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Macron swears in heated exchanges with crowds in cyclone-battered Mayotte

French president Emmanuel Macron swore during an exchange as he was heckled by angry residents of a Mayotte neighbourhood ravaged by cyclone Chido, telling them: “If it wasn’t for France, you’d be 10,000 times deeper in shit.”

Store guard helped uncover abuse of Pelicot by husband

When Gisèle Pelicot was called to talk to police in November 2020, she believed it was to discuss upskirting allegations made against her husband of 50 years.

Two dead after car ploughs into busy German market

Two people, including a toddler, have been killed after a car was driven into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germay, as local officials treating it as a deliberate attack said the suspect was a Saudi doctor.

US faces shutdown as Musk didn't 'keep his mouth shut'

Politicians enraged by billionaire's influence over Trump

Two brothers charged over airport brawl with police

Two men have been charged over a fight with police at Manchester airport which happened before an officer was filmed kicking and stamping on a suspect's head.

NHS spent more than £2bn on private mental health hospitals last year

The NHS spent more than £2bn on sending patients to private psychiatric units last year, following decades of cuts to beds, new analysis reveals.

Older, wiser Mandy will be an artful 'Trump whisperer'

Peter Mandelson warned last month that the UK's handling of Donald Trump 2.0 will be a \"transactional rollercoaster ride\".

What will the House of Lords look like in future?

Another batch of life peerages is released and the House of Lords remains an exceptional parliamentary chamber.

Gray given peerage months after being sacked by PM

Sue Gray has been handed a peerage by Sir Keir Starmer, Downing Street confirmed yesterday.

Calls grow for the release of jailed former leader Suu Kyi

Calls are growing in the UK for Aung San Suu Kyi to be released from prison where she has been held for the last four years by Myanmar's military regime.

Trump team set to 'lock out' UK after Mandelson picked to be ambassador to the US

Peter Mandelson’s nomination as Britain’s new ambassador to the United States has provoked fury within Donald Trump’s team, with one insider describing it as a “horrible, arrogant” choice and his campaign coordinator publicly calling the Labour peer a \"moron.\"

Why Lawson got Red Bull seat over unlucky Tsunoda

Surely Yuki Tsunoda believed this would be his time for the highly coveted promotion.

Sad tale of an entertainer turned middling curiosity

Jack Grealish has sacrificed flair for silverware at City but as he returns home to Villa Park, he'll wonder if it was worth it

Spurs survive 'self-inflicted' collapse to reach cup semis

As Son Heung-min wheeled away and the Tottenham fans in the South Stand bounced their way into the Carabao Cup semifinals, it was fitting in this bonkers, breathless tie that the winning goal against Manchester United would come straight from a corner kick.

A rocky road ahead but we are not quite in stagflation

Should “stagflation” be our word of the day? It’s the term used by the parents of proto-central bankers to scare them into eating their broccoli. It applies when you have slow or no economic growth, high inflation and high interest rates.

Australia's coal expansion a 'death sentence' for islands

Australia’s decision to expand four coal mines has been slammed by island nations as a death sentence” and a betrayal of global climate commitments.

Healthcare killing suspect receives fan mail and cash

Luigi Mangione, the suspect at the centre of the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting, has received more than 100 pieces of mail just over a week after he was taken into custody, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections confirmed to The Independent.

Russia is 'ready to negotiate and compromise', Putin says

A rare 13th-century Bible will return to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral more than 700 years after it was written, thanks to the help of The Independent.

Mum relives horror of her teenage son's fatal stabbing

The grieving mother of a teenage boy has described the harrowing moment her son died in her arms after a brutal knife attack near their home in Bristol.

Independent helps raise £90,000 to return medieval Bible to Salisbury Cathedral

A rare 13th-century Bible will return to its ancestral home in Salisbury Cathedral more than 700 years after it was written, thanks to the help of The Independent.

Avanti managers turn down £250 offer for working day off as new year strike looms

Train managers at Avanti West Coast have turned down an offer worth £250 for working on a day off – or £300 at weekends.

How will water firms rinse the taxpayer even further?

It was probably not the best day for the water industry regulator to announce that average bills in England and Wales will increase by 36 per cent over the next five years.

Starmer under fire after £100m hospices boost

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of giving with one hand and taking with the other” amid fears a 100m boost for hospices in England will be wiped out by Rachel Reeves’s national insurance hike.

PM hits out at 'dangers' of tariffs in warning to Trump

Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at the “dangers” of tariffs, putting the prime minister on a collision course with incoming US president Donald Trump.

Mandelson set to be named UK ambassador to the US

Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be announced as UK ambassador to the United States as Sir Keir Starmer prepares for a Donald Trump presidency.

Trump? No, Pelicot has to be the Person of the Year

The woman at the centre of France's mass rape trial should be celebrated for her sacrifice and courage, says Laura Bates

How Gisele Pelicot's rape trial shamed 'Mr Everyman'

Pelicot’s message – that she and other victims of sexual abuse have no reason to feel ashamed – has reverberated beyond France, writes Crime Correspondent Amy-Clare Martin

Hague demands 'force for democracy' be released

Tory peer among former foreign secretaries backing jailed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi despite her pariah status

England's selection issues in a defining year for Stokes

England’s busiest year of Test cricket finished with a bang. Just not the type they were after.

Jesus scores hat-trick to secure Arsenal comeback

Gabriel Jesus scored a second-half hat-trick as Arsenal staged an impressive fightback to book their place in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup with a 3-2 win against Crystal Palace.