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The Independent

October 2026

Trump hails oil and gas exploration in ‘our new and beautiful Greenland’ — months after threatening to invade

A September deal between Greenland, Denmark and the U.S. was supposed to resolve underlying tensions around sovereignty

Donald Trumppresident
Any future attack on the United States will have to come across Greenland, where our Defense will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived,
Pele Broberggreenlandic politician, pilot and entrepreneur
The US is granted extensive rights in our country. The people of Greenland are not guaranteed any fixed payment for those rights,

New Trump rule could put refugees on 10-day countdown clock to stay in the US

If this policy is allowed to go into effect, America can no longer claim to be the place of refuge and hope that it once was,
This raises concerns about the integrity of the refugee program and calls into question the eligibility for refugee status of aliens admitted to the United States during this time,
Ilhan Omaramerican politician (born 1982)
Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,
Decades ago, as a nation, we made a solemn promise to refugees fleeing persecution: that after rigorous vetting, they would be welcomed to the United States and given the opportunity to rebuild their lives,
They are not committing crimes on our streets, nor did they illegally cross the border,
The government is reducing this process to mere window-dressing for an effort to strip lawfully present, lawfully admitted refugees of their status and deport them to persecution or worse,
The families we serve are already anxious, and this rule gives them every reason to be,

Golf clubs and private schools among businesses facing severe water use restrictions in ongoing drought

Rain in coming days will not solve drought overnight — forecaster

Emma Hardywater minister
The recent rainfall is not yet enough to replenish all the water we’ve used over the spring and summer, and the Yorkshire drought declaration highlights the situation is still serious.

Badenoch and Farage embroiled in furious row over Falklands and Chagos Islands

The dispute erupted after Mr Farage ppeared to suggest he would be willing to “trade” the Diego Garcia military base to secure Donald Trump’s silence on the Falklands

Kemi Badenochconservative Party leader
The Chagos Islands are British. And the Falklands are British, and will remain British, irrespective of what the American president says,
Nigel Faragebritish right-wing politician (born 1964)
I’d have gone in and said, ‘Right, you know what, mate? Chagos, it’s yours. Diego Garcia, in perpetuity, the most strategic American military base in the world, which it is,
He was obviously referring to the use of the Diego Garcia military base, which is critical to countering threats from China and Iran,
The latest Tory lie, about Nigel Farage’s Chagos island commitment, just show that absolutely nothing has changed inside the Nasty Party, and it never will,
If they really have interest in the Chagos, why would you have started negotiating about things you already own?”

Wayfair among firms fined millions for ripping off customers with misleading sales tactics

Although we believe the fine is excessive and disproportionate, we take the CMA’s findings seriously and we chose to settle so we can continue to focus on serving our customers.”

Kamala Harris fuels 2028 White House speculation with campaign blitz across key states

Kamala Harris is building out her final fall campaign blitz on behalf of other Democrats

Zelenskyy says Russia keeps striking Ukraine’s energy sites despite Trump ceasefire push

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,
Obviously, this action cannot be a coincidence and is connected to the current political situation,
Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident
We ask America and EVERYONE in the world who does not turn a blind eye to reality to respond — and to respond forcefully” to Russia’s ongoing aerial barrages
Rym Momtazlebanese and American political scientist and journalist
Ahead of a tough winter for Ukraine, Donald Trump’s swing back toward Russia bodes ill,

Dolly Parton’s nephew breaks silence to fight restraining order as he denies threatening manager

Bryan Seaverthe context of the numerous media requests
I’m going to set up a podcast dedicated to ruining Dolly’s brand partnerships and telling the violations these people have done on us. It’s going to be great. Or f***ing pay me.”

Council employee took a year's sick leave — then got caught working secret second job

Elisha Neavin was even caught starring in YouTube videos for British Gas

[Ms Neavin] is ordered to pay a contribution to the [council's] costs in a sum summarily assessed at £20,000, which is around one half of the [council's] total costs in defending this suite of litigation.”
Overall, Ms Neavin [is] unfit for work at present

Her son has serious disabilities. She believes she's the best person to teach him

Katherine R Walterresearcher (ORCID 0000-0001-6888-1199)
He had such a good experience. He wanted the same for his kids,
Nobody can pay me enough to put up with a child hitting or kicking me,
If he is interested in an activity, he can stay focused for as long as the activity lasts,
While I do not believe that (the teacher’s) actions were criminal, her actions escalated an already difficult situation.”
The deck is stacked against us as parents,