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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The first of two homes for survivors of domestic abuse, built with contributions from readers of The Independent, is ready to welcome its residents. The government should now honour its election commitment to the thousands of women and children affected by violence behind closed doors

Callum Hesketh spent his first four months in intensive care and had had 24 temporary foster care placements by the age of four

Trade economist Simon Evenett told The Independent that the Trump administration seems ‘very reluctant to go below 10 per cent’ on tariffs

INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGN: An all-female team of decorators will add the last touches to the property which was built using funds raised by The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign, in partnership with domestic abuse charity Refuge, writes Athena Stavrou