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Russia is making gains through the southeastern section of the front line as western military support dwindles

ScotRail suspends all services north of Perth and Dundee, as major rail routes into Scotland are blocked

Mohammed Dawwas, a highly skilled journalist and fixer, worked for The Independent and with Kim Sengupta for years. He is one of 15 members of the extended Dawwas family to have been killed in 12 weeks, with the health of one of Mohammed’s daughters also deteriorating alarmingly. His family believe…

Ramaswamy launched his bid for the presidency with an extreme energy that grabbed the nation’s attention. But as primary season looms, the sustained spotlight may not be doing him any favours, writes Gustaf Kilander

Rebecca Hill’s co-author has accused her of plagiarising from a draft of a BBC article

Currently, still wine cannot be sold in 200ml quantities and sparkling wine cannot be sold in 500ml amounts

Warning that drugs so potent a ‘grain of sand’ dosage can be fatal could spark a US-style drug deaths crisis

Brittany Watts suffered a miscarriage at home after doctors deemed her foetus unviable. Days later, she was charged with felony abuse of a corpse in a striking example of Ohio’s dangerously confusing abortion laws, writes Andrea Blanco

Exclusive: Last-ditch government plans to free up cells not enough to prevent overcrowding problem from ‘blowing up’, prisons watchdog warns

Exclusive: Ukrainians are landing at UK airports only to discover that their travel documents and host families are fake

Karl, 11, and his six-year-old brother are among 850 families who have received new beds as part of this year’s Independent-backed Christmas charity appeal