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Hospices facing financial ruin, warn charity bosses
The Independent

Hospices facing financial ruin, warn charity bosses

Hospices are in crisis and their financial stability is at a critical point, leaders have warned.

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July 16, 2024
A cliched but compelling feminist cold-case drama
The Independent

A cliched but compelling feminist cold-case drama

It's not perfect but there's far more good stuff in 'The Jetty' than most defective detective shows

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July 16, 2024
The Top Gear trio ran out of road after much controversy
The Independent

The Top Gear trio ran out of road after much controversy

Offensive 'banter' helped propel the presenters to popularity but viewers' enthusiasm has waned

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July 16, 2024
IS IT THE LAST WALTZ?
The Independent

IS IT THE LAST WALTZ?

'Strictly Come Dancing' was the nicest show on television, now two dancers face claims about their behaviour as bosses fear a PR nightmare. Is it curtains

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July 16, 2024
'We were out there in the middle of tornado season'
The Independent

'We were out there in the middle of tornado season'

'Twisters' star Anthony Ramos, who rose to fame in the original 'Hamilton' cast, tells Louis Chilton why making a film about tornados during extreme weather was 'crazy'

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July 16, 2024
Scratching the surface of weight loss 'wonder drugs'
The Independent

Scratching the surface of weight loss 'wonder drugs'

While semaglutides are being used to treat diabetes, trials and studies are indicating to doctors that depression and cancer may be in the drug's line of fire.

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July 16, 2024
We love an underdog - does this make us destined to lose?
The Independent

We love an underdog - does this make us destined to lose?

One more night of collective heartache watching our men’s national football team come up short in a major international tournament.

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July 16, 2024
'More Southgate, less Gove' is a blueprint for leadership
The Independent

'More Southgate, less Gove' is a blueprint for leadership

I think I know what our new culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, means when she says that the Labour government will be “more Gareth Southgate, less Michael Gove”.

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July 16, 2024
My six-point plan to make the Tories electable again
The Independent

My six-point plan to make the Tories electable again

Britain’s new Labour government has got off to a flying start.

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July 16, 2024
Pakistan 'can't progress' until Khan's party banned
The Independent

Pakistan 'can't progress' until Khan's party banned

Country under 'soft martial law', PTI officials respond

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July 16, 2024
Ukraine's central challenge is manpower, warn analysts
The Independent

Ukraine's central challenge is manpower, warn analysts

Recruitment numbers remain shrouded in wartime secrecy

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July 16, 2024
Zelensky pleads for more jets amid renewed danger
The Independent

Zelensky pleads for more jets amid renewed danger

Russian troops said to be regrouping in Kharkiv region

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July 16, 2024
At least 15 killed as Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza
The Independent

At least 15 killed as Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza

Assault comes after 90 people were killed during an attack targeting a senior Hamas commander over the weekend

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July 16, 2024
Progress in police racism plan is glacial, finds report
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Progress in police racism plan is glacial, finds report

A damning report has hit out at “glacial” progress in police chiefs’ flagship plan to stamp out racism in Britain’s forces.

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July 16, 2024
Man charged with murder as suitcase victims named
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Man charged with murder as suitcase victims named

Albert Alfonso, 62, and Paul Longworth, 71, are identified

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July 16, 2024
Body found in search for missing teen in Tenerife
The Independent

Body found in search for missing teen in Tenerife

After four gruelling weeks of mystery, the search for missing British teenager Jay Slater appears to have come to an end in northern Tenerife.

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July 16, 2024
Waiting times rise sharply for NHS cancer treatment
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Waiting times rise sharply for NHS cancer treatment

There has been a substantial rise in the number of people waiting for NHS cancer treatment, according to a new report – which cites staff and equipment shortages as reasons for growing delays.

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July 16, 2024
Defence review will tackle danger of 'deadly quartet'
The Independent

Defence review will tackle danger of 'deadly quartet'

Sir Keir Starmer has launched a review of the UK’s defence to protect the country from a “more dangerous and volatile world”.

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July 16, 2024
Will Labour's 'new deal for workers' divide the party?
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Will Labour's 'new deal for workers' divide the party?

According to the government’s website, various departments are working on more than 35 bills in advance of the King’s Speech tomorrow, which will outline the legislative programme for the year ahead.

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July 16, 2024
Unions warn Labour against delay on rights for workers
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Unions warn Labour against delay on rights for workers

Trade union leaders have demanded Sir Keir Starmer produce “oven ready” legislation to reverse Tory anti-strike laws ahead of tomorrow’s King’s Speech.

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July 16, 2024
Back on track? Minister in Brussels for EU 'reset' talks
The Independent

Back on track? Minister in Brussels for EU 'reset' talks

Sir Keir Starmer has wasted little time in pushing for a reset of post-Brexit relations with the EU, with his new Europe minister catching the train to Brussels yesterday.

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July 16, 2024
The 'era of division' will end under Labour, vows Nandy
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The 'era of division' will end under Labour, vows Nandy

New government will be 'more Southgate, far less Gove'

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July 16, 2024
Tory grandee urges against lurch to the extreme right
The Independent

Tory grandee urges against lurch to the extreme right

Chris Patten wades in as battle for party leadership begins

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July 16, 2024
Presidents and gun violence are as American as apple pie
The Independent

Presidents and gun violence are as American as apple pie

If you think the attempt on Trump's life will lead to new controls on firearms, keep dreaming

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July 16, 2024
Trump vows to 'unite the country' after being shot
The Independent

Trump vows to 'unite the country' after being shot

Former president also chooses JD Vance as his running mate

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July 16, 2024
Spain squeeze past England for fourth European trophy
The Independent

Spain squeeze past England for fourth European trophy

The Henri Delaunay trophy indeed goes home, as Spain have now won it for a record fourth time.

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July 15, 2024
NORTHERN ROCK
The Independent

NORTHERN ROCK

While their London counterparts are struggling, bands from the North West are thriving. Michael Hann asks what makes this part of the country such a hotbed of guitar-based talent

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July 15, 2024
An icy, irresistible star who was more than a mean girl
The Independent

An icy, irresistible star who was more than a mean girl

Shannen Doherty, who has died aged 53, excelled at playing women too interesting to be boxed in, writes Adam White as she herself suffered at the hands of a vicious tabloid press

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July 15, 2024
THE BIG SHORT
The Independent

THE BIG SHORT

Mocking smaller men for their height says an awful lot about the person delivering the joke’ 5ft 2in

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July 15, 2024
WONDER STUFF
The Independent

WONDER STUFF

Taking magnesium every day can make your nine-to-five feel happier and healthier, says wellness

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July 15, 2024