Police officers who ‘called for immigrants to be shot’ exposed in sting

Police officers at a central London station allegedly called for immigrants to be shot and bragged about using excessive force against suspects in custody.The head of the Metropolitan Police has condemned the “reprehensible and completely...

How the Two-State Solution Became a “Big, Expedient Lie”

Robert Malley, a veteran US peace negotiator and the co-author of a new book that looks beyond the two-state solutionBrendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother...

NZ and Pacific nations failing to tackle human trafficking - US report

The 2025 Trafficking in Persons Report defines human trafficking broadly as sex trafficking and forced labour. Photo: Unsplash / RNZ composite New Zealand and eight Pacific Island nations are failing to stop human trafficking, a new United States...

Fabtech Technologies IPO Day 3 LIVE: Issue booked 1.32x so far. Check GMP, subscription status, review. Apply or not?

Fabtech Technologies IPO subscription status is 1.32x on day 3. The retail portion was subscribed 1.62x, and NII portion has been booked 1.08 times, Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) portion received 1.18 times bids. Employee portion...

Unmasked: Secret BBC filming exposes hidden culture of misogyny and racism inside Met Police

Adrian PolglaseBBC Panorama and Joseph Lee ShareSave Sgt Joe McIlvenny was filmed dismissing an alleged rape victim's testimony Serving Metropolitan Police officers called for immigrants to be shot, revelled in the use of force and were dismissive...

Starmer’s slogans over immigration mess won’t stop the boats… it’s absurd to think he will actually do anything

SIR Keir Starmer is right about one thing. Our inability to deport illegals comes mainly from our own courts, not from the European Convention on Human Rights. 5 PM Keir Starmer's sloganising over Britain's immigration mess won't stop the...

Demands for slavery reparations are historical nonsense and cartoonish in their simplicity. If Britain has to pay, so should descendants of the Africans and Arabs who also profited from the vile trade: NIGEL BIGGAR

Guilt can be good. It is healthy when it alerts us to having wronged someone and prompts us to put things right by apologising and repairing any damage we've done. But false guilt is not – the ridiculous sort our society is currently indulging in...

After 65 years, Nigeria is betrayed by leadership failures – Peter Obi

Africa NATIONAL Leader of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said that successive leadership failures dashed the dream and vision of Nigeria’s forefathers. Speaking in a special broadcast on Wednesday to mark the nation’s 65th Independence Day...

Morocco: Youth-Led Protests Spur Police Crackdown Across Moroccan Cities

A wave of youth-driven demonstrations swept through Morocco over the past several nights, with rallies unfolding in at least ten cities and dozens of arrests reported as authorities deployed heavy police presence to disband gatherings. The...

Lafayette area to add 5,300 jobs over next two years despite 'moribund' activity in the Gulf, economist says

The Lafayette area is expected to add over 2,000 jobs in each of the next two years but could add more if the price of oil and rubber gloves made in China go up. The Louisiana Economic Forecast, an annual report published by economist Loren Scott,...

Sharjah National Oil Corporation 'hopeful' of discovering more gas reserves

Sharjah National Oil Corporation plans to continue exploring gasfields in the emirate and is “hopeful” of discovering more reserves amid growing energy demand. “We started our ambitious exploration programme in 2016 by launching a seismic survey...

‘After joining the deadly 2010 Gaza flotilla, I’m now sailing again. I’m worried Israel will kill us’

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...

UK government signals climbdown on Islamophobia rule

The British government has been urged to be “bold and brave” in outlawing Islamophobia after it signalled that it would back down on the proposal. With almost two out of five religious hate crimes committed against Muslims in Britain there has...

Are Arab states legally obliged to protect the Gaza Flotilla?

The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), the largest maritime mission ever assembled, set sail from Spain on 31 August with more than 40 ships and delegations from at least 44 countries. [Getty] A Gaza-bound aid flotilla is pressing forward into contested...

AC Ajaccio Accuses Youcef Belaïli of Fraud

AC Ajaccio has published an open letter to FIFA on Friday, September 26, denouncing an alleged fraud involving Algerian international Youcef Belaïli and warning that the club’s very “survival” is at risk. “Our club, which was still competing in...

Fabtech Technologies IPO opens on 29 September: GMP, issue details, 10 key things to know

The initial public offering of Fabtech Technologies, a turnkey engineering solutions provider for pharmaceuticals, biotech and healthcare industry, opens for subscription on Monday, September 29. Fabtech Technologies IPO GMP is +35. This indicates...

Do Fox News hosts support political violence? Yes, no, sort of

There is an apparent and dangerous double standard at Fox News, cable television’s most-watched network. Inflammatory rhetoric, and even the incitement and praise of violence, is simply laughed off under the auspices of humor and pushed aside by a...

India Gears Up to Host Global UN Peacekeeping Chiefs Conclave In New Delhi

The Indian Army will host the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs Conclave in New Delhi from October 14 to 16, 2025, as announced by India’s Ministry of Defence. The UNTCC Chiefs Conclave is a landmark event aimed at...

Oum at Barbican: An emotional journey through music and heritage

It is to be expected that a piece of musical theatre about buried wartime trauma, estrangement from family, and impending death, complete with an Oum Kalthoum-inspired score, might trigger a deep emotional response. Still, British-Lebanese...

Asylum seeker found dead after battle with ‘trauma’ from home country

Mohammed was declared dead at a nearby hospital (Picture: MEN Media) A young Algerian man who sought sanctuary in the UK was found dead after struggling with trauma he experienced in his home country. Mohammed Aymen Saouli, 26, moved to the UK,...