The Independent

British online daily newspaper

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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.
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.
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.
May 15 2021
Oliver Gillie
Died at the age of 83 after suffering from lymphocytic leukaemia.
May 15 2021
Oliver Gillie
Passed away, concluding a notable career as a medical journalist and scientist.
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.
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 EspaƱol, a fully owned Spanish language edition.
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 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'.
2017 Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel acquired a 30% stake in The Independent.
2017 Re-elected to Parliament with an increased vote share of 59.5% and a decreased majority of 14,499.
February 2017 Criticised the government's decision to end the Dubs scheme for child refugees after conducting an emergency inquiry.
2016 The Independent and The Independent on Sunday endorsed the 'Remain' campaign in the Brexit referendum.
2016 Christian Broughton becomes editor of The Independent.
2016 Rebranded i100 website to Indy100.
2016 Spoke about the European refugee crisis at Labour's annual conference.
October 19 2016 Elected chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee, winning more votes than fellow candidates Caroline Flint, Chuka Umunna, and Paul Flynn.
March 26 2016 Published the last printed edition, transitioning to an online-only newspaper.
March 20 2016 The Independent on Sunday published its final print edition and was subsequently closed.

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