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<p>The Democratic candidate and current vice-president speaks at a campaign rally in swing-state Georgia </p>
Jon Sopel

Kamala is in trouble – Trump’s opponents don’t know how to fight him

The post-Biden buzz has faded for the Democrats and Kamala Harris is having to dip back into the ‘end of democracy’ tactic, leaving the Republican candidate free to... flatter a golfing legend. However, as Jon Sopel demonstrates, the race is nowhere near finished

<p>You can forget that post-work jog around the park</p>
Emma Clarke

Why women are more afraid than ever at this time of year

<p>The Farm Gate Food Waste fund was poised to prevent thousands of tonnes of food from going to waste on UK farms </p>
Charlotte Hill

The UK has a food waste problem – and it’s beyond scandalous

<p>The chancellor is set to deliver the autumn Budget next week </p>
John Rentoul

Rachel Reeves might just get away with breaking her promise

<p>The chancellor will be looking to raise taxes in the upcoming Budget </p>
Letters

We need to change the way we talk about tax

<p>’According to the latest data in hotel trends, couples choosing to sleep in separate beds is becoming increasingly popular’ </p>
VICTORIA RICHARDS

‘Sleep divorce’ really is the secret to a happy relationship

<p>Ahead of her first Budget, the chancellor of the Exchequer has confirmed she will change the way debt is calculated</p>
Inside Westminster

The crucial test that Rachel Reeves’s Budget cannot afford to fail

<p>Totally loyal: Trump’s election team has denied the former president demanded ‘the kind of generals Hitler had’ </p>
Simon Walters

What Donald Trump needs to know about Adolf Hitler

<p>Ain’t life grande: Starbucks has reported its biggest decline in sales since the pandemic</p>
Claire Cohen

Starbucks could win me back… but not with a venti blonde macchiato

<p>Why is social media telling us insulin is a bad thing?</p>
james moore

Musk is allowing medical misinformation to take over X – it could kill

<p>Wes Streeting is right to force health bodies to adopt a single patient record. It might have prevented me from falling between the cracks</p>
Andrew Grice

You really don’t want to know what I think of the NHS, Mr Streeting…

<p>The lady chief justice Baroness Carr speaking at the Royal Courts of Justice </p>
john rentoul

This timely warning to Keir Starmer could upend our justice system

<p>Chris Hoy has revealed that his prostate cancer has spread and he now has between two and four years left</p>
Will Gore

The way Chris Hoy is facing up to his death is a lesson in how to live

<p>1970s’ sitcom ‘Rising Damp’, which starred Leonard Rossiter as grubby landlord Rigsby </p>
Letters

Landlords can be ‘working people’, too

<p>‘Chreaster eggs’ are now part of Aldi’s Christmas range for 2024</p>
Clair Woodward

Sorry, Aldi – the last thing I want for Christmas is a ‘Creaster egg’

<p>Family photographs –including unseen pictures of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes – from Frieda Hughes’s personal album</p>
Voices

Sorting through an old box of photographs is a nostalgia rush

<p>I am stumped to a halt in the company of people / Only ever seen on Zoom</p>
FRIEDA HUGHES

How to talk to strangers (and turn them into friends)

This week, poet and artist Frieda Hughes has an unforgettable meal with people she met on screen

<p>The prime minister has said that long-term sickness claimants must get back to work</p>
Andrew Grice

Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform

<p>Foreign secretary David Lammy will visit Beijing in an attempt to fix the UK’s relations with China </p>
Voices

Will David Lammy’s trip to Beijing fix the UK’s China problem?

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<p>Gisele Pelicot leaves the court in Avignon, France</p>
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Where are all the men horrified by Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial?

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Where are all the men horrified by Gisele Pelicot’s rape trial?

Daniel Reast
<p>Gisele Pelicot leaves the court in Avignon, France</p>
<p>‘Call me a grinch, or whatever the Halloween-hating equivalent is, but this is definitely a case of (questionable) style over substance’ </p>
Voices

Halloween ‘glow in the dark’ special wine sounds like a horror story

<p>Some £31.1 billion is estimated by the Pensions Policy Institute to be lying in unclaimed, inactive or lost pension pots</p>
Voices

Lost pensions: Is there £9,500 with your name on it?

