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Seductress of the century

Femme fatale Pamela Harriman was able to change the course of history by captivating leading political figures from Churchill to Clinton using a legendary kingmaking’ technique to devastating effect, as explained by Sonia Purnell

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Billionaire back on Earth after walking in space

Seven dead as 'catastrophic' Storm Boris floods Europe

Month’s worth of rain in 24 hours hits several countries

Here's how Harris wins the swing state of Pennsylvania

Scranton’s first female mayor has lessons for the presidential hopeful, ahead of her visit to the must-win state this week

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Navalny ally calls on West to invest in Russia's next generation to beat Putin

‘The vast majority of anti-Putin, anti-war Russians are not changing their minds, Leonid Volkov tells Tom Watling

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Tributes paid to mother and children killed in triple murder

Boys' coral reef technology attracts the interest of Nasa

Two British schoolboys whose new climate technology had Nasa knocking on their door have described the “overwhelming” feeling of seeing their invention used around the world.

'We didn't have any inkling it would take a tragic turn'

Flossie Newson was just 13 when she took her own life, as her mother, Caroline, talks to Holly Evans about the warning signs and how to alleviate the epidemic of youth suicide

How can Lib Dems leapfrog Tories and form opposition?

Plastered around the Liberal Democrats’ autumn conference are posters of Sir Ed Davey, flanked by party activists, with a banner reminding attendees they secured “the most Lib Dem MPs ever”.

Davey says let Ukraine use Storm Shadows in Russia

Sir Ed Davey has said Ukraine should be allowed to use Western weapons to strike inside Russia, becoming the latest senior figure to urge a change of course from Sir Keir Starmer.

Starmer may have broken rules on cash for clothing

Sir Keir Starmer is facing an investigation over a potential rules breach after a controversial Labour donor paid for his wife’s clothes.

Second attempt on Trump's life foiled by vigilant agent

A man has been arrested after preparing to shoot Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf club yesterday AP)

Flimsy dinghy that led to death of eight migrants

A damaged migrants” boat that is thought 1 to be the vessel that got into trouble while crossing the Channel AFP via Getty)

'Be a brick and buy a brick,' urge Joanna and her friends

Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart and Joanna Lumley are supporting The Independent and Refuge’s campaign to help domestic abuse survivors Getty)

'Love bombing ended with him holding me hostage'

After being held prisoner for a week in her flat, Esther finally escaped to her mother, who didn’t recognise her daughter when she opened the door, as Maya Oppenheim reports

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Six in 10 women are being turned away from refuges

Leading domestic abuse charity Refuge is making more homelessness referrals than ever Getty)

Build a house, rebuild lives: back our campaign to help survivors of domestic abuse

A chronic national shortage of safe spaces means a woman desperate to escape is turned away from a refuge every two hours across the country Getty/The Independent)

It's important we also focus on joyful pregnancy stories

Weeks away from giving birth... and surrounded by traumatic headlines, depressing tales and stats, Lucy Thackray went in search of mums who are happy to share positive experiences

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STUCK IN A SPACE JAM

Rationed clothes and freeze-dried food might not sound ideal but astronauts stranded on the International Space Station insist they're having a 'great' time

Red Roses open stadium in style with New Zealand win

Never let it be said that these Red Roses don’t know how to throw a housewarming party.

Norris's F1 title hopes hit in Baku after dire qualifying

Lando Norris’s title hopes were dealt a huge blow after he suffered a shock elimination from the first part of qualifying as Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year running.

Ruthless Man Utd survive a shaky start to claim victory

Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford scored shortly after Andre Onana’s spot-kick save to put Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United on course for a much-needed 3-0 victory at promoted Southampton.

Slot receives first unwanted lesson as Liverpool struggle

A historic occasion on Merseyside, just not the sort Arne Slot could celebrate.

Hong Kong journalists face unprecedented harassment from pro-China ‘patriots'

At least 15 Hong Kong journalists and their families have been facing harassment and intimidation from self-proclaimed pro-China “patriots” in recent months, the city’s largest journalist association has said.

Choose the lesser evil, Pope advises US Catholic voters

Pope Francis has waded into US politics in a rare intervention, criticising both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as being “against life” and urging American voters to pick “the lesser evil” between the two.