EXPLAINED: 18 - The Real Truth

California startup says it has injected AI-designed virus into humans for first time

Radical Numerics claims their AI-driven approach can lead to rapid, on-demand generation of phages

The Independent UK · Oct 23

In Netanyahu stronghold, signs of fraying loyalty emerge on eve of election

Kiryat Shmona, Israel's largest commercial center in the far north, has long supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party

The Independent UK · Oct 23

I feel completely fantastic after two years sober, says ‘lucky’ Andrew Lloyd Webber

THE TALK SHOW: In a wide-ranging interview with The Independent editor-in-chief Geordie Greig, the world’s most famous musical composer talks about alcoholism, the death of his son and why he still feels ‘fantastically lucky’

The Independent UK · Oct 23

Barcelona v Real Madrid tension is building and El Clasico can light a furious fuse

Refereeing controversies, conspiracies, ‘50,000-page dossiers’ and the return of Jose Mourinho add a sharp edge to the star-studded first Clasico of the season

The Independent UK · Oct 23

The unfashionable World Series that could determine baseball’s future

The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays are ready to do battle in a ‘small-market World Series’ that may help determine the direction of the sport moving forward

The Independent UK · Oct 23

Last One Laughing: Halloween review – Nudity, a new twist, and Jack Dee dancing make this spin-off a total riot

4/5 But why does Jimmy Carr look like an embalmed estate agent?

The Independent UK · Oct 23

How Arsenal fell into a crisis of their own making

The Gunners have made their worst-ever start to a Women’s Super League season and are already out of the title race, with the pressure mounting on Renee Slegers and the club struggling to match their ambition off the pitch

The Independent UK · Oct 23

Dua Lipa on her desert island reads: ‘I gift that book a lot’

BOOKS: How does a global pop superstar have time to read so many books? Ahead of curating the London Literature Festival, the singer and founder of the Service95 Book Club shares her tips for reading more – and tells Ellie Harrison what’s next on her list

The Independent UK · Oct 23

Gianni Infantino is endorsed by the Asian Football Confederation for another term as FIFA president

The head of the Asian Football Confederation says the body is endorsing Gianni Infantino for another term as FIFA president

The Independent UK · Oct 23

Taiwan shuts schools and grounds flights as Typhoon Champi brushes by

Taiwan shut down schools and offices and grounded hundreds of flights as Typhoon Champi began brushing by the island

The Independent UK · Oct 23