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BOOKS: The Independent’s writers look back on the literary year and select the very best books to gift your loved ones this festive season

CHRISTINA Hendry was among those to pay tribute to Alex Salmond at the former first minister's memorial service on Saturday. 

The turbulence of a colourful decade, as seen through the lens of a diverse community of photographers, collectives and publications, is on show at Tate Britain until May 2025

Chancellor tells business leaders she stands by tax rises and points to Labour’s pro-growth policies

Prescott passed away on Wednesday after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced

The entire contents of the comedy legend’s home in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, will go up for sale after the death of his beloved wife Joan in March.

Announcement of a public inquiry could expose collusion by those at highest levels of UK government

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is famous for his forthright statements to other world leaders. In March 1989, Mahathir wrote a letter to then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that was blunt even by his standards. Unlike a lot of his angry letters, this one wasn’t published.

With Labour in power, the paper should be driving the agenda – instead, it’s at war with itself

Progressive Anglican clergyman radicalised by an urban ministry social project in Chicago

Three decades ago, the first Eurostar train carrying paying passengers set off from London’s Waterloo station for Paris. While many of the headlines on November 14 1994 focused on the historic journey, others speculated about what the tunnel would mean for business and trade. Eurostar was “set to steal the…