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From Skepta to David Bowie – the celebrities who turned down New Year’s Honours OLD16:34
The Independent's ones to watch in 2016: Tom Curran, Sophie Luff, Josh Onomah and more18:11
Simon Danczuk: A troubled maverick undone by his thirst for self-publicity15:54
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Delta Air Lines pilot turns plane around to pick up family so they won't miss their father's funeral14:30
The airline that feminism forgot15:18
The 5 events that could change the shape of British politics in 201619:24
Celebrity ‘politicians’ have just as much right to pontificate as real ones12:06
The 7 'healthy' foods that aren't as healthy as you think17:42
Gabrielle Union tweets about being raped as a teenager to criticise victim-blaming in case of Tamir Rice17:55
Louis van Gaal says Manchester United's poor ending to the year ruined a 'very good' 201522:31
Two young boys kidnapped from home by masked men21:24
Final Fantasy's Lightning is the star of Louis Vuitton's new advertising campaign20:53
Lynched, kidnapped – or living it up: whatever happened to the Gaddafis?22:32
Munich police warn of 'imminent' terrorist attack and evacuate two train stations22:58
Spring fashion: From Louis Vuitton's fluttering fabrics to Gucci’s florals22:09
Jean-Louis Megnien: Paris surgeon’s suicide sparks investigation into hospital 'bullying'23:55
Rough sleeping in London doubles in five years23:52
Ohio mother jailed for rape of her 12-year-old daughter23:50
Trainee lawyer Carl Langdell charged with Christmas Eve murder of teacher Katie Locke23:00
Robber steals handbag from 73-year-old woman as she tended her late husband's grave22:09
Luxurious loungewear: Mooch like a movie star in cashmere and silk20:04
New Year's Eve: The world welcomes 2016 with celebration and trepidation amid global terror threat18:00
Dubai skyscraper Address Hotel engulfed in huge fire19:12
Airport VAT scam: We started this – now it’s time for George Osborne to finish it18:22
From Deutschland 83 to The Legacy and Gomorrah, British viewers can't get enough of foreign-language dramas16:46
WhatsApp down: Messaging app breaks, leaving people unable to send or receive messages17:46
Airport VAT scam: George Osborne’s comments suggest a brighter future for travellers20:44
Dubai Address hotel fire: This is a city with record-breaking ambition15:44
Bill Cosby’s lawyer says sexual assault charge is 'politically motivated'18:55
George Osborne told to avoid weak compromise with retailers after launching inquiry into airport VAT scam17:08
Storm Frank: Body of kayaker found after floods17:33
EU referendum: 'Third campaign' launched to encourage disaffected Britons to vote19:03
How is a self-respecting economist supposed to spend gift vouchers?18:53
Peers pocketing thousands of pounds in allowances without ever contributing to House of Lords debates19:38
Israel bans novel from schools that features Israeli-Palestinian love affair17:17
Gene-editing could fight musclar dystrophy, says new research18:58
Isis in Raqqa: Undercover activists do what they can to fight back against Islamists17:12
Graphene could be used to clean up nuclear waste, say scientists17:55
Scientific breakthroughs in 2015 that could change the world16:46
Hale Goetz responds after she was fat-shamed on Reddit12:42
Gay couple accuses House of Fraser over 'homophobic abuse'18:29
Take my advice and you too will get ahead in 201618:24
Venezuelan opposition cries foul over 'judicial coup' as court blocks swearing in of politicians16:08
Husband watches on FaceTime as wife is pulled to her death in Texas tornado18:14
Money’s no object for flood defences – unless they’re too expensive16:45
New York man charged with plotting 'Isis terror attack' on restaurant on New Year's Eve18:02
Boko Haram: Nigerian President offers talks over kidnapped schoolgirls17:40
2016 presents huge hurdles for David Cameron, Jeremy Corbyn and the candidates in the US race for power17:47
Chris Rock suggests Jennifer Lawrence would 'really have something to complain about' if she were black13:53
