Watch live as members of the Republican Party reconvene to try to elect a house speaker. This follows a chaotic day as Kevin McCarthy failed to convince 20 hardline conservative Republicans to vote for him. Watch more from Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Click here to subscribe to The Independent: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent About … [Read more...]
Former Chinese president Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of congress
Former Chinese President Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led off the stage during the closing session of a week-long party congress in Beijing on Saturday. Hu was seen speaking briefly to his successor, President Xi Jinping, whom he had been sitting next to in the front row. There was no official comment about the reason for Hu being helped off the stage. Watch more here at … [Read more...]
Watch in full: Liz Truss resigns as PM after just 45 days in Downing Street
Watch Liz Truss's full speech as she resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom after just 45 days in charge. Ms Truss said she had "informed the king" of her intention to step down on Thursday (20 October). Watch more from Independent TV: https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/editors-picks Click here to subscribe to The Independent: … [Read more...]
Hurricane Ian storm surge hits Florida
Hurricane Ian has roared ashore in southwest Florida, making landfall at 3.05pm (local time) on Wednesday as a Category 4 storm with winds of 155mph. Public officials urged residents who had failed to heed evacuation orders in vulnerable, low-lying areas to shelter in place as forecasters warned of “unsurvivable” storm surges of up to 18 feet in places. Florida Governor Ron … [Read more...]
Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
Russian news agencies have announced the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, citing a statement from Moscow’s Central Clinical Hospital, where he was undergoing treatment. Agencies reported his death on 30 August following a “serious and long illness”. He was 91. Gorbachev – a towering figure in 20th century history whose rise to power transformed … [Read more...]
‘We made a promise’: Archie Battersbee’s parents mourn life support decision
Archie Battersbee's parents have condemned the decision by the Court of Appeal to allow their son's life support to be terminated on Tuesday, 2 August. On Monday, 1 August, the court rejected a last-minute bid by the 12-year-old's family to postpone the withdrawal of treatment. "I've got my son's best interests at heart... Archie's best interests would be to allow that child … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee’s parents lose Supreme Court bid to postpone withdrawal of life support
Archie Battersbee's parents have lost a Supreme Court bid to delay the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from their son. Hollie Dance, Archie's mother, said that the 12-year-old's life support would end at 11am on Wednesday, 3 August. In April, Archie suffered an injury at home which left him with brain damage. He has been in a coma ever since. Archie's parents were … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee’s mother vows to fight ‘until the bitter end’ to keep son alive
Archie Battersbee’s mother, Hollie Dance, has vowed to fight for her son “til the bitter end” as the family wait to hear from the European Court of Human Rights after making a last-ditch bid to postpone the withdrawal of his life support. “I am hoping they step in and give Archie a right to live, I think that he deserves that,” Dance said on Wednesday (3 August). “I promised … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee’s mother ‘deflated’ after court refuses bid to postpone life support withdrawal
Archie Battersbee's mother has said that she is "absolutely deflated" after The European Court of Human Rights denied an application to postpone the removal of her son's life support. Archie, 12, was left brain damaged after suffering a "tragic accident," at home in April. Doctors were due to switch off his life support at 11am on Wednesday, 3 August, but waited for the … [Read more...]
Archie Battersbee: A timeline of the 12-year-old’s case
Archie Battersbee's parents have filed an application to the Supreme Court in a bid to extend his life-sustaining treatment to allow time for a United Nations committee to consider the 12-year-old’s case. Back in April, Archie suffered an injury at home which left him with "catastrophic" brain damage. He has been in intensive care in hospital ever since. In early June, a … [Read more...]