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<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to both Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump after they clashed in the White House (Carl Court/PA)</p>
John Rentoul

Starmer’s fawning at the court of Donald Trump now leaves a sour taste

<p>Calvin Robinson has faced backlash after mimicking Elon Musk’s salute at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington DC at the end of January</p>
Alan Rusbridger

Has Calvin Robinson, the oddball Rev, been ‘cancelled’ by the church?

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The Independent View

Memo to Jeff Bezos: Never has a free press been more important

<p>Flats for sale in Britain: figures from Zoopla show that the gap in price between them and houses has never been wider </p>
james moore

Want to grab a bargain when it comes to somewhere to live? Try this

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<p>Restaurants, warehouses and supermarkets are experiencing particular difficulties since they employ a higher proportion of people from the EU</p>
Mike Galsworthy

Even Reform voters now support the EU youth mobility scheme

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<p>Olivia Rodrigo ‘Obsessed’: ‘I'm so obsessed with your ex / I know she's been asleep on my side of your bed / And I can feel it / I'm starin' at her like I wanna get hurt / And I remember every detail you have ever told me’</p>
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I’m obsessed with my boyfriend’s ex – and it’s becoming unhealthy

<p>Paying for porn legitimises the industry, giving it a set of standards to abide by that moderate what can and cannot be shown</p>
Olivia Petter

Why it’s time we banned free porn

<p>International development minister Anneliese Dodds</p>
Voices

Dodds’s resignation is like Robin Cook’s – principled, but pointless

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Diane Abbott and Sir Keir Starmer served in Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet (Yui Mok/PA)
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Diane Abbott: Russia isn’t the threat to the West that Starmer claims

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<p>‘Rachel Reeves has sounded the retreat on nom-doms’</p>
Voices

Is Rachel Reeves inadvertently setting a sly trap?

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<p>‘If there were an “All the President’s Men” equivalent today, would The Washington Post bother to dig? Would it even be bothered?‘</p>
Voices

Jeff Bezos has plunged democracy into darkness

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<p>Donald Trump praised ‘tough negotiator’ Keir Starmer before discussing the ‘special relationship’ between the US and UK</p>
Voices

Let’s not get carried away with Starmer’s White House ‘love-in’

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<p>‘This is a can-do, will-do Starmer. No going back now. More of the same, please’ </p>
Voices

This is a can-do, will-do Starmer – more of the same, please

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<p>‘This match should never have been scheduled, and by playing it, the ECB and the ICC are complicit in normalising the unacceptable’</p>
Gemma Abbott

Has English cricket no shame? Playing Afghanistan is a disgrace

<p>Bridget Jones did find her other man, hidden in plain sight/ And I found mine</p>
frieda hughes

Like Bridget Jones, I’ve had my fun with toyboys

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<p>Parents are struggling with the cost of baby formula milk after prices had soared (PA)</p>
Dayna Brackley

The baby formula industry is exploiting us – and parents are paying the price

Families are struggling to feed their infants. As the CMA prepares to release its report, Dayna Brackley explores the shocking truth behind the price of baby formula
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<p>Heathrow airport hailed a strong business performance (Steve Parsons/PA)</p>
James Moore

If growth is ever to take off, we need to talk about a FOURTH runway

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<p>Think rosé’s just for summer? Think again – here’s what to drink in winter too...</p>
the wine down

Think rosé’s just for summer? Here’s what to drink in winter

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<p>America first: Donald Trump a day after his White House meltdown with Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelensky</p>
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Trump’s new world disorder is a threat to European security

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Trump’s new world disorder is a threat to European security

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Mark Almond
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<p>America first: Donald Trump a day after his White House meltdown with Ukraine’s Volodymr Zelensky</p>
<p>Donald Trump accused ‘disrespectful' Volodymyr Zelensky of ‘gambling with World World Three’ </p>
Voices

Zelensky has laid bare the truth about Trump, the Godfather President

<p>Donald Trump berates Ukrainean leader Volodymyr Zelensky during a White House visit</p>
Voices

Yes, the free west needs a new leader – and it should be Keir Starmer

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The Independent View

Ukraine is not going to get the peace it needs and deserves

<p>Keir Starmer in the Oval Office with Donald Trump</p>
Voices

Starmer had his best day as PM – that doesn’t mean he can trust Trump

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<p>Keir Starmer in the Oval Office with Donald Trump</p>
Voices

Starmer had his best day as PM – that doesn’t mean he can trust Trump

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<p>Anneliese Dodds has resigned as minister for international development over the prime minister’s bid to cut the foreign aid budget to increase defence spending (Lucy North/PA)</p>
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Anneliese Dodds had to resign over cutting aid to the world’s poorest

