This is the Independent NEWS
Last update at Mon May 4 09:48:28 2026
BBC News
Guardian News
Indepenent News
Reuters News
WORLD
Dozen injured in Oklahoma lake party shooting after ‘men in ski masks’ open fire
Trump says ‘Project Freedom’ will guide ‘innocent bystander’ ships through Strait of Hormuz
United Airlines flight strikes truck and light pole before landing at Newark Airport
British cruise ship passenger fighting for life after three die in hantavirus outbreak – latest
Iran-US war latest: Tehran threatens to attack US forces in Strait of Hormuz after Trump vows to help stranded ships
UK
Princess Eugenie expecting third child this summer, Buckingham Palace announces
‘It’d be nice to get a clear out and start again’: Labour facing battle on both fronts in the city where it was born
All supermarket opening times for the Early May Bank Holiday Monday, from Tesco to Aldi
Price of a pint crosses £10 in London for the first time
Woman and man killed and three others injured in ‘suspicious’ blast
SPORTS
Teenage prodigy Paul Seixas to make Tour de France debut this July
Roberto De Zerbi says Conor Gallagher form is like Tottenham having extra player
North Korean football club to make rare visit to South Korea
Wardley vs Dubois: Start time, undercard and how to watch fight
Michael Carrick has made himself indispensable, it would be a bigger risk for Manchester United to replace him
BUSINESS
Heineken plans huge investment in hundreds of UK pubs ahead of World Cup
Oil prices hold steady after Trump says US to help ships leave Strait of Hormuz
TECH
SCI
The ‘missing’ insect that is raising alarm bells about one of world’s best biodiversity hotspots
Archaeologists reveal secrets of artificial island older than Stonehenge in Scottish loch
POLITICS
‘It’d be nice to get a clear out and start again’: Labour facing battle on both fronts in the city where it was born
Polanski accuses Met police chief of interfering in elections as he reignites row over Golders Green arrest
Badenoch accuses Farage of ducking TV interview to avoid questions about £5m ‘gift’
The Welsh election is a two-horse race – and Labour is nowhere to be seen
Zack Polanski explains his response to Golders Green arrest and admits it ‘wasn’t appropriate’
HEALTH
Star Wars fans marry on May the Fourth with lightsabers and droid officiant
Strictly’s Amy Dowden announces death of ‘fit and healthy’ friend a day after birth of her child
The dress code for the 2026 Met Gala is ‘Fashion is Art’ – but is it?
His grandmother’s recipes were stolen – so he rebuilt them from memory
Zendaya and Meryl Streep to skip Met Gala on Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s first year as sponsors
ENTERTAIN
Strictly’s Amy Dowden announces death of ‘fit and healthy’ friend a day after birth of her child
Spike Lee defends Michael biopic over omission of abuse allegations: ‘Movie ends in ‘88’
From ancient dinosaurs to rare butterflies: The many species named in honour of Sir David Attenborough
Academy of Country Music Awards 2026: Where to watch, who’s nominated, who’s performing, and more
The Pitt star calls out ‘disrespectful’ theatregoers for disrupting Broadway show
Refresh in 10 minutes. 1970 - HTTP err , 1971 - XML err
By Simon Loader