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‘Young people should be represented by someone their own age’: Meet the youngsters vying for local council seats

Young people lacking representation in local government are fighting to be recognised. Harriette Boucher spoke to young candidates running in the May elections about why their voices are needed in politics

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MPAPA! Trump’s NASA Administrator wants to bring back Pluto as a planet in our solar system

The celestial body’s status as the solar system's ninth planet was withdrawn in 2006. Now some experts say we might want to reconsider

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One more time, Mr McSweeney comes to Sir Keir Starmer’s aid

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: As the evidence given by the former Downing Street chief of staff makes clear, the way the prime minister has treated parliament throughout the Mandelson saga is one of the few things that has gone right with it. Sir Keir has no case to answer

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89 year-old mass shooting suspect ‘opened fire in social security office after losing pension case’

An elderly suspect was detained with a loaded .38 revolver, some six hours after multiple people were injured during the incident in Athens, Greece

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Teen trapped for 20 years on indefinite jail term should have served 18 months, judges rule

Jay Davis is among six prisoners languishing on IPP jail terms to have their sentences quashed last week

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Anti-government violence has hit a 30-year high in the United States

The weekend shooting in Washington is the latest in a string of attacks on government officials and facilities

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The Independent’s Pride list of LGBT+ changemakers to return for June

In partnership with Pride in London, we will celebrate some of the UK’s biggest trailblazers from the LGBT+ community

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American Airlines is the latest carrier to restrict portable chargers on planes. Here’s what to know about the new policy

Lithium batteries in portable chargers can catch fire if damaged, federal regulators have warned

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Megan Thee Stallion to leave Broadway show following tearful performance after Klay Thompson split

The rapper broke down in tears during a performance of the musical this weekend

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‘Significant gaps’ in UK aid strategy in wake of cuts, MPs warn – as they call for more transparency

New report from parliament’s International Development Committee – which includes evidence from The Independent – says that the government needs to clearly outline how it will monitor and evaluate its new strategy around foreign aid

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UK scientists to fire salt water into the sky in bid to tackle climate crisis

Government supporting new geoengineering techniques as race against unregulated companies seeking to capitalise on need for climate cooling tech heats up

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Pro-Trump commercial cleaning company refused Muslim clients, lawsuit says

Exclusive: ‘Employees who expressed differing political views were disparaged or marginalized,’ according to a federal lawsuit against Southern Cleaning Service Inc.

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Drones, special forces and undercover agents: Inside the King’s ‘ring of security’ during his US state visit

A suspect has been charged with the attempted assassination of Trump after the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner

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‘It’s all hot air’: Starmer under attack from theft-hit shopkeeper for ‘tougher punishment’ pledge

Sir Keir Starmer claimed ‘the tide could be turning’ against shoplifters during a speech to shopkeepers on Monday

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Labour MPs face a ‘lose-lose’ vote on Starmer sleaze inquiry

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Starmer faces a crunch vote in parliament, political editor David Maddox talks to Labour MPs and those involved with the Boris Johnson Privileges Committee inquiry to find out what could happen next

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The pretty Polish seaside towns nestled against Russia’s ‘dagger’

TRAVEL DISPATCH: On the shores of the Vistula Spit in northern Poland, global travel editor Annabel Grossman discovers an unlikely holiday destination with golden beaches, nature-filled trails and low prices

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Megan Thee Stallion tears up during Broadway performance hours after Klay Thompson split announcement

Rapper took to the stage hours after sharing that she and NBA star Thompson had split

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Local elections mapped: Where Labour is facing a ‘calamity’ and the key seats to watch

The governing party could see its worst-ever results on 7 May, experts have warned

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Mass recall of more than 30 UK toys amid asbestos contamination fears

Since discovery of possible cancer-causing fibres in coloured sand late last year, the number of cases has grown, sparking calls for tighter regulation

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Britain is losing its hybrid war with Russia and is unprepared for conflict, warns top former US aide

IN FOCUS: Exclusive: Ex-government advisor and White House aide Fiona Hill leads a growing chorus of experts warning that the UK has no capacity to survive an escalation of a hybrid attack from Vladimir Putin let alone a full-scale global conflict, reports world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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The moment-by-moment breakdown of how White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting targeting Trump unfolded

A man has been arrested in connection with the incident and is reported to have targeted President Trump

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Broadway and DWTS’ Mark Ballas breaks silence on controversial final freestyle with Whitney Leavitt

IN FOCUS: Exclusive: ‘Once we went out, yeah, it was a bummer; we wanted to make that final and I had that ‘My Way’ music made,’ Ballas tells ‘The Independent’ of the dance video he released with Whitney Leavitt, which divided ‘DWTS’ fans

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Trump admin’s proposed new gun rule will make it harder for trans people to buy firearms

Proposed new rules would allow the federal government to compile lists of trans firearm buyers — and leave them in a ‘Catch-22’, gun rights advocates tell Io Dodds

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Why are we still obsessed with serial killers? A new exhibit forces the question

A new exhibit about serial killers in NYC has visitors stepping inside recreations of infamous crime scenes so disturbing visitors must sign a waiver. But the experience also taps into a deeper question – why are we still drawn to real–life horror? asks Andrea Cavallier

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Vance and Trump allies invoke ‘just war theory’ to legitimize Iran action. Experts say it ‘fails every single criteria’

IN FOCUS: ‘Trump's threat to end civilization is one of the most blatant violations of proportionality in the history of modern warfare,’ one expert tells Brendan Rascius

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