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Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt has given her first in-depth interview of the general election to The Independent, addressing the D-Day row, the leadership, and why her party should not listen to the polls or political pundits

Last June, the eyes of the world were upon the same North Atlantic waters where the Titanic and its passengers sank to icy fates - as international rescue teams searched for a submersible carrying five explorers venturing to the shipwreck. The disastrous implosion of Titan and the reckless path that…

Exclusive: A new poll has revealed that trust in the Tories on tax has collapsed as the party desperately tries to use the issue to stop a Labour ‘supermajority’

Tanya Kach was just 14 years old when she was kidnapped by Thomas Hose in 1996

Tanya Kach was 14 years old when she vanished in 1996. A decade later, she was found at her middle school security guard’s home, where she was being kept captive. Now, with the help of fellow kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, she’s telling her story. Andrea Cavallier reports

After Lala Kent faced considerable backlash for her comments made toward her child-free cast mates during the Vanderpump Rules season 11 reunion, Meredith Clark asks whether we should expect anything more from a cast that notoriously skirts responsibility

Checking off the ‘convicted felon’ box keeps millions of Americans in the margins, but it’s fueling Trump’s campaign. It’s a phrase that criminal justice reformers want to avoid, Alex Woodward reports

Exclusive: Plans are in place to fly two more migrants to Rwanda in the next week

In a special investigation, Tom Watling tells the story of five teenagers who were taken into Russia or Russian-occupied territory before eventually being rescued. Many others are still believed to be trapped

A new law threatens traditional midwifery practices that go back for generations. Danielle Campoamor reports

Scott and all but two Republican senators have blocked legislation on IVF. Yet he spent seven figures this week on an ad that specifically talks about how he supports the procedure