9 h. ago About our Winter Appeal, supporting the homeless, refugees, and people suffering from food security

Who’s At Your Table is raising money for charities supporting London's most vulnerable

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16 h. ago Flooding swamps Greek holiday hotspot as Athens is battered by storm and deluge leaves people trapped in their homes

WILD weather has hit a Greek holiday hotspot, with roads being turned into rivers due to torrential rain and flash flooding. Videos of the aftermath of the heavy rainfall in Athens posted to social media show cars floating down streets and torrential rain making it impossible for drivers to see. Storm Byron has left residents...

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27 h. ago Several people arrested in New Orleans amid ICE ‘siege’: ‘It’s racial profiling’

Communities remain terrified as Trump administration’s crackdown on another Democratic-led city enters day twoDozens of people have been detained across the New Orleans area as the Trump administration’s latest sweeping federal immigration crackdown in a Democratic-led city entered its second day.The city’s immigrant communities remain terrified and traumatized, advocates said, with many in hiding as people have been arrested in public spaces including parking lots outside Home Depots and Lowe’s hardware stores, at bus stops, shopping malls and in residential areas around the city. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Jacket potato van praised for giving free food to homeless in heart

Zak Bevis' kind-hearted gesture to help those in need during the winter months has been lauded by users after he went out of his way to make sure homeless people did not go hungry

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35 h. ago Major incident declared as 200 homes evacuated and two people arrested for explosives offences

Police say the suspects, in their 40s and 50s, remain in custody after being detained today at an address in Vulcan Street.

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35 h. ago Derby LIVE as 'major incident' declared and hundreds of homes evacuated

Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in Derby with people told to prepare for being out of their homes for 24 hours following a 'major incident'

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43 h. ago ID of Thai agricultural worker's remains leaves 1 final hostage in Gaza

Israeli and Thai officials say remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of a Thai agricultural worker killed during the attack that started the war two years ago

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48 h. ago Putin's pal Steven Seagal 'proud to be Russian' as propaganda video surfaces

The former 90s action movie star turned pro-Putin mouthpiece declared his love for his adopted homeland in a video which had people hoping he won't be making new films any time soon

Politics

49 h. ago Hong Kong warns ‘external forces’ working to exploit apartment fire, as death toll rises to 159

Police say number of dead may still be revised as ‘suspected human bones’ found during search require forensic testingHong Kong and Beijing officials have warned against what they claim are “external forces” threatening to exploit last week’s deadly apartment complex fire for political disruption, as rescuers say at least 159 people have been confirmed dead.The fire at the Wang Fuk Court in northern Hong Kong is the city’s worst disaster in 75 years, and the world’s most fatal residential building fire since 1980. The eight-tower complex – home to nearly 5,000 people – was under extensive renovations that have since been found to contain substandard, flammable materials. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Arrests begin in New Orleans immigration crackdown, pictures suggest – live

Images show federal forces taking people into custody in New Orleans, LouisianaThe Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it had started its immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans today.In a statement, the department said Operation Catahoula Crunch would target “criminal illegal aliens roaming free thanks to sanctuary policies”. New Orleans is the latest Democratic-run city (albeit in a Republican-led state) to see federal immigration agents on its streets. Most recently, the Trump administration targeted Charlotte, North Carolina, and touted the arrest of more than 300 undocumented immigrants. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago IDF destroys West Bank homes of people it claims were involved in Israel attacks

The IDF destroyed two homes in the West Bank belonging to people it claims were involved in attacks against Israel.

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64 h. ago Scientists assessed 16,000 people working from home. Here’s what they found

The effect of working from home on mental health is still widely debated

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69 h. ago Monica Dolan: ‘What frightened me most was the children no one even noticed had gone missing’

The Bafta-winning actor says researching Rosemary West exposed the hidden crisis of children who vanish without anyone realising, as she talks to Tara Cobham about joining The Independent’s SafeCall appeal

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3 d. ago Sean Combs: The Reckoning review – you can see why the musician is fighting to ban this horrific documentary

Netflix’s series feels like the point of no return for the rapper and mogul. It’s so thorough in its harrowing detail that it will surely block any chance he ever had of a return to stardomIf its subject gets his way, the new documentary series Sean Combs: The Reckoning might not be available on Netflix for long. On Monday, lawyers on behalf of Combs sent a cease and desist letter to the streamer, demanding that the series be withdrawn based on the inclusion of footage that they claim violates copyright, and involves discussions of “legal strategy that were not intended for public viewing”.After watching the series, you can see why Combs might be rattled. This is a man whose fall from grace last year was sudden and comprehensive, and yet Sean Combs: The Reckoning feels like the moment of no return for him. It does such a thorough job of laying out and backing up so many horrific allegations that his way back to stardom is surely blocked for ever. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago St Mungo’s issues orange cold weather warning for homeless people in London

The alert comes as the number of Brits estimated to be sleeping rough on a single night in autumn rose to 4,667 last year

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3 d. ago One in three kids in major UK city are not native English speakers, new data reveals

Asylum seekers are believed to be drawn to the city because rules require councils to house all unintentionally homeless people, rather than those in “priority need”

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3 d. ago Israeli troops kill a man in Gaza and 2 suspected Palestinian attackers in West Bank

Israeli forces have shot and killed a man near a refugee camp in Gaza and two suspected Palestinian assailants in the West Bank

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3 d. ago Photos capture West Bank olive harvest as villagers fear more violence by Israeli settlers

The olive harvest that was marked by violence is complete in the West Bank, but fear still hangs over many Palestinian villages, where residents keep constant watch for armed Israeli settlers.

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3 d. ago Settler outposts spread among West Bank villages and fuel fear of more attacks

Palestinians in the West Bank are living in fear of more attacks by armed Israeli settlers

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3 d. ago ‘Going missing is a sign that something is very wrong’: Lorraine Kelly backs The Independent’s SafeCall campaign

Lorraine Kelly is lending her support to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as she urges people to donate to help fund a lifeline for missing children in crisis

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