed on actual notice that their chosen designation was likely to be confused with a mark that already belonged to someone,
Joseph Duggar released on $600K bond after first court appearance in child molestation case
Our No. 1 goal is to make sure he is treated fairly,
Man charged after seven people hit by car in Derby
The 36-year-old man of Chariot Close, Alvaston, was charged on Tuesday night with six counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, one count of attempted grievous bodily harm, one count of dangerous driving, and one count of possession of a bladed article
CNN’s data guru says Trump’s approval rating is ‘as low as Death Valley’
President’s net approval rating with independents at this point in his second term is lower than the approval ratings for both Richard Nixon and George W Bush during the same period of their second terms
According to the Kalshi prediction market, this is tied for [Vance's] all time low,
Tiger Woods pleads not guilty to DUI charges after rollover crash
Tiger Woods has entered a not guilty plea in his Florida driving under the influence case, just hours after a sheriff’s report detailed his possession of pain pills and visible signs of impairment at the scene of last week’s crash
I take a few."
Trump attempts new mail-in voting crackdown as his party’s standing continues to slide ahead of midterms
Trump’s party is expected to lose control of at least one chamber of Congress after the November elections
Britons brace for price hikes despite Starmer pledge to ease spiralling cost of living
April to bring price hikes as Keir Starmer touts measures to ease cost of living
The Prime Minister pointed to the reduction of energy bills by £117 a year for the average household, a rise in the national minimum wage to £10.85 and in the national living wage to £12.71, the start of the £1 billion crisis and resilience fund helping vulnerable households with soaring heating oil prices, and a freeze on prescription prices
This is a significant increase in business rates receipts driven by inflationary uprating, an allowance for losses on appeal and the withdrawal of Government support for the retail, leisure and hospitality sectors rather than the effects of the revaluation itself,
Hospitality’s tax burden — the highest in the economy — is suffocating the sector,
US appeals court denies bid from families of Boeing 737 Max crash victims to reopen criminal case
Today’s ruling means that Boeing escapes criminal justice accountability for killing 346 people,
One can only hope that another Boeing crash won’t be the outcome of this badly flawed ruling,
Phil Foden isn’t the answer — so how do England survive their worst-case scenario without Harry Kane?
South Africa hit by record diesel price hikes despite fuel levy cut
This is despite the country's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Tuesday announcing a 3 rand ($0.18) decrease per liter of fuel in an attempt to cushion against the price shock
Even after fuel levies were reduced, these are the largest increases in recent history and would be devastating for consumers,
Jenny McCarthy reveals cause of gruesome mystery illness that led to eye growths and teeth decay
Jenny McCarthy has revealed the mysterious illness that left her with “oozing” eye growths and tooth decay
Last time I was here, I was literally on my way to the biological dentist because I had gone through six months of living hell in my mouth,
I had three of these toxic pools hiding under my wisdom teeth, so we did root cavitations and it just kept getting infected. I'm like, ‘What is happening?’ I'm on surgery, like, number eight.”
The reason why you’re having constant infections, your body won’t heal, you’re oozing things is because you have mold,
It looked like the nastiest whitehead pus-filled eraser top growing on my [eyelid],
Republicans turn on their own over shutdown and call on Congress to cancel their spring break
In interviews, GOP senators publicly disparaged their own party’s strategy even as they refrained from lobbing personal attacks at individual Republicans by name
The House stayed later than we were scheduled to stay to take up a bill to fully fund the department, and sent it back over to the Senate,
They sent us a bill that literally put the number zero in the bill for the funding of border security and Customs and Immigration Enforcement. We can't do that.”
The Senate has to do their job and help us on this heavy lift,
The Senate should convene and remain in session until it has (1) fully funded DHS and (2) passed the SAVE America Act,
This can’t happen if we’re on recess AND have a filibuster standing in the way. BRING THE SENATE BACK and BLOW UP the filibuster!”
Tesla admits that sometimes its robotaxis are being driven remotely by real humans
The revelation comes amid Massachusetts Democratic Senator Edward Markey’s investigation into autonomous vehicle companies
This capability enables Tesla to promptly move a vehicle that may be in a compromising position, thereby mitigating the need to wait for a first responder or Tesla field representative to manually recover the vehicle,
The Palo Alto RAOs are charged with providing an added layer of redundancy to the Austin service,
As a redundancy measure in rare cases, however, RAOs are authorized to temporarily assume direct vehicle control as the final escalation maneuver after all other available intervention actions have been exhausted,
That Tesla’s RAOs are permitted to teleoperate the vehicle makes it even more important that the company is transparent about the frequency of RAO interventions,
Autonomous vehicle companies have long boasted they can eliminate road fatalities caused by human error,
Second, given Tesla’s history of misleading consumers about the true level of autonomy in its vehicles through brand names such as ‘Full Self-Driving’ — which, despite the name, still requires constant human supervision — the public may be rightfully skeptical that Tesla’s robotaxis are truly autonomous and are not quietly relying on RAOs or teleoperators,
The war in Iran has shaken up financial markets. See the impact of the conflict, in five charts
The price of a barrel of Brent crude oil is above $100 for the first time since the summer of 2022 and gasoline prices have soared
Americans (are) spending hundreds of millions of dollars more on gasoline every day,