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Recruiters are locked in a technological ‘arms race’ with desperate jobseekers — and secret instructions targeted at hiring robots are the latest trick, Io Dodds reports

Nineties TV reboots and retro retail trends are booming — and now restaurant chains at latching on to the nostalgia wave

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Field Marshal Lord Richards tells The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Ukraine has been given false hope by its Western allies and cannot triumph against Russia unless Nato forces join fight

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Minister said cash supported ‘multiple campaigns’, but Tories say it ‘makes a mockery’ of spending pledges

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Exclusive: The solo artist and former One Direction star is back with his most confident-sounding album yet, along with the fizzy new single ‘Lemonade’. He opens up to Roisin O’Connor about his struggles with the spotlight, the joy of working with a close-knit team of collaborators, and…

“You have to make sure you’re telling their truth — you’re a vessel for them,” Sydney Sweeney told The Independent about the pressure of portraying real-life boxer Christy Martin. (17 October)

Pittsburgh police told The Independent Friday that 19-year-old Noah Thomas of Austintown, Ohio, is not yet in custody following the alleged zoo incident

Agents were heard shouting, ‘Police, don’t move, hands up,’ and appeared to point their weapons at the family

Employee Car Ownership Schemes set to be targeted by HMRC, but it could hurt industry, government revenue and car buyers

Whittaker speaks to The Independent at a press conference after signing with Eddie Hearn, who provides insight on the divisive boxer, as does coach Andy Lee