The Independent - 25.08.2019

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 Taylor Swift: I didn’t know about my white privilege The ‘ME!’ singer-songwriter says she has learnt ‘a lo ...

In the interview, Swift also revealed that her background in country music, and the vitriolic reaction to anti- George W Bush co ...

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 First death in US from mysterious vaping illness Almost 200 e-cigarette smokers in 22 US states have suffe ...

vaping tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the high-inducing chemical in marijuana, according to statements from federal and state hea ...

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 As Assad pushes to take Idlib, what happens next? In his weekly series on the region, Ahmed Aboudouh exami ...

other parts of Syria. Assad forces, heavily backed by Russia and militias loyal to Iran, drove the al-Qaeda-linked insurgents of ...

Erdogan’s deal with Putin managed to temporarily halt an imminent attack on Idlib – an operation that US president Donald Trump ...

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 World news in brief Conservationists are calling for urgent action to help save wedgefish and guitarfish ( ...

The US says it will reopen its consulate in Greenland for the first time in decades – just days after Denmark’s refusal to sell ...

even before you know you have it,” Dr Muntu Davis, Los Angeles County’s health officer, said. ...

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 Ken Clarke for PM? Here’s how it really could happen The father of the house’s moment may have, finally, a ...

deal which, despite polite words from Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron about an “amended” deal, still seems the likely destinat ...

would reluctantly go along with it and agree an extension with the EU before asking for an election. Once Brexit had been postpo ...

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 Why celebrities are welcome to their climate soapboxes The Amazon fire can no longer be ignored – thanks t ...

While DiCaprio’s actions have undoubtedly had a positive effect, it has not been without criticism. He has long been an environm ...

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SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 Teenagers pay the price for a dehumanising exam system The pressure to get the right grades is immense – i ...

quiet spot where I could face what felt like monumental news to me at the time. It felt like my world would come crashing down i ...

awareness of the weight academic success and grades carry in students’ minds, and how this stress is significantly contributing ...

SUNDAY 25 AUGUST 2019 Tackling climate change is vital to our economic future We encourage all workers to join September’s clima ...