The Independent - September 16, 2024

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September 16, 2024

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)

4 mins

Six in 10 women are being turned away from refuges

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

4 mins

'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

6 mins

'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)

2 mins

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)

3 mins

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)

2 mins

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.

2 mins

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.

3 mins

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”.

2 mins

'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

4 mins

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.

3 mins

Home news in brief

Tributes paid to mother and children killed in triple murder

2 mins

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

4 mins

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

6 mins

Seven dead as 'catastrophic' Storm Boris floods Europe

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

2 mins

World news in brief

Billionaire back on Earth after walking in space

2 mins

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

6 mins

BACK TO SCHOOL

This season sees designers leaning into the old trades of tailoring and ladies’ occasion wear, as previously outdated modes of dress are revamped. The kids are suiting and scrubbing up, writes Joseph Bobowicz from backstage

5 mins

'Everything I ever worked on is coming together now'

Conceptual artist, painter, mentor to the YBAs, overnight success at 55. On the eve of a Royal Academy retrospective show, Mark Hudson interviews Michael Craig-Martin

7 mins

No same-sex couples leaves routines looking flat-footed

This year’s Strictly’ cast is without any same-sex pairings. Ellie Muir mourns the loss of them and explains why they’ve made for some of the best choreography in recent history

3 mins

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