The Independent
October 2026
The Rugby League World Cup is a mess — but offers a vital opportunity
It is exciting that our sport is expanding into a new destination for our premier event,
Why this Champions League campaign feels very different for Manchester City
When you build yourself as a player, you build yourself against any noise,
If this is the last Champions League for a while, I don't know,
We know how serious the situation is, but at the same time, it's not something that we can do. Where we can do things is inside the pitch,
Probably it has been more tough for our fans than for the players or for me,
We trust the club, we're very calm,
We're going to try to improve compared to the last two, three years, where the team struggled a bit,
New species of dinosaur discovered from fossil ‘overlooked’ for over 100 years
The dinosaur is a long-clawed predator the size of a large tiger
Texas prosecutor says ICE agent appeared to intentionally strike man with vehicle in Houston
In a case like this, the most obvious criminal charge is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon,
He already had a surgery for the injury under his knee and now we’re waiting for swelling to go down in his ankle to be able to have a reconstructive surgery on his ankle,
Miguel Parra Hernandez ran in front of an ICE vehicle and was struck,
More expensive gas, semiconductors likely pushed up inflation last month
Inflation likely worsened in September in one of the last price reports the government will issue before the midterm elections that have been heavily defined by concerns over affordability
The plain fact is that inflation is too high and has been for too long,
The truth about social infertility for child-free millennials like me
As a new report finds that almost 40 per cent of women are becoming mothers later than they’d wanted to, Olivia Petter examines the truth about why her generation are waiting longer to have a baby, if at all
For many women, delaying having children is not necessarily their preferred choice, but a reflection of the economy, social and professional pressures
Female fertility declines with age, particularly from the mid-to-late thirties onwards, because both egg quantity and egg quality diminish,
Every woman deserves accurate fertility information early enough to make genuinely informed choices about her reproductive future,
If I’d met the right person who wanted children at 30, I would have spent the last seventeen years living another life,
I think we've created an ever-increasing list of things women are supposed to do before they're ready to settle down and have children,
From around 40, research shows that some men will have lower sperm motility, a longer time to conceive and a higher risk of miscarriage,
From coq au vin to rice pudding: three comforting autumn recipes worth staying in for
Greta Thunberg joins French teens protesting over run-down schools: ‘Whole world watching with awe’
She joined and applauded hundreds of teenagers who demonstrated boisterously outside school north of Paris
The international community sees these students and they’re leading by example,
Of course people are going to fight back,
We’re certainly making noise and getting people talking, but unfortunately, our message isn’t reaching the people who should be making the changes,
These movements are connected in one way or another. We are fighting against the same system,
This generation is one that has been growing up with a sense of hopelessness for the future, when we can see our future and our rights taken from us,
A former Ukrainian officer goes on trial over sabotage of Nord Stream pipelines
The not-so-secret vulnerability in Ukraine's drone arsenal? Chinese technology
Without this 5%, there is no camera,
Today, about 70% to 80% of our components are made in Ukraine,
If China stops their production to us... we are blinded,
They are slightly on Russia’s side. And by ‘slightly,’ I mean not direct weapons supplies, but a greater openness to them, a greater willingness to help them rather than us — and for a country as large as China, ‘slightly’ means a lot,
We just need to have partner companies which purchase it in other countries, then a third, then to Ukraine,
We should be ready for that situation when China will fully choose the Russian position,
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin hits Kyiv energy facilities as Zelensky says allies gave ‘no warning’ of strikes
In less than two years, we have gone from ‘having no cards’ to ‘not playing your cards’. That is an achievement,
Once again, no advance warning from our partners. The main target was energy infrastructure, specifically thermal plant No. 4,
My message to the Ukrainian people could not be clearer, we are with you for as long as it takes, and we will go further and faster in our support to back your courageous fight for peace in Europe,
The facts show that the Russians do not consider themselves bound to abide by what the president of the United States said,
Ukraine relies on the so-called Space-Based Infrared System which the US deploys — and the US system is really second to none and only the United States can provide that,
Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store clashed on social media. Behind it, power dynamics loomed
I think really the responsibility here is to use this power in a responsible way,
Social media has... kind of created this false sense of reality where, I really think even the act of watching someone’s content on your phone and it looks like they’re talking directly to you,... This is not something that a small business owner has the capability to deal with,
You can’t hold the celebrity responsible for everything that their followers do, of course,
I don’t understand why these people are willing to debase themselves on behalf of a celebrity they never met,
Nowadays everybody's looking for something, you know, publicity,
Roller coaster rider's death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides
There are two employees, one on either side of the train, and with their hands they push down and they make sure it locks every time. I’ve never seen them not do it,
With the checks and balances that are put in place, theme parks are really one of the safest places to be on the planet,
Who’s watching those in these organizations to ensure that they are adequately trained, that they are compliant, that they are monitoring these rides to the level in which the standards have established?”
They’re dependable. They’re not so technically advanced that theme parks have difficulty with operations,
Asian shares trade mixed after US stocks edge back from their record after profit reports
Man and woman charged after baby boy found dead in Australian motel
The infant had been deceased for a period of time,
Whenever there is a death of a child it is tragic,
I am in a position to be able to advise that this family and this child was not known to South Australian department of child protection, but there are still active inquiries underway across other agencies,
I've been advised that charges have been laid, but at this time I don't have any other information I can give you unfortunately,
Jury finds Tyreek Hill liable for 2 battery counts, awards $500,000 to the NFL star's estranged wife
New bridge linking China and North Korea will open more than a decade late
Yorkshire tiger latest: Family pay tribute to ‘bright, warm and engaging young man’ killed at wildlife park
William was a bright, warm and engaging young man whom his family dearly loved — and William loved them back,
The family are utterly devastated by their loss and are struggling to come to terms with what has happened,
In the meantime, please do not approach the family, their addresses, or scrape any further social media from William’s or his family’s accounts.”
China’s exports surge 36.3% in September as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
Ice cold: Even in Alaska, Trump can’t avoid being protested at rally — breaks out more ‘your mom’ shots
Trump fumed at a protester in Wasilla, Alaska, calling them a ‘spoiled child,’ among other insults, after they interrupted his stump speech for Republican Senate candidate Dan Sullivan
Now he has the displeasure of going home to his mother and father, who both voted for me, by the way."
He's going back home to mom...He's got to go on a diet. He's a fat guy.”
I looked at his a**, and I looked at the whole, and then I looked at his hands. Look at his hands. He's got these like claws.”
Sounds like we have a spoiled child,... USA, USA, USA.”
What he doesn't know is that his mother and father voted for me,
Human rights groups criticize uncontested election of 15 countries to top UN human rights body
This uncompetitive vote makes a mockery of the word ‘election’,
Polymarket is already taking bets on when Trump’s pick Katie Zacharia will be out as press secretary
I have never had so many job applications in my life. They all want that job. They love that job. She’s made that job very glamorous,
Even MAGA stalwart Lauren Boebert is speaking out against the Iran war
I never wanted us to be at war in Iran,
Your job is to vote whether or not you think the war should continue, and Ms. Boebert has voted now, I believe, five times to keep this war going,
We are having conversations with the Department of War and with the president and his administration on a regular basis about how to come to an end with this,
I have folks in Colorado who can't afford to live. We need America First policies right now,