Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see award-winning films Ali & Ava, Orlando and Under the Skin The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to three screenings and cast Q&As at the London ICA The Independent UK · Oct 21
The Independent celebrates 40 years with series of events The Independent is marking 40 years with an anniversary programme which declares ‘Independent then. Independent now. Celebrating 40 years of free thinking’ The Independent UK · Oct 7
‘My poetry won me asylum’: Cecilia Vicuña on exile life in ‘sad’ Britain after Pinochet’s coup Five decades after convincing judges she’d be killed if she returned to Chile, the artist is back with a politically charged retrospective in the country she grew to love The Guardian - UK · Oct 6
The Independent and ICA London announce free-thinking film festival to mark paper’s 40th anniversary ‘Celebrating Free Thinkers’ will feature series of specially curated events and film screenings The Independent UK · Oct 1
ICE has abducted a college athlete. What are the NCAA and universities going to do about it? Aminata Seck’s detention shows the bargain facing international college athletes: universities eagerly recruit them, but support can disappear when their immigration status becomes precarious. The Guardian - US · Sep 26
RSL says One Nation’s Hastie ‘slur’ was an ‘attack on every veteran’s service’ – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Sep 9
Monaco GP appeal ruling didn’t spur Pierre Gasly’s motivation for Monza F1 pole Gasly losing his Monaco podium has been, if anything, a negative this weekend, the Alpine racer suggested Motorsport · Sep 6
Pierre Gasly takes shock pole for F1 Italian GP as Alpine stun big guns Alpine’s Pierre Gasly took the first pole position of his nine-year F1 career at the Italian GP, ahead of British driver George Russell The Guardian - UK · Sep 5
FIA's Court of Appeal responds to Flavio Briatore bias allegations The FIA's International Court of Appeal issued a statement in response to Alpine executive Briatore's claims one of its judges in the Monaco GP case had McLaren links Motorsport · Sep 5
McLaren and Alpine F1 teams at odds after Briatore outburst over appeal Flavio Briatore went on the attack over a Monaco GP decision that went against his driver, with an accusation of a judge’s bias towards McLaren The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Why Gasly’s Monaco case is so complex – and why the outcome could take weeks It could take another two to three weeks for clarity on the appeal against the overturning of Pierre Gasly’s Monaco GP penalty, due to the complexity of the case and its wider implications for F1 Autosport · Aug 27
Why Pierre Gasly’s Monaco case is so complex – and why the outcome could take weeks It could take another two to three weeks for clarity on the appeal against the overturning of Gasly’s Monaco time penalty, due to the complexity of the case and its wider implications for F1 Motorsport · Aug 27
Drug abuse in Israel surges after October 7, latest data shows One in four Israelis are now engaging in problematic substance use The Independent UK · Aug 15
Monaco F1 controversy goes to court: What happens next for Pierre Gasly's podium Here's everything you need to know about McLaren's and Red Bull's appeals against the Monaco Grand Prix results after the stewards rescinded Gasly's controversial time penalties Motorsport · Jun 22
Autosport · Jun 22 What happens next as appeal against Gasly's Monaco podium decision goes to court Everything you need to know about McLaren's and Red Bull's appeals against the Monaco Grand Prix results after the stewards rescinded Pierre Gasly's controversial penalties
Metal Hammer · Jun 13 "Motorhead played as raucously and as fast as they could. They were head and shoulders above everybody.” Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway on Lemmy, free speech and lessons learned on the frontline of grindcore Barney reflects on his life in music and fighting the good fight for almost four decades. Don’t call Napalm Death political, though.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 1 Fuck the Polis review – cryptic docu-essay is a sphinxlike study of Greek myth and modernity This film may be making a point about the classical vis a vis the contemporary, but its visual collages and dense poetic texts render it inert
The Guardian - UK · May 5 ‘We put our heads above the parapet’: Lubaina Himid on winning her 40-year battle to storm the Venice Biennale In the 1980s, she had to show her work in a corridor by the ICA’s toilet. Now she’s representing Britain at the ‘art Olympics’. So is the artist feeling a bit establishment? Quite the reverse
The Guardian - UK · May 1 Genuine Fake Premium Economy review – brilliantly obnoxious millennial rage at a rigged financial world Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison and Jasmine Gregory were born in the 80s and endured the financial crash as they set out as artists – their fury is intoxicating
The Conversation · Apr 23 Turner prize 2026 shortlist points to sculpture as a way of thinking about power, ecology and belief The shortlist for the Turner prize 2026 brings together four artists whose practices are firmly rooted in sculpture and installation. Their work, in diverse ways, tests how material form can carry political, ecological and symbolic meaning.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23 Playing it too safe? This year’s Turner prize nominees lack the anger – and joy – of previous years From over-serious spoken word to meaningless steel skeletons and bleak military aesthetics, the 2026 shortlist is more notable for what’s missing. It can’t help but feel insular and elitist
The Guardian - UK · Apr 6 ‘It was a way of processing violences I’ve survived’: how iconoclastic musician Arca beat burnout with frenzied painting After a meteoric decade in music, supporting the likes of Madonna and Beyoncé, the 36-year-old Venezuelan crashed out. Now the nightmarish paintings that got her back on track are on display
The Times of India · Mar 5 Mass visa relief in the UAE: Overstay fines dropped for tourists affected by flight chaos amid Iran and US–Israel war The UAE's Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship has waived overstay fines for tourists and residents stranded by flight cancellations and airspace closures due to regional conflict. This humanitarian measure eases financial and bureaucratic burdens for thousands of travellers unable to depart the country, reflecting a flexible approach to travel…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2 Macdo review – Mexican camcorder drama sees bickering siblings throw insults, telenovela style Fractured relationships lead to shocking revelations in a film bogged down with stylistic embellishments that detract from the on screen drama
The Guardian - UK · Feb 19 ‘A love letter to Beirut’: Lana Daher on sifting 20,000 sources and 70 years of film to make Do You Love Me Remembering and documentation are radical acts in Lebanon, a country with a tumultuous history and no national archive. Daher’s effervescent cultural collage is a direct challenge to collective amnesia