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Paloma Faith: Judge on The Voice says it's not worth the BBC licence fee16:30
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i Editor's Letter: Why I'm giving up chocolate for January17:34
If you're returning with a tan, Sir Philip Dilley, best be honest about your holiday17:35
Saudi men complain of harassment by women in shopping centre16:37
Give to GOSH: Why I’ll be giving up meat ... from today17:20
Letters: Who will dare to abolish these tawdry honours?17:23
Fifa presidential election: Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses Musa Bility's appeal against exclusion16:58
Are vitamin supplements a waste of money?17:19
Early Toy Story concept art had Woody and Buzz Lightyear looking a little strange16:50
Up to 55,000 Syrians killed in 2015, monitoring groups reveal11:23
Isis Austrian poster girl Samra Kesinovic 'used as sex slave' before being murdered for trying to escape15:51
Jeremy Corbyn defends waiting five days to visit floods: 'I didn't want to get in the way'14:13
Times Square: New Year's Eve revellers in New York will be protected by 6,000 police with dogs, radiation detectors and sniper rifles14:48
Simon Danczuk apologises after sending explicit texts to a 17-year-old girl15:12
Tory MP says Simon Danczuk has been 'stitched up by Corbynites'16:54
The best Ford RS classics: A buyer’s guide16:52
South Africa vs England: Improving tourists prepare to rewrite history16:03
Students fought to change the world in 2015, 10 ways how16:47
The six people you've never heard of who changed the world in 201516:46
UK weather: Warmest December on record was one of wettest ever seen as Britain battered by storms and flooding16:44
REDIRECT: Give up a luxury for January to support the life-saving work at Great Ormond Street16:44
Steve Bunce column: Peter McDonagh’s mind-bending renaissance has been one of the great stories of the last year16:41
The fact that I have autism should not bar me from donating my sperm16:40
Give up a luxury for January to support the life-saving work at Great Ormond Street16:37
Donald Trump filter Chrome extension rids the entire web of presidential contender10:15
Police issue warning amid fears of dangerous batch of ecstasy12:12
The 10 biggest business stories of 2015 including Greece, China, VW and tanking oil prices13:25
Kirsty Bridges: 28-year-old beautician decides to die after life-long cystic fibrosis battle16:25
Volkswagen Golf, car review: Seventh-generation model is the best yet16:15
Call for UK ban on 'microbeads' pollutant after Obama takes action in US16:16
Belgium terror plot: Kamikaze Riders motorbike club members charged with planning attacks on Brussels16:11
Top Gear: BBC dismisses rumours new series with Chris Evans is 'in crisis'15:56
New Year Honours: What are they, how do you get one - and how do you get 'promoted'16:01
Storm Frank: Freak weather pushes North Pole above freezing16:00
UK weather: December second wettest on record as storms cause widespread flooding15:53
UFC 195 Robbie Lawler vs Carlos Condit: Ruthless aiming to use brains as well as brawn to defeat rival Condit15:51
Northumbria Police attacked for 'sexist' domestic violence campaign ahead of new 'coercive control' law15:31
Kosher medical marijuana to go on sale in New York after firm secures Jewish dietary certification15:42
Manchester United vs Swansea: Louis van Gaal hoping to bring smiles back to Old Trafford against 'ghost team'15:34
Eliza Szonert: Former Neighbours actress allowed to leave Malaysia with son after video of her taking him from estranged partner12:04
Happy New Year: New Zealand marks the start of 2016 with Sky Tower firework display14:58
Tony Martin, jailed for shooting teenager in 1999, has been arrested on suspicion of holding a firearm15:27
Jonah Lomu, Jules Bianchi, Richie Benaud - Sporting figures we lost in 201510:46
Carnival Ecstasy: Cruise ship couple describe the moment they saw blood pouring out of elevator doors15:25
What happens to your body when you eat too much?15:20
Free yourself from the straitjacket of New Year's resolutions12:23
Gareth Bale tries to defy policeman after leaving Real Madrid's stadium following win over Sociedad, and fails miserably14:52
