Daily Briefing Newsletter (Independent)

10 hours ago | independent.co.uk | Lynn Rusk

Robin Hanbury-Tenison said he is determined to complete the challenge despite his family’s objections. Lynn RuskA veteran explorer is aiming to celebrate his 89th birthday by rowing 22 miles to help restore Britain’s temperate rainforests. Robin Hanbury-Tenison, 88, from Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, will row along the River Tamar across two days in May.

11 hours ago | independent.co.uk | Albert Toth |Rachel Clun

The method the Catholic Church uses to select their leader has remained virtually unchanged for the last 800 yearsFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

13 hours ago | independent.co.uk | Josh Payne

The number of prosecuted stalking offences has more than doubled since 2020. Josh PayneFrom 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 producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

16 hours ago | independent.co.uk | Rachel Clun

Despite the slight change in tone from the White House, China says it will not be bullied into a deal Rachel ClunThe Trump administration appears to be softening its rhetoric towards China after Washington and Beijing rapidly escalated a trade war in the past few weeks. Donald Trump said this week they were working on a deal and tariffs would come down, while U.S. treasury secretary Scott Bessent said there was “an opportunity for a big deal here” as the countries prepare to start negotiations.

16 hours ago | independent.co.uk | James Liddell

Donald Trump’s overall approval rating also continues to slump to second-term lows James LiddellA majority of Americans have a gloomy view of the U.S.’s trajectory under Donald Trump’s administration as the president approaches the 100-day mark of his second term, a new national survey suggests. Some 60 percent believe that the country is “seriously off on the wrong track,” according to a poll released Tuesday from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center.