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Europe

Readers have their say on the US, Nato, and Europe’s security dilemma

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Ukraine latest: Zelensky says Trump’s support ‘crucial’ after clash

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Zelensky has laid bare the ugly truth about Trump, the Godfather President

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Furious Trump-Zelensky row in White House leaves Ukrainian peace talks in tatters

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Ukraine latest: Zelensky refuses to apologise over White House clash

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<p>BP has said it will dramatically cut its renewables spending</p>
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Expanding Gatwick is the perfect excuse for BP to ditch green energy

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The Independent View

Starmer must stick to his principles when dealing with Trump

<p>Badger: stop the cull or Keir gets it</p>
Letters

How badgers could lose Labour the next election

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<p>Are Elon Musk’s increasingly wild antics now actively putting people off from buying a Tesla? </p>
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Tesla’s sales and shares are slumping. Are Elon’s antics to blame?

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<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has slashed the aid budget to fund a dramatic increase in defence spending (Frank Augstein/PA)</p>
Voices

Making the most defenceless people pay for UK defence is reprehensible

<p>MP Mike Amesbury speaks to media outside Chester Ellesmere Port and Neston Magistrates’ Court at an earlier hearing (PA)</p>
Voices

My daughter gets no sick pay – but a convicted MP gets paid in prison

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<p>Are Elon Musk’s increasingly wild antics now actively putting people off from buying a Tesla? </p>
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Tesla’s sales and shares are slumping. Are Elon’s antics to blame?

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<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has slashed the aid budget to fund a dramatic increase in defence spending (Frank Augstein/PA)</p>
Voices

Making the most defenceless people pay for UK defence is reprehensible

<p>MP Mike Amesbury speaks to media outside Chester Ellesmere Port and Neston Magistrates’ Court at an earlier hearing (PA)</p>
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My daughter gets no sick pay – but a convicted MP gets paid in prison

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Europe

Should the UK and Europe step away from Nato – and US influence?

Europe

Should the UK and Europe step away from Nato – and US influence?

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<p>Starmer announcing a drastic increase in military spending in the House of Commons</p>
Voices

Starmer tries to channel his inner Churchill

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<p>Energy prices are rising, as Ofgem hikes its price cap for April</p>
Voices

Yes, there is an energy crisis – but must Britain bear the brunt?

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<p>A Ukrainian soldier on patrol in partially occupied Toretsk, the site of heavy battles with the Russian troops in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, on 22 February</p>
Voices

Trump’s axis of friendly dictators is a threat to joint intelligence

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<p>Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced new measures to give police more power when it comes to phone thieves</p>
Voices

Of course the police should have the power to go after stolen phones

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<p>Home secretary Yvette Cooper has announced new measures to give police more power when it comes to phone thieves</p>
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Of course the police should have the power to go after stolen phones

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<p>Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has joined Prostate Cancer Research as an ambassador (Dan Kitwood/PA)</p>
Letters

Rishi’s prostate cancer mission is well-intentioned… but unnecessary

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<p>President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin</p>
The Independent View

America’s siding with tyrannical dictatorships is a step too far

<p>‘Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko is holding prominent citizens behind bars’</p>
Voices

What will Trump do about the 1,400 hostages in Belarus?

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<p>‘Financial planning isn’t just about building wealth. It’s also about making better trade-offs throughout life’</p>
Voices

The money advice Brits would give their younger selves

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<p>The government has announced the newly rebranded AI Security Institute will no longer focus on ‘bias or freedom of speech’ concerns, concentrating instead on crime and national security </p>
The Independent View

AI is profiting from human creativity – creators deserve a fair share

<p>Trump meets with Macron on Monday and Starmer on Thursday </p>
Voices

We can easily guess how Trump’s talks with Macron and Starmer will go

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<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer with President Volodymyr Zelensky during his visit to Ukraine in January (PA)</p>
Europe

Starmer’s plan to send British troops to Ukraine divides opinion

<p>It cannot be permissible for the AI profiteers to scrape creative words and pictures from the internet without permission, acknowledgement and payment</p>
Voices

AI must not thrive at the expense of the UK’s creative industries

<p>Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz says US president Donald Trump ‘no longer cares about the fate of Europe’</p>
The Independent View

Europe must prepare to defend itself as US support for Nato wanes

<p>Family affairs: (From left) Lachlan Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch and James Murdoch </p>
Letters

Who will lead the resistance against Trump? I choose James Murdoch…

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<p>Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right CDU and winner of the German election</p>
Voices

Why Friedrich Merz is the right man to unite Europe against Trump

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Why Friedrich Merz is the right man to unite Europe against Trump

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Mary Dejevsky
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<p>Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right CDU and winner of the German election</p>
<p>Elon Musk has a flair for the dramatic move</p>
Voices

Musk might want to take a look at himself before sending snarky emails

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<p>Energy secretary Ed Miliband</p>
Voices

Wait a minute… has Ed Miliband done something right?

