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‘Starmer is for the higher-ups rather than the lower-downs’: Gorton and Denton voters explain why Labour lost

ON THE GROUND: This corner of Greater Manchester, a key brick in the red wall, felt abandoned by Labour. Its voters tell Dan Haygarth why they’ve ditched Starmer’s party, leaving it with nowhere to turn

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India’s first musical road playing Slumdog Millionaire tune has nearby residents fuming

ON THE GROUND: The road, engineered to play a tune at set speeds, was meant to promote safety. But within a couple of weeks, it has turned into a source of daily frustration for people living in the busy area. Maroosha Muzaffar and Noopur Jambhekar report

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Forget Lapland, you can explore Finland’s snowy wonderland just outside Helsinki

On Finland’s icy southeast archipelago, Annabel Grossman finds the perfect combination of outdoor adventure and a culture-filled, cosy city

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Pro-Trump lawyers push president for emergency order to expand his power ahead of midterm elections: reports

Claims of Chinese election interference will propel a national emergency declaration to give Trump unprecedented power over voting, a new report says

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Federal judge hauls DOJ lawyers into court over ‘numerous unlawful violations’ in dozens of immigration cases

Immigration authorities unlawfully held ‘cash, cellphones, jewelry, driver’s licenses [and] work permits’ belonging to detained individuals, the judge wrote

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New ICE lockup in Arizona will exceed intended capacity by more than 50%, docs show

Exclusive details: The 500-bed facility in Marana will be expected to house up to 775 people, according to federal procurement documents

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Under-fire Justice Department says it is ‘reviewing’ after missing Trump pages are discovered in Epstein files release

House Oversight Committee investigating whether FBI ‘illegally’ withheld interviews

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US mortgage rates fall below 6 percent for first time since 2022

‘It’s important to understand that even modest rate declines can make a big impact over the life of a loan,’ one expert said

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Labour MP with £50,000 in student debt calls on Starmer to reform loans system

MPs and graduates alike are urging the government to ‘sort this sorry mess out’ as millions face spiralling debts

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Police and schools warn parents over ‘school wars’ social media trend inciting children to carry weapons

Police and schools have urged parents to check their children’s social media after the trend spread across TikTok and Snapchat

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Revealed: The little-known reason people miss their cruise ship departure and become ‘pier runners’

There’s an easily triggered “tripwire” behind many ‘pier running’ clips, according to Donald Bucolo, from travel firm East Sleep Cruise

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5-year-old flying enthusiast spots discrepancy in Southwest training manual diagram: ‘They did not match at all’

The child’s spotting, though not an error, reached Southwest CEO Bob Jordan, who invited him and his family for a VIP tour at the airline’s headquarters

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What's Inside Jeffrey Epstein's Secret Storage Lockers? Victim Photos, Address Books And Lab Results Uncovered

Newly revealed records suggest Jeffrey Epstein hid computers, pornographic tapes, 'sex slave' manuals and nude photos in secret storage lockers he rented for years while under investigation.

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Best portable projectors 2026, tried and tested for indoor and outdoor streaming

Bring the cinema wherever you go, with our tech expert’s top recommendations

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Starmer urges voters to reject ‘toxic’ politics in last ditch plea as polls open in Gorton and Denton by-election

With his premiership on the line, the prime minister issued a final message to voters in Gorton and Denton where Labour’s seventh safest seat could fall to Reform or the Greens

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The five Democrats who did show up to defy Donald Trump during his rowdy State of the Union

IN DEPTH: ‘I wanted to show him not only did he not send me to jail, I'm still gonna do my job, and I'm gonna be there to see what he has to say,’ Mark Kelly tells Eric Garcia

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New Chagos shambles as government forced to deny deal paused over Trump intervention

It comes as a group of Chagossians who have defied the UK government and landed on one of the Indian Ocean islands have told The Independent that they are not there for a publicity stunt and plan to stay permanently

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California State Parks confirmed the state’s first bird flu cases in elephant seals after multi-agency testing, officials said in an update Wednesday

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Ilhan Omar: ‘You know damn well I was going to respond to’ Trump’s State of the Union ‘lie’ about Somalis

Omar is one of just a handful of Democrats who spoke out during Trump’s nearly two-hour soeech

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Dirty Business creator on raw sewage scandal: ‘This is the worst possible situation we’ll accept without starting a revolution’

Joseph Bullman’s shocking Channel 4 series explores two ordinary men’s extraordinary 10-year fight against British water companies

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Trump’s State of the Union missed the mark for Republicans and Democrats. Here’s what he talked about instead

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump played the showman at his State of the Union but gave average Americans little reason to back the GOP brand, writes John Bowden and some Republicans believe his foreign-heavy focus still leaves 'America First' behind

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How Iran’s closure of Strait of Hormuz could upend global oil and gas supplies

Iran has effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for the US-Israeli war. Given that a quarter of seaborne oil and a fifth of global LNG shipments pass through this critical maritime route, the move may prove catastrophic for major economies dependent on energy supplies from the Gulf.…

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Epstein survivors rip Trump in rally ahead of State of the Union: ‘He knows we’re there’

Many of the survivors of Epstein will attend as guest of Democrats in Congress

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Farage has helped clean ‘drama queens’ out of the Tory party, says Badenoch

Nigel Farage has helped clear out “drama queens” from the Tory party, Kemi Badenoch has told The Independent.

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I’ve taste-tested dozens of Easter eggs and these are the 15 best

With options from M&S, Aldi, Lindt and more, here’s a cracking selection of chocolate treats

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