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Chris Baynes

Chris Baynes is a reporter for The Independent, based in London. He covers UK and international news.

Crime

‘Knifeman’ tasered and arrested by armed police near Parliament

<p>A Russian conscript with an instructor attends a shooting training at a military shooting range</p>
Europe

Volunteer troops ‘kill 11 in attack at Russian military firing range’

UK Politics

Joe Biden says Liz Truss’s tax cut plans were ‘a mistake’

<p>Vladimir Putin was given a ceremonial welcome on Horse Guards Parade during a visit to London in 2003</p>
Europe

Putin writes to Charles offering ‘sincere sympathy’ over Queen’s death

<p>Chris Kaba was due to become a father within months </p>
Crime

Black man shot dead by police was unarmed, watchdog says

<p>Boris Johnson and David Cameron </p>
Politics Explained

Where are the UK’s former prime ministers now?

<p>Police said they ‘urgently’ wanted to speak to this man about the abduction </p>
Crime

Manhunt after girl, 7, ‘abducted off street and sexually assaulted’

Business News

Ofgem director resigns over energy price cap hike

<p>Locals said a ‘nice old man’ would often ride his scooter on the road </p>
Crime

Elderly man stabbed to death while riding mobility scooter in London

<p>Russia deployed a MIG-31, pictured in file photo, to respond to the British jet </p>
Home News

UK accuses Russian fighter jet of ‘unsafe close pass’ of RAF plane

<p>Police at the scene in Boston after a nine-year-old girl died from a suspected stab wound</p>
Crime

Girl, 9, stabbed to death in Lincolnshire town

UK Politics

Truss boosted by backing of ousted Braverman in Tory leadership race

<p>Experts say glacier, the largest in the Dolomites, may not exist within 30 years </p>
News

At least six dead after chunk of glacier breaks off mountain in Italy

News

At least six dead after chunk of glacier breaks off mountain in Italy

<p>Experts say glacier, the largest in the Dolomites, may not exist within 30 years </p>
<p>Boris Johnson has previously been accused of ‘staggering hypocrisy’ over his use the government plane for short trips despite Britain’s climate commitments </p>
News

Boris Johnson flew back from Cornwall after family beach trip

<p>Boris Johnson is said th have joked about allegations about Chris Pincher before handing him a ministerial role </p>
UK Politics

Boris Johnson ‘turned blind eye to Chris Pincher allegations’

<p>Boris Johnson suggested he would have to wait until inflation was stabilised </p>
UK Politics

No tax cuts until ‘spiralling’ inflation under control, Johnson says

<p>Police at a building in Milnrow, Rochdale (Peter Byrne/PA)</p>
Crime

Three-year-old killed by dog named as police arrest 48-year-old man

<p>Police at a building in Milnrow, Rochdale (Peter Byrne/PA)</p>
Crime

Three-year-old killed by dog named as police arrest 48-year-old man

<p>The Channel 4 headquarters in Horseferry Road, London </p>
Media

Channel 4 to be privatised, government confirms

Business

Spring Statement budget calculator: What does it mean for you?

<p>Naomi Hunte was found stabbed to death in Greenwich on 14 February</p>
Crime

Man arrested after woman found stabbed to death on Valentine’s Day

Health

NHS website hit by technical problems amid rush to book booster jabs

<p>Cyril Ramaphosa visited four other nations last week</p>
Africa

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for Covid

<p>South Africa is a key Christmas and New Year destination for UK holidaymakers</p>
Home News

UK’s Covid red list ‘to be slashed from 54 to 9 countries’

UK Politics

Patel set to deepen rift with France with migrant boat ‘pushbacks’

<p>The Taliban has captured Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan’s fourth-largest city</p>
Central Asia

Taliban capture Afghan government’s last northern stronghold

<p>South Africa is a key Christmas and New Year destination for UK holidaymakers</p>
Home News

UK’s Covid red list ‘to be slashed from 54 to 9 countries’

UK Politics

Patel set to deepen rift with France with migrant boat ‘pushbacks’

<p>The Taliban has captured Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan’s fourth-largest city</p>
Central Asia

Taliban capture Afghan government’s last northern stronghold

News

'Absurd and outrageous' for government to challenge Scottish independence referendum in court, says Sturgeon

News

'Absurd and outrageous' for government to challenge Scottish independence referendum in court, says Sturgeon