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<p>The clip, made in 2004 for American satirical show <em>Saturday Night Live </em>and once thought deleted, is a spoof commercial for ‘Donald Trump’s House of Wings’</p>
Voices

What Trump says about Zelensky proves it takes one to know one…

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<p>Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for Europe’s ‘independence from the USA’</p>
Voices

Is Europe ready for a US-free Nato?

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<p>Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for Europe’s ‘independence from the USA’</p>
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Is Europe ready for a US-free Nato?

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<p>Vladimir Putin needs Donald Trump to ensure his survival by sanctioning his ‘win’ in Ukraine</p>
Letters

Give Trump some credit – he has turned the tables on Putin

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<p>Many readers backed calls for mandatory retesting</p>
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Regular tests, and age limits – readers debate future of road safety

<p>Andrii Serhieiev, a Ukrainian soldier with the 53rd brigade who lost a leg in battle, stands in front of a destroyed Russian armoured vehicle near the front line</p>
The Independent View

Ukraine’s valour has shown how one person can change history

<p>Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv</p>
Letters

Trump and Musk could – and should – learn from Zelensky

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<p>‘Remodelling the EU and forging Europe into a powerful economic and political democratic bloc will take 10 years. But Starmer can signal that change this week’</p>
Voices

How Starmer can stand up to Trump in Washington summit

<p>Sinkholes have appeared in the village of Godstone, Surrey</p>
Voices

Never been worried about sinkholes? here’s why you should be

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<p>Donald Trump, the leader of the free world, seems happier to side with the brutal tyrant Vladimir Putin than to support America’s allies</p>
Voices

Why I support The Independent in opposing Trump’s assault on democracy

<p>‘We don’t need to cosy up to Trump or Putin. We need to stand up to bullies before they create more havoc’</p>
Letters

The UK must be strong on Trump – and on Putin

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<p>An election poster showing AfD candidate Alice Weidel is displayed on a street in Magdeburg, eastern Germany</p>
The Independent View

The best defence against the AfD in Germany is to offer hope

<p>‘The letter is revealing because it so clearly sees Nigel Farage as the main threat faced by Labour’</p>
Voices

Starmer’s secret letter reveals that he sees Farage as the real threat

<p>‘It’s no wonder the birth rate is plummeting: for Millennials and Gen Z, having a child is unaffordable – and it rules out sunny holidays’</p>
Voices

The half-term office exodus is far worse for parents – trust me

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The half-term office exodus is far worse for parents – trust me

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Charlotte Cripps
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<p>‘It’s no wonder the birth rate is plummeting: for Millennials and Gen Z, having a child is unaffordable – and it rules out sunny holidays’</p>
<p>‘If a stalker feels confident in attending a televised event full of cameras and the media, what are the chances for someone like me to stay safe?’</p>
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If Emma Raducanu isn’t safe at work, what hope do we have?

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<p>‘The case surrounding Mangione is, in many ways, the most brazen display of misogyny anyone could ask for’</p>
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Luigi Mangione highlights our fetishisation of ‘dangerous’ men

<p>With the current direction of the USA, we can only face the challenge it poses by working with our neighbours who share our values</p>
Voices

Now the UK should think twice about sharing intelligence with America

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<p>Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones has said ministers must justify every line of government spending</p>
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The Treasury AI game exposing some very tricky trade-offs

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<p>Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones has said ministers must justify every line of government spending</p>
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The Treasury AI game exposing some very tricky trade-offs

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<p>Morocco is already exploiting the huge potential of solar energy</p>
Business Comment

Why solar power from Morocco could keep energy bills down in the UK

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<p>Lisa Nandy’s father was on the board of the National Theatre</p>
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Protests and boycotts are killing off the arts

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<p>‘Re-conviction rates in this country clearly show that prisons are not working’</p>
Letters

Prisons are the problem, not the solution

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<p>Customers at the Apple store in New York</p>
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It’s time to say no to the government spying on our secrets

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<p>A senior minister has said the UK is in a ‘potentially good position’ with its relationship with Donald Trump, provided it handles the US administration ‘correctly’ (Pool via AP)</p>
Americas

Readers praise Independent for pledging to speak out against Trump

<p>Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian people are right to defend themselves against Putin’s aggression</p>
The Independent View

We will not be silent in the face of Trump’s assault on truth

<p>Former education secretary Michael Gove took over as editor of The Spectator in 2024</p>
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Get real, Gove: you’re the one with TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome)

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Boris is a Trump apologist – where is his Churchillian spirit now?

