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Exclusive: Penny Mordaunt has given her first in-depth interview of the general election to The Independent, addressing the D-Day row, the leadership, and why her party should not listen to the polls or political pundits

Last June, the eyes of the world were upon the same North Atlantic waters where the Titanic and its passengers sank to icy fates - as international rescue teams searched for a submersible carrying five explorers venturing to the shipwreck. The disastrous implosion of Titan and the reckless path that…

Checking off the ‘convicted felon’ box keeps millions of Americans in the margins, but it’s fueling Trump’s campaign. It’s a phrase that criminal justice reformers want to avoid, Alex Woodward reports

Exclusive: Plans are in place to fly two more migrants to Rwanda in the next week

In a special investigation, Tom Watling tells the story of five teenagers who were taken into Russia or Russian-occupied territory before eventually being rescued. Many others are still believed to be trapped

A new law threatens traditional midwifery practices that go back for generations. Danielle Campoamor reports

Scott and all but two Republican senators have blocked legislation on IVF. Yet he spent seven figures this week on an ad that specifically talks about how he supports the procedure

The fifteen-year-old was dead for six days before police say they found his body

None of the 175 passengers or six crew members were injured on the Southwest Airlines flight