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Overflowing bins and climate change: Why might rats be getting bigger in the UK?

Adult rats can weigh up to 600g according to ecologists, and they probably became that big by eating our junk food

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Inside the depraved world of migrant hunters using disturbing tactics to track down asylum hotels

ANTI-MIGRANT PROTESTS: Far-right activists are descending on asylum hotels and livestreaming to thousands of followers as they hurl abuse at those who live and work there. Holly Evans reports how their actions are laying the groundwork for anti-migrant protests across the country and the violence that follows

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Trump posts photo to commemorate Hulk Hogan’s funeral: ‘I thought everybody would enjoy’

The WWE legend’s funeral was held Tuesday in Florida

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Laura Loomer’s MAGA critics accuse her of being funded by Big Pharma

‘I do not work for Big Pharma. I work in support of President Trump on the outside of the administration,’ Loomer tells The Independent

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The Independent announces the return of its acclaimed Climate 100 List

CLIMATE 100 LIST: Following on from last year's inaugural Climate 100 List, nominations for its Reader's Choice category is once again open for suggestions of unsung climate heroes from around the world who have made a significant contribution to protecting the environment

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Mapped: Worst areas for rat infestations in the UK as over half a million reported

Analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from councils showed over 500,000 reported rat infestations from 2023 to mid-2025

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Jim Acosta says he was ‘honored’ to interview AI Parkland victim amid intense backlash

‘It was our idea, it was our plan, and it’s still our plan,’ Manuel Oliver said in a video response, pushing back against the criticism Jim Acosta has received over the interview.

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UK aid cuts will cause untold damage, wildlife charities warn – as they fear for future of key programmes

IN FOCUS: Nick Ferris talks to groups around Britain and Africa about the cost-cutting that is already taking place, and the difficult few years ahead

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Actor slams AI-altered re-release of his popular Bollywood film: ‘Threatens integrity of storytelling’

Dhanush says it is ‘not the film I committed to 12 years ago’

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Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver’s fight in Marriage Story being used to scare off wolves

US Department of Agriculture reportedly finds scene teaches wolves that ‘humans are bad’

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Imran Khan’s party turns to UN as former Pakistan prime minister marks 2 years in prison

As Imran Khan endures growing isolation and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf faces a sweeping state crackdown, it is unclear how long the jailed leader’s resilience and popularity alone can sustain a party under siege, Maroosha Muzaffar reports

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Deputy rescues alligator from backyard pool with bare hands: ‘Florida grown at its finest!’

The alligator was hauled into the back of the patrol car and taken to a nearby pond

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Biden showed ‘general failure’ to do job while Harris and his party ‘ran away’ says Michigan Democrat vying to be first Muslim senator

‘These people made a calculated decision about who they needed and who they didn't,’ says Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who is running to win back those voters his party lost in 2024

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The best bug sprays to keep mosquitoes and other insects at bay, tried and tested

These DEET, citriodiol, and picaridin formulas will help you avoid mosquito and tick bites this summer

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I’ve found the best sleep trackers that will help you get a better night’s rest

Make sense of your restless nights with one of these tried and tested sleep trackers

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Inside the aid drops onto Gaza’s torched ruins – with the starving too weak to fight for food

SPECIAL DISPATCH: As pallets of aid are flung out of aircraft onto those starving in Gaza, chief international correspondent Bel Trew joins a Jordanian flight – while Nedal Hamdouna watches from the devastated enclave below

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Care worker who left suicidal teenager alone had fake ID and fled UK after she died, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after she was left alone at Huntercombe Hospital despite requiring constant one-to-one observation

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Exclusive: Registered sex offender banned from Spirit Airlines after arrest for groping teenage seatmate

A Spirit Airlines spokesperson told The Independent that 65-year-old John Daniel Fowler is no longer welcome on its flights

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Avoiding these foods could help people lose twice as much weight, study finds

Those who were given a diet of pre-packaged breakfast bars and shop-bought sandwiches ate more calories than those who ate meals cooked from scratch

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Jack Osbourne says he ‘is not close at all’ with sister who shunned reality TV stardom

‘We don’t have a great relationship,’ Ozzy Osbourne’s son said days before musician’s death

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This hidden corner of Edinburgh has pretty bakeries, independent book stores and some of the hottest restaurants in the city

Just a mile downhill along the cobbled roads from the city's main attractions is Stockbridge, which has quietly been having a glow up. Emma Henderson visits the bars, pubs, independent shops, green spaces and some of the newest culinary offerings to discover why it’s worth wandering over

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Senior judges reveal regret at handing out ‘unfair’ indefinite jail terms and call for scandal to be ‘put right’

Exclusive: ‘I have been a part of the system that is wrong. I feel that I ought to be part of the system to put it right,’ says one judge who backs proposals to help those trapped under the ‘unfair’ sentence

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Ministers must summon the courage to right an ‘obvious injustice’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Judges who passed indefinite sentences join The Independent’s campaign to re-sentence those prisoners who have been unfairly trapped by the long-abolished IPP law

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Introducing the new style of parenting - FAFO

Two psychologists react to the viral F*** Around and Find Out – or FAFO – parenting style

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