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<p>The only female is engaged, monogamy being an owl undertaking/ That cannot be snatched from the claws of his Eurasian rival</p>
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Hoots of desire: how an owl’s yearning led to cross-species obsession

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<p>Sir Keir Starmer plans to suggest sending fewer than 30,000 European troops to Ukraine</p>
Europe

Tell us if you think British troops should be deployed in Ukraine

The Independent View

Starmer’s tough stance on Ukraine is necessary for dealing with Trump

The Independent View

Starmer’s tough stance on Ukraine is necessary for dealing with Trump

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I’m single at 40 – and I feel like a hag

<p>The former PM will also be conducting a Q&A in the pro-Remain city of Edinburgh</p>
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£121 for a Boris ‘meet and greet’? How desperate must he (or we) be?

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<p>‘The precise composition of the inevitable coalition could depend on tiny percentages, and on how many of the smaller parties exceed the 5 per cent threshold to get into parliament’</p>
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German election is litmus test for Trump’s right-wing impact on Europe

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<p>While Trump remains in office he is a risk to his own country, as well as to the rest of the world</p>
Letters

The world is now at the mercy of Trump’s Republican Party

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<p>While Trump remains in office he is a risk to his own country, as well as to the rest of the world</p>
Letters

The world is now at the mercy of Trump’s Republican Party

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<p>‘Even the cheapest options, such as a three-child limit, would add to the welfare bill, which Reeves is trying to cut’</p>
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Can Rachel Reeves hold the Labour Party together?

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<p>Health officials have raised concerns over a drop in the uptake of the flu vaccine</p>
Letters

Should the flu vaccine be made compulsory for the elderly?

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<p>All 80 people onboard Delta Flight 4819 on Monday survived the plane crashing and flipping over on the runway</p>
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The Toronto plane flip might be a crash too far for nervous flyers

<p>President Donald Trump delivers remarks after signing an executive order on expanding access to IVF at his Mar-a-Lago resort</p>
The Independent View

Donald Trump must be persuaded he is wrong about Ukraine

<p>‘Food price inflation leapt from 1.9 per cent to 3.1 per cent. That’s what matters and hurts’</p>
Voices

Forget the school fees – inflation’s bite is far harsher in the fridge

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<p>‘Older and younger people should come together rather than slagging each other off’</p>
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Hey, Gen Z: back off ‘wealth-hoarding’ boomers

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<p>‘Keir Starmer has claimed the UK does not face a binary choice between the EU and US, and can enjoy the best of both worlds’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>
Voices

Does Starmer believe he can be a bridge between Trump and Europe?

<p>Former justice secretary David Gauke has delivered his review into the UK prison system</p>
The Independent View

Politicians have pushed Britain’s prisons to breaking point

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<p>‘Older and younger people should come together rather than slagging each other off’</p>
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Hey, Gen Z: back off ‘wealth-hoarding’ boomers

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<p>‘Keir Starmer has claimed the UK does not face a binary choice between the EU and US, and can enjoy the best of both worlds’ (Stefan Rousseau/PA)</p>
Voices

Does Starmer believe he can be a bridge between Trump and Europe?

<p>Former justice secretary David Gauke has delivered his review into the UK prison system</p>
The Independent View

Politicians have pushed Britain’s prisons to breaking point

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<p>The prime minister said that Europe must ‘meet the demands of its own security’</p>
Voices

If Labour increases defence spending, will it declare war on itself?

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<p>The fate of Ukraine may rest in the hands of the United States and Russia</p>
Voices

Ukraine cannot afford to let Donald Trump near its natural resources

<p>Some have suggested mandatory retesting after a certain age</p>
Home News

Tell us if older drivers should be forced to take mandatory retests

<p>Keir Starmer with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who said that Ukraine has not been invited to talks between Russia and the US and will not accept the outcome if it is not involved</p>
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Starmer sending UK troops to Ukraine is concentrating minds

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<p>‘Boris Johnson staunchly advocated for Ukraine when prime minister, but has all but abandoned the ship now that Trump is back in power’</p>
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Trump blames Ukraine for the war – got anything to say, Boris?

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<p>The report comes ahead of recommendations and proposals for reform to be announced in spring this year</p>
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Politicians are guilty of turning our prisons into pressure cookers

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<p>‘Tory MPs believe Wednesday’s PMQs was Badenoch’s worst performance yet’</p>
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Why Kemi Badenoch only has 15 months to save her leadership

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<p>President Donald Trump with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky last year (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)</p>
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Readers criticise Trump’s ‘simplistic’ plan for peace in Ukraine

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