The Independent
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Jason Arday’s family ‘deeply moved’ by support as fundraiser reaches £224,000
The GoFundMe was set up to support Professor Jason Arday’s family
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UK firm plans major £55m Africa expansion to create ‘energy grid of the future’
Fresh funding for Sheffield solar-powered battery company comes as cuts bring rethink of UK aid strategy
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A tornado tears through a village in southern France, injuring 39 and wrecking 300 homes
A tornado has ravaged a small village in southern France, leaving dozens injured
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MPs call for UK to hold Israeli government to account for killing of journalists
A joint investigation has uncovered evidence of possible war crimes committed by the Israeli military in an August 2025 attack that killed Independent Arabia’s Gaza correspondent Mariam Abu Dagga
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There are gas lines in Iran, but no sign yet that its leaders will bow to US sanctions
Long lines have formed outside gas stations in Iran's capital as people rush to fill their tanks amid fuel shortages, fears of higher prices and new U.S. sanctions
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RSPCA reveals ‘secret weapon’ to tackling common cause of food poisoning
Standard UK meat chickens drive up risk of diarrhoea and sickness bug at least 100-fold, says charity
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One in four NFL players could get CTE, alarming new study finds
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a progressive brain disease linked to repeated head impacts
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Labour tells TikTok: Take down videos that glorify dangerous driving
Number 10 described the glorification of dangerous driving as ‘utterly disgraceful’ as it warned social media firms to take down videos ‘celebrating’ a wrong-way driving trend
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ICE arrested nearly 50,000 people last month, a staggering 70% jump since February
In the month prior to Trump taking office, monthly immigration arrests hovered just above 8,000
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UN warns humanity is ‘dangerously close’ to handing kill decisions to machines
The United Nations and the International Red Cross are urging countries to adopt bans and restrictions on autonomous weapons systems, often called killer robots
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Louisiana National Guard ends deployment in New Orleans after eight months patrolling French Quarter
The Louisiana National Guard announced this week that it is ending its eight-month deployment patrolling the streets of New Orleans
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These are the states where you will spend the most time in the ER
A fifth of patients spend more time waiting in the ER than health professionals recommend for the level of care they require
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Bari Weiss is looking to add former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo to CBS News lineup
Bari Weiss is ‘enraptured’ with Cuomo, it is claimed, and is hoping to bring the former CNN anchor onboard
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Employers want your Slack DMs to be public so AI can learn from them
One company even turned public messaging into a friendly competition among executives
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US-based artist jailed in China for three years over sculptures mocking Mao
Chinese artist Gao Zhen was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for “infringing upon the reputation of heroes”
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DWP tells pensioners to prove they need their benefits in bid to slash 100,000 claims
Exclusive: A campaign targeting older Britons who take home less than the state pension has started
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Man, 69, spared jail after turning up to Thetford protest with wooden bat
Brian Thompson was given a suspended prison sentence after arriving at a protest earlier this month with a wooden bat sticking out of his pocket
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Trump team wants to offload ‘woke’ painting by artist behind Obama portrait
The painting Young Artists After Siamesas 1960 had been hanging in the U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo since 2015 before being removed
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Polygamous leader featured in Netflix series faces sentencing for child abuse
He was one of the trusted followers of Warren Jeffs, who is serving a life sentence in Texas for sexual assault of children
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A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
A Chinese humanoid robot has set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing
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LeBron James and the PGA Tour to stage a two-day event at Firestone geared toward youth
LeBron James' passion for golf now includes a partnership with the PGA Tour
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Trump times his Ireland trip to coincide with major golf tournament at his own club
President Trump will stay at Doonbeg next month, just as resort hosts Irish Open
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Republicans expect Trump pick Darline Graham to lose tonight’s SC runoff: report
Trump’s super PAC has pumped money into the race, but she remains neck-and-neck against Rep. Ralph Norman
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Canada targets steel, fish and hundreds of other goods as Trump trade war escalates
Canada has pledged to roll out “dollar for dollar” counter-tariffs on scores of U.S. goods next month, in response to President Donald Trump’s latest import taxes that have plunged the North American neighbors deeper into a bitter trade war
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Family pays tribute to ‘brilliant’ woman, 23 found dead in flat
Four women and two men aged were arrested on suspicion of murder
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Trump drove a lap past his own $14.7M mistake — then went looking for a fight
The Grand Prix and the re-escalated trade war are the same instinct: press ahead with the unpopular thing, because the unpopular thing puts him at the center of it, writes Andrew Feinberg
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‘We struggle to build anything’: Readers split on Burnham housing plan
Our community weigh in on the prime minister’s £10bn plan to build 70,000 new homes, with many questioning whether the scale of the pledge matches the scale of Britain’s housing crisis
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Number of UK firms in ‘critical distress’ increases by almost a tenth
The downbeat outlook for British firms comes amid a backdrop of global economic uncertainty and rising costs.
