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'I don't get why I'm meant to be afraid of trans people'
The Independent

'I don't get why I'm meant to be afraid of trans people'

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele have made a film about how their friendship evolved after Harper came out as trans at 61. Adam White meets them and their director Josh Greenbaum

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6 mins  |
September 26, 2024
Medical sexism is putting women's lives in danger
The Independent

Medical sexism is putting women's lives in danger

A new report has shone a light on how heart disease is being underdiagnosed, undertreated and underrepresented’ in the NHS. But the rot doesn’t stop there

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5 mins  |
September 26, 2024
"There is no time to think there is no time for trauma'
The Independent

"There is no time to think there is no time for trauma'

It’s nearly a year since a festival filled with people dancing became the site of a bloody massacre. Nicole Lampert talks to survivors about the loved ones who were taken from them

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7 mins  |
September 26, 2024
China economist vanishes after privately criticising Xi
The Independent

China economist vanishes after privately criticising Xi

A prominent Chinese economist has reportedly disappeared from the public eye after he criticised the country’s president in a private group chat. Zhu Hengpeng is the latest figure to vanish after finding fault with the communist government.

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September 26, 2024
Zelensky tells UN he has only plan that will end war
The Independent

Zelensky tells UN he has only plan that will end war

Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders to stand with Ukraine in the war against Russia as he presented his victory plan” to the UN General Assembly yesterday.

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September 26, 2024
Russia lowers threshold for the use of nuclear weapons
The Independent

Russia lowers threshold for the use of nuclear weapons

In a new warning to the West, president Vladimir Putin yesterday said that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

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September 26, 2024
I watched terrified Britons flee Lebanon in 2006 - I fear it will happen again
The Independent

I watched terrified Britons flee Lebanon in 2006 - I fear it will happen again

Huddled on the dock, stooped from injury and fear, the wounded and the vulnerable waited patiently to be rescued.

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September 26, 2024
Israeli troops gear up for a ground invasion of Lebanon
The Independent

Israeli troops gear up for a ground invasion of Lebanon

Starmer tells Britons to leave as Biden warns of all-out war’

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September 26, 2024
Mother awarded £10m for child left disabled by NHS
The Independent

Mother awarded £10m for child left disabled by NHS

A mother has won a 12-year battle for compensation against an NHS hospital after successfully claiming that her child suffered brain damage as a result of botched surgery

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September 26, 2024
BA wrongly turns away two passengers over passports
The Independent

BA wrongly turns away two passengers over passports

Four hours after British Airways staff at London Gatwick airport incorrectly prevented a passenger from boarding her flight to Florida, they wrongly turned away another traveller, who was heading for a golfing break in Spain.

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September 26, 2024
Man who threatened Ulez  workers is spared jail term
The Independent

Man who threatened Ulez workers is spared jail term

Aman who shared a Facebook post encouraging people to damage Ulez cameras and sent a threatening email to a company involved in the traffic scheme’s rollout across London has been spared jail.

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September 26, 2024
Gove is named Spectator editor after £100m sale
The Independent

Gove is named Spectator editor after £100m sale

Former Conservative minister Michael Gove has been appointed editor of The Spectator magazine following its 100m sale to GB News co-owner Sir Paul Marshall.

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September 26, 2024
Prisoners freed by mistake under early release scheme
The Independent

Prisoners freed by mistake under early release scheme

Some prisoners were wrongly released from jail under the government’s new scheme to free up space, as the result of a system error.

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September 26, 2024
Post Office campaigner Bates awarded knighthood
The Independent

Post Office campaigner Bates awarded knighthood

The subpostmaster who exposed the Post Office Horizon IT scandal received a knighthood at Windsor Castle yesterday.

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September 26, 2024
We mustn't ‘kill NHS with kindness', warns Streeting
The Independent

We mustn't ‘kill NHS with kindness', warns Streeting

Wes Streeting has warned against “killing the NHS with kindness”, as he vowed not to back down in his mission to reform the health service.

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September 26, 2024
What harm has Liverpool defeat done to Starmer?
The Independent

What harm has Liverpool defeat done to Starmer?

In theory, the annual conference is the Labour Party’s supreme authority.

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September 26, 2024
Labour conference votes to reverse fuel payment cuts
The Independent

Labour conference votes to reverse fuel payment cuts

Party divisions on policy exposed in blow to Keir Starmer

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September 26, 2024
Russia feeds its soldiers into meat grinder, says Starmer
The Independent

Russia feeds its soldiers into meat grinder, says Starmer

Russia is treating its own citizens as \"bits of meat to fling into the grinder\" in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer said as he urged Vladimir Putin to end the conflict.

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September 26, 2024
Queen gives our campaign the royal seal of approval
The Independent

Queen gives our campaign the royal seal of approval

Camilla has gifted a substantial sum to help The Independent establish a safe house for women escaping domestic violence

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September 26, 2024
May rages at right-wingers who deny climate reality
The Independent

May rages at right-wingers who deny climate reality

Ex-PM denounces rhetoric of Trump, Farage and Le Pen

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September 26, 2024
Verstappen vs Norris: title rivalry's twists and turns
The Independent

Verstappen vs Norris: title rivalry's twists and turns

Paddock mystic Kieran Jackson gazes into his crystal ball to predict how the last six races of the F1 season will pan out

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September 25, 2024
Brook's unbeaten century keeps Australia series alive
The Independent

Brook's unbeaten century keeps Australia series alive

England win third game of five match ODI series by 46 runs

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September 25, 2024
Takeover can pull Toffees from stickiest of situations
The Independent

Takeover can pull Toffees from stickiest of situations

Everton have been punchline and punchbag.

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4 mins  |
September 25, 2024
City's forgotten man Nunes takes Carabao Cup honours
The Independent

City's forgotten man Nunes takes Carabao Cup honours

If a midfielder has dominated the discourse surrounding Manchester City, it is not Matheus Nunes.

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September 25, 2024
'I didn't feel like I had the right to have depression'
The Independent

'I didn't feel like I had the right to have depression'

When James Middleton, brother of the Princess of Wales, fell into a mental health crisis, he shut out the world. He explains to Helen Coffey how Ella, his canine companion, saved him

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September 25, 2024
Every picture tells a story...of dull politics and egotism
The Independent

Every picture tells a story...of dull politics and egotism

As a row is sparked over whether Angela Rayner has or hasn’t hired someone to record her working life, Simon Mills hears how ‘tacky and tawdry’ it can be on the other side of the lens

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4 mins  |
September 25, 2024
Several held over 'death of woman in suicide capsule'
The Independent

Several held over 'death of woman in suicide capsule'

Police in Switzerland say several people have been detained over the suspected death of a US woman inside a “suicide capsule”.

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September 25, 2024
Free Suu Kyi, says Pope in call for dignity in Myanmar
The Independent

Free Suu Kyi, says Pope in call for dignity in Myanmar

Pope Francis has appealed for the release of Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and even offered to shelter her at the Vatican.

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September 25, 2024
Zelensky demands MP who fled to UK be extradited
The Independent

Zelensky demands MP who fled to UK be extradited

A Ukrainian MP sheltering in London is set to appear in court to fight an extradition request from the Zelensky government.

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September 25, 2024
Gunman charged over plot to kill Trump at golf course
The Independent

Gunman charged over plot to kill Trump at golf course

A federal grand jury in Florida charged Ryan Wesley Routh yesterday with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.

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September 25, 2024