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Billions lost to Brexit could make NHS waiting lists disappear, top economist says
Stanford economist Professor Nick Bloom has argued that the economic damage caused by Brexit is so large that recovering it could effectively eliminate NHS waiting lists and transform the health service. Speaking exclusively to The Independent as part of its “Europe: The Way Back” campaign, he said the claim that leaving the EU would free…
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The 1972 Genesis drum fill that defined Phil Collins and happened “by luck”
Phil Collins has long been overshadowed in critical reputation by his pop stardom, but his technical prowess as a drummer remains one of the most underappreciated aspects of his career with Genesis. In a 1987 interview, Collins named “Apocalypse In 9/8” – part of the 23-minute epic “Supper’s Ready” from 1972’s Foxtrot – as the…
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‘Devoted’ grandad dies from ‘terrible’ rare illness as family desperate to trace colleagues
A “devoted” grandad from Sheffield’s Gleadless Valley has died from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, prompting his family to appeal for former colleagues to come forward. Roger Knightley, 84, worked in refurbishment for decades before being diagnosed, and his daughters have instructed specialist lawyers to investigate how he was exposed, since employers have long had a…
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Alanis Morissette Sues Former Tour Manager Over Alleged “Calculated Blackmail Campaign”
Alanis Morissette has filed a lawsuit against her former tour manager, Keren Urinov, accusing her of running a “calculated blackmail campaign” following their working relationship in 2025. The singer’s legal team alleges Urinov and her lawyers sent increasingly extortionate demands, threatening legal action and reputational damage unless Morissette agreed to lucrative terms, prompting the “Ironic”…
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Your morning briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on Engadget, The Guardian, Fox News, Daily Mail.
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US troops can still be tracked by purchased location data, and Congress wants to know why
US lawmakers have asked the Defense Department’s Inspector General to investigate why commercially available location data can still be used to track American military personnel, despite policies meant to stop it. Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Pat Harrigan raised concerns that troops’ movements remain identifiable through data sold by brokers, even though several military branches…
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18 Years Later, This Sleeper Hit Sci-Fi Series Is Quietly Climbing the Streaming Charts
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the two-season Fox series that aired from 2008 to 2009, has begun climbing the Apple TV Store charts nearly two decades after it first premiered. The renewed interest highlights how the show, often overlooked amid a run of disappointing Terminator films, is increasingly regarded as the strongest continuation of James…
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Trump-linked MAGA Inc pours $10M into Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate race against James Talarico
MAGA Inc, the pro-Trump super PAC, has committed $10 million in digital and television advertising to back Republican Ken Paxton in Texas’s tightly contested Senate race against Democrat state Representative James Talarico, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. The spending, the group’s first major midterm intervention, followed weeks of speculation about whether it would…