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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

Working at home boosts productivity, says Labour

The Labour business secretary has criticised the former government’s policies on flexible working as “bizarre”, claiming it declared “war” on people working from home.

PM reported to parliament watchdog over donations

Keir Starmer has been reported to parliament’s standards watchdog after a controversial Labour donor paid for his wife’s clothes.

Junior doctors accept 22% pay deal to end strike action

Junior doctors have voted to accept a government pay deal worth 22.3 per cent on average over two years, the British Medical Association has said.

Can the Lib Dems continue on their successful streak?

True to recent election stunt form, Ed Davey turned up to the Liberal Democrat conference on a jetski, presumably because Elon Musk couldn’t lend him a rocket for the occasion.

Davey urges party 'to finish.the job' and overtake Tories

Sir Ed Davey is expected to lay out his plan to overtake the Tories at the next general election and “finish the job” his party believe they started this year.

Italy's plan to cut migration may prove a costly chimera

Keir Starmer is looking to Meloni for answers on how to stop the boats - but she may not have them

PM shows 'great interest' in Italy's offshore migrant plan

Sir Keir Starmer has shown “great interest” in Italy’s controversial scheme to send migrants to be processed offshore, the country’s leader Giorgia Meloni has said.

Edwards spared prison over indecent images of children

Disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has avoided jail but has been left with a reputation in tatters after accessing indecent images of children as young as seven.

Uefa's voyage of discovery is a mystery tour for fans

It isn’t so much how the new-look Champions League is going to work as will it work at all, writes Miguel Delaney

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

'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

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

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

World news in brief

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

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