Новости за 18.03.2016

An Independent reader was told they would have to wait at least a month to receive their new iPhone 6s

If the actor is involved in the marketing of anything, the ad agency's powers of persuasion become altogether less crucial. But Donald MacInnes has so far managed to resist the urge to buy a new coffee machine...

Every year runners come from around the world to take part in the event, many of them probably unaware that they're running across stolen land

Inside Westminster: George Osborne's Budget shuffled money around between years to conjure an improbable surplus

It is clear that the current model of government in Russia does not work – politically or economically

Time really does help reduce the likelihood that two people go their separate ways

A coffee house is not a destination of choice to spend hours of enjoyment. It's been reduced to a calling point, where busy people queue to get fuel, leaving clutching huge containers of liquid as if they were badges of merit

For someone who writes for living – an opinion here, a story there – listening to a group of prisoners trying to make sense of what has happened to them through the medium of words and music is a sobering experience

As Julian Fellowes' latest period drama nears its conclusion, newcomer Harry Richardson sits down with the Independent

There is a lot to be said for this minimalist option, not least cost; direct cremation costs £1,000, even the simplest funeral and cremation is upward of £3,000

Rational calculus alone will seldom push people to withstand social or political evil, or to struggle for equality and reform. Justice needs passion as much as hatred does

Wild orcas swim up to 100 miles a day, and live up to 90 years - those who previously lived at SeaWorld will need rehabilitation

The Turkish mafia, assorted jihadi groups in Libya, and networked crime networks linking Europe to the Sahel are already strengthening their grip on people smuggling routes, eroding the already porous borders between people-smuggling, drugs-trafficking, gun-running and money-laundering

At first glance, it might seem rather counter-intuitive to combat an ideology that stems from sentiments of Hindu disenfranchisement and international Hinduphobia by endorsing colonial appropriation, in a British newspaper.

We all feel sorry for the American student - but the idea that North Korea is just another stamp to add to the passport has to end

Look at that temptress Lisa Nandy. Sure, she conceivably might be touted by many as a future Labour leader… but look at that rack!

I contacted the Treasury Press Office for comment and was told that they "didn't know" whether the funding would continue or where it would come from. Why doesn't the Chancellor know what he's doing with a life or death situation?

We should be allowed to be passionate about both

The Tory manifesto claimed the government would 'halve the disability gap'. How can it expect to achieve that now?

In the hospital I work in now, the policy is 'bare below the elbows', which means I have to have my arm on show - but again, I make up excuses, because I know that not everybody is comfortable with the idea of openly talking about mental health

The next Commissioner for Public Appointments has their work cut out to stand up for the principle of public appointments made on nothing but merit

America's natural wonders are some of the planet's most awe-inspiring, says Chris Leadbeater

A special seminar of the Blair Years course was held at the Treasury last night with the civil servant and the special adviser who worked on the 2003 decision on the euro

Forced Entertainment will be named the winner of the £200,000 award

The proceedings are enjoyable but rarely generate the requisite helpless hilarity and have a rather dated feel, however