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Nobody eats more white asparagus than the Germans – each citizen devours about 1.3kg per year

Rare virus that killed Gene Hackman’s wife kills three in small California town

Many parents need child care scholarships to work

FOOD FOCUS: Wild garlic? You mean that thing chefs go mad for every spring? Hannah Twiggs untangles the annual restaurant frenzy for Britain’s trendiest spring green – and finds out how to actually use the stuff without just making yet another pesto

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Readers were divided on the idea of reintroducing national service, with many agreeing that Britain’s military is underprepared, but questioning whether conscription is the right solution in 2025

LET’S UNPACK THAT: From buying more books when you already have shelves of unread novels to ordering clothing ‘hauls’ online when the wardrobe is full to bursting, overconsumption affects more of us than ever before. But how much is too much stuff? Helen Coffey asks the experts how we can…

A letter from two Democratic congressmen described the billionaire’s influence over the Trump administration as “a textbook example of corruption”

Opening statements are expected Tuesday in the U.S. trial of a man accused of torturing political opponents of Gambia’s ex-military dictator Yahya Jammeh nearly 20 years ago

A federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three news organizations that say Idaho prison officials are unconstitutionally hiding parts of lethal injection executions from public view