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Support for rejoining EU after Brexit at an all-time high, says leading pollster
Sir John Curtice, the UK’s leading polling expert, says support for rejoining the European Union has reached its highest level since the 2016 Brexit referendum, but he warns that politicians must actively make the case for closer EU ties or the shift in public opinion could stall. Speaking exclusively to The Independent as part of…
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The AfD won a shock election in Germany. Elon Musk was thrilled
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) secured a striking victory in a German state election, coming close to forming the country’s first far-right regional government since the Second World War. Elon Musk publicly celebrated the result on X, congratulating AfD leader Alice Weidel and prompting party officials to praise him in return, reigniting scrutiny of…
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Ukraine peace talks loom, Chile care-home fire kills 16, Jimmy Lai’s daughter reveals cancer diagnosis
Zelensky’s team eyes October talks with Russia and the US as Moscow rejects a Putin-Zelensky G20 meeting; a Chilean nursing home fire has killed sixteen. Also: Rupert Lowe turns down Musk funding, an Afghan teenager pleads guilty to a London murder, and Arsenal beat Sunderland 2-0.
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The greatest battle of 1066: No, not THAT defeat at Hastings but King Harold’s blood-soaked rout of a 7ft Viking warlord at Stamford Bridge. Now TV historian Dan Snow reveals how the real site has finally been unearthed after a painstaking search
A newly rediscovered site of the 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge, uncovered by archaeologists and metal detectorists in Yorkshire, is being showcased in a History Hit documentary presented by Dan Snow. The battle saw King Harold’s English army defeat an invading Norwegian force led by Harald “Hardrada” Hardrada, and though historically overshadowed by the Battle…
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‘It’ll be more luck than judgment if lights are on this winter’: Stark warning from industry expert as hard-pressed families brace for energy bill surge
An energy consultant has warned that Britain will need “luck rather than judgment” to keep the lights on this winter, as a combination of Net Zero policies, ageing infrastructure and looming European energy shocks leave the UK unusually exposed. Kathryn Porter, an adviser to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies, said the shift towards…
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EU delays its troubled border checks yet again to maintain ‘fluidity’
The European Union has quietly allowed at least nine Schengen countries to delay full enforcement of its new entry-exit system (EES), despite insisting only days earlier that no further extensions would be granted. The climbdown, aimed at “maintaining border fluidity”, comes after airlines, airports and ports warned that the biometric checks were causing severe queues…
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Ukraine preparing for fresh peace talks with Russia in October, but Moscow rules out Putin meeting with Zelensky at the G20 summit
Ukraine is preparing for a fresh round of peace talks with Russia and the United States that could take place as early as October, according to Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of staff, Kyrylo Budanov. However, the Kremlin has again rejected the prospect of a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Zelensky at the upcoming G20 summit,…
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Only Roland Garros towel left, says Ukraine tennis player after Russian strike hits flat
Ukrainian tennis player Dayana Yastremska has said her family’s flat in the Black Sea port of Odesa was destroyed in a Russian missile strike, with only a Roland Garros towel surviving the blaze. The 26-year-old shared images of the burning building on social media, describing it as “a direct hit by a Kalibr cruise missile”…
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European football: Dortmund win again but Freiburg top after Gladbach rout
Borussia Dortmund maintained their perfect start to the Bundesliga season with a 3-0 home win over promoted Paderborn, thanks to Fábio Silva and a double from substitute Felix Nmecha, marking Dortmund’s best opening to a campaign in 11 years. Freiburg, however, moved top of the table after thrashing a 10-man Borussia Mönchengladbach 5-0, while Augsburg’s…
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Schade double denies Bournemouth first league win as Brentford rescue draw
Bournemouth were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Brentford, denying Marco Rose’s side their first Premier League win under the new manager, as Kevin Schade scored twice for the visitors. It continued a troubling pattern for Bournemouth, who have now surrendered winning positions in all four of Rose’s league matches, raising concerns despite…