Eleanor Busby

The Independent’s Education Correspondent. She wrote about everything related to education – from nurseries and schools to apprenticeships and universities. She also specialised in school admissions, ...

Video: Greta Thunberg detained by Israeli forces after Gaza aid vessel intercepted

This is the moment Greta Thunberg is detained by Israeli military after the Gaza aid vessel she was travelling on was intercepted by officers. The Global Sumud Flotilla said in an Instagram post on ...
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Government to scrap target for 50% of young people to go to university

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Papua New Guinea Cabinet approves defense treaty with Australia

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Government shutdown day 2 – live: Trump claims closure will save billions of dollars with ‘dead wood’ cleared out

Donald Trump has said “billions” of dollars will be saved by the US government shutdown, as he called for a clear out of “deadwood” federal workers. At such a critical moment in US history, we need ...

Quentin Tarantino to release Kill Bill movies as intended with epic runtime

The martial arts action film, released months apart in 2003 and 2004, was led by Thurman as the Bride, a former assassin seeking revenge on her ex-lover and former colleagues who tried to kill her on ...
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Half of British adults gambled in last month – survey

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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This tool could predict your risk of cancer or heart disease years in advance. Here’s how

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes found in the UK

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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Miliband vows to permanently ban ‘dangerous and deeply harmful’ fracking

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Met Office issues more weather warnings as Storm Amy approaches UK

It comes a day before Storm Amy, the first named storm of the season, is expected to arrive on Friday. It is expected to develop rapidly and bring winds reaching 50 to 60mph inland in northern Britain ...
Opinion

‘She nuzzled me like a chimpanzee’: The Jane Goodall I knew

Richard Godwin remembers a formidable scientist, whose connections with primates led to her charismatic connections with people – and a daily Scotch for the voice ...