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Sara Sharif forced to wear plastic-bag hood, jury told

Schoolgirl Sara Sharif was forced to wear “homemade hoods” of plastic bags and parcel tape as she endured a campaign of abuse that lasted up to two years, a court heard.

Remove seats for bishops in Lords, MPs tell Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to go further with reform of the House of Lords, with MPs calling for him to abolish bishops’ automatic seats in the chamber.

Voters sceptical of claims made by Johnson in memoir

Former PM not trusted on Covid, Harry and more, poll finds

Starmer met Swift and her mother at London concert

Sir Keir Starmer met Taylor Swift at one of her London concerts as the pair discussed the Southport attack.

Why did Cameron plan to sanction Israeli ministers?

In a remarkably candid interview, David Cameron revealed that, as foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak’s government, he was preparing to place sanctions on two members of the Israeli cabinet in protest at the conduct of the war in Gaza.

UK imposes fresh sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers

Britain has imposed fresh sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank, as the United States warned Israel it must boost aid into Gaza within 30 days or risk losing its supply of cash for weapons.

Be ruthlessly honest with the public, Reeves is told

Ex-governor of the Bank of England advises the chancellor to tackle national insurance, pensions and vested interests’

Clarke faces a tough choice after brutal KO by Wardley

As the camera lingered on a malformed face, the eeriest realisation crept in: we weren’t looking at Frazer Clarke – not really.

Players accuse Fifa of abuse in legal battle over calendar

There should be something thrilling about Fifa’s idea fora quadrennial Club World Cup: another World Cup every fourth summer starring the biggest clubs all over the globe sounds like a recipe for the Holy Grail of football tournaments. So it says a lot about the state of the game that the primary reactions have been apathy and anger. Fans want a break and so do the players.

Carsley wants 'no regrets' as Three Lions play his way

Interim manager says he could leave team in a better place’ rr

Awkward Strictly moment is a sign of things to come

An uneasy interaction between Wynne Evans and partner Katya Jones went viral at the weekend. The pair insist they were just messing around’... but ever since the bullying row, viewers are anticipating discord

'My own private university'

Ruman Alaam tells Jessie Thompson about his love of beach reading, used bookstores and revisiting the classics

IDENTICAL WINS

Fashionista Trinny Woodall has worn the same T-shirt for four months. Helen Coffey asks if it’s boring to always dress the same, or a way to focus more on the decisions that count

I found new chapters are always there for the taking

Life’s twists and turns come with every age, says novelist Preethi Nair, but the best things can surface when the worst things happen even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time...

DNA reveals Columbus was Jew from western Europe

A new DNA study on the 500-year-old remains of Christopher Columbus has found that the explorer was actually a Sephardic Jew from western Europe.

'I'm an artist', says armed man arrested at Trump rally

Vem Miller insists he’s absolutely not a would-be presidential assassin. The 49-year-old dual US-Canadian citizen was arrested on Saturday with a loaded handgun, shotgun, and a highcapacity magazine in the parking area of a Trump rally in Coachella, California.

China encircles Taiwan in latest round of war games

China launched a fresh round of war games around Taiwan, encircling the island and its outlying territories, after the Taiwanese president Lai Ching-te delivered a National Day address that apparently angered Beijing.

Hezbollah attack kills four Israeli soldiers as US sends defence system and troops

Drone strike deadliest by group since IDF invaded Lebanon

Golf weekend ruined after easyJet's latest rules blunder

Budget airline sorry for falsely ruling man’s passport invalid

Halfway there! Readers help us to raise £150k for refuge

The Independent is delighted to reveal that thanks to your support its campaign to raise 300,000 to build a pioneering safe home for domestic abuse survivors has reached its halfway point.

'If I had not worked so hard, I would be better off now'

Pensioner to lose fuel payment for being 3 over threshold

Putin ordered novichok ttack on me, says ex-spy

Sergei Skripal gives evidence over death of Dawn Sturgess

New treatment for cervical cancer cuts deaths by 40%

A new cervical cancer treatment hailed as the biggest improvement in 20 years, cuts the risk of death by 40 per cent, according to research.

Sara Sharif's father told 999 call handler he ‘beat her up'

Court hears defendant rang police after fleeing to Pakistan

Can Reform UK ever prove themselves as politicians?

They may like to regard themselves as the rebellious, irreverent, slightly edgy foxes in the henhouse”, but Reform UK’s MPs are not going to be allowed to get away with that much in the House of Commons. It’s been reported that the upstart party has been offering its supporters tours of parliament conducted by its MPs, for 300 a pop.

Don't close doors to single market return, says Khan

Sadiq Khan has piled pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over the EU single market, saying rejoining it is “something we shouldn’t be scared to talk about”.

Business gets a boost with 25% cap on corporation tax

Rachel Reeves announced her fourth big tax freeze yesterday, pledging to cap corporation tax at 25 per cent for the lifetime of this parliament as she made a bold offer to the world’s largest businesses to invest in Britain.

Reeves warned off making national insurance hike

Chancellor told rise would breach Labour manifesto

Hundreds of Afghan troops win right to resettle in UK

Minister admits soldiers were employed by government after The Independent revealed their fate at hands of the Taliban

Truck off! Monster vehicles don't belong on British roads

The Chelsea tractor brigade have nothing on the monster pick-up mob. Vehicles like the Dodge Ram 1500 and the Chevrolet Silverado are increasingly making their way to Europe - with export numbers up by 150 per cent since 2019. These absurd trucks weigh as much as a Second World War-era tank and are longer than a giant anaconda.