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COMMENT: As chair of Refuge, I have seen first-hand how the home is not always a safe place – which is why The Independent’s Brick by Brick appeal is so vital, says Hetti Barkworth-Nanton

Exclusive: ‘Enslavement and colonialism were not ‘gifts’ but imposed systems that brutally exploited people, extracted wealth, and dismantled societies, all for the benefit of Britain,’ one Labour MP told The Independent

Days ahead of Election Day, thousands of Trump supporters from across the country flocked to New York to attend his Madison Square Garden rally

Ariana Baio recounts the scenes outside of Madison Square Garden as she waited for three hours with Trump supporters to attend his rally

Exclusive: Fugitive IPP prisoner spoke to The Independent and said: ‘How can someone not commit another crime yet end up in jail for years?’

Firebrand Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert abandoned her re-election bid in western Colorado to move her family across the state and run in an entirely new, more conservative district. She won the primary, and the race is considered a GOP lock – but local Democrats insist there is a silent majority…

Donald Trump’s running mate recently revealed his teenage penchant for the popular trading card game – and his ‘embarassing’ favourite deck

‘It’s a David and Goliath thing,’ Adam Weiland tells Danielle Campoamor. ‘We’re up against a powerful anti-abortion lobby with lots of money, who are not afraid to throw their weight around.’

THE A-WORD: The US Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe vs Wade galvanized a generation of women who’d fought for a woman’s right to choose more than a half-century beforehand. Some had seen the reversal coming; others had not. All were horrified -- with droves dedicating their twilight years…