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Vance-Walz debate may be a turning point in US election

Poll shows 75 per cent of Americans plan to watch the event

Far-right Freedom Party on course for victory in Austria

The far-right Freedom Party had a lead over the governing conservatives in Austria’s national election yesterday and was well-placed for its first win in a parliamentary vote, a projection showed. But its chances of governing were unclear.

Israel 'wiped out' Hezbollah leadership in bombing raids

It is claimed that 20 members of militant group died in strike that killed leader Hassan Nasrallah, as Lebanon says a fifth of its population have been forced to flee

A look inside the safe house The Independent will build

With help from generous readers, our campaign will fund a refuge for women and children escaping domestic violence

Biographer reveals moment Charles learnt he was King

Robert Hardman gives insights into monarch’s first year

Family speak about sudden death of footballer Jamie, 13, to promote heart health

The family of a promising footballer who died suddenly aged just 13 have spoken of their “incredibly difficult” loss as part of a new campaign to raise awareness about cardiac arrests among young people.

Ministers will have 'blood on their hands' if review of indefinite jail terms rejected

Families urge government to hear plight of 3,000 prisoners

Jenrick challenged over his election support for Trump

Robert Jenrick squirmed as he was challenged over his past support for Donald Trump, saying it is natural” for a Conservative to lean towards Republican candidates.

Tories are to blame for their own defeat, says Houchen

Conservative mayor of Teesside says Sunak was proved right

Badenoch forced to confirm she supports maternity pay

MP faced backlash after calling statutory payment excessive’

Duffield's letter is a warning Starmer ignores at his peril

A bit like the little boy in the old fairytale The Emperor’s New Clothes, who points out that the ruler is naked, sometimes someone says what everyone else is thinking but is too scared to express.

Labour to tighten gift rules after Duffield's resignation

Party fights back against accusations of sleaze’ and avarice’

Atomic bomb guinea pigs fight for justice 70 years on

Joe Shute hears the story of men on whom the army tested the effects of a nuclear blast, and how this could be a scandal similar in scale to the Post Office and infected blood cases

'I put my head down, do the work - people can follow it'

A developing force for the Red Roses, Morwenna Talling has grown in stature since making her debut as a teenager - and looks set for a key role at WXV

Springboks crush Pumas to claim championship in style

Aphelele Fassi and Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries each as dominant South Africa cruised to the 2024 Rugby Championship title with a comprehensive 48-7 victory over Argentina at a festive Mbombela Stadium.

Gordon on the spot as City are left ruing absent friends

There are different ways of deducting points from Manchester City.

Never-say-die Gunners hit Foxes with a late one-two

If this title race is to be “a war”, as Gabriel put it, Arsenal have claimed victory in a battle that may end up much more decisive than anyone expected.

US takes extreme measures to prove election not rigged

Four years after Donald Trump and his loyalists repeated groundless claims of election fraud, counties across the United States are working to ensure 2024 won’t be a repeat of 2020 by taking extreme measures to demonstrate that US elections are not “rigged”.

Dozens killed as Hurricane Helene batters homes in US

Dozens of people have died after Hurricane Helene raced across a wide area of the southeastern US, with more than three million homes being left without power.

Russia warns West against fighting a nuclear power

Russia’s top diplomat last night warned against “trying to fight to victory with a nuclear power”, delivering a UN General Assembly speech packed with condemnations of what Moscow sees as Western attempts at global domination and machinations in Ukraine, and even inside the United Nations itself.

The hothead Spaniards who served with SAS in WWII

British comrades despaired of their discipline but marvelled at their courage. Graham Keeley speaks to Sean Scullion, whose new book tells the story of the volunteer commandos

My ex threatened me with a hot iron, says mother of two

A domestic abuse victim tells Maya Oppenheim how she was made 'a prisoner' throughout a two-decade-long campaign

Nursing regulator chief set to step down after damning review found ‘toxic' culture

The chair of the UK’s nursing regulator has announced he will step down, months after a damning review prompted by an exposé from The Independent.

Palace denies having Boris give Harry 'manly pep talk'

Buckingham Palace did not ask Boris Johnson to attempt to persuade Prince Harry to stay in the UK, according to reports.

Tory funds 'dire' as business and donors switch to rivals

Donors and businesses are turning their backs on the Tories for Labour and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK as the party enters its conference with question marks over its finances.

Unite to defeat Reform UK, say Conservative grandees

Theresa May calls for unity during heated leadership contest

Labour MP quits over fuel payments and gifts scandal

Rosie Duffield has quit as a Labour MP, attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s “cruel and unnecessary policies” and the freebie row engulfing the party.

Shrewd strategist who made Hezbollah a resolute force

Under the leadership of the 64-year-old Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah has fought wars against Israel and taken part in the conflict in neighbouring Syria, helping tip the balance of power in favour of the president, Bashar Assad.

Assassination of Nasrallah heightens fears of wider war

The leader of Hezbollah has been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building complex in the Lebanese capital Beirut, marking a significant escalation in the conflict and heightening fears of a wider war.

The 8-month sentence still being served, 18 years later

Jailed in 2006, James Lawrence has 'seen murderers come in and murderers go home in his time', his mother Mandy says