The science of happiness: Everything you need to know about the feeling we all crave09:27
Barack Obama confirms 'a pretty sizeable percentage' of world leaders are 'out of their minds'13:48
University in Singapore reveals new ‘human-looking social robot’, comparing it to Star Wars’ C-3PO15:07
Real Sociedad president threatens to report referee to Spanish police after awarding Real Madrid two penalties15:06
'Taste the wine': What prosecutors say Bill Cosby did, in graphic detail14:25
Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland donates £5,000 to Great Britain's women's deaf football team campaign14:42
Twitter brings back Politwoops: Site allows tool designed to archive politicians' tweets to return14:41
Vladimir Putin signs new law permitting FSB to open fire on disabled people and children14:38
Deadly US Midwest floods break records, devastate families12:08
BBC down: Website and digital services broke as a result of massive cyber attack12:20
Barack Obama signs ban on microbeads in cosmetic products to reduce ‘plastic pollution’09:25
Star Wars release dates: This is when the next five movies will reach cinemas from Star Wars 8 to the Han Solo spin-off14:23
It's the banks that will celebrate most this New Year's Eve – they've just been let off the hook14:21
Microsoft to alert users when they are victims of 'state-sponsored' hacking14:21
Microsoft to alert users when they are victims of 'state-sponsored' hacking13:18
UK flooding: Environment Agency chief Sir Philip Dilley promised to 'turn up in his Wellingtons in a flooding crisis' when he first got the job14:14
New Year’s Eve: The scientific reason why it is generally terrible11:18
Storm Frank: Man arrested on suspicion of looting flood-stricken homes in Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire14:02
New Year's Eve 2015: Netflix tricks children into thinking its midnight with early cartoon countdowns10:00
Woman mugged while visiting her late husband's grave in Hanwell Cemetery, west London, on Christmas eve13:51
Champagne loses its fizz as more Brits pick prosecco for New Year's Eve13:41
David James set to take first English managerial job at Luton Town13:12
Social services under fire after boy cared for by convicted paedophile relative for at least two years13:17
How many days you will spend having sex, cleaning and commuting revealed in quiz11:43
Belgium terror alert: Six more suspects arrested over 'Isis plot' to attack Brussels over festive period13:22
Storm Frank: High winds invert Glencar waterfall in Ireland13:07
New Year's Honours: The 7 biggest Tory cronies given awards by David Cameron11:52
The political party you've never heard of that is on the verge of making history13:09
A Harvard psychiatrist says three things are the secret to real happiness13:00
Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher continues to hit back at body shaming and ageist criticism13:07
What the photographer has to say about these images of a wedding in war-torn Syria13:06
Arsenal vs Newcastle: Arsene Wenger praises Mesut Ozil for 'improving tremendously' after coming of age09:26
Huge wave kills person on board Chinese oil rig in North Sea11:25
Refugee crisis: The Nazi-era airport that's now 'home' to 3,000 refugees12:54
Royal Mint designed 60p coin for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee12:44
The world's languages, in seven maps and charts12:37
Sam Allardyce to avoid FA punishment for 'soft German' comments aimed at Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp12:36
Claudio Ranieri allows Leicester City players to celebrate New Year's Eve11:28
Erectile dysfunction 'linked to risk of early death'12:05
Jamie Carragher says Liverpool are still struggling to get the best out of Christian Benteke12:18
Meet two new characters from Finding Dory, Bailey and Destiny12:15
Jose Mourinho tells Real Madrid he's 'not interested' in returning10:51
Do you really know how much immigration your local area has? Check with this tool11:56
Loughborough University takes the lead as being the most popular first choice university for freshers in 201609:43
