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VIRTUAL EVENTS SERIES: Join an exclusive virtual event hosted by our chief political commentator John Rentoul as we analyse the lasting impact of five years of Brexit

Campaigners fear the Baku summit may fail to establish a trillion dollar goal calling finance talk a ‘credibility test’ for UN talks

In a letter sent to parents and shared with The Independent, the National Child Research Center’s board described the news of federal charges against school head James Carroll as “devastating.”

Exclusive: Sporting hero and disability rights campaigner Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has warned that loopholes in the assisted dying legislation mean that safeguards against abuse are non-existent

Investigation: The UK trained and paid special forces to fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. As hundreds of these fighters live in danger while Britain delays decisions on whether to give them sanctuary, the UK’s adversaries are circling. Holly Bancroft, Fahim Abed, May Bulman and Jessica Purkiss report

World’s first autonomous racing league A2RL demonstrates the phenomenal progress driverless technology has recently made, writes Anthony Cuthbertson from Japan, with one team saying it will match the best human racers ‘in one year’

Winter sun and Christmas markets were the focus of The Independent’s latest virtual event, as the travel desk answered readers’ questions.

Exclusive: US Senator tells The Independent he is not worried that his former Republican opponent will make steep cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

Brexit has been ‘a catastrophe’ for the industry, with nine in 10 artists facing a hit to their earnings, UK Music’s annual economic report said