The Netherlands to stop describing itself as Holland

Part of wider tourism strategy | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Shrinkflation: Hundreds of products are getting smaller

Inflation has been low but manufacturers continue to implement ‘stealthy’ price rises by making packets smaller, research finds | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

First human head transplant could be achieved by 2030

Proponents say controversial procedure could pave way to immortality | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Unexplained lights in sky could be alien structures or ‘communication lasers’

Vanishing, bright stars likely to be from 'natural, if somewhat extreme, astrophysical sources', say astronomers – but could change our understanding of the universe whatever they are | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Pilot who spotted famous Tic Tac UFO breaks silence after 15 years

‘It was going from like 50,000 feet to 100 feet in like seconds, which is not possible’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

India builds detention camps for up to 1.9m people ‘stripped of citizenship’

Ten centres ‘planned’ across northeastern state after national register published | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

WhatsApp bug crashes app and completely wipes out chats with a single message

Researchers urge users to update app to latest version immediately to protect against 'powerful weapon' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Australia set to see hottest day ever 50C forecast, devastating bushfires rage

Prime minister Scott Morrison accused of ‘deafening silence’ over climate crisis as dangerous temperatures affect almost entire continent | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Greta Thunberg row with German rail operator over ‘overcrowded’ train tweet

‘It would have been even nicer if you had also reported how friendly and competently our team served you at your seat in first class,’ Deutsche Bahn hits back after teen forced to sit on floor | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

How to Leave the United Kingdom

Pack possessions, kiss loved ones goodbye and inform HMRC (or stay and try to help make things better) | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

As a comedy aficionado, I’m appalled at ‘jokes’ creeping back into the industry

Comedians, crying ‘free speech’ isn’t good enough – hate crime laws should apply to all of us | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Monkey-pig hybrids created by Chinese scientists

Researchers hope to use chimera animals to help grow human organs for transplantation | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Two billionaires put their money together to take on America’s war industry

Newly-launched think tank aims to promote peace and the use of diplomacy over military force in a town where few institutions challenge the war industry | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Transplant man finds his DNA changed to donors

Chris Long’s sheriff’s office colleagues have been using him as a human guinea pig, writes Heather Murphy | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Danish NATO event cancelled after US bars Trump critic from attending

American ambassador to Denmark objects to presence of academic who has made negative comments about president | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Fix Earth's climate crisis instead of dreaming of other planets

'We're not built to survive on any other planet than this one. We'd better spend our time and energy trying to fix it,' says scientist | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Conservative government giving NHS data to Amazon for free

US company will be able to access all ‘healthcare information, including without limitation symptoms, causes, and definitions’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

TikTok secretly loaded with Chinese surveillance software, lawsuit claims

Viral app's 'lighthearted fun comes at a heavy cost' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Sonic boom causes panic over London after RAF jets to unresponsive aircraft

People woken as loud explosion causes windows to shake in parts of southeast | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Terminally ill scientist 'transforms himself into world's first full cyborg'

'I’m not dying, I’m transforming. Oh, how I love science' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger Down on Thanksgiving

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@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

EU farm subsidies are abused by oligarchs and populists

Money intended to benefit small farmers and rural communities is being funnelled into the pockets of the extremely wealthy | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Dresden museum raid: ‘Largest art theft in history’

‘Conspicuously small’ intruders reportedly cut electricity to vault before breaking through window | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Three black holes merging into each other in strange, nearby galaxy

New observations give unprecedented view of galactic neighbour | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Drug Dealers Are Offering Black Friday Deals on the Dark Web

'Online discounts for criminals are an excellent opportunity for site operators to increase sales and attract new buyers,' researcher says | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

WhatsApp “secretly part of spy programme”, Telegram founder claims

Pavel Durov claims 'it's very unlikely that anyone can accidentally commit major security errors, conveniently suitable for surveillance, on a regular basis' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Why not ban all advertising? (1999)

Let's extend the logic which says that tobacco advertising is morally unsustainable and apply it to other products | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Iran Shuts Down Internet Amid Protests,Leaving Country 'Isolated from the World'

Internet watchdogs describe it as 'the largest internet shutdown ever observed' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Alien life could be more common than we thought, scientists say

But extraterrestrial beings likely to habit very different star systems, very far away, researchers say | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Apple blocks out daylight to poverty-hit families in London apartment block

‘When your landlord fails to fix the leak in the ceiling it’s bad enough. When they literally sell the daylight coming through your window to Apple, you know the system is against you’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

US Ambassador Suzi LeVine sworn in using Kindle e-reader (2014)

The new ambassador to Switzerland took her oath of office on an e-reader instead of the traditional text | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

New MacBook Pro: Apple Executive Phil Schiller on How It Listened to Feedback

In an exclusive interview, Apple's marketing chief explains how the latest 16-inch device was built in response to intense feedback on its keyboard and approach | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Elon Musk Says Brexit Made Him Decide Against Tesla Gigafactory in UK

'Brexit made it too risky to put a Gigafactory in the UK' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

The internet is an useful tool when used properly

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@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Failing 15% of the time is the best way to learn

Researchers say they have discovered the ‘Goldilocks’ zone’ where people learn the fastest | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Dopamine Fasts: Why Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Avoiding Stimulation

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that plays a role in how we feel pleasure | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Schiphol Airport: 'Suspicious Situation' on Air Europa Plane

Jet belongs to Spanish airline but is painted in SkyTeam colours | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Scientists create ‘artificial leaf’ that sucks in carbon dioxide and makes fuel

‘We call it an artificial leaf because it mimics real leaves and the process of photosynthesis’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Mysterious US Space Plane Arrives Back After Long, Unexplained Mission

'Each successive mission advances our nation's space capabilities,' says Air Force, without explaining how | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Office workers could have permanently hunched backs in 20 years

Workers could also end up with varicose veins, rotund stomachs and dry, red eyes | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Kashmir is seething – and somebody needs to step in before it's too late

US officials conduct 'war games' every few years to test the risks of nuclear war. Every hot situation ends up with a pragmatic solution except one: India and Pakistan | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Elon Musk Bitcoin Scam on Twitter, Hundreds of People Lose Thousands of Dollars

Cryptocurrency addresses analysed by The Independent reveal that some people sent more then $6,000 to the scammers | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Twitter’s ‘head of editorial’ for Middle East works in information warfare unit

Gordon MacMillan is a volunteer in the 77th Brigade | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

NASA Reveals ‘Breathtaking’ Selfie from Mars That Is Unlike Any Before

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@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

India cancels coal power stations as solar energy prices hit record low

'India’s solar tariffs have literally been free falling in recent months' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Face of medieval man reconstructed from 600-year-old skeleton

Experts believe ancient remains show someone with extensive dental and joint disease | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Thawing permafrost turns Arctic from carbon sink into carbon emitter study finds

Some 1.7 million metric tons of carbon released by ice melt during winter – twice as high as previous estimates | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago

Chinese concentration camp prisoners subjected to gang rape, medical experiments

‘I said to myself that if I was already fated to die, at least I was going to try to escape,’ survivor says | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 5 years ago