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Exclusive: The record figures coincided with the first five months of the Tories’ emergency move to free prisoners early

COMMENT: I estimate there could be an additional two women being killed every week and their deaths not seen as suspicious, despite those suspicions being raised, writes criminologist Professor Jane Monckton Smith, as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

TikTok and Instagram adverts suggesting IVF treatments and ‘fertility MOTs’ are being viewed by millions of young users

In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Lord Hague discusses with Geordie Greig his campaign to win election as Chancellor to the University of Oxford. The former foreign secretary explains his opinions on what the statue of Cecil Rhodes, his love of history and how his experience as a student…

In the past five years, the magnetic north pole has significantly slowed down

Democrats are waking up to the fact they will need to work with Donald Trump the next four years. But they could also have enormous leverage

Supporters say the government’s response to the ‘industrial-scale miscarriage of justice’ is not good enough, and praised The Independent for highlighting the issue

The 'Hot Frosty' star wants to tell "stories through every phase of life."

Exclusive: Airfares are already rising as competition between airlines narrows after carriers including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic grounded planes over engine shortages

The weekly tracker poll by Techne UK for The Independent shows that the Tories have taken six points off Labour’s lead since Kemi Badenoch became leader

Analysis: Trump’s cabinet choices are shocking, but not surprising, Alex Woodward reports