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Two arrested after baby’s unexplained death at Somerset home
The death is being treated as unexplained following an initial forensic postmortem examination
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Three generations of family killed alongside two friends in Oregon quintuple homicide
Oregon authorities have identified the victims of what's being investigated as a quintuple homicide on a rural property outside Portland
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Hungary files a criminal complaint over $965M COVID-19 ventilator deal, citing possible fraud
Hungary's foreign ministry has filed a criminal complaint over possible fraud related to the previous government's purchase of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Is fasting between meals good for you? New study suggests not for this group
Ageing changes how people digest food, absorb nutrients, control blood sugar and maintain muscle
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Horrifying dashcam footage shows taxi travelling on wrong side of dual carriageway
North Wales Police successfully stopped the vehicle being driven on the incorrect side of the A55 – North Wales Expressway – on Monday evening
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Andrew Tate’s lawyer says influencer rented supercars to appear more wealthy
Lawyers argue the Tate brothers are ‘playing a role’
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European court says the Turkish judiciary has a 'systematic problem' in ruling on philanthropist
The European Court of Human Rights has criticized Turkey's courts over the imprisonment of philanthropist Osman Kavala
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Graeme Dott removed from World Snooker Hall of Fame after child sex abuse conviction
Dott, 49, was convicted on Monday of sexually abusing two primary school age children
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Experts respond to claims that smear tests use ‘cancer-causing’ chemicals
More than 3,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year in the UK
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90,000 forced to flee as raging Reno wildfire tears through neighborhoods
Crews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Reno, Nevada
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Inquest hears mystery of unidentified man found dead in Gatwick plane landing gear
It is believed the man died from a cardiac arrest
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Former TV news anchor admits to stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death on Halloween
Angelynn Mock, formerly of KTVI Fox 2 in St Louis, thought her elderly mom was “the devil”
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‘Obsessed’ Billie Piper fan jailed for stalking former Doctor Who star
Philip Jerome was sentenced on Tuesday after breaching a stalking prevention order
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Florida, hard-hit by Obamacare drop-off, feels the squeeze of rising healthcare costs
Florida chef Elijah Button faces a tough situation after losing his Affordable Care Act health insurance due to a premium hike
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Tropical Storm Julio forms in the Pacific and isn't threatening land
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Julio has formed in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land
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Huge Cornwall estate goes on sale for £12.5 million
The 500-year-old property is set in 183 acres of gardens and woodland
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Men in A66 wrong-way crash that killed two police officers had 37 convictions
Cleveland Police said 12 people have been arrested over alleged criminality leading up to the collision
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What Andy Burnham’s £10 billion pledge means for the UK’s housing crisis
‘Councils built this country out of a housing crisis once before,’ the prime minister said
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Flares set off and balloons released as hundreds gather for vigil after A66 crash
Young people wearing masks arrived on scooters, off-road bikes and quad bikes
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Robots crash to ground in tug-of-war at 2026 World Humanoid Games
Humanoid robots participated in a tug-of-war competition at the 2026 World Humanoid Games in China on Tuesday (25 August). Teams of two robots on each side faced off, pulling on a rope in a test of power, stability and coordination. Crowds watched as the robots struggled to keep their balance and fell flat on their faces. The World Humanoid Games are being held in Beijing from 22 August to 26 August, showing advances in robotics are enabling machines to perform increasingly physical and complex tasks once associated mainly with humans.
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Restore Britain leader rakes in £100,000 for posts on Elon Musk’s X
Mr Lowe, who regularly posts anti-immigration content on Elon Musk’s platform, has made on average £931 per hour this year on X
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How human remains found in Tucson desert complicate the search for Nancy Guthrie
Chief Medical Examiner Greg Hess has spoken about the challenges created by
