Trump trial opens with video of him calling for a march on Capitol

'If that's not an impeachable offence, then there's no such thing' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

London Marathon Website Goes Down as Runners Await Ballot Results

The London Marathon's website has gone down as runners await the results of the ballot for tickets. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Former Tesla engineer claims he’s made a car better than Elon Musk’s Model S

'The ambition of Lucid is to have a profound effect. We are not a minority play', Rawlinson said | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Ron Wright: Republican congressman dies after contracting Covid

He was elected to Congress for Texas's 6th congressional district in 2018 | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Solar windows could meet 'nearly all' of America's electricity demand

Up to seven billion square metres of glass surface in the United States could be used to generate electricity | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Transparent wood that is ‘lighter and stronger than glass’

‘It can be potentially used to make a see-through house,’ researchers say | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

I’m a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay and I have a message for President Biden

I have no interest in revenge, but I would like people to know what happened to me and how it has been swept under the carpet | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

The seamstress who conserves brutality

Julia Brennan restores the clothing of historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln but now she has turned to conserving textiles from atrocities some would rather forget, writes Zoey Poll | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Longtime DB Cooper suspect dies 94, leaves mystery of daring hijacker unsolved

Sheridan Peterson was chief suspect as hijacker who parachuted from plane in 1971 | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Zuckerberg will depoliticise Facebook following violence organised on platform

The company is ‘still working through exactly the best ways to do this’, Mr Zuckerberg said | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Private prisons: President to direct Justice Department to not renew contracts

President will stop the ‘profiteering’ from federal prisoners, says his domestic policy adviser | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Scientists spot strange solar system moving in unusual ‘rhythm’

Astronomers have found a “very special” solar system with six planets that are locked in a strange rhythm. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Microsoft Patent Shows Plans to Revive Deceased Loved Ones as Chatbots

The patent also mentions using 2D or 3D models of specific people | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Fairer job interviews with Metaview's privacy-first speech processing

We’ve all messed up job interviews, but what about the interviewers, can they mess up too? Andy Martin speaks to the founders of Metaview about using data to help people find their perfect job | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

How the Parler takedown has dealt another blow to the British far right

At one point, extremists such as Tommy Robinson and Britain First had a significant presence on social media. But the latest shutdown shows how deplatforming has fragmented their audiences and left them struggling to gain followers, writes Lizzie Dearden  | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Brazil says full data show Chinese Covid vaccine is just 50.4% effective

The overlapping data of Brazilian trials has raised questions over the Chinese vaccine’s efficacy | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Leaving WhatsApp will be hard – but it is the right thing to do

Last week, WhatsApp sent a message to all of its users informing them of its new privacy policy, which would share data from the messaging app to Facebook – Elon Musk has a point when he tells us to ‘use Signal’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

People horrified by story of man who lost password to $220m worth of Bitcoin

Price of bitcoin passed $40,000 last week | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Train powered by human waste could replace city trams

Other sources of biomethane include animal manure and food leftovers | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Why the UK tax year begins on April 6 (2016)

You have to go back to medieval times | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Assange will not be extradited, rules judge

The 49-year-old cannot be extradited due to his mental health and suicide risk, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

The rough edges of TV are being sanded down. Netflix Death to 2020 proves it

Charlie Brooker’s year-in-review Netflix special should have been an open goal. Instead, says Ed Cumming, it doesn’t know whether it is playing to an American audience or a British one, and pleases neither | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

US passes anti-corruption law that effectively bans anonymous shell companies

The new law prevents criminals from hiding money in US banks  | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Japan to create first wooden satellites that completely burn up

The satellite would burn up without releasing harmful substances when it comes back to Earth | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Covid relief bill to make illegal streaming a felony up to 10 yr prison sentence

‘It will end commercial piracy by criminal organisations and will not apply to internet users’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Saudi Arabia Halts All Travel over New Covid Strain

The Saudi restrictions are among the most draconian imposed so far after news of the new strain | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Frontline workers protest at Stanford after hospital vaccinates administrators

The hospital was accused of prioritising administrators over some medical residents and nurses in first wave of vaccine distribution | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Hackers targeted US nuclear weapons agency

Attack part of wider assault on federal agencies and critical infrastructure | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Rewilding: Allows trees plant themselves to boost biodiversity+sequester carbon

Natural regeneration is cheaper, faster, promotes healthier trees and richer woodlands, Rewilding Britain says | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Malaysian official who renamed stadium denies title is his name backwards

Hakim Ariff insists name inversion was coincidence | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

DMT to undergo first clinical trial to treat depression

The drug is known as the ‘spirit molecule’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Humpback Whale Spotted Near Statue of Liberty in New York City

Last year there were more than 300 whale sightings in the region | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Coca-Cola named world’s worst plastic polluter for third straight year

Nestlé and PepsiCo found to be second and third biggest offenders by environmental group | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Texas joined by 17 states in Supreme Court lawsuit to overturn election defeat

President has thrown his weight behind case and called it ‘the big one’ | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

‘There are many more than I expected — they don’t say this to me personally, but they say it to a third party — who say ‘there’s no way I would touch anybody from Trumpworld’' | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Mark Zuckerberg threatened to shift Facebook investment away from UK

Matt Hancock told social media boss in private meeting he wanted a shift in government tone on internet policy | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Covid: WHO looks at possible 'e-vaccination certificates' for travel

Experts warn against issuing ‘immunity passports’ but said proof of vaccination could help open up international borders | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Coronavirus vaccine: Pfizer given protection from legal action by UK government

Pfizer’s UK boss refuses to explain why the business needs protection from legal action | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Frontier-style placards appear weeks before president leaves White House | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

AI solves 50-year-old science problem in ‘stunning advance’

A 50-year-old science problem has been solved and could allow for dramatic changes in the fight against diseases, researchers say. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter Account Continually Used to Promote Bitcoin Scams

The issue has plaged Twitter since at least 2018 | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Negative reviews of scented candles surge after increase in Covid infections

Researcher looks for link between coronavirus and scented candles becoming unpopular | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Scientists kill cancer cells in mice in ‘world first’ development

Scientists claim the technology can be developed for humans within the next two years | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Scientists make major breakthrough in finding out why the Sun shines

Scientists have detected neutrinos formed during a largely mysterious process in the Sun, in what they are hailing as a major breakthrough. | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Computer Chip Can Simulate the Future ‘Faster Than the Laws of Physics’

Trillion-transistor chip can run real-world simulations with over a million variables faster than real-time | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Human Ageing Reversed in ‘Holy Grail’ Study, Scientists Say

‘Ageing can, indeed, be targeted and reversed at the basic cellular-biological level,’ lead researcher says | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Apple to push ahead with controversial privacy feature opposed by Facebook

Apple’s Craig Federighi tells The Independent that he believes concerns about danger to ad industry are misplaced | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago

Man becomes instant millionaire after meteorite falls through his roof

33-year-old coffin-maker ‘turned out to be a canny negotiator’, says US buyer of space debris | Continue reading


@independent.co.uk | 4 years ago