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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The government’s latest U-turn, over business rate relief, will be welcomed by publicans – but it only comes after a noisy nationwide campaign that saw MPs banned from more than a thousand boozers. It is sadly emblematic of how this administration goes about its business

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A Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer struck by a car last month while helping a stranded motorist has died from his injuries, the department announced

The alert, in place until 11pm on Thursday, says ‘violent gusts’ will hit parts of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

A Stranger Things actor whose character was not included in season 5 has said that shooting the final episodes would have helped her obtain health insurance following her cancer diagnosis.

The Mexican government reports a sharp decline in homicide rates, claiming its security strategy is working

Pope Leo XIV says he intends to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together on an annual basis

The Trump Store was opened in 2020 and carries a wide variety of items — including ‘Trump 2028’ merchandise

Kieran Cameron, 43, was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross in Warrington on Tuesday evening

Protesters chant “Death to the dictator!" and "Death to the Islamic Republic” as unrest spreads to more cities