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As thefts surge, with many of them going unpunished, Alex Ross speaks to business owners using unique techniques in the fight against shoplifters

A four-day week trial among UK businesses resulted in nearly two-thirds of employees feeling less burned out

Three trade deals, five U-turns, 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence, eight ministerial resignations, 49 welfare rebels, record small boat crossings – the statistics behind Keir Starmer’s first year as prime minister explored by Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox

Exclusive: Huge cuts to international aid – alongside intensifying conflict and the devastating impact of climate change – are creating a humanitarian crisis across Nigeria and its neighbours. Now, the UN’s food charity has warned that supplies of food are set to run out next month. Nick Ferris reports

Marc Shoffman met the P&O Cruises loyalists during Britannia’s 10th anniversary sailing and found out what it takes to retain a ship’s legendary status

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition of the militant group and ending its pariah status on the world stage. Arpan Rai reports

Airline denies allegations by British lawyer as ‘unsubstantiated and inaccurate’

‘I think there are a lot of people who are rightfully relieved,’ Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of congress, tells The Independent

The White House did not deny that president’s plan to transfer nearly 2 million Palestinians out of Gaza was still a possibility when asked by The Independent

The bill also allows for the extension of 2017 tax cuts while forcing states to shoulder more of the cost of welfare food benefits

Pastor Donovan Price told The Independent he broke down in tears over what he saw Wednesday night