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A walk on wine's Wilde side

Imitations of your favourite brands aren’t always a bad thing, writes Rosamund Hall. Here are just a few copycat wines that you should give a chance and for only a fraction of the price

Ten things I learnt from my 1,000 hours spent offline

Hannah Brencher, author of The Unplugged Hours’, put her money where her mouth is for an entire year; she shares the revolutionary power of doing a long-term digital detox

HOLD THE PHONE

The tech giants can no longer rely on booming sales of new devices, writes Andrew Griffin. Could a new era of AI be enough to make us fall back in love with our phones again?

At least 23 killed in militant attack on Pakistani highway

Balochi separatists shot passengers who identified as Punjabi

Macron refuses to name PM from left-wing coalition

French president Emmanuel Macron ruled out naming a prime minister from the leftist New Popular Front alliance yesterday and will instead start a new round of consultations today with parties to try to form a new government.

Israeli offensive forces UN to pause Gaza aid operation

The United Nations has been forced to halt its humanitarian aid operations in Gaza, a senior official has warned, after Israel issued new evacuation orders for the city of Deir al-Balah.

'Vile' barrage of drones and missiles carpets Ukraine

Attacks targeting energy infrastructure left four people dead and more than a dozen injured in biggest attack of the war’

University sued by diversity officer for discrimination

An equality and diversity officer who successfully sued her university employer for discrimination has criticised the sector's failures to tackle racism in an exclusive interview with The Independent.

Women left needing urgent care after botched bum lifts

Hundreds of women are being rushed to hospital after getting botched bum lifts and breast enlargements from unregulated practitioners as campaigners call for better regulation of the procedures.

Yacht captain 'investigated for manslaughter' in probe

The captain of the Bayesian is being investigated for manslaughter and shipwreck, a judicial source has said, as the probe into the sinking of the superyacht in a storm off Sicily continues.

Mother stabbed at Carnival was there with young child

Police say they are 'tired of seeing crime scenes' at parade

Sven-Goran Eriksson, coach of England's 'Golden Generation', dies aged 76

The Swede, one of the brightest minds in European football, saw his career derailed by the attention of the tabloid media

Labour will 'reverse decade of decline', Starmer pledges

PM will vow to do the hard work’ to root out 14 years of rot

What is the cronyism row engulfing the Labour Party?

As Labour settles into government, it has been engulfed by cronyism allegations. The Tories have accused the party of a growing scandal”, while Labour has claimed nothing it has done has been out of the ordinary. But what is the row actually about?

Dagenham tower block fire raises fresh cladding fears

Residents flee burning building in early hours of the morning

Norris beats Verstappen on home turf to ignite title race

Briton crosses line 22.8 seconds clear at Dutch Grand Prix

Supersub may give Arsenal a key advantage in title race

To win the Premier League title in 2024, just having a multitude of world-class players is not enough - this is what Manchester City have done with their shattering of conventional footballing standards.

Slot takes back seat for win in first Anfield experience

Liverpool's Dutch manager exudes calmness on the sidelines

FIGHT SAID FRED

Reading proves its culture-leading spirit is alive and kicking but headliners Lana Del Rey and Fred Again face a battle to be heard over nearby rave thumps, writes Mark Beaumont

Being late for our Danube cruise left us feeling blue

Q We booked a river voyage from Budapest, flying with Austrian Airlines firstly to Vienna with a connecting flight to Budapest.

OUTLAW COUNTRY

Season two of James Graham's hit crime drama 'Sherwood' makes the mistake of trying to do politics, writes Nick Hilton

TAKE A НІКЕ

Tom Mulvihill picks out 12 of the best late summer walks in the UK, featuring an all-important pitstop pint for each one

'I grew up in a cult and then I got free... but who was I?'

Bexy Cameron was raised by the infamous Children of God but then expelled, with nowhere to go, aged just 15. So began an often traumatic search to find herself. She tells her story...

Diners reach a tipping point and refuse to pay for service

So much for Britons meekly coughing up. Hannah Twiggs says it's time to rethink how we reward those who wait on us

Brazil puts 36 cities on high alert after wildfires spread

Wildfires in Brazil’s southern Sao Paulo state have killed at least two people, officials said, with at least 36 cities put on high alert.

Syrian asylum seeker held over festival stabbing spree

The man handed himself in to police over the assault during which he killed three people in the German city of Solingen

Tech mogul who died when yacht sank in Sicily doubted Letby evidence, says Davis

Former cabinet minister Sir David Davis has said that Mike Lynch, the tech mogul who died when his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily last week, was planning to examine the murder conviction of nurse Lucy Letby over concerns about its safety.

How to tell if your child has been radicalised by far right

With the recent explosion of far-right anti-immigrant violence across the UK, some parents may be wondering what their children are getting up to on their phones.

His mum thought he was on video games but teen was being groomed by far right

Lucy* thought her teenage son was busy in his room playing video games and talking to friends online – but in reality he was getting groomed into the far right under her very roof.

Woman, 32, critical after being stabbed at Carnival

A 32-year-old woman is in a life-threatening condition in hospital after being stabbed at the Notting Hill Carnival, the Metropolitan Police said.