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<p>People in Seoul attend a candlelight vigil condemning the president’s surprise declaration of martial law</p>
Mary Dejevsky

South Korea has rewritten the rules governing the Indo-Pacific

The crisis that erupted out of the seemingly stable South Korea this week has rattled the West – and, Mary Dejevsky writes, poses a significant risk to US and Nato interests in the region

<p>Post-Brexit and with the imminent second coming of Donald Trump, things have taken a decided turn for the worse</p>
The Independent View

The PM is stuck between a rock and a hard place over trade

<p>The former MasterChef presenter has been hit with a slew of allegations </p>
caroline brown

Why aren’t more men speaking out about Gregg Wallace?

<p>At Christmas, an innocent family game of Scrabble can spell disaster </p>
Kat Brown

With board games, it’s not the winning that counts – it’s the cheating

<p>Pretty in pink: Jaguar Type 00 design vision is a two-door coupe with butterfly doors</p>
Jamie Windust

The Jag relaunch is a triumph for non-binary petrolheads like me

<p>Growing the almonds needed to make a single glass of ‘mylk’ takes 130 pints of water – more than a morning shower</p>
paul clements

Trust me, becoming a vegan doesn’t mean you’re green…

<p>Fast fashion giant Shein is looking to list in London </p>
James Moore

Shein wouldn’t be the first controversial company to list in London

<p>At a stroke of the presidential pen, Joe Biden has legitimised the notion that the US justice system has been biased and weaponised</p>
sean o’grady

Joe Biden has just handed a tremendous gift to Donald Trump

<p>Estate agents are getting busy as buyers jump in (Rebekah Downes/PA)</p>
James Moore

What’s really behind the surprise surge in house prices?

<p>Keir Starmer and Kyriakos Mitsotakis are meeting today in London </p>
Thimios Tzallas

Could this be the key to the UK returning the Elgin Marbles to Greece?

<p>Ricky Gervais and Penelope Wilton in ‘After Life’. Their bereaved 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>Rosamund puts the sparkle in sparkling</p>
Rosamund Hall

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

<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>The potential return of the marbles to Greece call into question our commitment to preserving British cultural heritage</p>
Letters

The Elgin marbles belong in Britain – they’re our history, too

Sean O’Grady

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

<p>Jaguar is alive! </p>
Sean O’Grady

Jaguar’s ‘woke’ rebrand is an unalloyed success

Whatever gets people buying luxury cars is a win, writes Sean O’Grady – the British marque hasn’t been this talked-about since 1998. You can almost hear the growls of approval...

<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>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

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<p>If Trump does force Starmer to choose between prioritising trade with the US or that with the EU, the prime minister is bound to choose the EU</p>
Voices

Starmer thinks he doesn’t need to choose between the US and the EU?

Voices

Starmer thinks he doesn’t need to choose between the US and the EU?

John Rentoul
<p>If Trump does force Starmer to choose between prioritising trade with the US or that with the EU, the prime minister is bound to choose the EU</p>
<p>An electric vehicle charging station at Skelton Lake Service Station in Leeds </p>
Climate

EV targets: Tell us if they’re accelerating progress or costing jobs

<p>‘My wife was gifted a horrific spinal injury by an elderly driver who should never have been behind the wheel’ </p>
Letters

Behind the wheel, elderly drivers are as dangerous as drunks

<p>Who amongst us isn’t prone to a bit of late-night bedtime procrastination... </p>
Voices

Is it any wonder we have ‘brain rot’ after the year we’ve had?

<p>Gregg Wallace issued an apology after he faced a backlash for comments he made on the weekend on Instagram</p>
The Independent View

The BBC makes careers – it can break them, too

<p>Gregg Wallace issued an apology after he faced a backlash for comments he made on the weekend on Instagram</p>
The Independent View

The BBC makes careers – it can break them, too

<p>I understand why so many women have just frozen and smiled or played along with Wallace</p>
Voices

Gregg Wallace is just one example of a much bigger problem with men

<p>The MasterChef presenter has been hit with various allegations </p>
Voices

The BBC has a Gregg Wallace problem that goes beyond MasterChef

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<p>Armed men take selfies at the Nayrab military airport in Aleppo, Syria</p>
Voices

Can the West afford for Syria’s dictator to be ousted?

<p>‘Colombia’s president Gustavo Petro is a beacon of hope when it comes to the politics of climate change’ </p>
Voices

Cop29 needn’t be an irreversible setback for climate change

<p>MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace has hit back at allegations of historic misconduct, saying they have come from a ‘handful of middle-class women of a certain age’</p>
Voices

I’m a ‘woman of a certain age’ with something to say to Gregg Wallace

<p>A Syrian opposition fighter, with badges reportedly belonging to Syrian army officers, on the outskirts of Aleppo</p>
The Independent View

The Syrian insurgency will be felt across the Middle East and beyond

<p>‘Parking charge notices can be issued in the flimsiest of circumstances, for the price of a postage stamp’ </p>
Letters

More motorists must take issue with parking charge notices

<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

<p>A Syrian opposition fighter, with badges reportedly belonging to Syrian army officers, on the outskirts of Aleppo</p>
The Independent View

The Syrian insurgency will be felt across the Middle East and beyond

<p>‘Parking charge notices can be issued in the flimsiest of circumstances, for the price of a postage stamp’ </p>
Letters

More motorists must take issue with parking charge notices

<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

<p>Volodymyr Zelensky wants Ukraine to join Nato </p>
The Independent View

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

The Independent View

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

Editorial
<p>Volodymyr Zelensky wants Ukraine to join Nato </p>
<p>Supporters of assisted dying wept and hugged as the bill passed its first vote</p>
Voices

The assisted dying debate showed one of our greatest human failings

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

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

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

Blairites are in despair over Keir Starmer’s flailing leadership

Voices

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

Voices

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

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

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

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

The assisted dying law sends a troubling message about our lives

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

Life in a cashless society will be no life at all

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

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

<p>The champagne lifestyle </p>
Voices

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

<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

<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…

Voices

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

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

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

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

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

<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>‘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?

The Independent View

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

Editorial
<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>
<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>‘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

<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>
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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

Voices

Reeves’ confrontational stance with UK businesses will be disastrous

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

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

Have we gone completely mad with office gift collections?

<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>‘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

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The Independent View

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

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