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<p>New rules limiting households to four wheelie bins will ‘end the postcode lottery’ of recycling and reduce fly-tipping</p>
Will Gore

Rejoice, dads of Britain – soon, we will have fewer bins to take out

<p>People opposed to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill demonstrate outside Westminster on Friday</p>
The Independent View

Starmer must ensure concerns about the assisted dying bill are met

<p>Volodymyr Zelensky at an EU summit in Brussels </p>
Mark Almond

Zelensky is playing a clever game with America by talk of ceasefire

Sean O’Grady

Do not be deceived. Jacob Rees-Mogg is a nasty, dangerous man

Olivia Petter

Is OnlyFans really ‘female empowerment’ – or is it damaging to women?

<p>Rosamund puts the sparkle in sparkling</p>
Rosamund Hall

Do you find prosecco a bit passé? Here are some alternatives...

<p>Ricky Gervais and Penelope Wilton in ‘After Life’, whose characters start up a friendship on a public bench </p>
Clair Woodward

Can AI cure loneliness? No – but this might…

<p>‘Skirts and dresses subject me to the male gaze’ </p>
Lauren Bulla

Why I’ve stopped wearing women’s clothes – and you should try it, too

<p>The number of children in America prescribed weight-loss jabs has risen almost 600 per cent in three years</p>
Charlotte Cripps

I’d never give my kids Ozempic – but not for the reason you might think

<p>Louise Haigh has admitted she pleaded guilty to a criminal offence relating to a police investigation over a mobile phone</p>
John Rentoul

Was Louise Haigh’s 10-year-old conviction an excuse to get rid of her?

<p>Supporters of assisted dying wept and hugged as the bill passed its first vote</p>
Letters

The assisted dying debate showed one of our greatest human failings

<p>The champagne lifestyle </p>
alan rusbridger

Why it’s time for the ultra-rich to abandon luxury to save the world

<p>In her memoirs, Angela Merkel argues that had Nato agreed Ukraine’s membership in 2008, Russia would have invaded sooner </p>
Mary Dejevsky

Will much-maligned ‘Mutti’ Merkel have the last laugh?

<p>Making a contactless payment with a phone</p>
Letters

Life in a cashless society will be no life at all

<p>Barbra Banda celebrates with the NWSL championship and MVP trophies</p>
kat brown

Not even JK Rowling can take glory away from Barbra Banda

<p>Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson outside the Houses of Parliament</p>
dame tanni grey-thompson

The assisted dying law sends a troubling message about our lives

<p>Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande star in the new ‘Wicked’ movie </p>
Emma Clarke

Why all the fuss about Wicked? It’s dry, dull and overdone

Call me the Wicked Witch of the West, but the last thing the world needs is yet another revival of the same tired musical, writes Emma Clarke. Can we not come up with new material instead?

<p>President-elect Donald Trump speaks with members of the media </p>
Voices

I moved abroad after a US election. It didn’t go exactly as planned

<p>Trump could shrink the UK economy by 1 per cent if he puts in place tariffs on imports as expected, experts say </p>
Voices

Will Trump’s trade war bring chlorinated chicken to our supermarkets?

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<p>Putting your finances in order before you hit the shops could spare you a festive hangover </p>
Voices

The ‘four-present rule’ that could save you money this Christmas

Voices

The ‘four-present rule’ that could save you money this Christmas

Talia Loderick
<p>Putting your finances in order before you hit the shops could spare you a festive hangover </p>
<p>Volodymyr Zelensky wants Ukraine to join Nato </p>
The Independent View

The Russia-Ukraine deal must be struck from a position of strength

<p>Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street </p>
Voices

Blairites are in despair over Keir Starmer’s flailing leadership

<p>Louise Haigh has become the first minister to quit Keir Starmer’s government after it emerged she had pleaded guilty to a criminal offence</p>
Voices

Starmer hopes a reset will get his government back on track. Will it?

