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'For our generation, the social contract is broken'

Fresh from a too-close experience of armed robbery in the US, indie band Sports Team tell Mark Beaumont why their new album has taken a lyrical scalpel to American culture

What's behind AfD's rise?

Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), very closely allied with its Bavarian partner the Christian Social Union (CSU), has come first in the German elections.

Roberta Flack dies aged 88

'Killing Me Softly' singer was soul great and ‘proud educator'

Ukraine in final stages’ of agreeing US minerals deal

Ukraine has offered an olive branch to Donald Trump’s administration by suggesting it is close to signing a minerals deal with the US.

Campaign launched against AI tech firms' content use

'Protect the creative industries - it's only fair,' say artists

Parliament wants bigger bar despite drink spiking probe

After a parliamentary researcher claimed her drink had been spiked in a House of Commons bar, questions were raised about whether the historic watering hole should be closed for good.

Publish my diary after I die and I'd die again – of shame -

With the news that writer and journalist Joan Didion’s deeply private therapy notes are being released, Helen Coffey dives into the ethics of putting out artists’ work posthumously

Pope still critical but has shown 'slight improvement'

Pope Francis is still critically ill as he battles double pneumonia, but his condition has shown a \"slight improvement\", the Vatican said yesterday.

Farmers backed by business chiefs over tractor tax anger

Sir Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure to reverse the family farm tax” as farmers and business chiefs today unite in London to call for the policy to be scrapped.

‘I’m white so I’m fine, but it’s been bad for my friends’

Worried Germans on both sides of the political divide in the capital city Berlin tell Tom Watling that they voted out of fear

MP jailed for 10 weeks after street attack on constituent

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks for punching a man following a row in the street during which he told the victim: You won’t threaten your MP again will you?”

West Bank offensive by Israel threatens Gaza deal

Israeli tanks have entered a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades, as the defence minister in Tel Aviv said its troops will stay in parts of the territory for a year or longer.

Merz is taking on Trump but that won’t stop the AfD

Germany’s new leader may have staved off the ascension of the far-right party for now, but he faces a critical test that will have consequences for all of Europe,

Teen who killed family was plotting a school shooting

Nicholas Prosper, 19, will be sentenced next month

Body found in the search for missing 23-year-old runner

A body has been found in a forest search after a runner went missing six days ago, Durham Police have said.

Reds rinse City to extend lead and secure title race

Mind the gap. It looks unbridgeable now: 11 points to Arsenal, a barely credible 20 to Manchester City.

Conservatives projected to win German snap election

But far-right AfD expected to come second as party attracts record votes with high turnout and future of country at stake

Archaeologists may have found pharaoh’s last tomb

A British archaeologist and his team who uncovered the longlost tomb of an Egyptian pharaoh believe they are close to finding a second buried 23 metres beneath a man-made mountain.

'You work your arse off to impress yourself - I've done that and I'm proud of it'

As 'Big Boys' reaches the end of the road, Nick Hilton meets creator Jack Rooke and the cast of Channel 4's affecting bittersweet sitcom to explore its heart-rending conclusion

How modern Britain turned into a nation of shoplifters

Theft from shops is at a record high and spans all sections of society. Whatever the reasons, one thing is clear, Zoë Beaty writes - we're all paying the price for other people's crimes

Israel halts prisoner release over hostage 'humiliation'

Israel said it is halting the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners until Hamas makes assurances that the release of the next hostages will take place without the \"humiliating ceremonies\".

PM backs Trump's calls for Nato allies to boost defence spending ahead of US visit

Donald Trump is right to pile pressure on Nato allies to boost their defence budgets, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Pharmacies face tsunami of closures’ following Budget

Ashley Cohen was left with no option but to take out two loans last year to keep the doors of his three pharmacies open.

Find light in the darkness

Rosé is not just a summer tipple, it can also be your friend in winter, as The Independent's wine columnist Rosamund Hall reveals with her four choice picks for a sunny disposition

How Curry twins embody England's scrambling spirit

Was it pluck or luck that took England to victory over Scotland? The wheel of fortune has certainly spun.

Magpies withstand Forest fightback with win in chase for Champions League spot

Alexander Isak’s double helped ease Newcastle firmly back into the race for Champions League qualification by denting Nottingham Forest’s hopes in a seven-goal thriller.

Boy, 17, stabbed in full view of shoppers in Nottingham

A teenage boy was stabbed in the chest in front of horrified shoppers in a Primark store in Nottingham city centre.

Zelensky willing to resign for Nato membership

President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would give up his presidency if doing so guaranteed lasting peace for Ukraine and membership of Nato.

The star stepping up for a near-impossible Oscars job

As former talk show host Conan O'Brien takes the helm of the Academy Awards for the first time, Kevin EG Perry examines how he'll walk a precarious Hollywood tightrope

Enduring legacy of the 'pirate king' of filmmaking

Pioneering director Robert Altman would have celebrated his 100th birthday this month. Louis Chilton takes a look at the career and influence of one of American cinema's true greats