UK - The Independent

*Please note: The news links below will open a new window.

1. West Indies exploit England’s glaring flaw to inflict damaging T20 World Cup defeat

   England’s struggles against spin resurfaced as they slumped to a 30-run defeat in Mumbai

2. The astonishing way spider’s silk could be used in delicate surgery on humans

   Clinical trials are to go ahead using ‘off-the-shelf’ spider silk technology to repair devastating nerve injuries

3. Police probing Andrew’s Epstein links are in talks with prosecutors

   An ‘ongoing assessment of allegations relating to misconduct in public office’ is taking place

4. Police order evacuations in UK town centre after potentially hazardous substance found

   Road closures are in place due to an ongoing incident at a Leicester high street

5. Eddie Hearn gives fresh Anthony Joshua career update after car crash

6. Molly-Mae shares baby gender and name update after revealing second pregnancy

   Molly-Mae Hague has revealed that she knows the gender and name of her baby as she shared a pregnancy update to her fans.

7. Starmer latest: Furious female Labour MPs demand PM end No10 ‘boys’ club’ after Mandelson and Doyle scandals

   Keir Starmer faces calls to appoint de facto deputy in row over former aides with links to paedophiles

8. Jeffrey Epstein made regular payments to Ohio State head of gynecology

9. Cost of living crisis laid bare as almost half of Britons ‘have under £25 left at end of week’

   Exclusive:Majority of UK adults forced to make difficult choices, with almost two-thirds found to be cutting back on essentials like food and heating

10. Crime 101 review – Chris Hemsworth and Halle Berry lead an all-star modern take on Heat

    Mark Ruffalo and Barry Keoghan co-star in this tale of thieves and coppers colliding in LA, and Bart Layton’s movie runs like a fine-tuned engine