Day: March 11, 2026
Woman who falsely accused 10 men of raping her jailed
March 11, 2026A woman has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after falsely accusing 10 men of raping her. Stacey Sharples, 31, from Farnworth in Bolton, pleaded guilty on Monday at Bolton Crown Court to 10 counts of perverting the course of justice. The allegations were made between 2013 and 2019, with most of the men […]
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Extraordinary announcement not enough to bring down oil price
March 11, 2026The International Energy Agency (IEA), the developed nation body founded in the 1970s to deal with oil crises precisely like the one we’re now facing, has announced something extraordinary. Its members, which is to say most of the world’s rich nations, will release an unprecedented amount of oil from their national stockpiles into the global […]
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FTSE 100 falls as Iran war lifts inflation fears
March 11, 2026Stock prices in London closed lower on Wednesday as uncertainty around the length of the war in the Middle East persisted and fears of higher inflation loomed. The FTSE 100 index closed down 58.47 points, 0.6%, at 10,353.77. The FTSE 250 ended down 110.93 points, 0.5%, at 22,381.34, and the AIM all-share closed down 5.19 […]
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Al-Quds Day march organisers accused of being ‘front’ for Iranian regime
March 11, 2026Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Related: Iran names new supreme leader after Ayatollah Khamenei killed in US-Iran war Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has approved a Metropolitan Police request to ban the al-Quds Day march in London, citing concerns over serious public disorder. Ms Mahmood said […]
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New David Hockney paintings depicting members of inner circle to go on display
March 11, 2026A new body of work from David Hockney, which features portraits depicting members of his inner circle including his family and carers, is to go on display in London. The Bradford-born artist, 88, will present a number of new and recent works in his exhibition titled David Hockney: A Year In Normandie And Some Other […]
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Boy, 16, arrested after teenage girl stabbed and school put into lockdown
March 11, 2026Pupils were put into lockdown in their classrooms after a teenage girl was stabbed at a secondary school near Norwich. The girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries after the attack at Thorpe St Andrew School, which happened at about 10.24am on Wednesday. A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and […]
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Revealed: Lord Mandelson asked for £550,000 payout after sacking as UK ambassador to US over Epstein scandal
March 11, 2026Sir Keir Starmer faced fresh criticism over the Lord Mandelson scandal as a dossier of documents relating to his appointment as British ambassador to the US was published which also revealed the peer asked for nearly £550,000 in severance pay after being sacked. The Mandelson Files show that in the end he was awarded a […]
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Lord Mandelson handed £75,000 payout after contract as US ambassador terminated
March 11, 2026Lord Peter Mandelson was handed a £75,000 taxpayer-funded payout to terminate his contract as the UK’s ambassador to the US, newly released documents show. Emails contained within an initial batch of papers relating to Lord Mandelson’s appointment showed he first requested his contract was paid out in full, totalling more than £500,000. A member of […]
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Gerry Adams ‘bears prize and burden’ of Provisional IRA leadership, court told
March 11, 2026Gerry Adams “bears both the prize and the burden of being the last prominent Provisional IRA leader”, a former volunteer has told the High Court. Shane Paul O’Doherty, who was jailed for 14 years over an IRA letter bomb campaign in London in the 1970s, gave evidence in the civil trial brought against the former […]
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Sombr calls out London venue as ‘the most poorly managed’ over security concerns
March 11, 2026Sombr has labelled O2 Academy Brixton as ‘poorly managed’, just over three years since two people died following a crowd crush at the London venue. This week the American singer – real name Shane Michael Boose – played three shows at the venue, which has a capacity of around 5,000 people. However, during his final […]
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