The Independent
April 2026
Prosecutors release video of armed man storming correspondents’ dinner
Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, posted the video on social media
People with alcohol problems could benefit from taking weight loss jabs, researchers find
This well-conducted trial showed that 26 weeks of semaglutide treatment led to a marked reduction in the frequency of heavy drinking among people with alcohol use disorder who were also obese.... It goes
Overall, this study provides encouraging early evidence for a potential new treatment approach for people with co-occurring obesity and alcohol use disorder, but larger and longer-term trials in more diverse populations are needed before this can inform routine clinical practice.”
The importance of evaluating GLP-1 therapies as new therapeutic options for alcohol use disorder cannot be overstated,
Nevada senator accuses Hegseth of being ‘antisemite’ in Iran-heavy budget hearing — and he doesn’t refute it
Senator, I feel like it's a pretty accurate term for folks who don't see the plank in their own eye and always want to see what's wrong with an operation, as opposed to the historic success of preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon. So I stand by it.”
You compare journalists, you compare us, you compare so many to Pharisees. Pharisees, it's a problematic and historically weaponized term that cast Jewish communities as hypocritical or morally corrupt,
I looked out at our press corps at the Pentagon and called them the Pharisees in the press, because they look for every problem.”
I expect anyone who is in leadership in our country to be respectful and use respectful terms and not be an antisemite,
Trump backs Iran’s participation at World Cup: ‘Let them play’
If Gianni said it, I’m OK,
Chris Wood penalty gives Nottingham Forest edge over Aston Villa in Europa League semi-final
Nottingham Forest edged Aston Villa in a closely fought first leg of their Europa League semi-final and will take a one-goal lead to Villa Park next week
(Villa) are a very tough team, but we competed with them,
I wanted to get back fit and firing to help my team as best as I can at the end of the season,
Question Time audience laughs as Reform spokesperson claims no other party ‘ more successful in fixing potholes’
I'm not across that precise bit of detail... I will tell you this: No party who controls councils in this country has been more successful in fixing potholes than Reform,
J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
Some have said to me that sequencing the human genome will diminish humanity by taking the mystery out of life,
Palestinian and Israeli federation delegates clash at Fifa Congress
The president of the Palestinian football federation Jibril Rajoub refused to stand alongside Israel FA Vice-President Basim Sheikh Suliman in a heated moment at the Fifa Congress on Thursday
We will work together, president Rajoub, vice-president Suliman. Let’s work together to give hope to the children. These are complex matters.”
We're not supporting anyone, we just want the support of the international community,
Does that convince you that you have to support IRGC... because you're having a problem with Israel,
Oliver Glasner: Win over Shakhtar only the ‘first step’ for Crystal Palace
This is just an amazing group of people, of men, of characters, and it is with such a big, great spirit.”
Overall we are very pleased with the performance but it’s just the first step,
Donald Trump gives blessing for Iran to compete at World Cup: ‘If Gianni said it, I’m okay’
Canada is proud to host the FIFA World Cup and is working to facilitate a safe and successful event,
Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England
Amtrak may make it easier to bring guns on its trains despite the alleged attempt on Trump's life
The initial condition is that there’s almost 400 million guns in this country,
You have to weigh the risks and rewards. And you have to say, where are we going to put our money to get the greatest risk reduction for the greatest benefit with the least inconvenience to people?”
Just days after a man took an Amtrak train to Washington with a shotgun and pistol and tried to assassinate the president and other federal officials, the Trump Administration is trying to open the floodgates for firearms on every Amtrak route, while also moving to hollow out the agency responsible for enforcing gun laws and preventing gun trafficking,
Renters’ Rights Act comes into force ending no fault evictions for 11 million private tenants
As well as abolishing Section 21, the Renters’ Rights Act will make it easier for tenants to have pets in their home, limit rent upfront to one month, end exploitative practices like bidding wars, and make it easier to hold landlords to account over repairs. These are the biggest changes to private renting in a generation.”
Many of the tenants in later life that we speak to say that, until now, they lived in a constant state of anxiety, worried about being evicted for no reason and the consequences of asking their landlord for repairs.... Although the job of making renting safe, secure and affordable for everyone is not yet done, today we are a significant step closer.”