<p>The chancellor is set to deliver the autumn Budget next week </p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves might just get away with breaking her promise

<p>‘Turning the clocks backwards and forwards twice a year is apparently bad for our health, but I still prefer it’ </p>
Voices

The only argument we need to keep changing the clocks

<p>‘Turning the clocks backwards and forwards twice a year is apparently bad for our health, but I still prefer it’ </p>
Voices

The only argument we need to keep changing the clocks

<p>A view of Tehran city after explosions were heard </p>
The Independent View

Starmer has to do all he can to ensure restraint in the Middle East

<p>King Charles at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa</p>
Voices

The royal family’s finances are a mystery: it’s time to open the books

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Four people arrested during pro-Tommy Robinson and anti-racism marches

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West warns Iran not to hit back as Israel launches revenge strikes

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Reform MP predicts ‘friendly stand-off’ between UK and France on migrant plan

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Labour donor says rich Brits opposing higher taxes should ‘f*** off’

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<p>’According to the latest data in hotel trends, couples choosing to sleep in separate beds is becoming increasingly popular’ </p>
Voices

‘Sleep divorce’ really is the secret to a happy relationship

<p>Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves courted Britain’s top firms </p>
Business Comment

After a love-in with business, is the romance with Labour now over?

<p>Minister for women and equalities, Anneliese Dodds</p>
The Independent View

The police’s failure to tackle domestic abuse is a national shame

<p>Health secretary Wes Streeting put it to the general public to suggest fixes for the NHS </p>
Voices

A Wetherspoons in every hospital? Oh, Britain, how could you?

<p>At an event campaigning for Kamala Harris, Barack Obama singled out young Black men and said they weren’t showing enough enthusiasm for Harris’s historic ticket </p>
Voices

No, young Black men aren’t to blame if Trump wins

<p>Trump or Harris? I refuse to express a preference in the family home. It’s a decision my husband and I made together </p>
Voices

I’ll never tell my five kids who I vote for. This is why

<p>Health secretary Wes Streeting put it to the general public to suggest fixes for the NHS </p>
Voices

A Wetherspoons in every hospital? Oh, Britain, how could you?

<p>At an event campaigning for Kamala Harris, Barack Obama singled out young Black men and said they weren’t showing enough enthusiasm for Harris’s historic ticket </p>
Voices

No, young Black men aren’t to blame if Trump wins

<p>Trump or Harris? I refuse to express a preference in the family home. It’s a decision my husband and I made together </p>
Voices

I’ll never tell my five kids who I vote for. This is why

<p>Condemning your opponent as fascist is one of the last places to go </p>
Voices

Calling Trump a fascist isn’t the knockout blow Kamala thinks it is

Voices

Calling Trump a fascist isn’t the knockout blow Kamala thinks it is

Mary Dejevsky
<p>Condemning your opponent as fascist is one of the last places to go </p>
<p>Defence secretary John Healey told a podcast that Britain’s military capability has been so eroded, it would be unable to deter an enemy invasion </p>
Voices

The defence secretary has gone too far to say Britain is defenceless

<p>Halloween can be a terrifying time for certain people</p>
Voices

Why I won’t be leaving the house this Halloween

<p>Journalist Michael Buerk visited Ethiopia in 1984 to report on the famine </p>
Voices

A BBC news report shook the world – and kickstarted white saviourism

<p>Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England has hinted at a cut </p>
Business Comment

It is time to cut interest rates – and give homeowners a break

<p>Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England has hinted at a cut </p>
Business Comment

It is time to cut interest rates – and give homeowners a break

The Independent View

Starmer faces a showdown over reparations – he should hold his nerve

<p>‘Trump is already scrambling around for excuses in case he gets beaten’ </p>
Letters

America’s closest ally is the perfect distraction for Trump

<p>Prime minister Keir Starmer told the Commonwealth heads of government that they risk being trapped in ‘very, very long, endless discussions about reparations’ </p>
Voices

Starmer cannot afford to apologise for our part in the slave trade

<p>Donald Trump has filed a six-page legal complaint against Keir Starmer’s team, citing ‘blatant foreign interference’</p>
Voices

Donald Trump’s got nothing on Labour – but they still need to wise up

<p>Disposable vapes are set to be banned across Britain</p>
Home News

Share your views on the disposable vape ban

The Independent View

Why Trump’s latest outburst is a phoney war against Labour

<p>The Inbetweeners: ‘It is right that newly qualified drivers are banned from carrying other passengers’ </p>
Letters

It’s not just young drivers who are a road menace

<p>‘To them, he’s Lenin; to us, he’s a bollard’ </p>
Voices

The ‘special relationship’ is in jeopardy –but not because of Starmer

<p>Abortion rights will be on ballots around the country </p>
Voices

Our bodily autonomy is on the ballot. How did it come to this?

