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Netanyahu offering 'forever war', opposition party warns
The Independent

Netanyahu offering 'forever war', opposition party warns

Benjamin Netanyahu's government is offering Israel a war \"with no end date\" as long as it is in power, the country's opposition leader has warned.

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September 05, 2024
Zelensky's reshuffle aims to project strength ahead of a tough winter for Ukraine
The Independent

Zelensky's reshuffle aims to project strength ahead of a tough winter for Ukraine

Dmytro Kuleba is one of Ukraine's most recognisable faces to Western officials, seemingly never afraid to speak his mind.

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September 05, 2024
Russian strike on Lviv kills mother and three daughters
The Independent

Russian strike on Lviv kills mother and three daughters

Zelensky carries out biggest government shake-up since the start of the war as Moscow's deadly aerial assault continues

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September 05, 2024
Water bosses face prison.over UK sewage dumping
The Independent

Water bosses face prison.over UK sewage dumping

Water bosses are to be told today that new laws will mean they face prison if they continue to pump filth into Britain’s lakes and rivers.

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September 05, 2024
Kyle guest called show '40 or 50 times' to appear on it
The Independent

Kyle guest called show '40 or 50 times' to appear on it

A man believed to have killed himself after appearing on The Jeremy Kyle Show called the programme “40 or 50 times” in a desperate attempt to go on, the inquest into his death has heard.

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September 05, 2024
Labour to spend £15m on small boat deportation deals
The Independent

Labour to spend £15m on small boat deportation deals

The Home Office is spending £15m on returns partnerships with 11 countries to boost the number of deportations of small boat migrants, The Independent can reveal.

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September 05, 2024
Patel is out - what's next in the Tory leadership contest?
The Independent

Patel is out - what's next in the Tory leadership contest?

With the lowest number of votes from fellow MPs – 14 out of 121 – Priti Patel has automatically dropped out of the running to be Tory leader.

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September 05, 2024
As a Grenfell campaigner, this report has me seething
The Independent

As a Grenfell campaigner, this report has me seething

After more than seven years campaigning for Grenfell victims and survivors, my former Kensington constituents, and the countless others who are still living in unsafe homes up and down the country, I did not think it was possible to feel more anger than I already did.

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September 05, 2024
Justice for Grenfell: the fight is only just beginning
The Independent

Justice for Grenfell: the fight is only just beginning

Seven years after the fire which resulted in the avoidable deaths of 72 residents, Zoë Beaty speaks to the grieving relatives who feel their voices are still not being heard

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September 05, 2024
'We must acknowledge part we played in tragedy' - May
The Independent

'We must acknowledge part we played in tragedy' - May

Baroness Theresa May, who was prime minister at the time of the Grenfell Tower fire, has warned that all those in authority must accept their responsibility for the tragedy.

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September 05, 2024
Decades of systemic failure led to Grenfell, report finds
The Independent

Decades of systemic failure led to Grenfell, report finds

The Grenfell Tower fire that claimed the lives of 72 residents was the result of decades of failure by governments and the construction industry, a damning final report into the disaster has found.

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September 05, 2024
A less than mighty Blighty
The Independent

A less than mighty Blighty

National pride has taken a nosedive over the last decade. But with Brexit, Covid cronyism and unsavoury royal revelations, is it any wonder we’re fed up with our lot, asks Helen Coffey

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September 04, 2024
'Mortality is something I think about intensely'
The Independent

'Mortality is something I think about intensely'

David Gilmour and his wife, the novelist Polly Samson, talk to Geordie Greig about collaborating on his new album and why there will never be a Floyd reunion with Roger Waters

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September 04, 2024
Karsten vs Mondo could be the stimulus athletics needs
The Independent

Karsten vs Mondo could be the stimulus athletics needs

It is a fantasy clash plucked from the pages of fan fiction: Who would win if you took two Norse gods of athletics, stuck them on a start line in Zurich and pitted them against one another in the purest of sporting contests?

