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'I am a rapist', says husband of sexually abused woman

A French man accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade has declared in court: “I am a rapist, like everyone else in this courtroom.”

Hezbollah vows to retaliate after pager attack kills nine

Officials in Lebanon and Syria blame Israel for the explosions

Fugitive farmer's wife is caught after 16 months

A fugitive farmer’s wife who led a double life by running a secret cocaine ring in Wales has finally been caught after spending 16 months on the run from the police.

Kate returns to royal duties after end of chemotherapy

The Princess of Wales has been listed in the official record of royal events for the first time since her cancer treatment ended.

Top lawyer pressured over 'lenient' Edwards sentence

The attorney general is coming under pressure to ask for a legal review of the suspended sentence handed to former BBC presenter Huw Edwards.

Rwanda plan 'worse than convicts sent to Australia'

The former Conservative prime minister Sir John Major has described Rishi Sunak's government as \"unconservative\" and \"un-British\" in the way it tried to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Lammy calls climate change a bigger threat than fascism

David Lammy has warned that climate change is a more urgent threat than terrorism or Vladimir Putin in a major speech in which he pledged to put the emergency at the centre of British foreign policy.

Starmer avoids probe into donation for wife's dresses

The prime minister will avoid an embarrassing investigation into a failure to declare a donation by a Labour peer that paid for dresses for his wife, Victoria.

Should Labour raise fees to save struggling universities?

Bridget Phillipson, secretary of state for education, is one of the new cabinet’s more assured performers – a figure who epitomises the pragmatic and serious intent of this Labour government.

Fun's over Ed... time to say where Lib Dems are going

Final day at party conference. Time for the big speech. Was this the moment where Ed Davey finally abandoned cheesy stunts and revealed where he is leading the Lib Dems to?

Davey proposes a taskforce.to 'winterproof the NHS'

Sir Ed Davey has set out plans to “winterproof the NHS”, calling for a task force to be established to end the annual winter crises facing the health service.

'When I think of childhood, the abuse was always there'

Victoria Derbyshire recalls her family's suffering as she backs our campaign to build a refuge for domestic abuse survivors.

Revealed: hospital accused of abusing children to shut

NHS mental health unit to close following claims of 'brutal' treatment of young patients first revealed by this publication

'Fight days are for fighting, not chatting to each other'

This Saturday, Joshua Buatsi will share a card with his friend Anthony Joshua for the fourth time, boxing Willy Hutchinson for an interim title at Wembley. Alex Pattle gets the lowdown

F1 title opening could prove to be Norris's only chance

Under the afternoon sun on Saturday in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku, it felt like the moment the drivers’ title slipped away from Lando Norris.

The Man City hearing must answer these two questions

Amid all of the uncertainty around the Manchester City investigation, there is one view that can be stated with confidence as it finally gets under way.

Super clubs have nothing to fear from Uefa's shake-up

As a new Champions League format makes its debut today, Miguel Delaney looks at what it means for the competition

Final messages from Titan before implosion revealed

“All good here.”

New Zealand's bird of the year picked up by a penguin

A rare, smelly and yellow-eyed penguin species has been crowned New Zealand’s bird of the year for the second time in less than a decade.

Death toll rises as floods devastate central Europe

The death toll across central Europe from the worst flooding in decades has risen to at least 16 after Storm Boris brought a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours.

Germany reimposes border controls to tackle migration

Germany has reintroduced checks on all nine of its land borders in a move that has angered a number of its neighbours – but brought praise from the far right.

Putin boosts troop numbers as missiles pummel Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin yesterday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to increase by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million soldiers, the third time he has expanded its ranks since sending the military into Ukraine in February 2022.

'I figured he must be either dead or in prison by now...'

Those who know Ryan Routh talk of his previous 'escapades'

Suspect in Trump shooting is charged with gun crimes

Ryan Routh has appeared at a federal courthouse in Florida as video footage of his arrest was released Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump over the weekend at the former president’s Florida golf club, was charged yesterday with two gun-related counts during an appearance in federal court.

Women dominate shortlist for this year's Booker Prize

The Booker Prize Shortlist was announced at Somerset House yesterday, with religion, climate change, and race among the key themes tackled by the selected titles.

London mayor set to ban traffic from Oxford Street

Plans to ban traffic from London’s Oxford Street have been announced by Sadiq Khan.

Gadd clinches hat-trick of Emmys for Baby Reindeer

Netflix show defies controversy while 'Shogun' wins big

Early release a 'slap in face' to forgotten IPP prisoners

The government’s decision to release thousands of prisoners after serving just 40 per cent of their sentence has been branded a “slap in the face” to thousands languishing on indefinite jail terms.

Gaslighting, love bombing, coercive control - what do these terms of abuse mean?

Domestic abuse has a higher rate of repeat offending than any other crime and encompasses a vast range of behaviours.

Urgent need for safe homes.as domestic abuse increases

The Independent has partnered with charity Refuge to build a safe and secure house for women fleeing domestic violence