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Exclusive: Residents at Vive Living Childers Street in Deptford have been served with a Section 21 eviction notice

ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew visits Jobar – north of Damascus – which was devastated by some of the fiercest battles of the civil war. She meets residents returning home for the first time in more than a decade. Both they, and Syria itself, face major challenges in starting anew

“I hope he didn’t do it. I’m praying he didn’t do it. It’s still ‘allegedly,’” Gilman School graduate Ellison Jordan told The Independent.

Charlotte Proudman is facing a Bar Standards Board disciplinary tribunal over a Twitter thread criticising a ruling in a case she worked on

A Republican trifecta in Washington should be a good sign for a bipartisan dealmaker like Thom Tillis. Instead, Eric Garcia reports, he’s getting squeezed by all sides as he faces re-election

Exclusive: Miranda tells ‘The Independent’ he was impressed by ‘how far’ star Auliʻi Cravalho’s voice has come

Reform UK leader accused of ‘using women’s bodies and lives to score cheap political points’

A shortage on berries on holly this year means many wreaths will feature artificial berries

Exclusive: Apple Music host Zane Lowe and vice president Oliver Schusser discuss launch of three new Apple Music stations and their starry roster of presenters, from Rauw Alejandro and Becky G to FKA twigs and Brian Eno