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'Be a brick and buy a brick,' urge Joanna and her friends

Helen Mirren, Patrick Stewart and Joanna Lumley are supporting The Independent and Refuge’s campaign to help domestic abuse survivors Getty)

'Love bombing ended with him holding me hostage'

After being held prisoner for a week in her flat, Esther finally escaped to her mother, who didn’t recognise her daughter when she opened the door, as Maya Oppenheim reports

Six in 10 women are being turned away from refuges

Leading domestic abuse charity Refuge is making more homelessness referrals than ever Getty)

Build a house, rebuild lives: back our campaign to help survivors of domestic abuse

A chronic national shortage of safe spaces means a woman desperate to escape is turned away from a refuge every two hours across the country Getty/The Independent)

It's important we also focus on joyful pregnancy stories

Weeks away from giving birth... and surrounded by traumatic headlines, depressing tales and stats, Lucy Thackray went in search of mums who are happy to share positive experiences

STUCK IN A SPACE JAM

Rationed clothes and freeze-dried food might not sound ideal but astronauts stranded on the International Space Station insist they're having a 'great' time

Red Roses open stadium in style with New Zealand win

Never let it be said that these Red Roses don’t know how to throw a housewarming party.

Norris's F1 title hopes hit in Baku after dire qualifying

Lando Norris’s title hopes were dealt a huge blow after he suffered a shock elimination from the first part of qualifying as Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year running.

Ruthless Man Utd survive a shaky start to claim victory

Matthijs de Ligt and Marcus Rashford scored shortly after Andre Onana’s spot-kick save to put Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United on course for a much-needed 3-0 victory at promoted Southampton.

Slot receives first unwanted lesson as Liverpool struggle

A historic occasion on Merseyside, just not the sort Arne Slot could celebrate.

Hong Kong journalists face unprecedented harassment from pro-China ‘patriots'

At least 15 Hong Kong journalists and their families have been facing harassment and intimidation from self-proclaimed pro-China “patriots” in recent months, the city’s largest journalist association has said.

Choose the lesser evil, Pope advises US Catholic voters

Pope Francis has waded into US politics in a rare intervention, criticising both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as being “against life” and urging American voters to pick “the lesser evil” between the two.

Four children and six adults killed in IDF strike on Gaza

At least 10 Palestinians have been killed, including four children, in an Israeli airstrike on a home in Gaza, local media has reported.

Medvedev threatens to turn Kyiv into 'grey melted spot'

The former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warns of a very harsh response if long-range Western missiles are used

No cash but bags of esteem - why they're all fighting to be Oxford's next chancellor

The role may be unpaid and largely ceremonial but it remains among the most esteemed positions in British public life.

Woman faced eviction after defective DWP algorithm

Council error sees mum in court over £20,000 rent arrears

Cows on farms supplying M&S and Muller abused

Shocking footage reveals animals kicked and hit with chains

Phone thief serving 12 years should be moved to hospital

Medical reports lay bare crippling toll of indefinite jail term

Johnson blasted 'spineless' MPs for Cummings moans

Boris Johnson described Tory backbenchers as “spineless chicken shit” for repeatedly criticising his top adviser Dominic Cummings, the former head of the 1922 Committee of Conservative MPs has claimed.

Free school meals for all poor pupils, say Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats are calling for free school meals to be offered to an additional 900,000 children living in poverty.

Lib Dems in religious row over candidate's deselection

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Willams has warned it may be “impossible” for Christians and people of other strong religious views to represent the Lib Dems after the party appeared to officially cast out two of the giants of its recent history.

Starmer failed to declare clothes gifted to his wife

Sir Keir Starmer is alleged to have broken parliamentary rules by failing to declare donations of clothing for his wife Victoria Starmer.

PM is open to offshoring asylum seekers to Albania

The prime minister told journalists travelling with him to Washington DC before he flew to Rome that he would see how Italy’s deal with Albania worked in terms of offshoring processing of asylum claims.

Gen Z at forefront of effort to reverse EU referendum

New poll shows people overwhelmingly believe things in Britain have deteriorated as a direct consequence of Brexit

Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark illuminate ‘Lungs'

The Proms lift Florence and the Machine’s debut album on the LP’s 15th anniversary. Roisin O’Connor is blown away

PUT A CORK IN IT

As a report claims just 27% of young people own a corkscrew, Olivia Petter reflects on the effect of solo boozing at home

Why a little-and-often diet plan beats three meals a day

Grazing like our ancestors offers a wealth of health benefits, says Hannah Twiggs, like better portion control, more stable energy levels and improved muscle strength in older adults

Controversial choices are ‘tarnishing' Canelo's legacy

Fans are desperate to see him fight David Benavidez but the Mexican superstar instead boxes Edgar Berlanga tomorrow

Ten Hag shrugs off Ronaldo criticism of Man United

Erik ten Hag shrugged off criticism from Cristiano Ronaldo by saying that the Portuguese star is far away from Manchester and implying he is out of touch with events at his old club.

Man City hearing into 115 charges to begin Monday

The long-awaited hearing into Manchester City’s alleged 115 breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules is to begin on Monday, according to Sky Sports and ESPN.