13 m. ago US government heads to longest shutdown as Trump resists calls to talk

President under pressure to end stand-off that has put food supplies to millions of Americans at risk

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28 m. ago Manhunt for knifeman after woman is stabbed in north London park

Emergency services were called to Elthorne Park, in Islington just before 9pm last night where a woman in her 20's was found with stab wounds. Comes days after mass stabbing on LNER train.

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30 m. ago What I told MPs about the government’s catastrophic Afghan data leak

For nearly two years, media organisations - including The Independent - knew about an MoD data breach that had exposed the details of 18,700 Afghan applicants to UK resettlement schemes but were prevented from reporting what had happened due to an unprecedented superinjunction. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft was called to give evidence at an MP-led inquiry into the catastrophic error

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40 m. ago De Niro to JLaw: should celebrities be expected to speak out against Trump?

Trump’s second term has stars calling out the president – but others choose to remain silent, questioning whether it makes any differenceIf you were hoping Jennifer Lawrence might be able to tell you who to vote for and why, you’re in for some disappointment. “I don’t really know if I should,” the actor told the New York Times recently when asked about speaking up about the second Trump administration – and she’s not the only one. “I’ve always believed that I’m not here to tell people what to think,” Sydney Sweeney recently told GQ, after a year in which she was the subject of controversy over a jeans ad and a possible Republican voter registration. This marks a shift from Donald Trump’s first term, when more celebrities seemed not just comfortable speaking out against the administration, but obligated to do so. Now voters will no longer be able to so easily consult with Notes-app-made posts on Instagram to decide who and what they care about before they head to the polls. The era o...

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55 m. ago Calls for other grooming gang member to be deported after accomplice flees UK

It emerged that one convicted member of the gang, Adil Khan, will not be able to return to the country

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56 m. ago That time Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face and the Texas man apologized for getting shot says it all about Bush VP

The White House delayed telling the press, then called Cheney’s explanation for the shooting ‘strong’ and ‘powerful — an all too familiar tactic, John Bowden writes.

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79 m. ago 'They're not our people. They never will be': How the Cotswolds are being invaded by a loud 'new money' set with black Porsche SUVs, bristling security and bizarre late

For years now, reams of extremely rich and very famous people have hot-footed it to The Cotswolds - or, as some locals call it, the Costsloads.

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91 m. ago Grateful Dead legend and Elvis vocalist dies as family make urgent plea to fans

A former member of the Grateful Dead has sadly died at the age of 75 and a representative for the late star has confirmed the tragic news as fans gather to pay tribute

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97 m. ago Man who kept birds of prey in ‘appalling’ conditions banned from owning animals

Scottish SPCA inspectors said the conditions were among the worst they had ever witnessed.

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1 hour ago Man who threw sandwich at federal agent calls it an act of protest. Prosecutors argue it's a crime

A man charged with assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal agent calls it an act of protest

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2 h. ago Wales make big Principality Stadium change as Gatland decision immediately reversed

Steve Tandy has freshened up Wales' preparations, with painters called in and Wales on the move

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2 h. ago Strictly's La Voix calls out BBC presenter over 'leaving the competition' comment in 'what do you know' remark

The drag queen appeared on BBC Morning Live with their dance partner Aljaz Skorjanec

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2 h. ago Royal Lodge and other luxury properties Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has called home

The former prince has lived in a series of luxurious homes

Society

3 h. ago Remove toilet limescale using 1 natural item and it costs less than bleach

Limescale is a natural stain that forms when sitting water evaporates and leaves behind a mineral residue called calcium carbonate, but there is a simple way to remove it

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3 h. ago ‘Legal shadow’ over Wimbledon expansion plans sparks ‘get a grip’ plea in Lords

All England Lawn Tennis Club committee member Lord O’Donnell wants a change in planning law after a Supreme Court ruling caused ‘uncertainty’.

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3 h. ago Government issues update after calls for major water bill change for UK households

Campaigners have been calling on the government to introduce a single social tariff on water bills

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3 h. ago Zelenskyy calls for Ukraine to join EU before 2030 after commission delivers warning on corruption

EU says reforms needed ‘with regards to the fundamentals, in particular rule of law’ to have a chance to ‘provisionally close accession negotiations by the end of 2028’We will formally get the EU’s commentary on the enlargement ratings (9:26) in just over an hour – when EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU enlargment commissioner Marta Kos are due to speak to journalists – but we have just had a brief glimpse of what’s coming during Kos’s appearance in the European parliament.She said these have been “significant advances on the EU path achieved so far by Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine,” stressing that “reforms pay off.”I can say that these four candidates have matched their ambitions with concrete actions. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Chaos as police swoop on two Halloween house parties after they were gatecrashed by hundreds of teenagers who spilled into streets

Hundreds of 'out of control' teenagers gatecrashed a Halloween house party - with police called to deal with 'disorder' which spilled into the street outside.

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4 h. ago MP calls for legal right to paid time off for fertility treatment

Labour MP Alice Macdonald called on the Government to ‘right this wrong’ as she introduced her 10-minute rule Bill in the Commons.

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4 h. ago NewsNation was the first to call 2024’s election. Can they do it again on Tuesday?

‘This is a fun-sized election in which we have races that are going to tell us a great deal about what voters are thinking one year into Trump 2.0,’ NewsNation political editor Chris Stirewalt told The Independent.

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