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

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Michelle Obama campaigns with Harris as Trump rallies in Pennsylvania: live

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The Independent Debate

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<p>Chief football writer Miguel Delaney</p>

States of Play: Miguel Delaney answers your football questions

<p>Rachel Reeves will deliver the first Budget for Keir Starmer’s Labour government </p>

Ask John Rentoul anything about Labour’s Budget

<p>Tory leadership candidate James Cleverly arrives to take part in a Q&A in front of party members at the Conservative Party conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)</p>

Your Tory Party conference questions answered by John Rentoul

<p>Kemi Badenoch speaking at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event at IET London</p>

Conservative Party conference: John Rentoul answers your questions

Letters

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

America’s closest ally is the perfect distraction for Trump

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

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

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

Trump needs our prayers – but not our vote

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

Labour’s lost love for our cultural heritage

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