<p>MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its second reading by a wider than expected margin</p>
Voices

The assisted dying bill was an exercise in ‘disability erasure’

<p>MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its second reading by a wider than expected margin</p>
Voices

The assisted dying bill was an exercise in ‘disability erasure’

<p>There was silence in the chamber when the vote was announced: the bill had passed by 330 for and 275 against</p>
Voices

As the assisted dying bill passed, the House of Commons fell silent

<p>The scammer types ‘forgotten password’ / Into your Amazon account having obtained your phone number</p>
Voices

On Black Friday, I fell for an Amazon scam – what you need to know

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Blairites are in despair over Keir Starmer’s flailing leadership

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Rebels seize control of Syria’s second city in blow to Bashar al-Assad

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Zelensky says Ukraine could temporarily cede territory to Russia for Nato membership

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Top pollster warns PM will struggle to convince public with his ‘plan for change’

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<p>Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson outside the Houses of Parliament (PA)</p>
Voices

Before voting on assisted dying today, I urge MPs to read this…

<p>Black Friday is a huge opportunity for fraudsters (Alamy/PA)</p>
Voices

Beware Black Friday: Tis the season for fraudsters to prey on shoppers

<p>US president Richard Nixon was told by Canadian PM Pierre Trudeau that ‘living next to you is like sleeping with an elephant’</p>
Letters

Living next door to the United States can be tricky

<p>Insurer Direct Line Group is holding out against a takeover proposal from Aviva</p>
Voices

What does the insurance company ‘mega merger’ mean for your bills?

The Independent View

This is no time to rush through a decision on assisted dying

<p>Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch (PA)</p>
Voices

Kemi’s right about one thing – Brexit isn’t working

<p>Insurer Direct Line Group is holding out against a takeover proposal from Aviva</p>
Voices

What does the insurance company ‘mega merger’ mean for your bills?

The Independent View

This is no time to rush through a decision on assisted dying

<p>Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch (PA)</p>
Voices

Kemi’s right about one thing – Brexit isn’t working

<p>The culture of not believing victims – and the reluctance of the Crown Prosecution Service to authorise charges – has denied countless victims the justice they deserve</p>
Voices

Justice has come a long way since Mohamed al-Fayed, but not far enough

Voices

Justice has come a long way since Mohamed al-Fayed, but not far enough

Claire Waxman
<p>The culture of not believing victims – and the reluctance of the Crown Prosecution Service to authorise charges – has denied countless victims the justice they deserve</p>
<p>To minimise the impact of a trade war with the US, the UK could try and do a deal with the incoming president</p>
Voices

Can Keir Starmer trade his way around Trump’s tariffs?

<p>Parliament will debate the assisted dying Bill on Friday </p>
Voices

I’m an expert in medical ethics – here’s my answer on assisted dying

<p>‘Discworld’ author Terry Pratchett spent his final years campaigning for the right to die</p>
Voices

The assisted dying bill would carry out Terry Pratchett’s final wish

<p>New research suggests Gen Z daters are falling out of love with dating apps </p>
Voices

Why dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute

<p>New research suggests Gen Z daters are falling out of love with dating apps </p>
Voices

Why dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute

<p>‘Everybody should have the right to choose how and when they want to leave this world’</p>
Letters

Religion should have no place in the assisted dying bill

<p>The president-elect is allowing the US and the wider world a glimpse of what will be in store with him at the helm </p>
Voices

When it comes to trade and tariffs Trump’s bark is worse than his bite

The Independent View

The ceasefire in Lebanon is welcome – but hopes for Gaza are premature

<p>Watched by Sean Duffy, his nomination for transportation secretary, Donald Trump holds a tariff table during his first term as president in 2019 </p>
The Independent View

How to persuade Donald Trump tariffs would Make America Weak Again?

<p>The owner of Vauxhall has announced plans to shut its Luton van-making factory</p>
Voices

With Vauxhall Luton facing closure, government must rethink EV rules

<p>Liam Fox is a former cabinet minister and a practising doctor</p>
Voices

We should strive for a better NHS – not a national death service

<p>Allies say Keir Starmer is sticking to the rules after Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, told ministers to remain neutral on Kim Leadbeater’s private members’ bill</p>
Voices

Why Starmer has stayed silent over his views on assisted dying

<p>‘A growing proportion of the population risks becoming increasingly poorly served as the economics of mass market journalism worsen’ </p>
Voices

We face a future of fake news unless we protect trust in news media

<p>Ordinary people in Lebanon and northern Israel can be forgiven for letting out a deep sigh of relief</p>
Voices

Why Netanyahu’s next showdown will be with Iran

<p>Bob Geldof tells Band Aid 40 critics to ‘shut up’ as he declares charity single is ‘perfect’</p>
Letters

I’ve changed my view of Band Aid – this is why

<p>Supporters argue the bill represents compassion and choice for those facing unbearable suffering</p>
UK Politics

Compassionate or dangerous precedent: Have your say on assisted dying

UK Politics

Compassionate or dangerous precedent: Have your say on assisted dying

Independent
<p>Supporters argue the bill represents compassion and choice for those facing unbearable suffering</p>
<p>President-elect Donald Trump arrives before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on Tuesday</p>
Voices

Trump’s most radical cabinet pick is a man you’ve never heard of

<p>Lord Falconer was accused by Labour MP Rachael Maskell (centre) of ‘offensive remarks’ over his claim that Shabana Mahmood’s opposition to the assisted dying bill has to do with her Islamic faith</p>
Voices

Why we can’t (and shouldn’t) separate God from assisted dying

<p>‘Labour has said all options are on the table, striking fear into disabled people’</p>
Voices

There’s one word for Starmer’s welfare reform when you’re disabled...