I hope the momentum to give renters our rights only continues. Students are an important part of any university town or city and we need a warm, decent place to live.”
Renting has long been seen as something temporary — or something that’s not right for later life — but that perception is starting to change.”
At last, private renters can feel safe and secure in their homes without the threat of an unnecessary eviction forcing them into homelessness.”
FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation's disaster preparedness reinstated after 8 months
The 14 employees were among over 190 current and former FEMA employees who signed the letter but were the only active employees who included their names
I feel pretty vindicated, and like we did the right thing,
Under new leadership, FEMA is addressing outstanding personnel actions to ensure workforce stability and a strong, deployable surge force for upcoming national events and potential disasters,
Trump raises eyebrows after saying US ‘needs more people like that’ about King and Queen of UK
President Donald Trump’s assertion Thursday that the United States needs more people like King Charles III and Queen Camilla garnered mixed reactions from people, some who saw it as a dog whistle for his preferred type of immigrants, and others who saw it as an ironic joke given U.S.-U.K. history
Great people. We need more people like that in our country.”
We for sure could use more kings and queens of England here in the U.S.,
Why can’t we have some people from Norway, Sweden?”
Apple beats out earnings estimates with continued iPhone momentum
Apple posted strong results for its quarterly earnings on Thursday, but investors’ attention is also focused on the upcoming CEO change and the tech firm's artificial intelligence strategy
Ismaila Sarr scores fastest goal in Conference League history as Crystal Palace close in on final
Crystal Palace have one foot in the Conference League final after Ismaila Sarr scored the quickest goal in the competition’s history to open their 3-1 semi-final first-leg victory over Shakhtar Donetsk
Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline
The biggest concern we see right now is the concern inherent in all pipeline projects which is the risk of spills,
Slightly different from the last administration. They wouldn’t sign a pipeline deal. And we have pipelines going up,
Israel and Max Makoka Are Coming Home After ICE Arrests Galvanized Their Mississippi Community
We’re going to be filing applications with (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) to reinstate their F1 non-immigrant student status at other schools. They can’t go to Hancock,
On April 21, 2026, ICE detained Israel Makoka, an adult, and Max Makoka, his teenage sibling from the Republic of Congo, because they violated their student visas by failing to attend classes at Piney Woods School.”
They were granted the opportunity to participate in a student exchange program,
Max has legal guardians in the United States. ICE took him into custody and then put him in a shelter for unaccompanied alien children,
Police ‘reviewing’ whether protests can go ahead after UK terror threat level raised
Starmer tells the nation of his ‘determination to act’ after Golders Green attack
At this stage that is part of the work that police forces will be reviewing.”
These marches have provided a permissive environment for violent incitement, extremism and antisemitism and the organisers of these marches have done absolutely nothing to challenge or prevent that.... That situation
Attempts by some to connect the series of horrific antisemitic attacks in north London with the marches in solidarity with Palestine are false.”
Judge sentences Ugandan man to death following speedy trial for killing 4 children
Mysterious earthquake swarm near Area 51 sparks conspiracy theories about secret testing
At least 17 earthquakes have been recorded in the vicinity of Nevada’s highly classified Area 51 over the past 24 hours, prompting unfounded conspiracy theories about secret nuclear testing
The GOVT is up to NO GOOD.”
Well, I hope it's random, but we're going to know in the next week and a half,
Area 51 is most likely nuclear testing not aliens idk if that makes yall feel better or not,
Trump to remove Scottish whisky tariffs after King Charles and Queen Camilla’s US visit
The King has secured an agreement from the US president to remove tariffs on Scotch whisky. John Swinney is trying to claim credit. Why are the SNP so dishonest?”
Jon Stewart destroys the current Democratic leadership: ‘They’re lost’
You know, there is that idea that well, electability, and there's something crazy about this, as though you are... the Democratic equivalent of a MAGA loyalist who has come out with wildly controversial positions,
The two stories are this: you’re either a moderate Democrat or you're a left-wing firebrand,
There has been more reach out from I would say more kind of like establishment folks. However, and this is the important part, not from like the DSCC, not from the DNC, nobody in the places of power remains interested,
Iran war has exposed the decline of the US’s economic coercion power
Two months after the United States, along with Israel, launched a war against Iran, that conflict appears far from a lasting resolution