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Frank Meeink was once one of America’s most prominent young white supremacists. Now an ardent anti-racist, he tells James Liddell how he’s helping those in recovery navigate the worst natural disaster in southern California’s history

Hostages and Palestinian prisoners are expected to start being released from 4pm local time Sunday

Re-live all the action from St James' Park as Andoni Iraola’s side triumph in Newcastle

THE COUNTDOWN: The Independent’s culture team select 20 of the best comfort films across the years to cure even the worst case of January blues

Exclusive: The daughter of acclaimed artists Susan Rothenberg and George Trakas has been accused of being so bothered by throngs of hipsters lining up for the Old Friend Photobooth outside her Lower East Side home that she’s dumped urine on the booth’s owner and smeared feces on their plant pots

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are heading to Colombia

The 2017 Women’s March became famous for its hats and crowd size. Now, that Trump is returning to the White House, the march will be back but organizers tell Kelly Rissman that they expect a much smaller turnout

SPECIAL REPORT: ‘No one should be left behind’ declare families of Israeli hostages to Bel Trew in Tel Aviv, as Netanyahu’s government finally approves historic Gaza truce – with the first captives expected to be set free by Hamas on Sunday

The 55-year-old woman said she was set upon by a mystery man as she emptied her bins down the communal rubbish chute on Tuesday evening