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Voices: Prisoners should not be housed in unsanitary death traps

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: We must not wait for a repeat of the Grenfell fire to notice that, behind the forbidding walls and barbed wire of Britain’s prison estate, there are fatal cell fires waiting to happen

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Don Trump Jr’s friend who was detained on cocaine charges was told by cops to ‘stop dropping names’

Zach Witkoff told The Independent he’s ‘deeply embarrassed’ by the incident

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‘National scandal’ as ministers U-turn on lifesaving fire safety plans for overcrowded prisons

SPECIAL REPORT: Eleven prisoners have died while ministers drag their heels over legally required fire safety measures in overcrowded British prisons, where there are an average of eight fires a day, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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Fallout from Iran war is ‘major new threat to foreign aid’

There are growing concerns that the economic fallout from the current conflict in the Middle East will push Gulf nations – who collectively provided more humanitarian aid than the US last year – turning away from foreign assistance

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Officials requested Mandelson’s vetting details days after Independent revealed he failed

Cat Little, the most senior official in the Cabinet Office, said details of the disgraced peer’s vetting were requested by the Foreign Office seven months ago

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Top civil servant quizzed about Independent story at centre of Mandelson vetting scandal

A top civil servant has been grilled over The Independent's reporting, which revealed concerns that Lord Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting.

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Lebanese journalist killed by Israeli strike was left under rubble for hours with no medical care, say officials

Lebanon’s prime minister has accused Israel of ‘war crimes’ and said its targeting of journalists is now an ‘established approach’

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Republicans delay vote on bill gutting Endangered Species Act – on Earth Day

The ESA passed 355-4 in the House of Representatives in 1973

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Top Democrat vows to take Florida next after Virginia redistricting shocks Republicans: ‘Maximum warfare’

ANALYSIS: New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has thrown down the gauntlet and is threatening Trump in his own backyard, Eric Garcia writes

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Starmer sacked Olly Robbins before he could defend himself over Mandelson scandal, allies say

Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch says the ‘whole thing stinks’ and suggests that the PM would have misled MPs if the claims were true

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The Independent partners with WaterAid for Earth Day 2026

The Independent donates £20,000 in advertising to help amplify WaterAid’s message and reach new audiences

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Strictly’s Alex Kingston feared she’d never ‘get another job ever again’ after cancer diagnosis

‘Doctor Who’ star was diagnosed with uterine cancer in 2024

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LGBTQ voters hope to knock out vulnerable Republicans and boost Democrats to victory with a pink wave in November

$15m effort will target key Senate races and eight House districts ‘decided by just 157,000 votes in 2024’

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Mike Johnson unwilling to condemn Cory Mills despite citing daughters as reason ‘we have to protect women’

Mills faces additional pressure to resign after Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s resignation

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Congress will vote to expand ‘God Squad’ reach and gut endangered species protections – on Earth Day

The ESA has prevented the extinction of 99% of protected species

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Southwest pilot incapacitated by falling screen in cockpit as plane took off

The flight’s captain began to vomit before he was taken away by medics, according to a report

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Sudan refugees face temperatures rising to 50C and little food and water as they struggle to survive

IN FOCUS: Rachel Hagan speaks to victims of Sudan’s brutal conflict, who have survived rape, kidnap and extreme violence to make it to Chad. But there, water and food are starting to run low for a number of the hundreds of thousands who need help

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Is Trump right about Iran’s ‘seriously fractured’ leadership holding up a peace deal?

IN DEPTH: Divisions within Tehran’s leadership are becoming more apparent as analysts tell Maira Butt that the political vacuum left by US-Israeli assassinations has enabled more nationalist elements to thrive

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The Independent returns as Camp Bestival’s exclusive news partner

Lineup includes major performances from Bastille, Fatboy Slim, Self Esteem and Billy Ocean

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The true UK cult stories behind Netflix’s Unchosen: ‘They’re living close by’

Netflix psychological thriller is based on the real stories of former cult members

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Near mid-air collision between Southwest Airlines planes narrowly averted above Nashville

Collision alarms in the cockpits of both Boeing 737 aircraft went off, warning that they were too close together

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The prime minister has survived, but his troubles remain

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Until Keir Starmer’s defence for his handling of the Mandelson vetting scandal – which amounts to ‘nobody told me’ – can be disproven, it must be accepted. But this feels like an administration not in control of events, and he must get a grip

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Starmer grilled over Independent front page on Mandelson vetting failure amid desperate fight for survival

Kemi Badenoch asked why Sir Keir claimed to have only learnt about Lord Mandelson failing vetting last week, when The Independent raised concerns with Downing Street in September

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End of an era: Las Vegas MGM closes down one of the last of the Strip’s grand buffets

The space will sit empty following the May 31 closure as the resort considers new concepts. MGM officials have no immediate plans to replace the venue, which has been a property fixture since 1993

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Why The Independent’s evidence from last September is a problem for Starmer

Analysis: ‘Smoking gun’ claims after this publication told Downing Street that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting last year

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