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SPECIAL REPORT: Brook House near Gatwick airport was the subject of an independent inquiry after G4S guards were filmed abusing detainees in 2017. Now, The Independent has obtained stark written accounts from officers at the site that reveal chaotic conditions in which restraint and force are being used against vulnerable…

IN DEPTH: Two Republican senators say it’s time for the Secretary of Homeland Security to go, Eric Garcia reports from Capitol Hill

INTERVIEW: The American leader imperilled the future of the alliance with repeated threats to seize Greenland and attacks on European allies. General Richard Shirreff tells Maira Butt that the US president has turned the international order into a ‘dead duck’

With the support of our readers, the charity has officially launched SafeCall, a new lifeline designed to reach the 72,000 children who disappear in the UK every year

Jane Johnson believes social media damaged her son’s health - she told The Independent why she supports a ban for under-16s

First in The Independent: MAGA fan Adam Lee Osborn said he hated the Democrat from Minnesota ‘due to her disrespect for the United States and using God’s name in vain,’ court records show

‘Taxpayers should carefully check their return, even if prepared by a professional, for simple mistakes,’ one expert said

Following a tumultuous weekend for Andy Burnham, The Independent asks voters in Manchester whether they believe their mayor should have been allowed to make a return to Westminster

INTERVIEW: Adriana Turk grew up in Australia believing that her entire family tree had been wiped out in Hitler’s genocide. She tells Maira Butt how a DNA test helped her discover long-lost family living all over the world – and why it sends a message of hope to the Jewish…