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Burnham latest: PM hopeful meets Starmer in secret as he prepares to run for Labour leader

Downing Street confirmed that the prime minister would allow prospective leadership candidates to receive government briefings

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Starmer-Mandelson latest: PM braces for difficult day as Olly Robbins to hit back over vetting scandal

Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked as head of the Foreign Office last week, will reportedly ‘not hold back’ in his defence when he gives evidence on Tuesday over Mandelson’s appointment

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Iran-US war latest: Trump says his Hormuz blockade is ‘destroying’ Iran and will only end with peace deal

Iranian parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran does not accept negotiations with the US under threats

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Andy Burnham latest: Mayor ‘disappointed’ after bid to return as Labour MP in by-election is blocked

Manchester mayor also voices criticism about ‘way party is being run’ and hits back at those supporting blocking of path back to Westminster

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: European leaders agree to ramp up pressure on Putin after meeting Zelensky in No 10

Allies ‘discuss progress’ on using frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv’s reconstruction programme

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Afghan data leak superinjunction left democracy in ‘deep freeze’, say journalists

The Independent’s home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft was among the journalists praised for their ‘grit and determination’ in exposing the saga

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Watch live: The Independent’s Holly Bancroft give evidence to MPs on Afghan data breach

Watch live as The Independent Social Affairs Correspondent Holly Bancroft gives evidence to a Defence Committee meeting over the Afghan data breach and super-injunction on Tuesday (4 November).

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Germany says Europe and Russia ‘no longer at peace’; Trump considers Tomahawk exports

US could sell long-range missiles to European nations that would then send them to Ukraine

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Inside the £7bn secret scramble to save lives after MoD data breach

After a leak at the Ministry of Defence, officials faced a race to keep up to 100,000 Afghans from the Taliban’s clutches – with two years of court fights and rescue plans projected to cost billions, all hidden from MPs and the public. Now, after the lifting of an unprecedented…

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‘No Kings’ protests recap: Millions rallied against Trump, organizers say

While the protests remained largely peaceful, there were several violent outbursts, including in Salt Lake City, where a gunman opened fire and left one person in “life-threatening condition.”

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky claims his troops ‘gradually pushing back’ Putin’s forces in Sumy

Russian forces seeking to create 'buffer zone' in Sumy after beating back Ukrainian incursion into Kursk

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The Independent journalists shortlisted for top gongs at Press Awards 2025

This newspaper has been recognised for publishing provocative opinion pieces, hard-hitting investigations and in-depth feature writing

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The Independent nominated six times at British Journalism Awards

Independent journalists nominated for features, foreign affairs and health reporting, as well as both Investigation and Campaign of the Year

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Couple endure punishing two-year legal battle over damp, mouldy home

Exclusive: Couple allege mistreatment by Southwark Council and fight for compensation

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Two of The Independent’s top journalists shortlisted for prestigious awards

Health correspondent Rebecca Thomas is finalist for Paul Foot Award, while social affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft is nominated for Orwell Prize

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‘It was like your nan passed away’: Villagers who called Queen neighbour tearful as coffin left Balmoral

Ballater was one of the first places the Queen’s cortege passed through on Sunday as her coffin travelled from Balmoral to Edinburgh

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