<p>‘If it bothers you, then it’s important’ </p>
Voices

Need help with a personal issue? Dear Vix is here to help

<p>‘If it bothers you, then it’s important’ </p>
Voices

Need help with a personal issue? Dear Vix is here to help

<p>My huskies duck into the snow / Pushing their snouts forward through the crystals of ice</p>
Voices

A deadly car crash revealed something awful

<p>The government is launching a white paper called Get Britain Working</p>
The Independent View

The government is right to move from tender to tough on welfare reform

<p>Flood waters have left people counting the cost of Storm Bert</p>
Voices

As Storm Bert costs mount, we must get serious about flood-proofing

<p>Rachel Reeves defended her Budget to the CBI </p>
Voices

Reeves’ confrontational stance with UK businesses will be disastrous

<p>Nash has recently revealed how she’s funding her upcoming music tour </p>
Voices

Kate Nash selling pictures of her backside to OnlyFans? Why not? 

<p>A ‘suicide pod’ known as the ‘Sarco’ in Rotterdam, Netherlands</p>
Letters

I asked ChatGPT about assisted dying – what it said shook me

<p>An arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu has been issued </p>
Voices

Netanyahu’s arrest will throw the very future of the ICC into question

<p>Baroness Jane Campbell has long campaigned against assisted dying </p>
Voices

To me, assisted dying is not an ethical issue – it is my right to live

<p>Caroline Darian bravely took to the stand to face her father last week</p>
Voices

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter is dealing with unimaginable horror

<p>Working-class heroes: former deputy prime minister John Prescott with Angela Rayner </p>
Voices

Could ‘John Prescott in a skirt’ take over from Keir Starmer?

<p>A deal was struck in the early hours of the morning in Baku </p>
The Independent View

The climate deal brokered at Cop29 is disappointing – but it’s a start

The Independent View

The climate deal brokered at Cop29 is disappointing – but it’s a start

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<p>A deal was struck in the early hours of the morning in Baku </p>
<p>‘It would demonstrate that they had listened, understood and were ready to think again’ </p>
Letters

It would show great strength if Reeves and Starmer ‘retreated’

<p>‘Beaujolais Nouveau gives me the most joyous feeling of optimism’</p>
Voices

Happy Beaujolais Day, to all who celebrate...

<p>Chris Wright, Trump’s pick for energy secretary, runs the second largest hydraulic fracturing company in North America </p>
Voices

Trump’s energy secretary will be more than an environmental disaster

<p>Bargain-hunters find themselves drawn to Lidl’s middle</p>
Voices

The perils of Lidl’s middle aisle are all too real – I should know

<p>Bargain-hunters find themselves drawn to Lidl’s middle</p>
Voices

The perils of Lidl’s middle aisle are all too real – I should know

<p>‘Tis the season for gift-giving... </p>
Voices

Have we gone completely mad with office gift collections?

<p>‘The Cop 29 Climate Summit has come to an end – but our commitment to the planet must not’ </p>
Voices

Fossil fuels are an ancient relic – here’s the solution

<p>‘Yes, he mangled his words, but you always knew what he meant’ </p>
Letters

John Prescott reconciled the old with the new – he will be missed

<p>The bill is set to be debated in the House of Commons on Friday </p>
The Independent View

The quest for people to die with dignity is paramount

<p>Reeves and Keir Starmer have so far taken a hard line on ‘tractor tax’ and winter fuel payments </p>
Voices

Rachel Reeves is standing by her ‘tough decisions’ – but for how long?

