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‘Ultra-strength’ cocaine hits UK streets as deaths surge to record high

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Exclusive: Cocaine deaths have hit record levels, with more than 1,000 people dying last year. Alex Ross finds the purity of the street drug has increased amid a boom in production in Latin America

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Can a tortilla be ‘GLP-1 friendly’? The label change that weight-loss drug companies are cashing in on

While a ‘GLP-1 friendly’ label may seem arbitrary, some medical experts say it may make people pay closer attention to what they’re eating

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‘Our village will be ruined by noise or destroyed by a runway’: The impossible future for Heathrow locals

IN FOCUS: Heathrow’s potential expansion could result in the destruction of the village of Longford but its residents have another more pressing concern, as Dan Haygarth finds out

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New A24 film smashes studio’s box office record after just one day

Horror film ‘Backrooms’ has already recorded the biggest opening weekend at the box office in A24 history

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‘Why can’t this apply to parenting?’: Meet the Navy SEAL using his sniper training as a rulebook to parenting

Former Navy SEAL sniper instructor Brandon Webb spent years teaching trainees how to stay calm under pressure, master their inner dialogue and push through fear. He then used those lessons at home with his children, he told Andrea Cavallier

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One in three voters saw deepfakes of politicians ahead of local elections, poll shows

Exclusive: New polling shows deepfakes and AI-generated video, audio clips or images about election candidates reached 16.5 million UK adults in the month before elections

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Trump is hemorrhaging key parts of his 2024 coalition. But they aren’t sold on Democrats, either

ANALYSIS: Young men and Latinos who sent Trump to the White House are souring on him. But, Eric Garcia writes, Democrats have a lot of work to do to win them over

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Professional area football player’s touchdown celebration landed fan in hospital, lawsuit says

Exclusive: The Albany Firebirds spectator, who ended up with a spinal fracture, ‘wasn't taking an unreasonable risk,’ his attorney told The Independent. ‘He was standing exactly where he was told to stand.’

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Why does it rain every darn weekend?

IN FOCUS: The Memorial Day holiday stretch was the wettest Vermont’s city of Burlington had seen in over 100 years as many other areas also experienced a near-total washout. Julia Musto asks experts if this will be the new summer norm

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I tested the tiny device that relieves itchy mosquito bites in seconds

This bite healer uses heat therapy to sooth the itch

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Do not hold back any Mandelson documents, Tories tell Starmer as they issue contempt warning

Priti Patel issues warning after concerns raised that the government is redacting more information than was initially agreed

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‘I agree with people’s comments’: BYD boss Stella Li just shared her thoughts on the Ferrari Luce

The world (and the Pope) has had their opinion on the first all-electric Ferrari, but what does the boss of a rival brand think of it, and would BYD in Formula One help her company to compete?

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Simon Calder’s 32 years on the road as travel correspondent for The Independent

Simon Calder signs off with a journey through the past three decades ‘working’ in the industry of human happiness

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Trump’s retribution campaign now targets his most famous accuser. It could silence others, experts warn

DOJ’s case involving E. Jean Carroll appears designed to derail her multi-million dollar verdicts while silencing others, experts tell Alex Woodward

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Environmentalist drag queen calls on Patagonia to drop trademark infringement lawsuit: ‘Let’s make peace’

Patagonia claims in the lawsuit that branding associated with drag persona Pattie Gonia could cause ‘confusion’ among consumers

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Elderly British couple left abandoned in Abu Dhabi overnight due to Etihad error

Exclusive: David and Susan Hesketh never made it to their holiday in Cape Town after their flight was delayed

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UK’s £21m for Ebola crisis currently just 5% of total sent during last massive outbreak

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is said to be assessing what a long-term response could require

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Starmer ‘facing calls to rethink approach to North Sea drilling’ as oil prices spiral

While Sir Keir has argued that new drilling in the North Sea would not reduce domestic oil prices because they are set internationally, some ministers and industry figures are now thought to be challenging this claim

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Economic self-interest to drive France’s foreign aid, minister says

Exclusive: Minister for international partnerships Éléonore Caroit – whose role was renamed from minister for development last year – says that France was now explicitly seeking returns from its development relationships.

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Scandal-hit nursing regulator still failing to address problems, watchdog warns

A scathing audit of the Nursing and Midwifery Council found there was no evidence of “substantial and sustained improvement”

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‘Culture wars vs real wars’: Experts say Trump just made Texas Senate race a battle the GOP didn’t need to fight

ANALYSIS: Trump getting involved in the Senate primary in Texas saddled Republicans with a scandal-ridden nominee. But, Eric Garcia and Andrew Feinberg write, turning Texas blue still requires a lot of work

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Pam Bondi diagnosed with cancer after she was ousted by Trump: report

Bondi has undergone treatment and is recovering from the disease, according to the report

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I tried Dyson’s new handheld fan in the heatwave and it genuinely made me shiver

It boasts five fan speeds, plus a boost mode that delivers airflow up to 55mph Read more: Best portable fans, reviewed

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One in ten girls threatened with having nude photos of them shared, shocking data reveals

Exclusive: Data from children’s charity Barnardo’s shows one in 10 girls in the UK have been threatened with having nude pictures of themselves shared

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Chaos as crowds pack Yosemite over weekend after reservation system ended

In March, Yosemite National Park received nearly 100,000 more visitors than it did at the same time the previous year

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