Prince William said his mother was failed by a “rogue reporter”
Media

William in scathing attack on BBC ‘lies’ over Bashir’s Diana interview

Middle East

Israel-Gaza ceasefire expected ‘within a day or two,’ says Hamas

<p>Travel from the UK to the US has been banned for most non-American citizens since March last year</p>
US politics

Biden team slaps down Trump decision to lift Covid travel bans

Tourists walk along a street in Denpasar, where an American woman allegedly threw her baby from a moving car
Asia

Baby dies after American mother throws her from moving car in Bali

Tourists walk along a street in Denpasar, where an American woman allegedly threw her baby from a moving car
Asia

Baby dies after American mother throws her from moving car in Bali

<p>The Maraya concert hall is the world’s largest mirrored building</p>
Middle East

AlUla, the ‘museum town’ where the Gulf crisis ended

Home News

Coronavirus restrictions mapped: Which tier is your area in?

UK Politics

Boris Johnson laughs at question about prospect of no-deal Brexit

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Home News

Coronavirus restrictions mapped: Which tier is your area in?

The HL-2M tokamak achieved it was first plasma discharge on 4 December 2020
News

China turns on nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’ for first time

<p>North Yorkshire Police conducted checks to ensure drivers’ journeys were essential during England’s first lockdown</p>
Home News

Police border patrols tracking drivers moving between tier 3 and 2

<p>A man is tested for coronavirus at Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport</p>
World

Covid: WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel

An 81-year-old midnight snapper has been named the oldest tropical reef fish in the world
Science

Scientists find 81-year-old snapper, world’s oldest tropical reef fish

Ethiopians at the the Hamdeyat camp, housing refugees fleeing fighting in Tigray region
Africa

UN and Ethiopia reach agreement to allow aid into embattled Tigray

LiveUK Politics

EU getting ‘impatient’ over negotiations says Merkel

<p>The helicopter crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, near the island of Tiran</p>
Middle East

Seven peacekeepers killed in Egypt helicopter crash

Middle East

Seven peacekeepers killed in Egypt helicopter crash

<p>The helicopter crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, near the island of Tiran</p>
<p>Boris Johnson’s message to Joe Biden contained references to Donald Trump’s “second term”</p>
UK Politics

Boris Johnson’s message to Biden contains hidden reference to Trump

Researchers said their findings did not account for variations in preventative measures implemented in schools
Science

Reopening schools causes coronavirus R rate to surge, study finds

Home News

Coronavirus tier map: Which areas are in Tier 3 lockdown?

Protesters chant and sing solidarity songs as they barricade the Lagos-Ibadan motorway on Wednesday
Africa

Military ‘ready to deploy’ to Lagos amid unrest over police brutality

Protesters chant and sing solidarity songs as they barricade the Lagos-Ibadan motorway on Wednesday
Africa

Military ‘ready to deploy’ to Lagos amid unrest over police brutality

British conspiracy theorists protested outside Downing Street over fictional child trafficking rings earlier this month
Home News

One in four Britons believe QAnon conspiracy theories

Alister, a protester who says his brother Emeka died from a stray bullet from the army, reacts while speaking to Associated Press near Lekki toll gate in Lagos
Africa

‘Multiple deaths’ as Nigerian soldiers fire on protesters in Lagos

Science

Covid scientists use TikTok to combat ‘rampant misinformation’

Condom sales have rebounded after slumping during the pandemic
Business News

Durex sales up after condom demand rises as social distancing relaxed

Surging infections are feared to be overwhelming the UK’s test and trace system
Health

Covid-19 surge overwhelming test and trace system, Sage fears

Thousands of people have attended rallies protesting against measures to stop the spread of coronavirus such as masks and vaccines
Independent Premium

Conspiracy theories mean vaccine ‘might not be enough’ to end pandemic

Scientists at the University of Arizona have tested thousands of people for coronavirus antibodies
Science

Covid-19 immunity likely lasts months after infection, study suggests

Bar-tailed godwit can double in size by fuelling up before migration
Science

Bird sets record for non-stop flight with epic 7,500-mile journey

Doctors at University College London’s Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital have raised awareness about a possible link between coronavirus and hearing loss
Health

British coronavirus patient suffers sudden irreversible hearing loss

Commuters walk across London Bridge on 12 October
Home News

‘Inevitable’ London will face tougher lockdown within days

Police searched overnight for a missing man who entered the River Lea during a chase
Crime

