Fulham vs Chelsea LIVE: Team news, updates as Alonso takes charge in Premier League
The Independentby Will Castle and Flo Clifford·24 Aug 2026
Xabi Alonso kicks off his tenure as a Premier League manager with Chelsea with a London derby, as the Blues head to Craven Cottage for their season opener.
Woman, 37, claimed she was an autistic 12 year-old to trick family into adopting her
The Independentby Gergana Krasteva·24 Aug 2026
A 37 year-old woman pretended to be a 12 year-old autistic girl to trick a family into giving her a place to live, in an extraordinary deception that lasted more than a year.
Miss North Carolina USA sues pageant after she was dethroned over racist posts
The Independentby Carsen Holaday·24 Aug 2026
Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA winner Brittany Boltinhouse is suing Miss USA for defamation after she was stripped of her title.
ICE violated court orders by going undercover in Minneapolis church, judge says
The Independentby Alex Woodward·24 Aug 2026
A federal judge will decide whether to hold Donald Trump’s administration in contempt after immigration agents violated court orders barring them from entering places of worship.
Newsom returns to a defining California fight: Who pays for wildfire damage?
The Independentby Sophie Austin·24 Aug 2026
The bookends of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's nearly eight years in office have been defined by a crucial question: Who should cover the cost of damage from wildfires caused by utility equipment?
Attack by cop neighbor’s K-9 leaves 2-year-old injured, says family
The Independentby Isabel Keane·24 Aug 2026
A Colorado family says a police K-9 who lived next door attacked their 2-year-old daughter, leaving her and her father with significant injuries and hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical...
Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says
The Independentby Astrid Suarez and Manuel Rueda·24 Aug 2026
Drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children and using them to perform potentially lethal tasks that include piloting explosives-laden drones, Human Rights Watch...
Liverpool’s alarming weakness is clear and signing a new winger won’t solve it
The Independentby Richard Jolly·24 Aug 2026
It was a treble of sorts, though not one that brought the match ball or any cause for celebration.
How the No. 2 pencil became a uniquely American school supply staple
The Independentby Jocelyn Gecker·24 Aug 2026
For generations of Americans, a sharpened No. 2 pencil has represented childhood and coming of age.
Hailstorms force cancellation of Vuelta a Espana stage three
The Independentby Flo Clifford·24 Aug 2026
Biblical conditions forced stage three of the Vuelta a Espana to be abandoned with 15km to go as a fierce hailstorm made racing nigh on impossible.
Greg Norman ‘gutted’ by LIV Golf’s demise: ‘I would rather just see it end’
The Independentby Sam Brookes·24 Aug 2026
Greg Norman, the former controversial chief executive of LIV Golf, has admitted feeling sad over the decline of the breakaway series, stating he "would rather see it end".
Minneapolis seeks to quell rumors after four people found dead in five days
The Independentby Graig Graziosi·24 Aug 2026
Police in Minneapolis have sought to reassure members of the public after at least four people were found dead over a period of five days.
Trump moves to make $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas permanent
The Independentby Daniel Wiessner·24 Aug 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has filed paperwork to make a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas permanent despite a judge's ruling that the fee is unlawful.
FTSE 100 outperforms as oil price heads lower
The Independentby Jeremy Cutler·24 Aug 2026
The FTSE 100 closed higher in London on Monday, outperforming European peers, as oil prices edged lower and investors looked ahead to key events in the US later this week.
Meerkats die after ‘catastrophic’ tunnel collapse at wildlife park
The Independentby Nicole Wootton-Cane·24 Aug 2026
Several meerkats have died after they became trapped under a collapsed tunnel at a wildlife park in Leicestershire.
Sandra Bullock was on the verge of a ‘mental health issue’ caring for late partner
The Independentby Ellie Muir·24 Aug 2026
Sandra Bullock has said she feared developing “a little bit of a mental issue” if she continued acting while caring for her late partner Bryan Randall.
Don’t ask us to take sides in Harry vs William – it’s childish and harmful
The Independentby Charlotte Cripps·24 Aug 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are busy packing up their Montecito home in California and relocating to the UK within days, with the Cotswolds likely to be their new base.
Disney drafted by NFL for new merch line — but fans say they ‘dropped the ball’
The Independentby Caitlin Hornik·24 Aug 2026
Disney’s latest collaboration with the NFL has officially been released and football fans are less than thrilled.
Hodgkinson pulls out of blockbuster Diamond League clash with Werro and Hunter Bell
The Independentby Flo Clifford·24 Aug 2026
Keely Hodgkinson has withdrawn from this week’s Diamond League meeting in Zurich where she had been slated to compete in a blockbuster women’s 800m race.
The Nigella Lawson cookbooks to dive into ahead of her debut as a Bake Off judge
The Independentby Angharad Moran·24 Aug 2026
Starting in September, the 2026 series of The Great British Bake Off (GBBO) will see Nigella Lawson replacing Prue Leith as a judge.
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