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Hundreds of migrants cross Channel over the weekend

Nearly 500 migrants made the perilous journey across the Channel to the UK in small boats on Saturday a week after a two-year-old child was among four killed.

Ukrainian mother pleads for children to join her in UK after Home Office refusal

A Ukrainian refugee says she is living in a \"surreal nightmare\" after she was refused permission to bring her two children to the UK.

Salmond taught us political journalism is a contact sport

Alex Salmond has died having failed to achieve just two of his great ambitions – make Scotland an independent country, and judge the annual Tartan Bollocks contest for the worst Scottish political story of the year, held at the strictly private Christmas dinner for Holyrood hacks.

Starmer pledges a bonfire of red tape to get UK building

PM to say he will get rid of? bureaucracy preventing new homes, roads and train lines, ahead of investment summit

Tory contenders won’t save the party, warns top pollster

Britain’s top pollster has warned that the Conservatives will not win elections if Robert Jenrick or Kemi Badenoch end up becoming the party’s next leader.

Magic moment seals Wigan triumph in the Grand Final

Another moment of magic from Bevan French made the difference as Wigan Warrirors held off gallant Hull KR at Old Trafford to retain their Super League crown and become the first club to claim the quadruple of all four major titles in a single season.

Depleted Scotland lose again in Nations League

Che Adams had a last-gasp goal ruled out as luckless Scotland suffered a 2-1 Nations League defeat to Croatia in Zagreb.

Arsenal slump to new low leaving Eidevall on brink

Perhaps the most damaging feeling in football is not anger but apathy.

Carsley urges England to get out of 'comfort zone'

Lee Carsley believes England have to get out of the “comfort zone” and try different things like his bold selection in the defeat to Greece, in order to cross the line and win something.

Storm leaves 1.6 million without power in Sao Paulo

More than 1.6 million people in Sao Paulo were without power yesterday after a brief but powerful storm swept through South America's largest city.

At least 29 people killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

At least 29 people have been killed in Israeli military strikes on northern Gaza, according to medics, as Israel steps up its attacks on the north of the strip.

Navalny prison diary reveals guards' attempts to derail hunger strike with sweets

The late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was taunted by prison guards who hid sweets in his pockets in a bid to \"undermine\" his hunger strike, his prison diaries have revealed.

How I nearly lost my bike to a power tool-wielding thief

Barney Davis reports on crime for The Independent’ but almost became a victim... until a have-a-go hero stepped in

Girl, 13, regrets rioting but questions sentence severity

Mother says possible 10-year criminal record is an 'injustice'

Trail-hunting ban open to widespread abuse of law

Banning trail hunting as Labour promised will not stop hunts from killing foxes and deer because hunters would find other ways around the law, a new report warns.

Lawyers threaten industrial action over legal aid funding

Barristers have issued a warning shot” to the new government in the long-running dispute over legal aid funding, as the Criminal Bar Association raised the threat of industrial action.

Director Kapadia sorry for social media ‘antisemitism'

Asif Kapadia, the Oscar-winning director of the Amy Winehouse documentary Amy, has said he \"unequivocally\" apologises for retweeting social media posts that he understands will be \"seen by many as antisemitic.\"

Long-haul BA flights pulled amid engine parts shortage

British Airways has scrapped more long-haul flights after a shortage of engine parts has grounded planes.

Kremlin-backed hackers target ambulance service

Russian hackers have targeted ambulance services as part of a wider cyber campaign to cause \"mayhem\" on British streets.

Starmer isn't the first PM to have a bumpy first 100 days

Tony Blair tried to warn Keir Starmer. He said in a radio interview before the 1997 election that he would not have \"some grand programme - in the first 100 days, you do these 30 or 40 things. I think that type of politics usually does end in tears.\"

P&O owner to be at summit after PM rebukes transport minister for 'cowboy' insult

The owner of P&O ferries will attend a key investment summit after Sir Keir Starmer insisted his administration did not endorse comments from a minister who called the firm a \"cowboy operator\".

Former leader of Scotland Alex Salmond dies aged 69

Tributes have flooded in for former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, who has died aged 69.

PM backs Brick by Brick as he recalls nurse knife horror

The prime minister has recalled the murder of a woman who was stabbed 71 times by her abusive ex-partner as he gave his personal backing to The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign to build a refuge for women and children fleeing domestic abuse.

'Greedy Yorkshiremen' help England rip up record book

Pope hails batters as his side smash Pakistan in first Test

Carsley stands by attacking approach despite Greek loss

'Probably won't try that again on Sunday,' coach admits, as England look to bounce back from Nations League shocker

Reeves can't squeeze the pips till they stop squeaking

It will take more than jacking up capital gains tax to plug the chancellor's £22bn black hole, explains James Moore

No 10 apologises for leaking email of LVMH billionaire

The government has apologised for accidentally leaking the email address of one of the world's richest men in the lead-up to a major summit hosted by Britain.

Economy grew in August after two stagnant months

The UK economy grew in August after two months of being flat, the latest official figures show.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors win Nobel Prize

Campaigners have fought to free world of nuclear weapons

Florida starts recovery after havoc of Hurricane Milton

Florida residents slogged through flooded streets, gathered up scattered debris and assessed damage to their homes yesterday after Hurricane Milton smashed through coastal communities and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.