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Four Gaza hostage families torn apart by 7 October: ‘I’m screaming for the world to help’

Bel Trew speaks to freed hostages – who describe the terror of more than 50 days held in captivity by Hamas – as well as the families whose loved ones are still being held, or have been killed by their captors. One thing unites them all: the fight to bring…

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Schools are being bombarded with hoax shooting threats - and the semester has just begun

Students and teachers are already on edge because of the gun violence epidemic. The social media rumor mill is only making things worse, police and educators tell Josh Marcus

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Why isn’t Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on TV today?

Everything you need to know ahead of the Premier League fixture

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Pub landlord targets ‘entitled’ diners leaving excess leftovers at carvery with £2.40 charge

The landlord of The Star Inn said ‘the proof in the pudding will be in the eating’ if his policy is successful

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Israel expands strikes to northern Lebanon as more than one million people flee their homes

IDF attacks continued on Saturday as rumours circulated over the fate of the man thought to have been the potential replacement for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

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I profiled Diddy. His rebranding as ‘Love’ was a ‘psychopath move’

Sean Combs sat down three years ago for a magazine profile in which he applauded #MeToo while waxing lyrical about this love of women – as he launched a rebranding as ‘Love’ himself in his latest name change. The entire interview was performative, the writer tells Sheila Flynn – and…

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The real turf surf owners: Southern California city takes its beach back after legal battle over ‘surf gang’

Eight years ago, two surfers said a surfing gang had taken over a local beach, harassing outsiders who tried to ride the waves. The lawsuit finally came to an end last month, with the city promising to improve access, Katie Hawkinson reports

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Why is TikTok obsessed with vibration plates?

Vibration plates are the latest workout trend taking the internet by storm but health experts are still undecided about their health benefits, Brittany Miller writes

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Labour government without accurate data on courts crisis amid fears of soaring trials backlog

‘Unfathomable’ lack of accurate data on courts crisis means government ‘cannot hope’ to understand or fix it, experts tell The Independent

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Taliban profit as flights diverted around Middle East crisis fill up Afghan airspace

Flying through Afghan airspace is proving to be the safest option for international airlines, with Iran’s missile bombardment of Israel causing a noticeable shift in flight patterns

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Perrie Edwards: ‘Parting ways with someone can be a scary thing’

Exclusive: Little Mix star has released her third solo single – she tells The Independent about the romantic story behind it

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Dermot O’Leary backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign as Persimmon donates £25k to appeal

Dermot O’Leary’s support for the scheme to help victims of domestic violence comes as Persimmon provides a generous donation

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Factory workers say company told them not to evacuate from Hurricane Helene. 11 were swept away in floodwaters

Two employees of Impact Plastics were killed and at least three remain missing

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Powerball winner wins lawsuit to hold onto $2bn prize after he was accused of stealing ticket

The lottery saga has been ongoing since the winning ticket was purchased in 2022

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From liberal darling to phone calls with Trump: Mark Zuckerberg’s political transformation

The CEO, chairman, and controlling shareholder of Facebook’s parent company Meta says he wants to be ‘non-partisan’. But that’s not so easy when you’re a monarch in all but name, reports Io Dodds

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NYC gallery says $1m worth of art destroyed by water leak at CubeSmart storage facility

EXCLUSIVE: In a lawsuit, obtained by The Independent, Eric Firestone claims the facility managed to conceal the situation from him until one of his employees showed up and discovered the trashed pieces.

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How close are we to all-out war across the Middle East?

Israel could strike Iran’s nuclear research centres in retalition for Tehran’s mass missile attack over Israel

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Windrush pioneer Alford Gardner dies aged 98

Born in Jamaica, Mr Gardner settled in Britain in 1948 after distinguished Royal Air Force service

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Trump says Taiwan should spend more on defence – while it waits for $20bn of US weapons

European lawmakers call out Trump’s ‘unnecessary bluster and unrealistic demands’ from Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression

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British Airways bars passengers from flight for not having valid ID – despite them having passports

Exclusive: BA has now apologised after blaming mother and daughter for not having passports – even though they didn’t need them for a domestic flight

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‘Oh, shut up’: Democrats react to the debate with worries about Walz and anger at Vance

The vibes changed noticeably in the room as the night went on, reports Eric Garcia

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A night out with the edgelords: Watching the Walz-Vance debate with DC’s young MAGA mob

DC’s chapter of the Young Republicans organization is a wacky bunch, even by the standards of today’s hyper-online Gen Z and millennial conservatives. John Bowden reports from their watch party

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It took nearly 90 minutes, but Tim Walz made clear exactly why Donald Trump chose JD Vance

ANALYSIS: There may not have been a knockout blow in the vice presidential debate, but Vance’s answer to the last question couldn’t have been more revealing, writes Andrew Feinberg

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Even on Vance's big debate night in New York, Trump is still center stage for MAGA's faithful

Though many Republicans gathered outside the CBS studios on Tuesday were confident of the Ohio Senator’s debating skills, there was one person who could not escape a mention. Mike Bedigan got their views

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Imprisoned Jacksonville Jaguars employee sues FanDuel for ‘exploiting gambling addiction and ruining his life’

In court papers, Amit Patel blames the online gambling platform, in large part, for “the complete devastation of [his] professional, personal, and financial life.”

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