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This Week in History: The death of Princess Diana, an IRA ceasefire and Hurricane Katrina

Explore how major events between 31 August and 6 September were captured on The Independent’s front pages

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Burnham warned trans-pacific £2bn trade boost fails ‘to plug Brexit black hole’

The warnings come after The Independent revealed last week that the UK has lost £11.7bn a year in trade as a result of leaving the EU while 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the single market again

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Cities are suing residents who try to take action against data centers

‘I don't think anyone was expecting citizens to personally be held liable to a civil lawsuit,’ says Kimberly Twente, who was sued by her local government

The Independent UK · Aug 31

Texas Democrat bets anger over Flock cameras and data centers could make her America’s unlikeliest governor

ELECTIONS 2026: Gina Hinojosa talks to Eric Garcia about the growing backlash in Texas and how it could feed a ‘bite back’ against Republicans in November

The Independent UK · Aug 30

A 29-foot-tall Jesus could stop Trump’s relentless claims of eminent domain

IN FOCUS: Does eminent domain prevail against the First Amendment and religious freedom? A diocese in southern New Mexico says ‘nothing could be less Catholic’ than the president’s border wall, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK · Aug 30

Azerbaijani regime ‘trying to break’ opposition leader by denying him safe water in prison, family warn

Exclusive: The family of Ali Karimli claims the regime is ‘deliberately trying to break him’ as they urged the UK to intervene in the pro-democracy leader’s case

The Independent UK · Aug 30

UK commits more than £100m from aid budget to cutting-edge health research

Exclusive: ‘We’re continuing the UK’s proud track record of supporting science that saves lives,’ development minister Kirsty McNeill tells The Independent

The Independent UK · Aug 30

Candace Cameron Bure thinks Hollywood has ‘loosened up’ on stigmatizing stars over their beliefs

Exclusive: Bure spoke to ‘The Independent’ ahead of her appearance on season five of ‘Special Forces: World's Toughest Test’ about religion, Hollywood, and what she hopes women take away from watching her on the Fox reality show

The Independent UK · Aug 29

Influencers, treasure hunters or ‘mole people’? No one seems to know what is going on underground in NYC

Three men mysteriously emerged from a Midtown Manhattan manhole last week — in at least the fourth incident involving someone venturing into the Big Apple’s sewer system this summer

The Independent UK · Aug 29

Neighbours thought 60ft warehouses towering over their homes were bad. The noise was worse

IN FOCUS: For almost 40 years, Stephen Retford enjoyed uninterrupted views of fields from his home – then hulking great warehouses were built just over his garden fence. He thought things couldn’t get worse, then the noise started, as Dan Haygarth reports

The Independent UK · Aug 29