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The system ‘can’t be right, and it never has been right’, says expert, as the government promises to reset relationship with the rail industry

Exclusive: Spice Girls star Mel B calls out awards body as rock singer Marilyn Manson and Yung Filly both eligible for nominations

A limited-run version of the Renault 5, called the Turbo 3E, will pack two motors and 500 horsepower

ON THE GROUND: Muawiyah Syasneh was 16 when his anti-Assad graffiti on a school wall led to his arrest, sparking protests that ended in civil war. Now, in the very same spot, he tells chief international correspondent Bel Trew about the years-long war – and his role in bringing it…

Residents of Vive Living in Deptford have been served with Section 21 eviction notices just weeks before Christmas

‘These guys have felt powerless for a very long time, they’ve had to carry this shame, and now, finally, they can try to get some kind of justice,’ attorney Thomas Giuffra told The Independent

EXCLUSIVE: The accuser was so thoroughly disturbed by the masseur’s behavior, she quit her “dream job” at the United Nations and left town, according to a lawsuit obtained by The Independent.

ANALYSIS: Their remarks show a changed attitude among the GOP toward Trump’s cabinet picks, writes Eric Garcia

Exclusive: Residents at Vive Living Childers Street in Deptford have been served with a Section 21 eviction notice

ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew visits Jobar – north of Damascus – which was devastated by some of the fiercest battles of the civil war. She meets residents returning home for the first time in more than a decade. Both they, and Syria itself, face major challenges in starting anew

The 7.0 earthquake earlier this month led to a tsunami warning that was quickly canceled by forecasters but officials have warned people not to assume the next event will play out the same way