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Eight of the containers were reported as carrying bananas, two as carrying plantain, one as carrying avocados

SPECIAL REPORT : There is a danger the ailing Probation Service is being ‘set up to fail’, the chief inspector of probation has warned, as the nation prepares for the biggest justice system overhaul in a generation, Amy-Clare Martin reports

Tens of thousands of refugees could face homelessness this winter as frontline workers speak of being forced into ‘crisis response mode’, writes Bryony Gooch

IN FOCUS: The video by Democrats sent Trump into a rage last month. But some Democrats say the story of double-tap strikes proves why they needed to release it, Eric Garcia writes

Selective tests in their current form produce ‘exam bots with no genuine love of learning’

A Home Depot Halloween and Christmas Facebook Group, with over 165,800 members, is alight with discussion about the giant decorations

COMMENT: The European Broadcasting Union will allow Israel to compete at next year’s contest, a decision that has prompted four countries to boycott the event. Roisin O’Connor asks whether Eurovision can ever get back to the joyful celebration it once was

Deferred interest and high annual percentage rates (APR) can make store credit cards costly

EXCLUSIVE: Three years after The Independent first published a damning investigation into Huntercombe Group hospitals, new court documents reveal fresh claims that children were subject to inhumane, degrading and abusive treatment in ‘prison-like’ units – as families take legal action against 35 doctors. Rebecca Thomas reports