Body pulled from river after man enters water during police chase

Crime

Body pulled from river after man enters water during police chase

Police searched overnight for a missing man who entered the River Lea during a chase
News

Mystery toxic spill on Russian coast ‘has killed 95% of seabed life'

The government is to roll out antibody testing to the public after purchasing one million home-use kits
Health

Government buys one million antibody tests despite accuracy warning

The rhesus macaque has been shown to be suscepitble to coronavirus
News

‘Considerable risk’ of humans transmitting Covid-19 to wild animals

HMP Five Wells, which is being built at a cost of £253m, is due to open in 2022
Home News

G4S wins £300m government contract to run ‘mega-prison’

HMP Five Wells, which is being built at a cost of £253m, is due to open in 2022
Home News

G4S wins £300m government contract to run ‘mega-prison’

Yellowish foam has been washing up on the coast of Kamchatka following a suspected chemical spill
Europe

Could leaked rocket fuel be killing sea life in Russia?

Bars and cafes have been closed in Paris as coronavirus cases rise across Europe
Europe

WHO warns of growing ‘Covid-19 fatigue’ across Europe as cases rise

Volunteers are to be injected with Covid-19 to test a potential vaccine
Health

Vaccine to be tested on volunteers deliberately infected with Covid-19

Boots has stopped offering flu vaccines to under-65s due to record demand
Health

Flu vaccine supplies running low amid record demand

At least 124 students have tested positive for coronavirus at Glasgow University
Home News

600 students quarantined after Covid-19 outbreak at Glasgow University

Health

What is the data driving the UK’s new coronavirus restrictions?

Ten police officers were injured by a corrosive substance during a drugs raid in Dale Close, Barnet
Crime

11 police officers injured by ‘corrosive substance’ during drugs raid

People sit outside at a restaurant in Covent Garden, London, 21 September 2020.
LiveHealth

PM to address nation after warning new Covid rules could last 6 months

Pakistan could face a water shortage crisis
World

Global food and water shortages ‘will cause new migrant crisis’

Men accused of organising a gay party in Jakarta are piled into a police car following a press conference
Asia

Indonesia urged to release men prosecuted for ‘organising gay party’

The British Geological Survey detected a magnitude 3.3 earthquake centred on Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Home News

‘Dramatic’ earthquake shakes parts of England

Europe

Last opposition leader in Belarus ‘abducted on street’

Health

UK coronavirus cases soar by nearly 3,000 in 24 hours

Megalodon had a dorsal fin the size of an adult human
Independent Premium

Prehistoric mega-shark had fin the size of human, study reveals

Related video: Medical experts urge caution over Russia's coronavirus vaccine
Health

Early results of Russia coronavirus vaccine trials ‘encouraging’

Tim Davie warned the BBC faced "significant risk" and had "no inalienable right to exist"
Media

BBC needs ‘radical shift’ to survive, says new director-general

Megalodon had a dorsal fin the size of an adult human
Independent Premium

Prehistoric mega-shark had fin the size of human, study reveals

Related video: Medical experts urge caution over Russia's coronavirus vaccine
Health

Early results of Russia coronavirus vaccine trials ‘encouraging’

Tim Davie warned the BBC faced "significant risk" and had "no inalienable right to exist"
Media

BBC needs ‘radical shift’ to survive, says new director-general

Swimmers in hotter countries could be more at risk of infection with diseases due to global warming
News

Global warming could make viruses harder to kill

Robert Wilson was heard pleading for mercy as he was hacked to death outside a pharmaceutical plant in Huddersfield
Crime

Teenagers jailed for hacking factory worker to death with sword

Crime

Man caught in dash-cam footage punching dog in street

Silvio Berlusconi tested positive for coronavirus after a precautionary check, his office said
Europe

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi tests positive for Covid-19

A British man has drowned while swimming in the sea on holiday in Corfu
Europe

British man drowns in sea on holiday in Greece

UK Politics

Ben Wallace shakes hands before socially distanced cabinet meeting

Greenland lost billions of tonnes of ice to global warming last year
News

Ice sheets melting at ‘worst-case scenario’ rate

Related video: Anthony Fauci says he is 'cautiously optimistic' a coronavirus vaccine is possible this year
Health

Oxford coronavirus vaccine begins final stage of US trials

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