# The Independent

> The Independent is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in United Kingdom. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **Lean left**.

- **Domain:** independent.co.uk
- **Website:** https://www.independent.co.uk
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Region:** Europe
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** Lean left
- **Founded:** 1986

## About

The Independent abandoned print in 2016, the first British national to live entirely online. Its beat sweeps Westminster, climate and culture, with a punchy digital tempo that borrows tabloid muscle while keeping a centre-left register. The paradox: an outlet built on contrarian liberalism now sits partly under Saudi investment, a fact that quietly shadows its political reporting.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Independent Digital News and Media Limited; principal interests held by Evgeny Lebedev's family vehicles and Saudi-based investor Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel
- **Funding:** Digital advertising, reader subscriptions, branded content, video and licensing
- **Focus areas:** UK politics, world news, climate and environment, culture and lifestyle, opinion and commentary, video and streaming


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [Heartbroken mother tells of trying to save daughter in Cyprus boat capsize tragedy](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cyprus-boat-capsize-ferry-deaths-b3042128.html) — 2026-08-31T12:21:54.000Z
- [Man arrested after woman killed and several injured in Switzerland rave shooting](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/switzerland-rave-shooting-aarau-police-latest-b3042116.html) — 2026-08-31T11:50:41.000Z
- [Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/nepal-climate-china-people-glaciers-b3042114.html) — 2026-08-31T11:28:09.000Z
- [Fears grow for 85 missing Americans after Nepal flood disaster kills more than 900 people](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nepal-flooding-missing-americans-glacier-b3042070.html) — 2026-08-31T10:55:57.000Z
- [Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky vows retaliation as Kyiv pummelled in drone blitz for fifth day running](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-live-putin-trump-strikes-missiles-b3041982.html) — 2026-08-31T10:38:12.000Z
- [Rhine water levels rise after rain but shipping problems continue for Germany](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/rhite-water-levels-germany-heatwave-b3042079.html) — 2026-08-31T10:34:12.000Z
- [Cyprus ferry survivors describe terror on sinking ship as others drowned around them](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cyprus-ferry-deaths-turkey-boat-b3042045.html) — 2026-08-31T09:15:45.000Z
- [Headline Newds: Meet the OnlyFans stars taking on climate change](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/onlyfans-lily-phillips-climate-crisis-headline-newds-b3037082.html) — 2026-08-31T09:13:15.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-10. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 10 (3 themes).

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