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Record heatwave must be ‘wake-up call’ for Britain to prepare for Mediterranean climate, experts warn

Experts warn deadly heatwave is not a ‘one-off’ and call for a ‘systemic, nationwide response’ to rising temperatures that will keep happening ‘again and again’

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Fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in DRC reflects decades of development failure, says Red Cross

IN FOCUS: The absence of health, water, electricity and education services means that people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have suffered not only from Ebola, but also from mpox and cholera in recent years, the head of delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross in the…

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This is why Europe was so fatally unprepared for the June heatwave

IN FOCUS: Europe’s hottest ever June has laid bare the failures of successive governments across the continent to prepare for extreme heat. Now, scientists say, we have reached the point where climate change is having a severe impact on daily life. Alex Croft reports

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‘Not the right place to go’: Republicans plot to stop RFK Jr. from taking over special education

The U.S. Department of Education plans to transfer an office that helps people with disabilities find work to be controlled by the Department of Health and Human Services

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Venezuela earthquake death toll soars to at least 920 as US military assists with aid efforts

Thousands have been affected by the devastation wrought by the most powerful earthquake in over a century

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Mamdani and his socialists won big in New York. Washington insiders still don’t care

ANALYSIS: New York City mayor’s preferred candidates are likely coming to Washington. But, writes Eric Garcia, don’t expect a sea change on Capitol Hill

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‘I just can’t do it anymore’: Prisoner wrote note blaming ‘cruel’ indefinite jail term before he was found dead

Exclusive: Steven McBride’s sister has spoken of her anguish after an inquest found he felt ‘trapped, hopeless and frustrated’ on an IPP jail term

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Groom gambles away entire wedding fund, then sues DraftKings

Exclusive: ‘Once they put the product out there, they have an obligation to make it reasonably safe,’ attorney Yvonne Flaherty told The Independent of client Dane Miller, who also lost his job and considered suicide in the aftermath

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London Stadium makes major rule change for Take That show due to extreme heat warning

Concertgoers are attending the gigs in 35°C heat

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Britain must rejoin the EU single market in five years, Sir John Major says in withering criticism of Brexit

Exclusive: In a wide-ranging interview for The Independent with editor in chief Geordie Greig, the former PM warned that the UK is losing £100bn a year in trade and £40bn in tax receipts because of Brexit

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India wants to recover ‘Green Boots’ after 30 years. Here’s why so many of Everest’s dead are left behind

IN FOCUS: As India plans to retrieve the body of ‘Green Boots’, experts explain to Maroosha Muzaffar why Everest’s dead are rarely brought home

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UK’s ageing key infrastructure exposed in extreme heat as ministers urged to tackle ‘silent killer’

As Britain experiences its hottest June day in history, experts demand that the government take action on key infrastructure, as thousands of schools shut down and three hospitals declare critical incidents

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Top civil servant sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting in talks to work for Burnham

Olly Robbins was one of the most high-profile casualties of the Peter Mandelson scandal after it emerged the Labour grandee, fired over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, did not pass crucial security checks

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Ghislaine Maxwell says the Epstein files prove she was wrongfully convicted. Trump’s DOJ wants to keep her locked up

Prosecutors blast her latest ‘baseless’ arguments as ‘unmoored from law, logic or the record’

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New York’s latest super-tall skyscraper is blocking one of the city’s most iconic views

An 860-foot luxury apartment building is the latest ‘pencil’ to be added to New York City’s skyline and while some embrace the latest development, others have been less forgiving, Ariana Baio reports

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London’s hottest Tube lines revealed as capital bakes in record-breaking heatwave

‘There are limits, and this is pushing it,’ one Londoner told The Independent

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Disastrous funeral service ended with mortuary employee sitting on casket that wouldn’t close, lawsuit says

Exclusive: In addition to the unfit casket, Sigmund Johnson Jr.’s corpse was allegedly improperly clothed and ‘leaking fluids from the body and face’

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Iran war pushes climate movement into action as it gathers in sweltering London

IN FOCUS: Record June heat and ongoing impacts of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz instil renewed sense of purpose as more than 100,000 people gather for London Climate Action Week. Nick Ferris reports

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Gary Numan says way he attracted his wife ‘might be illegal now’

Pop singer first met his wife when she was still in school

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Trump bashes Chicago over surge in shootings and spars with Illinois Gov. Pritzker. So how dangerous is the Windy City?

IN FOCUS: Donald Trump has long targeted Chicago crime rate in his posts. But, just how bad is it in the Windy City? Bruce Golding digs into the data to find out

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Traveling this summer? What to know about your Airbnb and Vrbo rights after guests blindsided

If you don’t read the fine print, it could end up costing you thousands, J.R. Duren discovers

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Giveaway: Claim free tickets to see Bel Trew’s powerful new documentary at ICA London

The Independent is offering 10 pairs of tickets to the screening of ‘Hunted: Kidnapped, blackmailed and tortured for being LGBTQ+’ followed by a panel discussion at the London ICA

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The Independent and Music Venue Trust relaunch Main Stage initiative to support UK grassroots music venues

Campaign, which highlights the best grassroots music venues across the UK and the people working tirelessly to keep them alive, returns for summer 2026

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‘I was told I was being dramatic during labour. Now my child cannot walk or talk’

A report published into a maternity scandal at Nottingham hospitals, first uncovered by The Independent, outlines how failures at every level contributed to families suffering harm

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How The Independent exposed the Nottingham maternity scandal

The Nottingham maternity scandal inquiry covered around 2,500 cases and is the largest maternity review in NHS history

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