The Independent - 2017-02-25

• Stoke and Copeland expose how feeble the opposition to May’s Government is
• Labour ‘heading for worst election defeat since the 1930s’, frontbench­er says
• Nigel Farage says the UK’s ‘real friends’ speak English
• Corbyn’s supporters refuse to let him fall on his sword
• Churchilli­an Corbyn knows it is only through failure that you find success
• Investigat­ion launched into campaign spending by both sides in EU referendum
• Farage says Ukip’s Stoke byelection focus should have been on immigratio­n
• Scottish government ‘seriously considerin­g’ second independen­ce vote
• Prehistori­c art used pixel painting technique 38,000 years before Van Gogh
• The ugly side of banking is poised to rear its head again
• Tory MP tries to block antidomest­ic violence bill with 91minute speech
• Thatcher’s hang ’em and flog ’em Home Secretary dies at the age of 87
• Man jailed for six years after killing banker with single punch at taxi rank
• Universiti­es to offer two-year degrees under new government plans
• Facebook adds flags for profile pictures to support sense of global community
• Prince Charles backs plan to sterilise grey squirrels with Nutella as bait
• Strenuous exercise linked to lower libido in men
• Home news in brief
• Trump doubles down on ‘enemies of the people’ attack on media
• His pledge to unify America is Trump’s worst joke yet
• What is Steve Bannon’s ‘economic nationalis­m’, and should we be alarmed?
• Millions face ‘megadrough­t’ lasting years as Colorado river shrinks to record low
• Europol hails efforts to combat people smuggling amid record refugees deaths
• Isis car bombing kills more than 60 people in al-Bab
• Marine Le Pen refuses police questionin­g over illegal EU payments probe
• Kim Jong-nam killed by nerve agent classed as a weapon of mass destructio­n
• Israel refuses work visa for human rights researcher
• Japan encourages workers to leave office early to help improve work-life balance
• World news in brief
• Copeland defeat means the end of Corbyn – but he isn’t Labour’s only problem
• Fatal distractio­ns mean the US and UK will suffer a decline in their global power
• It’s time to bin those fitness trackers – Silicon Valley is exploiting our fear of ageing
• The EU needs to make the UK protect human rights before it signs any trade deal
• I shared garlic naan with a future Isis executione­r and this is what I learnt
• Mea Culpa: when it’s OK to use shouty capital letters
• In Stoke, the Monster Raving Loonies beat the truly monstrous party
• UK businesses facing recruitmen­t crisis as Polish workers head home
• The pound is the ‘most undervalue­d major currency in the world’
• Lenders must not bend the rules if they leave Britain, says top German banker
• William Hill’s blushes were saved by mug punters
• Investors attack Uber for failing to end ‘toxic culture of harassment’
• Waymo accuses Uber of using stolen technology to develop self-driving cars
• Business news in brief
• Pensions funding shortfall widens as Government proposes major changes
• Will voice-operated security measures really make banking safer?
• Where would a Co-op sale leave its ethical customers?
• Relegation fears dictated Ranieri simply had to go
• ‘Pantomime villain’ boss reassures Leicester fans
• Conte: fear of the sack drives Italian coaches on
• Realistic Klopp aware of the need to win trophies
• Jose heads to Wembley for the trophy he made his own
• How Jose’s methods made him a master of cup finals
• Mourinho urges his players to respect sense of occasion
• Puel hopes Southampto­n can upset the odds
• Meet Rostov, Man United’s Europa League opponents
• Kane urges Spurs to see the positives in European exit
• Spurs aren’t clever enough in Europe. Now they’re out
• Jones says Ranieri sacking could easily happen to him
• Hartley will not ‘disrespect’ Italy with a points target
• Widnes stunned by thrilling Wigan Warriors comeback
• Alonso: Mercedes wanted me to replace Rosberg
• HOW TO SPOT A NAZI
• NO BUNNY BUSINESS
• LIFE IN RUINS
• PARISIAN BITES
• ABOUT THYME
• FLIPP’N GOOD
• HOLY CREPE
• SHARP AND SWEET
• WORTH A SHOT
• HITCHIN A RIDE TO TASTE HEAVEN
• FAIR AND SQUARE
• STRIPE UP YOUR LIFE
• GOOD PLUCK
• GOING FOR A YONG
• BIRTHDAYS
• BEYOND 15 MINUTES
• THE GAB OF THE GIFT
• A WORLD OF EMOTION
• RHYMING COUPLE(T)
• RUN OF THE MILL
• BEST OF THE REST
• IN MODS WE TRUST
• BEST OF THE REST
• STALK OF THE TOWN
• TOO MUCH TO BEAR
• JUNGLE BOOGIE
• ESTA LA VISTA, BABY
• NATURE’S COMFORTS
• DARK TOURISM
• WHY IS WIZZ AIR DIFFERENT?

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