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk 'sent sexually explicit text messages to 17-year-old girl'11:38
Simon Danczuk suspended from Labour party after 'sending sexually explicit texts to teenager'09:26
John Joe Heuerman: The 13-year-old New Year Honours' recipient that really deserves it10:34
Storm Frank: 150-year-old Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare collapses into the sea11:14
Disney pulls Frozen 'Champagne-style' juice drink after alcohol campaigners voice fears11:44
Star Wars: 8 actors who turned down roles in 'a galaxy far, far away' from Leonardo DiCaprio to Al Pacino08:26
Storm Frank: Flood-hit areas to see 'respite' over the next 48 hours as rain eases11:41
7 best bath oils that will turn any tub into a luxury experience11:41
Arsenal news: Jamie Carragher warns Gunners could wait another 10 years if they don't win Premier League title11:39
Auld Lang Syne lyrics: all the words so you can sing it at New Year10:44
What journalists at The Independent are giving up for GOSH – and why you should join them11:34
Manchester City transfer news: Schalke 04 youngster Leroy Sane identified as main January window target11:21
New Year's Honours: Tory MP Mark Garnier condemns Lynton Crosby knighthood11:20
World's top aid agencies reveal what people should be most concerned about in 201609:24
New Year's Day: Why 1 January is the deadliest day of the year11:03
10 most read sport stories in 2015: From Left Shark at Super Bowl 49 to Sonny Bill Williams at the Rugby World Cup11:02
Chelsea worried lack of 'relegation clause' could cost them big if Blues go down09:17
BBC down: Websites including news unavailable after ‘technical issues’10:39
Nate Tracey: Video shows fireman pull unconscious driver from burning vehicle08:35
Star Wars: George Lucas says he sold franchise to 'white slavers' and criticises 'retro' The Force Awakens09:38
Storm Frank: Man trapped on Scottish bus in chest-high floodwater for five hours describes his ordeal09:52
Paris attacks: Belgian man, 22, arrested in Brussels on suspicion of carrying out terror attacks10:24
LCD Soundsystem reuniting despite label saying they never would, set to play Coachella10:40
UK flooding: George Osborne and David Cameron accused of increasing the 'human misery' caused by Storm Frank10:38
Arsenal transfer news: Mathieu Debuchy wants to leave Arsenal as Arsene Wenger admits move is possible08:35
YouTube video shows cyclist saving life of suicidal woman08:25
Sports Direct's Mike Ashley agrees to pay staff national minimum wage from 201610:09
Bullying in childhood linked to poor physical health in adults, study finds10:07
Banking culture inquiry scrapped by regulator FCA as "Osborne pulls dogs off the banks"08:19
Happy New Year... but not yet: Confused brands tweet congratulations a day early08:14
Dog with ham on its face tricks people on Facebook into praying for 'burns recovery'10:01
iPlayer down: BBC on demand service hit by problems with all digital services09:39
Jamie Carragher and Jamie Redknapp recreate Brendan Rodgers reaction09:29
Massimiliano Allegri in Chelsea and Manchester United frame after Juventus coach starts English lessons09:25
Star Wars release dates: When the next five movies will reach cinemas from Star Wars 8 to the Han Solo spin-off09:17
Arsenal victory parade set for 22 May, according to Islington Council08:03
Jamie Carragher: Liverpool legend responds to El-Hadji Diouf's 'turkey' barb08:41
Air India plane bound for London forced to return to Mumbai after rat sighting08:24
New Year's Eve: Extra armed officers on patrol to protect London from Isis-inspired terror attack08:48
Gary Neville admits he 'shouldn't be' Manchester United or England manager any time soon08:25
Felipe Anderson to Manchester United; Paul Pogba to Chelsea; Loic Remy to Aston Villa; West Ham latest08:22
Jurgen Klopp is a 'soft German' according to Sam Allardyce after Liverpool beat Sunderland00:03
PDC World Darts Championship report: Phil Taylor knocked out as Peter Wright and Dave Chisnall play out classic07:39
Air Canada 'flight from hell' from China diverted after extreme turbulence injures 21 people00:27
615,000 new homes - that's what UK housebuilders could put up on their landbanks