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'Ultimate swing county' in dire need of vote counters
Almost 1 million mail-in ballots received in historic surge
'I've never felt so concerned about the state of the world'
Security experts warn Rhian Lubin of a 'new world disorder' if Donald Trump re-enters the White House one that may threaten crucial Western alliances like Five Eyes and Aukus
Not to be, that is the answer
Study explains why, contrary to popular opinion, monkeys will never be able to type the complete works of Shakespeare
Teenager jailed for life for murdering ex-girlfriend, 15
An obsessed ex-boyfriend who stabbed a 15-year-old girl 36 times in an alleyway after school has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 17 years in prison.
Hammer-wielding public schoolboy named by judge
A public schoolboy handed a life sentence for attacking two sleeping students and a teacher with claw hammers, while they slept at a Devon boarding school, has been named.
BBC accused of pro-Israel bias by 100 of its own staff
More than 100 BBC employees are accusing the corporation of providing favourable coverage toward Israel and are calling on the broadcaster to \"recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality\" over its reporting on Gaza.
Badenoch has a fatal flaw...
If she becomes Tory leader, she'll be well advised to abandon her unwinnable war with the media, says Andrew Grice
Farmers say they have been lied to over new 'tractor tax'
Environment secretary Steve Reed has hit back following a storm of criticism over the government's plans to extend inheritance tax to family farms, claiming the \"vast majority of farmers will not be affected at all\".
Is the reaction to national insurance hikes justified?
It should probably come as no surprise that what the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, once described as “a tax on jobs” has turned out to be... a tax on jobs.
Reeves hit by backlash from health and care sectors over national insurance increase
Rachel Reeves is facing a growing backlash over her national insurance hike as GPs, care homes, dentists and hospices have called for an exemption from the charge.
'Everyone in town knows someone who has died'
Residents in flood-stricken Paiporta just outside Valencia fear the death toll will excede 400 as the clean-up gets underway
Valencia Declared A 'Disaster Zone' As Spanish Flash Floods Leave More Than 150 Dead
Weather warnings are in force across swathes of Spain as further storms approach on the heels of devastating flooding, which has claimed at least 158 lives – making it the country’s worst natural disaster in living memory.
Patients Sent By NHS To A Hospital Facing Abuse Claims
Vulnerable adult patients have been sent by the NHS to a private hospital after it closed its children’s service just weeks ago following abuse allegations, The Independent can reveal.
Instagram And Facebook See Uplift From Increased AI Use
Facebook and Instagram users have significantly increased their screen time since a new AI-driven algorithm was introduced, according to the apps' parent company Meta.
Has The Chancellor Made An Enemy Of Britain's Farmers?
Although farming only accounts for about 2 per cent of UK GDP, the role of farmers as custodians of the countryside and providers of food means agriculture assumes a disproportionate place in the national discourse.
'There's nothing nice about me, I'm not a nice person'
Mike Tyson, once known as 'the baddest man on the planet', talks to The Independent ahead of his fight with Jake Paul
Fifa accused of contributing to 'serious' rights abuses
Fifa’s flawed structure has contributed to “a wide range of social harms, not least very serious and systematic human rights abuses”, a major new report by activist group FairSquare has concluded.
Fernandes can recover his spark under Amorim's wing
It seems somewhat foolish to suggest there is more to come from the player who has created more chances than anyone else in the Premier League since he arrived on our shores.
There was a big loser in the Budget... the private sector that will have to pay for it all
In Rachel Reeves’s Budget, there was one huge winner.
The president is scaring Democrats this Halloween
One of the lesser-known duties of reporters assigned to the White House beat is to spend one day per month in the presidential pool.
Trump sues CBS News for $10bn over Harris interview
As judge says Musk can continue with election cash giveaway
'Cold drop of the century' reason for floods in Spain
Climate change is worsening weather system, experts say
'I've lost my home. There's nothing left - just mud'
After three days without aid, flood victims look to rebuild
Government investments 'help fund factory farming'
More than £116m of UK taxpayers’ money has been used to fund “cruel and damaging” factory farms abroad in the past five years, analysis has found.
Family plea for IPP prisoner after he set himself alight
A prisoner who set himself alight in his cell after serving 12 years for stealing a mobile phone under an indefinite jail term is still fighting to be moved to a hospital.
CCTV of Sara's family at Heathrow shown to court
CCTV footage of Sara Sharif’s family at Heathrow airport in the hours before the schoolgirl was found dead at their home was shown yesterday at her murder trial.
Philanthropists give £150k to Independent campaign as donation budget doubles
An extraordinarily generous donation has been made to The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign from a trust renamed in honour of Julia Rausing, the wife of Tetra Pak heir and philanthropist Hans Rausing, who died earlier this year.
Hundreds come forward over Fayed abuse claims.
Lawyers investigating alleged sexual abuse by Mohamed alFayed revealed yesterday they have been contacted by more than 420 people, and warned any parties seeking to avoid liability: “We are coming for you.”
My daughter was a 'crime scene', says mother of girl stabbed 36 times by her ex
The heartbroken mother of a 15-year-old girl who was murdered by her obsessed ex-boyfriend said she was unable to touch her in hospital because “my daughter was a crime scene”.
Fuel duty freeze is 10 times the cost of £2 bus fare cap
Keeping the £2 bus fare cap in England would only have cost a tenth of the money the government spent on freezing fuel duty, a leading think tank has said.