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Mr Gove’s decision to back Lord Mandelson is the latest instance in which the former Tory cabinet minister has abandoned colleagues after turning on Boris Johnson in 2016 leadership election

More than 10,000 farmers descended on Westminster on Tuesday to urge the government to backtrack on the levy

Exclusive: 43 per cent of Republicans were surprised by the election result – while most Americans think their neighbor voted for Trump

Florida senator, who sees China as America’s No 1 enemy, will be a major headache for Beijing but will also present it an opportunity, Shweta Sharma reports

For the first time in years, a new tip prompted police to launch a search in connection to the disappearance of Iowa TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit. But what did they find? Caroline Lowe, a member of the FindJodi team, talks to Andrea Cavallier about the ups and downs of the…

Exclusive: The record figures coincided with the first five months of the Tories’ emergency move to free prisoners early

COMMENT: I estimate there could be an additional two women being killed every week and their deaths not seen as suspicious, despite those suspicions being raised, writes criminologist Professor Jane Monckton Smith, as she backs The Independent’s Brick by Brick campaign

TikTok and Instagram adverts suggesting IVF treatments and ‘fertility MOTs’ are being viewed by millions of young users

In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Lord Hague discusses with Geordie Greig his campaign to win election as Chancellor to the University of Oxford. The former foreign secretary explains his opinions on what the statue of Cecil Rhodes, his love of history and how his experience as a student…