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The £50bn stock market deal mired in controversy

After many months in which the narrative has been dominated by the London Stock Exchange's best companies heading to Wall Street in search of new investors and higher ratings, the City appears to have lured a bright new bauble.

Gay adoption tale will have you reaching for the tissues.

'Lost Boys and Fairies' deals with heavy themes including HIV, homophobia and grief, but writer Daf James infuses it with a playfulness that offsets the darkness

INSIDE STORY

Top immersive theatre group Punchdrunk have ditched their multiple-storyline style in favour of an audio storytelling tour voiced by Helena Bonham Carter. Helen Coffey removes her shoes (it's mandatory) and takes a trip into 'Viola's Room'

Here's how tedious comedy panel shows can be saved

Statistics show that TV's 'willy-waving machismo' still hasn't come to terms with the gender imbalance. Might that be why the genre is feeling so clapped out, asks Katie Rosseinsky

DATING DISCREETLY

Forget 'hard launching' a new partner on Instagram, today it's all about the 'no-launch', and keeping your relationship as offline as possible. It's a change that Olivia Petter welcomes

How can my grandchildren make a French connection?

Q Can my granddaughters, aged 13 and 15, fly together, unaccompanied from Edinburgh to and from France? And do you recommend it?

Bash Street comp beats the snobbish parade all ends up

My posh friends were horrified I sent my two sons to state schools, writes Rowan Pelling, but I'm having the last laugh

MI6 recruited workers from China as spies, says Beijing

Beijing has accused Britain's MI6 of recruiting Chinese state employees as spies as the two countries traded allegations of espionage.

Jury selected in Hunter Biden's gun charges case

The jury was selected last night in Hunter Biden's trial on federal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware.

Record 642m vote in India in spite of deadly heatwave

Dozens of election workers among 200 dead as the country looks set to re-elect Narendra Modi for historic third term.

Artificial cornea makes 91year-old Cecil an NHS first

A 91-year-old man has made history by becoming the first NHS patient in England to receive an artificial cornea.

Early menopause can nearly double risk of breast cancer

Women who start menopause early are twice as likely to get breast cancer, according to a new study.

Mystery of the giant snakes.depicted in ancient rock art

Archaeologists have discovered one of the world's largest collections of ancient art, showing giants and monsters walking the Earth. In a remote area of South America, a British-led research team has discovered more than a thousand prehistoric engravings - including the world's largest examples of prehistoric rock art.

'Don't waste a moment'

Rob Burrow recorded a message to be released after he died

Labour candidate accused of 'inappropriate touching'

A Labour candidate for a seat in east London is being investigated over a sexual harassment allegation.

Tories face ‘existential risk' as Farage enters stage right

Two more major polls suggest electoral wipeout for the party

Zelensky accuses China of helping Russia to sabotage Ukraine peace conference

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has accused China of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming peace conference on the war in Ukraine.

UK judges paid £40,000 to sit on top Hong Kong court

British judges are taking tens of thousands of pounds to sit on Hong Kong’s top court despite a pro-China crackdown on dissent in the city.

Wilder reaches a sad end on unique Riyadh boxing night

It was the end for Deontay Wilder in the middle of the Saudi Arabian night when he stumbled one last time in a boxing ring.

Southgate delivers positive update on England's stars

England boss Gareth Southgate has been “pleased with the progress” Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are making as the Manchester United duo look to prove their fitness for Euro 2024.

How Real Madrid created a Champions League dynasty

Spanish giants have secured a 15th European Cup but the win exposes football's biggest issues

History tells us Starmer will face more campaign scares

Former home secretary Jack Straw reflects on a tough week for the Labour leader’s bid to be the next prime minister

Now Trump's been found guilty, Swift could prove crucial to the US election

chief among them – you wouldn’t expect a singer who found fame on America’s conservative country music scene to be particularly high on the list.

Gandhi dynasty heads for third defeat against Modi

The once mighty Congress party has struggled against Hindu nationalist alliance, reports Namita Singh from Uttar Pradesh

Veteran recalls explosion on his ship weeks after D-Day

A Royal Navy veteran has recalled being thrown from his ship after an explosion that killed 31 people just weeks after D-Day.

Abusers getting away with restraining order breaches

Thousands of vulnerable women face the threat of a violent domestic abuser returning to the household, with convictions for breaches of restraining orders plummeting, The Independent can reveal.

Court backlog for rape cases is adding to victims' trauma

Court backlogs for rape prosecutions have soared to a record high, with the number of cases doubling in two years and victims facing “devastating” waits for justice.

How are leaders preparing for the election TV debates?

Televised election debates in the UK celebrate their 14th birthday this year. Long a mainstay of American elections, they are relatively new in Britain.

Call to prioritise children's online safety at election

Experts warning of a \"hidden pandemic\" of online sexual abuse have urged politicians to prioritise children's internet safety in their general election campaigns - and to treat the issue as a public health emergency comparable to Covid.

Starmer pledges to slash ‘sky-high' migration figures

Keir Starmer is facing a backlash from activists and unions after he promised to hack \"sky-high\" net migration if Labour wins the election.