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Military chiefs and MPs call for end to 'disgrace' of refugees stranded in Pakistan and Afghanistan despite promise of sanctuary in Britain

‘Woke up this morning to learn that the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect was my high school classmate Rex Heuermann,’ the actor, from Long Island, tweeted

Paul McCartney “was always the most surprising Beatle”, said Mark Hudson in The Independent. Despite his reputation as a “cheerful, garrulous mop top”, he was the closest thing the group had to a “Renaissance man”: while his bandmates “retreated to mansions in the stockbroker belt” at the height of their mid-1960s fame, McCartney immersed himself in London’s counterculture,…

An ongoing right-wing conspiracy theory accuses Ray Epps of being a federal agent who incited a riot. It ruined his life. A defamation lawsuit against the network that helped amplify those claims could reap significant damages, attorneys tell Alex Woodward

Exclusive: ‘The grown-ups have got us into an even worse position,’ says Rachel Reeves – as mortgage rates rise again

‘I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders,’ Feride Seferaj tells The Independent

Eight of the 21 busiest airports in the country have raised or introduced charges for dropping off passengers since August 2022, an RAC investigation finds

‘They have a void in their life forever. This is so traumatic and distressing,’ victim tells Maya Oppenheim as campaigners launch legal action against government

A probable cause affidavit obtained by The Independent revealed that Mr Mannix was allegedly experiencing ‘drug-induced schizophrenia’

After a joint FBI task force was unable to pin the 1982 Tylenol murders on prime suspect James Lewis, special agent Roy Lane was coaxed out of retirement to carry out a daring undercover mission. He tells Bevan Hurley Lewis’ death this week ‘puts the pursuit of justice to an…

‘I feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders,’ Feride Seferaj tells The Independent