<p>‘Today, Britain and Germany will take a major step forward in strengthening our defence cooperation’ </p>
Voices

How we’ll use our landmark new defence pact to reset Brexit

<p>Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are at loggerheads </p>
UK Politics

Labour has made another misstep — and now Starmer has a Trump problem

UK Politics

Labour has made another misstep — and now Starmer has a Trump problem

David Maddox
<p>Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are at loggerheads </p>
<p>Labour has called for a review of the UK prison system </p>
The Independent View

Labour is right to enlist a Tory to help tackle the prisons crisis

<p>It is a clever appointment politically, because Gauke carries some cross-party weight as a former Tory justice secretary</p>
Voices

Why releasing prisoners early could be a victory for sensible Starmer

<p>‘There’s a reason the internet’s golden non-couple has us all in a digital chokehold’ </p>
Voices

If you want to flirt, you need to watch this video of Andrew Garfield

<p>It would be wrong to pretend that this increased willingness on the part of the police to pursue and use force against Black people played no part in the story of how we got here </p>
Voices

Chris Kaba’s death is a tragedy for his family – and the police

<p>It would be wrong to pretend that this increased willingness on the part of the police to pursue and use force against Black people played no part in the story of how we got here </p>
Voices

Chris Kaba’s death is a tragedy for his family – and the police

<p>‘The association between the Republican party and the Evangelicals is nothing new, but this unholy alliance with Trump is a disgrace’ </p>
Letters

Trump needs our prayers – but not our vote

<p>The presidential candidate served customers at a McDonald’s drive-thru this weekend </p>
Voices

Has this publicity stunt secured the White House for ‘McDonald Trump’?

<p>Tell us if you back stricter rules for young drivers</p>
Motoring News

Tell us if you back stricter rules for young drivers

<p>King Charles was heckled by an elected senator during his state visit to Australia</p>
Voices

It takes more than an angry heckler to ruffle the King’s feathers

<p>Since the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump, Elon Musk has gone ‘all in’ for the Republican candidate</p>
The Independent View

The inconvenient truth about Trump and Musk’s bromance

<p>Donald Trump hands over some fries while working in a McDonald’s </p>
Voices

I’m a former McDonald’s fry cook. Truthfully, Trump did an OK job

<p>The removal of Shakespeare’s portrait from Downing Street is a blow for our literary past </p>
Letters

Labour’s lost love for our cultural heritage

<p>Many people now get their news from less-than-trustworthy places, such as WhatsApp groups </p>
Voices

Politicians need to restore our faith in them – the solution is simple

<p>Wes Streeting revealed that the public will be asked to submit ideas about the NHS via a website</p>
The Independent View

No more consultations – it’s time to operate on the sickly NHS

<p>Some of the stars of Band Aid – (from left) Sting, Bono and Simon Le Bon – whose song Do They Know It’s Christmas raised millions for the Ethiopian famine relief effort in 1984</p>
Letters

Wanting to ‘feed the world’ doesn’t make you racist

<p>Bidzina Ivanishvili, the oligarch and former prime minister of Georgia, whose $6.4bn fortune makes him his country’s richest man</p>
Voices

Will this be the next country to become a Russian proxy?

Voices

Will this be the next country to become a Russian proxy?

Mark Hollingsworth
<p>Bidzina Ivanishvili, the oligarch and former prime minister of Georgia, whose $6.4bn fortune makes him his country’s richest man</p>
<p>On ‘Married at First Sight’, personal finance rarely comes up </p>
Voices

Should it matter how much your date earns?

<p>The chancellor must be allowed to raise money to tackle poverty and the terrible state of our public services </p>
Letters

Inheritance tax is a misnomer – we should rename it ‘good luck’ tax

<p>In opposition Shabana Mahmood was ‘concerned’ about IPP sentences</p>
The Independent View

Indefinite sentences are morally wrong – Labour must end them

<p>Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves made promises they know (and we know) can’t be kept </p>
Voices

Labour were right to break their promise on taxes – we all need to pay

<p>Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves made promises they know (and we know) can’t be kept </p>
Voices

Labour were right to break their promise on taxes – we all need to pay

<p>David Barnett wonders if the ‘Atonement’ actor might like to play a part in an adaptation of one of his books – Keira...? </p>
Voices

I have a problem with Keira Knightley writing a book – you should, too

<p>The new chancellor is said to be considering yet more alcohol duties </p>
Voices

Please, Rachel Reeves – the last thing we need is yet another wine tax

<p>Postpartum psychosis affects roughly 1 in 500 births </p>
Voices

This is what postpartum psychosis is really like

<p>Alex Ferguson was axed as an ambassador by Jim Ratcliffe</p>
Business Comment

Why Manchester United were right to bid farewell to Alex Ferguson

<p>Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner is said to have pushed back hard against the Treasury’s demand that she trim back her housing budget </p>
Voices

Starmer’s cabinet is rebelling – what took them so long?

