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Exclusive: Spacey’s representatives say actor was never attached to project, despite director Paul Schrader expressing his wish that he play the role

The winning bidder paid €250,000 for a walk-on part in the show’s as-yet-unconfirmed fifth season

The bill, negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators earlier this year, was meant to clamp down on the number of migrants allowed to claim asylum at the US-Mexico border

Former president previously said he’d ‘absolutely’ take the stand in his first criminal trial

Judi Dench talking Shakespeare, conversations with bestsellers Marian Keyes and David Nicholls, and a deep dive into the day’s news with Independent journalists and leading thinkers – this year’s Hay Festival programme is fit to burst with unmissable events. Jessie Thompson picks the highlights

Johnson said he will speak with Israeli PM about setting a date for his address

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were clear in their response to the move; other Democrats tried to dodge the question

‘Bridgerton’ season three is finally here, and so is the Netflix show’s signature sex scenes. But did men and women in Regency-era England really get it on in horse-drawn carriages?

The Boeing 737 that experienced emergency moments after takeoff from Houston in August 2023

DNC will target Trump’s potential running mates for their anti-abortion views and election denialism

Nursing and Midwifery Council faces results of a review into its culture prompted by The Independent