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Why adventurers flocked to take OceanGate’s $250k Titanic expedition – before tragedy hit: ‘I was wowed’

OceanGate, whose submersible vessel Titan carrying five crew members suffered a ‘catastrophic implosion, in the North Atlantic, had offered tours to the famous shipwreck site since 2021. Bevan Hurley writes

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Whistleblowers warned OceanGate safety issues could prove ‘catastrophic’. Then its Titanic sub imploded

A top employee raised safety concerns five years before the vessel’s catastrophic implosion

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Ukraine commanders to exploit ‘military coup’ in Russia to re-take territory

Commanders to advance in eastern Ukraine as Wagner troops’ move on Moscow leaves Russian army in disarray

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Emily Eavis appreciation and not-so-secret sets: 8 of the biggest Friday highlights at Glastonbury 2023

The Foo Fighters popped up in the least surprising surprise set of the weekend, while Kelis brought all the boys (and girls) to the yard with her dazzling set on the Park Stage

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A routine chiropractor visit left her paralysed at 28. One year on, this is what her mother wants you to see

One year ago, Caitlin Jensen visited a Georgia chiropractor for a neck adjustment and left in an ambulance. The 29-year-old has been in and out of hospitals and rehab centres ever since. Sheila Flynn reports

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An 1851 maritime law protected the Titanic’s owners in court. Could OceanGate use it too?

The owners of Titanic sought to limit liability following the ship’s sinking by petitioning under 1851 legislation. The owners of the submersible lost on its dive to visit that famed ship’s wreckage may do the same thing, legal experts tell Sheila Flynn

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Jeremy Hunt’s mortgages deal dismissed as ‘sticking plaster’ as Sunak urged to offer subsidies

Government told to offer direct support to homeowners – as chancellor’s agreement with banks dismissed as a ‘water pistol to put out a fire’

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Pride collection backlash has derailed retailers, but LGBT designers are more empowered than ever

Conservative outrage forced some retailers to remove Pride Month collections from their stores, many of which were made by queer business owners. One company has yet to financially recover from the backlash, but it’s the LGBT+ designers who remain undefeated, Meredith Clark writes

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One year after Roe v Wade fell, anti-abortion laws threaten millions. The battle for access is far from over

The future of abortion care in America hinges on a radically reshaped political and legal landscape one year after the Supreme Court revoked a constitutional right, Alex Woodward reports

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‘Once we qualify, then I can get excited’ - Abbie Brown on GB Sevens’ Olympic ‘dream’

The GB Sevens co-captain tells The Independent about bonding through adversity and the revamped sevens series as her side look to secure qualification for Paris 2024 at the European Games in Krakow

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Whistleblowers warned OceanGate safety issues could prove ‘catastrophic’. Then its Titanic sub imploded

A top employee raised safety concerns five years before the vessel’s catastrophic implosion

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Sadiq Khan’s office banned from flying EU flag on Brexit anniversary

Government accused of criminalising flying of Brussels flag

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Five men on missing Titanic sub confirmed dead after debris reveals ‘catastrophic implosion’

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet ‘have sadly been lost’

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Zelensky accuses Russia of plotting ‘radiation leak’ attack at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Warning comes as bridge connecting Russian-held Crimea and the Ukrainian mainland is damaged in strike

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Interest rates blame game erupts between Tories and Bank of England, as recession warnings grow

Bank governor Andrew Bailey fights for future – and blames company bosses for fuelling inflation with pay rises

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Frigid water could keep Titanic sub passengers alive longer than predicted, expert friends say

Experts suggest the five will be cold and most likely hypothermic, which leads to a reduction in the amount of oxygen consumed

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US Coast Guard confirms when Titanic sub set to run out of oxygen as desperate search enters final hours

US Coast Guard spokesperson told The Independent they expect Titan will run out of oxygen at 1pm UK time on Thursday

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Best Interests review: ‘heart-shattering’ drama on BBC One

“It was with a huge sense of trepidation” that I tuned into BBC One’s new four-part drama “Best Interests”, said Nick Hilton in The Independent. Written by Jack Thorne, it tells the harrowing story of a couple who must decide whether doctors should keep treating their desperately unwell daughter.

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This explorer dived to the ocean’s deepest seabed. He says the missing Titanic sub disaster was ‘avoidable’

Kelly Walsh dived 11,000m under the ocean to Challenger Deep, 60 years after his father Don Walsh made the journey. He tells Bevan Hurley he’s watched the Titan rescue in ‘horror and sadness’

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AOC implores Greene and Boebert to not waste time with Biden impeachment: ‘We should actually be working’

Other House Democrats want to call House Republicans’ bluff on impeaching president

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He went on OceanGate’s Titanic sub with its CEO. Only now does he realise how dangerous it was

David Waud visited the Titanic wreckage in 2021 with OceanGate, traveling with Stockton Rush on the now-missing submersible Titan. He tells Sheila Flynn: ‘I don’t know what they’re going to find’

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Exclusive: Marjorie Taylor Greene names her price for McCarthy – impeach Joe Biden

House Speaker’s most conservative footsoldier says impeaching the president is the cost for her support for him and raising the debt limit

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US shoots down UK firm’s offer to help in search for Titanic sub as experts urge 11th-hour rethink

Urgent calls from explorers to reverse decision as ‘tapping sounds’ detected by sonar in search

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Rishi Sunak warned of ‘serious shock’ for mortgage holders as Bank of England poised to raise interest rates

Experts warn 1.4m homeowners will see a fifth of their disposable income wiped out by soaring mortgage rates

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England relish tickets boom for ‘special’ Women’s Ashes against supreme Australia

With more financial backing than ever and Ashes ticket sales exploding, women’s cricket is in a better place than ever ahead of the Test at Trent Bridge

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