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September 04, 2024
Inoue denied statement win after hip injury to Doheny
The Independent

Inoue denied statement win after hip injury to Doheny

Naoya Inoue had started patiently against TJ Doheny. At first, the undisputed super-bantamweight champion was content to parry jabs and press forward gently.

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September 04, 2024
Salah's contract is ending so where is his new deal? -
The Independent

Salah's contract is ending so where is his new deal? -

Liverpool have already had one bombshell announcement in 2024.

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September 04, 2024
At least 51 killed in one of deadliest Russian airstrikes
The Independent

At least 51 killed in one of deadliest Russian airstrikes

‘Russian scum will pay for this, vows Volodymyr Zelensky, as rescuers in Poltava pick through the rubble to find survivors

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September 04, 2024
IDF kills Hamas leader who was part of October attack
The Independent

IDF kills Hamas leader who was part of October attack

Israel’s military has said it has killed a Hamas commander who killed a father in front of his two children in the 7 October attack and then was filmed drinking a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge.

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September 04, 2024
Leaked email claims Trump 'can't win New Hampshire'
The Independent

Leaked email claims Trump 'can't win New Hampshire'

The Trump campaign “no longer thinks New Hampshire is winnable” and is “pulling back” from the crucial swing state, according to a bombshell leaked email from a top campaign volunteer.

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September 04, 2024
'Emotional scars are deep, it affects your whole being'
The Independent

'Emotional scars are deep, it affects your whole being'

Filipino women are challenging the Catholic Church and a conservative lobby to demand legal freedom from abusive or unhappy marriages. Maroosha Muzaffar hears their stories

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September 04, 2024
Scotland confirms £500m in cuts to balance budget
The Independent

Scotland confirms £500m in cuts to balance budget

Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison has announced up to 500m of spending cuts as she insisted urgent action” was needed to ensure the government can balance its budget.

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September 04, 2024
Mother grieves her three sons and ‘amazing husband'
The Independent

Mother grieves her three sons and ‘amazing husband'

Three children found dead at a house in Surrey have been described as full of life and happiness” by their grieving mother.

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September 04, 2024
'Jeremy Kyle' guest blamed show before fatal overdose
The Independent

'Jeremy Kyle' guest blamed show before fatal overdose

Aman believed to have killed himself in the days after appearing on The Feremy Kyle Show told his former partner that the programme was responsible for what happens now” in his final text message to her, an inquest has heard.

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September 04, 2024
One child detained, four let go after dog walker's death
The Independent

One child detained, four let go after dog walker's death

A dog walker who died after being attacked in a park died from a neck injury, police have said.

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September 04, 2024
Tugendhat doubles down on winning over Tory right
The Independent

Tugendhat doubles down on winning over Tory right

Tom Tugendhat doubled down on his bid to reinvent himself as a candidate of the Tory right as he waded into the growing debate within the party over ditching the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

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September 04, 2024
Don't leave our elderly out in the cold, Starmer urged
The Independent

Don't leave our elderly out in the cold, Starmer urged

Former Labour frontbencher hits out over winter fuel cuts

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September 04, 2024
Case weighs in on £22bn 'black hole' - who is right?
The Independent

Case weighs in on £22bn 'black hole' - who is right?

In a highly unusual move, Simon Case – cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, a job that includes protecting the impartiality of the government machine – has engaged in direct debate with the opposition over some sensitive political issues.

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September 04, 2024
Anger at Starmer over move to restrict arm sales to Israel
The Independent

Anger at Starmer over move to restrict arm sales to Israel

Netanyahu brands decision shameful’ as PM feels US heat

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September 04, 2024
Six children and pregnant woman among 12 drowned
The Independent

Six children and pregnant woman among 12 drowned

Bottom of boat ripped open’, plunging more than 60 people into waters off France in year’s worst migrant boat tragedy

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September 04, 2024
Unstoppable Inoue should make short work of Doheny
The Independent

Unstoppable Inoue should make short work of Doheny

Japan’s four-weight champion faces 23rd world title fight Aocw

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September 03, 2024