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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The chancellor has to balance the competing demands of ministers in her spending review but must make sure she keeps Britain’s finances on a secure footing

After years of showy tributes and accusations of ‘rainbow-washing’, US companies are shrinking back for fear of Donald Trump, Io Dodds reports

Anthony Labrador-Sierra posed as a high school teen for over a year. Now furious parents demand answers, Rhian Lubin reports

ANALYSIS: He tweeted about Donald Trump incessantly, then Elon Musk rebuked him. James Liddell and Alicja Hagopian take a look at how the Trump-Musk breakup unfolded, through X

IN DEPTH: Masafer Yatta, a collection of villages in the West Bank, has long been a target of forced evictions and settler attacks. After the month of May saw a village almost entirely wiped out and the announcement of 22 new Israeli settlements, Palestinians are losing hope, Alex Croft reports

ANALYSIS: Analysis: Musk choosing to go beyond just fiscal policy criticism and accuse Trump of ties to a famous accused pedophile likely guarantees Trump’s agenda will pass, writes Eric Garcia

Exclusive details: ‘At the same time,’ Joss’ husband told The Independent, ‘there is really nothing the SAPD can do for me that would remedy anything.’

Sam Ryder joins The Independent for a candid interview, opening up about the heartbreak and raw emotion behind his latest music. He reflects on the “open, raw wounds” left by breakups and how songwriting became a form of release. Catch Sam’s unforgettable Music Box session, where he delivers powerful, stripped-back…

‘I mean, it was a long time coming,’ the New York Democrat tells The Independent