<p>Have you been ‘sledged’? Or are you the ‘sledger’? </p>
Voices

Dating is already treacherous – let’s not add ‘sledging’ to the mix

<p>Trump and Musk watched the test launch for SpaceX’s Starship rocket in Texas this week </p>
Voices

A fine bromance: why the Trump and Musk partnership is here to stay

<p>‘That’s the difference between dislike and a phobia; one is manageable and the other is life-inhibiting’ </p>
Voices

Winter is hard enough – but a phobia means I can’t leave my house

23 November 2023
The Independent View

This is no time to surrender to Putin’s rockets – still less his words

<p>Game over: Albert Einstein was asked what would happen ‘if World War III is fought with nuclear weapons’ </p>
Letters

Einstein was right – World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones

<p>The Paul Mescal lookalike contest in Hoxton, London offered a main prize of £20 – and the opportunity to turn on the pub Christmas lights</p>
Voices

I went to a Paul Mescal lookalike contest. It was… weird

Voices

I went to a Paul Mescal lookalike contest. It was… weird

Lauren Bulla
<p>The Paul Mescal lookalike contest in Hoxton, London offered a main prize of £20 – and the opportunity to turn on the pub Christmas lights</p>
<p>As Coleen Rooney says: ‘We’re not a lovey dovey couple in public… and when someone has done something just for you… the words mean something.’ </p>
Voices

Don’t laugh at Wayne Rooney – he could be the next Poet Laureate

<p>People are encouraged to talk to their energy supplier if they are having trouble paying their bills</p>
Voices

No, Ofgem – ‘shopping around’ won’t help heat our homes

<p>I’ve had people run away from my dog Muggles like he’s Jack Nicholson in ‘The Shining’ </p>
Voices

I’d take an Asbo for my dog – Muggles has rights, too

<p>The reforms target agricultural estates worth over £3m</p>
UK Politics

Readers left divided over Labour’s ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms

<p>The reforms target agricultural estates worth over £3m</p>
UK Politics

Readers left divided over Labour’s ‘tractor tax’ on inherited farms

<p>‘Voice notes are a one-sided conversation, the sender has switched to “send” mode and blocked any receive’ </p>
Voices

WhatsApp’s new rules on voice notes will only make them more annoying

<p>Protesters in Tel Aviv denounce Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over its prosecution of the war in Gaza </p>
The Independent View

The warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest is a stain on Israel

<p>An RAF Tornado carrying two Storm Shadows</p>
Voices

Starmer’s silence over Storm Shadow missile strikes could be deadly

<p>Late politician John Prescott had a cameo role in BBC series ‘Gavin and Stacey’ </p>
Voices

Have you heard the one about John Prescott...

<p>Bringing in the brussels sprout harvest </p>
Letters

Farmers should shut up and muck in – for the greater good

<p>The chancellor may not be so optimistic after the latest official figures showed a sharp rise in borrowing </p>
Business Comment

Britain’s debt nightmare: why more tax rises could be on the way

<p>Children ride on toy tractors as part of the farmers’ protest in central London</p>
Voices

Labour is losing the PR battle over the ‘tractor tax’

<p>‘It is no exaggeration to say I could never have won three consecutive full terms without John’ </p>
Voices

John Prescott and I were New Labour’s odd couple

<p>The chancellor may not be so optimistic after the latest official figures showed a sharp rise in borrowing </p>
Business Comment

Britain’s debt nightmare: why more tax rises could be on the way

<p>Children ride on toy tractors as part of the farmers’ protest in central London</p>
Voices

Labour is losing the PR battle over the ‘tractor tax’

<p>‘It is no exaggeration to say I could never have won three consecutive full terms without John’ </p>
Voices

John Prescott and I were New Labour’s odd couple

<p>It was not until a decade later, after he had stepped down as deputy prime minister, that Prescott chose to publicly disclose his struggle with bulimia</p>
Voices

The day Prescott told me ‘I’ve got that thing Lady Di’s got’

<p>Firefighters in Valencia, eastern Spain, join the clean-up after a year’s-worth of rain fell in one day last month </p>
Voices

Cities are showing what climate leadership looks like

<p>‘Each city offers its own niche and subsequent charm, but one reality remains the same: disrespectful, poorly behaved fashion influencers’ </p>
Voices

Influencers have taken over fashion week – what I saw shocked me

<p>John Prescott was ahead of more Blairite ministers in his willingness to work with the private sector</p>
Voices

This was John Prescott’s guilty secret...

<p>The Gen Z ‘sarnie army’ are after our basic butties </p>
Voices

Your sandwich will never be ‘woke’ enough for Gen Z

<p>Jeremy Clarkson joined farmers for protests in central London</p>
Voices

The last thing the farmers needed was Clarkson and Farage in cosplay

21 November 2024
The Independent View

Afghan heroes were let down by Britain – and are now at Putin’s mercy

<p>The announcement that the US embassy in Kyiv – and some EU embassies – are shutting for fear of Russian airstrikes adds to the mood of growing crisis over Ukraine</p>
Voices

Nobody can stop the juggernaut of war – not even Putin

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