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Is the Tory conference even worth paying attention to?

Dazed, confused, but with more than a hint of defiance (foolish or otherwise), the Conservatives meet for their party conference in Birmingham with some important business to transact.

Reeves to soften proposed crackdown on non-doms

Moves by the chancellor to soften a proposed crackdown on people living in the UK with non-dom status have been backed by academics and tax experts, who say the changes are \"sensible and pragmatic\".

Unpredictable and wickedly acerbic actor with few peers

The trouble with Maggie Smith is that she's watchable in everything and worked like a trouper from the age of 17. A twotime Oscar winner (as well as the proud owner of a Tony for Lettice and Lovage), she left few stones unturned, which makes it hard to do justice to her talent and range. Those who saw her on stage rave about her versatility, but she was just as unpredictable in films and on TV.

Oscar-winning star of stage.and screen Smith dies at 89

The celebrated actor Maggie Smith, who won two Oscars and seven Baftas, has died aged 89.

Netanyahu warns Iran there is no place Israel can't reach

Belligerent leader addresses UN as Hezbollah's HQ targeted

Europe look divided ahead of brutal Ryder Cup contest

A split between LIV Golf and the PGA and DP world tours threatens the places of key players Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in Luke Donald’s team

Liverpool teach West Ham tough Carabao Cup lesson

Last season, Jurgen Klopp described Diogo Jota as the best finisher at Anfield.

ENIGMA VARIATIONS

David Mitchell plays a puzzle expert plunged into a police procedural in Ludwig’, a cosy BBC comedy-drama content to amble down some well-trodden paths

'I don't get why I'm meant to be afraid of trans people'

Will Ferrell and Harper Steele have made a film about how their friendship evolved after Harper came out as trans at 61. Adam White meets them and their director Josh Greenbaum

Medical sexism is putting women's lives in danger

A new report has shone a light on how heart disease is being underdiagnosed, undertreated and underrepresented’ in the NHS. But the rot doesn’t stop there

"There is no time to think there is no time for trauma'

It’s nearly a year since a festival filled with people dancing became the site of a bloody massacre. Nicole Lampert talks to survivors about the loved ones who were taken from them

China economist vanishes after privately criticising Xi

A prominent Chinese economist has reportedly disappeared from the public eye after he criticised the country’s president in a private group chat. Zhu Hengpeng is the latest figure to vanish after finding fault with the communist government.

Zelensky tells UN he has only plan that will end war

Volodymyr Zelensky urged world leaders to stand with Ukraine in the war against Russia as he presented his victory plan” to the UN General Assembly yesterday.

Russia lowers threshold for the use of nuclear weapons

In a new warning to the West, president Vladimir Putin yesterday said that any nation’s conventional attack on Russia that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on his country.

I watched terrified Britons flee Lebanon in 2006 - I fear it will happen again

Huddled on the dock, stooped from injury and fear, the wounded and the vulnerable waited patiently to be rescued.

Israeli troops gear up for a ground invasion of Lebanon

Starmer tells Britons to leave as Biden warns of all-out war’

Mother awarded £10m for child left disabled by NHS

A mother has won a 12-year battle for compensation against an NHS hospital after successfully claiming that her child suffered brain damage as a result of botched surgery

BA wrongly turns away two passengers over passports

Four hours after British Airways staff at London Gatwick airport incorrectly prevented a passenger from boarding her flight to Florida, they wrongly turned away another traveller, who was heading for a golfing break in Spain.

Man who threatened Ulez workers is spared jail term

Aman who shared a Facebook post encouraging people to damage Ulez cameras and sent a threatening email to a company involved in the traffic scheme’s rollout across London has been spared jail.

Gove is named Spectator editor after £100m sale

Former Conservative minister Michael Gove has been appointed editor of The Spectator magazine following its 100m sale to GB News co-owner Sir Paul Marshall.

Prisoners freed by mistake under early release scheme

Some prisoners were wrongly released from jail under the government’s new scheme to free up space, as the result of a system error.

Post Office campaigner Bates awarded knighthood

The subpostmaster who exposed the Post Office Horizon IT scandal received a knighthood at Windsor Castle yesterday.

We mustn't ‘kill NHS with kindness', warns Streeting

Wes Streeting has warned against “killing the NHS with kindness”, as he vowed not to back down in his mission to reform the health service.

What harm has Liverpool defeat done to Starmer?

In theory, the annual conference is the Labour Party’s supreme authority.

Labour conference votes to reverse fuel payment cuts

Party divisions on policy exposed in blow to Keir Starmer

Russia feeds its soldiers into meat grinder, says Starmer

Russia is treating its own citizens as \"bits of meat to fling into the grinder\" in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer said as he urged Vladimir Putin to end the conflict.

Queen gives our campaign the royal seal of approval

Camilla has gifted a substantial sum to help The Independent establish a safe house for women escaping domestic violence

May rages at right-wingers who deny climate reality

Ex-PM denounces rhetoric of Trump, Farage and Le Pen

Verstappen vs Norris: title rivalry's twists and turns

Paddock mystic Kieran Jackson gazes into his crystal ball to predict how the last six races of the F1 season will pan out

Brook's unbeaten century keeps Australia series alive

England win third game of five match ODI series by 46 runs