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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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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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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
Diplomacy is the only path to security, Biden tells UN
The Independent

Diplomacy is the only path to security, Biden tells UN

President Joe Biden has warned world leaders of the dangers of an expanded war in the Middle East during his final appearance before the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

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September 25, 2024
"They bombed our friend.All he does is farm tobacco'
The Independent

"They bombed our friend.All he does is farm tobacco'

As many as 10,000 Lebanese have fled Israeli airstrikes with what little they can, admitting: We’re afraid for a big war’

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September 25, 2024
Sondheim's final musical to play at the National Theatre
The Independent

Sondheim's final musical to play at the National Theatre

The National Theatre has announced it will be premiering Stephen Sondheim’s final musical Here We Are.

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September 25, 2024
'A perfect storm': warning over surge in homelessness
The Independent

'A perfect storm': warning over surge in homelessness

As frontline staff admit to fears they’ll also end up on streets

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September 25, 2024
Schoolboy stabbed to death.with zombie knife named
The Independent

Schoolboy stabbed to death.with zombie knife named

Two men held on suspicion of murdering Daejuan Campbell

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September 25, 2024
Letby victim's mother calls hospital bosses 'complicit'
The Independent

Letby victim's mother calls hospital bosses 'complicit'

‘They should face criminal action for harm that was caused’

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September 25, 2024
Hammond steals the show but format is tad overbaked
The Independent

Hammond steals the show but format is tad overbaked

‘The Great British Bake Off? returns for yet another round of cakes, cannolis and calamity. But this year it feels like the main aim is to outrage middle England, says Sean O’Grady

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September 25, 2024
'Historic' proposal to close women's prisons unveiled
The Independent

'Historic' proposal to close women's prisons unveiled

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out plans to slash the number of women going to jail and ultimately close women’s prisons amid an overcrowding crisis.

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September 25, 2024
Troops head to Cyprus as Britons in Lebanon warned
The Independent

Troops head to Cyprus as Britons in Lebanon warned

The UK is sending around 700 troops to Cyprus in case an emergency evacuation of Lebanon is required, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues to escalate.

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September 25, 2024
Labour to crack down on taxpayer-funded university courses for top executives
The Independent

Labour to crack down on taxpayer-funded university courses for top executives

The Independent revealed abuse of the apprenticeship levy scheme meant to help young workers starting their careers

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September 25, 2024
Return of Gaza sausages a blip in banger of a speech
The Independent

Return of Gaza sausages a blip in banger of a speech

The “return of the sausages” was not in Labour’s manifesto but somehow, in the excitement of his first conference speech as prime minister, Keir Starmer made it an extra policy commitment.

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September 25, 2024