Day: October 2, 2025
What challenges might the new archbishop of Canterbury face?
October 2, 2025Former archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams summed up succinctly the balance and knowledge someone must have both of religion and current affairs to hold the senior Church of England role. He said he believed his successor, who ended up being Justin Welby, needed a “newspaper in one hand and a Bible in the other”. […]
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A timeline of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Love Story
October 2, 2025It is also the first record since the singer, 35, revealed in May that she had regained control over her back catalogue. Swift announced her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl on Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, only weeks before the pair shared the news of their engagement on Instagram. Here’s a timeline of […]
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New archbishop of Canterbury to be named amid hopes for first woman in top role
October 2, 2025The new archbishop of Canterbury will be named on Friday, with many hopeful a woman will be appointed to the role for the first time in the Church of England’s history. The Church has been without someone in the top job for almost a year after Justin Welby resigned over a safeguarding scandal. A member […]
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Supplier’s plea to government over Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack
October 2, 2025A member of cyber attack-hit Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) supply chain has told Sky News the government must act to safeguard the sector as it has seen no financial relief to date. Mike Beese, who owns Walsall-based Genex UK, was speaking as an industry body complained that support revealed by the government last week was […]
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Inside the most extensive Lee Miller retrospective yet
October 2, 2025The most extensive retrospective of the trailblazing photographer Lee Miller has just opened at one of London’s most iconic galleries. The Independent is pleased to announce that it is the exclusive media partner for Tate Britain’s exhibition, celebrating the career of the influential American photographer. The retrospective follows Miller from her days as a model […]
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‘Hatred rising again’: Starmer vows to ‘wrap arms’ around Jewish community after terror attack
October 2, 2025Sir Keir Starmer has said it is clear “hatred is rising once again” following a terror attack on a Manchester synagogue – as he promised Britain would “come together to wrap our arms” around the Jewish community. The prime minister said: “Earlier today, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day for the Jewish community, a vile […]
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Tesco delivers but FTSE ends four-day winning run
October 2, 2025Blue chips snapped a four-day hot streak in London on Thursday, despite strong gains by Tesco, but remained in touching distance of Wednesday’s record highs. The FTSE 100 Index closed down 18.70 points, 0.2%, at 9,427.73. The FTSE 250 ended down just 2.40 points at 22,047.30, and the AIM All-Share advanced 2.54 points, 0.3%, at […]
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My cafe has been burgled 50 times in four years – I don’t know how long I can go on
October 2, 2025John Dunne Published October 2, 2025 4:51pm Updated October 3, 2025 9:28am
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Euston Station evacuated and trains in and out suspended after security alert
October 2, 2025Josh Milton Published October 2, 2025 3:23pm Updated October 2, 2025 5:15pm Euston Station, one of London’s most important and busiest train stations, has been evacuated after a ‘suspicious item’ was seen. The station was emptied at 2.50pm due to a ‘security alert’, according to witnesses and the monitoring service TfL Access. Hundreds of commuters […]
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We’ll root out racism, Islamophobia and misogyny, said Scotland Yard. This is a case study in failure | Sal Naseem
October 2, 2025Three years ago, I spoke about the toxic culture inside the Metropolitan police service. Now, I’m doing it again, and it’s Charing Cross police station. Again. I appeared on the BBC Panorama Undercover in the Police programme. I thought long and hard about taking part in this documentary, after the hatred and threats I received […]
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