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The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises on the journey from Labour leader to prime minister

ANALYSIS : “Many in free press circles are holding their breath,” one First Amendment expert tells Justin Baragona. “There is concern that we are embarking on some scary times.”

Exclusive: While Damascus airport is currently closed, daily flights connect the UK with Beirut, which is only 60 miles from the Syrian capital

Last weekend rail passengers were urged not to travel on any Great Western main lines due to staff shortages

For the 12 days of Christmas, The Independent's Jacob Stolworthy is giving his picks of 2024, with day four revealing Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White's The Iron Claw.

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Saracen’s Head Inn landlord tells The Independent Khalid Baqa’s demands for hundreds of pounds in compensation are ‘ridiculous’

Just hours before the start of a key European defence summit, Estonia’s defence minister issued a stark warning that spending 2 per cent of GDP on defence is simply not enough

ON THE GROUND: Bel Trew meets the new police chief in Syria’s third city, tasked with keeping the peace now that forces led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have ousted the regime of Bashar al-Assad. Every city across the country is now facing the same question: who will rule…