<p>Yahya Sinwar was killed in a firefight with a routine Israeli patrol</p>
The Independent View

Yahya Sinwar’s death is a victory – but peace is still a long way off

<p>‘The boards were cut to size/ For speed and easy assembly, which is where it all went wrong’ </p>
Voices

If you want DIY to be done well, get a woman to do it

<p>The ‘death tax’ (as it’s known) is no silver bullet for the Treasury </p>
Voices

The real problem facing Rachel Reeves over inheritance tax...

<p>It’s no longer just ‘mind the gap’; every conceivable danger is now warned against</p>
Letters

Tannoy terror is ruining the morning commute for Londoners

<p>Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch at a TV hustings organised by GB News </p>
Voices

Was this the moment Kemi Badenoch was handed the Tory leadership?

<p>Parliament will debate assisted dying laws in the UK this week </p>
Voices

My father wanted to die – this is why the law should have allowed it

Voices

My father wanted to die – this is why the law should have allowed it

Alan Rusbridger
<p>Parliament will debate assisted dying laws in the UK this week </p>
<p>For lots of women, what happens to us privately impacts on our public selves </p>
Voices

This is the last ‘taboo’ in the Church of England – it has to change

<p>Would any English manager really be better than Tuchel? </p>
Voices

Ich bin ein Tuchel! We should all back England’s new German manager

<p>A government leak suggests HS2 will now run from London Euston to Crewe, rather than stopping at Birmingham</p>
Voices

‘Uncancelling’ HS2 is a good start – but can’t we go even further?

<p>The death of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar – killed by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza town of Rafah – was caught on a drone camera </p>
Voices

Sinwar’s death shows October 7 was a tactical mistake by Hamas

<p>The death of the Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar – killed by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza town of Rafah – was caught on a drone camera </p>
Voices

Sinwar’s death shows October 7 was a tactical mistake by Hamas

<p>Rachel Reeves has faced calls to increase capital gains tax in this month’s Budget (Jordan Pettitt/PA)</p>
UK Politics

Readers name their priorities for Rachel Reeves’ looming Labour budget

<p>One Direction singer Liam Payne died suddenly after falling from a balcony in Buenos Aires</p>
Voices

Liam Payne’s death made me realise something disturbing about Gen Z

<p>Louise Haigh, Angela Rayner and Shabana Mahmood have written to the prime minister to voice concerns about Treasury plans for their departmental spending </p>
The Independent View

Labour must unite, rather than disunite, over its mission for Britain

<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flies above the Pacific Ocean carrying a payload of 22 Starlink internet satellites into space </p>
Voices

We can’t stand Musk – but what he did this week is astounding

<p>‘I love you, Daddy’: Adam Peaty hugs his son George after winning silver in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke</p>
Voices

Why Paris 2024 is turning into the ‘Dadlympics’

<p>New rules requiring banks to reimburse people who have been tricked into transferring money to a fraudster have come into force </p>
Voices

How to protect yourself from fraud

<p>The hound pack placing a single paw on a neighbour’s front garden could soon be a criminal offence</p>
Letters

New hunting laws will only leave us chasing our tails

News

Geordie Greig announces Brick by Brick Campaign’s new target

<p>New rules requiring banks to reimburse people who have been tricked into transferring money to a fraudster have come into force </p>
Voices

How to protect yourself from fraud

<p>The hound pack placing a single paw on a neighbour’s front garden could soon be a criminal offence</p>
Letters

New hunting laws will only leave us chasing our tails

News

Geordie Greig announces Brick by Brick Campaign’s new target

<p>Elon Musk removing X’s ‘block’ facility sends a particularly sinister message to women</p>
Voices

Has Elon Musk just started a new war on women by binning ‘block’?

<p>Brendan O’Carroll created, writes and stars in Mrs Brown’s Boys</p>
Voices

Mrs Brown’s Boys has no place in Britain in 2024

<p>If Trump wins, he will no doubt encourage Netanyahu to unleash yet more fire and fury, including on Tehran – and all bets will be off</p>
The Independent View

Israel’s diplomatic self-isolation is only helping Hamas

<p>Myleene Klass: ‘I saw my baby on the ultrasound screen, floating in the darkness, limp and lifeless’ </p>
Voices

I had a miscarriage live on air – I deserve more than a certificate

<p>‘We should be trying to prevent obesity, rather than waiting for it to occur’ </p>
Letters

Weight-loss drugs on the NHS? That’s just an admission of failure

<p>Taking cover: Transport secretary Louise Haigh leaving Downing Street</p>
Voices

Will Louise Haigh be the first minister to be forced out of office?

<p>Foreign secretary David Lammy shakes hands with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi</p>
Voices

In Beijing, will David Lammy dare to mention the Uyghur genocide?

<p>King was always one of the more outspoken of governors</p>
The Independent View

Rachel Reeves would be wise to listen to her former mentor Mervyn King

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