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This year delivered a remarkably diverse slate of cinema, according to The Independent’s chief film and TV correspondent Jacob Stolworthy.

The UN has warned the military-controlled election is unfolding amid violence, intimidation and arrests. The country’s former leader has not been heard from in two years

More than one in three Muslim women have experienced racist abuse on public transport, according to a new report

The journalist won with her proposed series of stories about the US-Mexican border

High cost of food, labor, rent and more necessities have caused some beloved restaurants to close for good

IN FOCUS: Bethany Clarke’s friend was one of six foreigners who died after drinking tainted vodka at a Laotian hotel. More than a year later, the family and friends of those killed are calling for changes to protect travellers – and justice for their deaths. Alisha Rahaman Sarkar reports

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If Labour is to avoid catastrophe in the May local elections, the prime minister and his cabinet need to pull together and deliver both action and good news

Union boss Matt Wrack warned that the PM ‘can never out-Farage Farage’ as the government attempt to win back votes lost to Reform UK

Findings of a survey commissioned by The Independent reveals Andy Burnham as favourite to take over from the prime minister