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Far-right leaders in Europe and the US are trying to wreck measures to save the planet, Theresa May warns. They want to ‘stir up a culture war’ to win votes, says the former PM, who criticises Trump for calling climate change ‘a hoax’ – and accuses Nigel Farage of ‘politicising’…

Nicholas Holsten found dead by workers sorting metal at Republic Services facility

Exclusive: The airline has apologised for the errors but repeated incidents spark concerns

The Queen has given a substantial sum to help The Independent build a safe home for women fleeing domestic abuse

Five sources, including four of his former colleagues, shared the same disturbing account with The Guardian

Alsu Kurmasheva was among 16 people freed in the largest US Russian post-Soviet prisoner swap. She tells Bel Trew about life in prison and the moment she was snatched from her mother’s apartment by a swarm of men in black masks

Exclusive: Frontline staff warn demand for dwindling housing stock is growing as they are pushed ‘closer to the brink’ themselves

Exclusive: Ukraine MP who has attempted to defend the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is facing an attempt to have him extradited from the UK today

Domestic abuse helpline manager tells Maya Oppenheim she has heard women being assaulted, terrified whispers and also, ominously, the phone going dead