UK - The Independent

*Please note: The news links below will open a new window.

1. Oxford’s Will Vaulks: ‘Manosphere on Netflix was awful. True strength is being vulnerable’

   The Oxford United and Wales midfielder is an award-winning campaigner for mental wellbeing and suicide prevention. He tells Lawrence Ostlere how the ‘bomb’ of his grandfathers’ deaths inspired him to save lives

2. World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026 schedule and timetable as Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr go for gold in Torun

   Torun hosts the three-day championships, where Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr will hope to bring home gold for Team GB

3. Wage growth tumbles to lowest level for more than five years – ONS

   The Office for National Statistics said regular earnings growth fell back to 3.8% in the three months to January.

4. Tina Turner’s name, image and likeness acquired by team behind ABBA Voyage

   Pophouse Entertainment Group acquired Tina Turner's name, image and likeness rights as well as the majority of her music catalogue rights

5. Covid-19 inquiry latest: Harrowing impact of pandemic on NHS and patients to be revealed in new report

   Top medic recalled ‘scenes from hell’ with ‘sick patients raining from the sky’

6. Meningitis cases in latest outbreak likely to increase, chief scientist warns

7. What is Eid al-Fitr and how is it celebrated around the world?

   The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is drawing to an end and Muslims around the world will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr

8. Iran-US war latest: Trump threatens to blow up key Iranian gas field if Tehran strikes ‘innocent’ Qatar again

   Qatar's Ras Laffan was hit for a second time on Thursday morning shortly before Trump's warning

9. Pakistan and Afghanistan agree Eid ceasefire as Kabul holds mass funeral for airstrike victims

   Five-day truce has been brokered by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar

10. Trump’s biggest warship USS Gerald R Ford limps to Crete for repairs after huge fire

    The $13bn warship is in dire need of repairs following a fire onboard that left sailors injured and destroyed hundreds of sleeping quarters, while the toilet system is said to have broken down