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Councils slammed for charging ‘fat tax’ on burials of larger coffins

Funeral director says extra charges for burial of overweight or obese people discriminate against their families

The Independent UK

Death of teenager left alone at scandal-hit mental health hospital by worker with fake ID was unlawful

Ruth Szymankiewicz, 14, died after a litany of failings at Huntercombe Hospital, where she should have had constant monitoring

The Independent UK

Trump told cops to do ‘whatever the hell they want’ to fix DC. Here’s why that’s ‘extremely dangerous’

White House mandate ‘runs roughshod over constitutional rights and due process protections,’ civil rights groups and legal experts tell Alex Woodward

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UK’s largest children’s brain injury unit cut frontline staff over ‘financial crisis’ before child deaths

Exclusive: The Children’s Trust, a flagship unit in Surrey, was criticised over staffing levels after three children died while in its care

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Bryan Kohberger studied the ‘Scream’ franchise’s inspiration killer, who also murdered college students with a hunting knife

Kohberger studied murderers and then became one.

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Thirteen children injured after rollercoaster derails in 100-year-old amusement park

'Screaming' children trapped on ride weeks before permanent closure of pleasure park

The Independent UK

Thousands of users’ personal data — including their IDs — were leaked from a popular male revenge dating app

A widely downloaded new app invites men to review the women they’ve dated, and asks for photo ID to verify their identity. What could possibly go wrong?

The Independent UK

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Jury in inquest of girl who fatally self-harmed at hospital to consider whether she was unlawfully killed

Hospital was ‘severely short-staffed’ on the day the teenager was left alone when she should have had constant care

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Reeves accused of ‘punishing families’ with inheritance tax raid – that still ‘won’t fill Labour’s blackhole’

Former government economist Jonathan Portes told The Independent changes to inheritance tax would not raise enough to plug the UK’s multi-billion-pound fiscal shortfall

The Independent UK

Business news live: AI start-up Perplexity launches shock £25bn bid for Google Chrome

Stock market news and latest business and finance updates from Wednesday

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Plastic treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production

Environmental organisations warn that without urgent compromises the session could fail to produce a treaty capable of tackling the scale of the crisis

The Independent UK

JD Vance says it was ‘very cool’ to have Disneyland shut down for his family vacation - but apologizes for ‘longer lines’

The Vice President’s visit to the California theme park in July was met with protests

The Independent UK

White House says homeless people in DC will be forced into shelters or put in jail. Advocates say ‘that should terrify everyone’

Trump is criminalizing homelessness while doing ‘nothing’ to make housing more affordable, critics tell Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

The future of cancer treatment is ‘personalized’ mRNA vaccines. Experts fear RFK research cuts will jeopardize that

HHS announced last week that it would slash hundreds of millions in grants for Covid, flu and infectious disease research

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Meghan Markle announces With Love, Meghan season two return date

Season Two of the Netflix cooking show will feature Tan France and Chrissy Teigen as guests

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Starmer accused of ‘abject failure’ as people smuggling arrests fall under Labour

Exclusive: Prime minister is warned ‘it’s never been easier to be a people smuggler’ after arrests fall despite his vow to ‘smash the gangs’

The Independent UK

Best turmeric supplements for reducing inflammation, according to the experts

Available in capsule, powder or liquid form, these supplements can reduce inflammation and pain and boost gut health and immunity

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Ninja’s new soft serve ice cream machine has launched – but can it beat Mr. Whippy?

Once again, Ninja is leading the way with an innovative kitchen appliance

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‘I’m on the right side of history’: The church minister risking prison time to support Palestine Action

More than 500 people were arrested at the biggest demonstration since the group was proscribed a terrorist organisation

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Palestine Action terror ban too heavy-handed, former Supreme Court judge warns Starmer

The law that saw hundreds arrested for supporting the group on Saturday should be changed, Lord Sumption says

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The state-sponsored killing of journalists is another way to limit freedom of speech

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The assassination by Israeli forces of an Al Jazeera correspondent and his colleagues is a chilling reminder that, when international news organisations are denied entry to a war zone, the responsibility for telling the world of the destruction and the human cost falls to local reporters…

The Independent UK

The village ‘ripped apart’ by scrapped HS2 line – while taxpayers foot bill for empty homes

Villagers sold their homes over plans for the scrapped HS2 line from Birmingham to Manchester

The Independent UK

Mamma Mia is back on Broadway where it belongs and honestly, thank goodness

THEATRE: When the ‘Mamma Mia’ marquee went back up on Broadway for the first time in more than a decade, it felt like nature was healing. Caitlin Hornik explores why the musical has such enduring appeal.

The Independent UK

Dillian Whyte on fighting Moses Itauma: ‘Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die’

Interview: Before taking on the most highly-touted heavyweight in years, Whyte speaks about being born in a hurricane, eating out of trash cans, and why he chose Itauma

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Scottish travellers set to face stricter EU border checks – what you need to know

SCOTTISH holidaymakers may need to provide proof of medical insurance and return tickets when travelling to Europe this autumn under strict new…

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