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| January 20 2025 | Following Axel Rudakubana's guilty plea, Cooper announced a public inquiry and initiated a review of the Prevent anti-radicalisation programme's intervention thresholds. |
| 2024 | Jo Holdaway wins 'The Bill Murray Award for Outstanding Contribution to Digital Publishing' at AOP Digital Publishing Awards. The Independent wins 'Corporate and Utilities' at Campaign Media Awards. |
| 2024 | The Pride List was published again, maintaining the tradition of highlighting prominent LGBT individuals in the UK. |
| 2024 | The i was rebranded as The i Paper. |
| 2024 | The Independent endorsed the Labour Party in the United Kingdom general election, with a cautionary note about delivering on promises. |
| November 2024 | Cooper voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide. |
| September 2024 | Martin Hewitt was appointed as the Border Security Commander by Cooper. |
| July 7 2024 | Cooper announced the establishment of Border Security Command to reduce small boat crossings across the English Channel, funded by money previously allocated to the Rwanda plan. |
| July 5 2024 | Yvette Cooper was appointed home secretary by Keir Starmer in his government after Labour's victory in the general election. |
| April 2024 | Hancock appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast (episode #2136) and debated archeologist Flint Dibble from Cardiff University about his controversial archaeological theories. |
| March 2024 | Louise Thomas was appointed as US Editor. |
| 2023 | Bel Trew wins 'Foreign Reporter of the Year' at The Press Awards and 'The Marie Colvin Award' at the British Journalism Awards. The Independent wins 'Brand of the Year' at The Drum Awards for Online Media and 'Campaign of the Year' (with The Evening Standard) at SOE Media Freedom Awards. |
| 2023 | The Pride List was resurrected, continuing the legacy of the original LGBT recognition list. |
| 2023 | Christian Broughton, former Editor, was appointed as Chief Executive. |
| 2023 | Zach Leonard, Chief Executive of IDNML, moved to the United States as Global COO and President (North America). |
| 2023 | Won the Brand of the Year Award in The Drum Awards for Online Media. |
| November 2023 | Gave a speech in the House of Lords warning against the erosion of free speech. |
| March 2023 | Released 'The Body in the Woods', a feature-length documentary by Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew. |
| January 2023 | Geordie Greig was appointed as The Independent's Editor-in-Chief, initiating a period of editorial investment. |
| 2022 | The Independent wins multiple awards including 'Publisher of the Year' and 'Branded Content Team of the Year' at The Drum Awards for Online Media, 'Best Research/Insight Project', 'Best Use of Data', 'Product Development Team of the Year', and 'Best Digital Consumer Publishing Company Grand Prix' at AOP Digital Publishing Awards. Harriet Hall wins 'Best Writer, Lifestyle' at BSME Awards. Nadine White wins 'Marketing, Media and Creative' at Black Talent Awards. Beth Gordon wins 'The Change-Maker Award' at Global Women in Marketing Awards. |
| 2022 | Featured in the Netflix series 'Ancient Apocalypse', which explores his alternative theories about ancient civilizations. |
| March 29 2022 | A motion passed in the House of Commons requiring the government to reveal security advice about his peerage. |
| 2021 | The Independent wins 'Best Use of Data', 'Best Diversification of Commercial Strategy', and 'Rising Star' (Emily Robinson) at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards. |
| November 29 2021 | Yvette Cooper was reappointed as shadow home secretary by Keir Starmer in a shadow cabinet reshuffle, replacing Nick Thomas-Symonds. |
| May 15 2021 |
Oliver Gillie
Oliver J. Gillie passed away, concluding a distinguished career as a medical journalist and scientist.
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| May 15 2021 |
Oliver Gillie
Died at the age of 83 after suffering from lymphocytic leukaemia.
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| May 15 2021 |
Oliver Gillie
Passed away, concluding a notable career as a medical journalist and scientist.
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| May 12 2021 | Made his maiden speech in the House of Lords during the debate on the Queen's Speech after the 2021 State Opening of Parliament. |
| 2020 | Kuba Shand-Baptiste wins the Barbara Blake-Hannah Award at the British Journalism Awards. |
| 2020 | Launched Independent TV, providing video content across web browser, app, and Smart TV platforms. |
| December 2020 | Concluded the 'Food for London Now' appeal in partnership with The Felix Project, which raised over £10 million and delivered 20 million meals to vulnerable people, frontline charities, and NHS hospitals during the coronavirus lockdown. |
| December 17 2020 | Introduced to the House of Lords, supported by Lord Bird and Lord Clarke of Nottingham. |
| November 19 2020 | Created Baron Lebedev, of Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and of Siberia in the Russian Federation. |
| October 2020 | Released her second book 'She Speaks: Women's Speeches That Changed the World, from Pankhurst to Greta', continuing her exploration of significant women's speeches throughout history. |
| September 2020 | The Independent launched Independent en Español, a fully owned Spanish language edition. |
| July 2020 | Nominated for a life peerage by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, recognizing his philanthropy and services to media. |
| 2019 | Sold a 30% stake in the publications to a private Saudi investor, which prompted a public interest investigation by the UK's Culture Secretary and subsequent review by the Competition and Markets Authority. |
| 2019 | Announced a multi-year campaign to tackle homelessness in London and globally through his newspapers. |
| 2019 | The Independent entered a long-term partnership with Saudi Research & Media Group to operate language editions including Independent Arabia, Independent Turkish, Independent Persian, and Independent Urdu. |
| 2019 | Re-elected to Parliament with a decreased vote share of 37.9% and a decreased majority of 1,276. |
| 2019 | Hancock published 'America Before', a book exploring his theory of a lost Ice Age civilization with anthropologist Jeb Card critiquing his claims about a global sea-based society with advanced spiritual and psychic capabilities. |
| November 2019 | Published her first book 'She Speaks: The Power of Women's Voices', focusing on women's contributions and voices in society. |
| April 8 2019 | Successfully passed a private members' bill to prevent a 'no-deal' Brexit, with MPs voting 312 to 311 to fast-track the bill into law. |
| January 2019 | Tabled a key amendment to fight against a no-deal Brexit. |
| 2018 | Launched #AIDSFree, a cross-title campaign between The Independent and Evening Standard to raise money for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. |
| 2018 | Independent Arabia was launched, published under license and owned by Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG). |
| July 2018 | The Independent launched the 'Final Say' campaign, a change.org petition for a binding referendum on the Brexit deal between the UK and the European Union. |
| 2017 | Began producing the award-nominated video series 'Millennial Love', later rebranded as 'Love Lives'. |
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