UK-EU relations hit new low as Theresa May viciously attacks European politicians

Critics accuse PM of acting like Donald Trump in seeking election show-fights with foreign leaders

Queen calls all staff from across UK for 'highly unusual' meeting

in depth

What happened to Madeleine McCann? Five possible scenarios explained

Girl shows friends new prosthetic leg and their reaction is beautiful

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Five stories the Government has buried thanks to the election

Farron faces angry Leave voter shouting 'I knew what I was voting for'

'Have you got grandchildren. Are you proud that they will inherit a poorer, less powerful, less secure country?' Mr Farron asks

Imperial turns to caffeine as cigarette laws tighten and smokers quit

From 21 May small packets will be banned in the UK and all tobacco must be sold in plain brown-grey packaging with prominent, graphic health warnings

Fall of Raqqa and Mosul will not spell the end for Isis

The desperate state of both Syria and Iraq's armies means there is no realistic prospect of either country defeating their extremist insurgencies for good

Tens of thousands of child refugees 'at risk of psychosocial distress'

Youngsters who have fled war being 'set back for years to come' due to emotional distress and anxiety caused by uncertainty surrounding family reunification process

Lifestyle

The story of Barack Obama's proposal to another woman before Michelle

He “felt trapped between the woman he loved and the destiny he knew was his”

How quitting watching porn has transformed these addicts' lives

“My life is no longer about me, but about what I can do to improve wherever I am”

The worrying difference between male and female shop mannequins

The study looked at both male and female mannequins yet found only 8% of male mannequins to be unrealistically underweight

What it's like inside the world's most luxurious train

The Shiki-Shima holds just 34 passengers within its 10 coaches

talking points

Sean O'Grady With her comments on the EU, Theresa May has gone full Trump

Neena Gill After 13 years as an MEP, this is what I know about Brexit

How to stay safe from the Google phishing attack sweeping the internet

Benedict Spence Don't forget about the Red Princes of Labour when discussing nepotism

Keeping what is meant to be a democratic process 'in the family' is at odds with how the system is meant to work, undermining any notion that it is fair

Walkway of Death: Hiking the world's most dangerous trail

Walking the Caminito Del Rey, the 100-year-old path known as the Walkway of Death

Letters May is deluded when it comes to her Brexit strategy

Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk

Miqdaad Versi Theresa May needs to address Islamophobia in her own party

The number of incidents is truly staggering. These have not, however, been sufficient for the Conservatives to hold an independent inquiry into Islamophobia

Ernest Hemingway 'was secret Soviet spy', claims new book

Written by a former CIA officer it says the famed author was recruited in 1940

international

Rescue efforts underway as Iran coal mine explosion kills at least 21

House to vote on Donald Trump's healthcare bill this week

Burma angered as EU backs UN probe into plight of Rohingya Muslims

FBI's Comey stands by his handling of Clinton's email investigation

Long reads

1967 and all that: how much love really was there that summer?

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. But, asks David Lister, how much of it really happened – and how much of it is mythologising and self-mythologising, both at the time and in the decades that followed, a yearning for a past that never was?

How VR could break America's opioid addiction

Can virtual reality really soothe pain? Jo Marchant meets the doctors who say yes, and who hope this is a solution to the country consuming 80 per cent of the world’s opioid supply: the United States of America

Black-on-black crime, black-on-black punishment in America

The US locks up more people than any other country on the planet, and a vastly disproportionate number of its prisoners are black. Less commonly discussed is that so too are many of the officials who jailed them. Andy Martin meets James Forman, author of a revealing new book on the subject

American Gods is more relevant than ever

For years, directors have been begging Neil Gaiman to adapt ‘American Gods’ for the screen. With the meteoric rise of long-form TV, this mystical tale has finally found a medium where it can visually thrive

Developing stories

North Korea

North Korea threatens 'grave consequences' for China in rare criticism

Brexit

Morrisons sales growth continues despite inflation fears

Donald Trump

Stephen Colbert doesn't care about 'homophobic' Trump joke backlash

French election

Le Pen could still become France's next president, new analysis finds

Andrew Grice Ignore the hype about May's Brexit dinner – there will still be a deal

Latest video

CCTV shows Turkish school principal being 'abducted'

Comey won't 'say another peep' on Trump-Russia probe until complete

Plane crashes into power cables and bursts into flames

Icebergs to be towed from Antarctica to United Arab Emirates for water

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Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick volcanic ash as seen from Beganding village in Karo

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A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as The White Helmets, teaches schoolchildren how to protect themselves in case of an air strike during a war safety awareness campaign conducted by the group in the rebel-held area of Harasta, on the northeastern outskirts of the capital Damascus

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to their talks at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia

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Israeli children look through binoculars during a display of Israeli Defense Forces equipment and abilities, as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 69th anniversary, in the southern city of Sderot, Israel

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An Israeli girl plays with a rifle during a display of Israeli Defense Forces equipment and abilities, as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 69th anniversary, in the southern city of Sderot, Israel

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Police block the street as smoke pours into the air following a series of loud blasts were heard in Toronto

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A Bolivarian National Guard water cannon puts out a gasoline bomb that fell on an armored vehicle during an opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela

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An opposition activist clashes with the police during a march against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held on May Day, in Caracas

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Venezuelan opposition activists protect themselves and prepare to confront a water cannon, during clashes with police within a march against President Nicolas Maduro, held on May Day in Caracas

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Venezuelan opposition activists clash with riot police as they demonstrate against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas

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A grid girl poses for a photographer ahead of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit in Sochi

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Bystanders look at the wreckage of a bus after it rammed four cars and a motorcycle and came to rest at the bottom of a slope in Cianjur. At least 11 people were killed, when a bus rammed into several other vehicles in Indonesia's West Java province after a suspected brake failure

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At least 11 people were killed, when a bus rammed into several other vehicles in Indonesia's West Java province after a suspected brake failure

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Photo provided by US Customs and Border Protection shows a hearse, the casket and the bricks of marijuana it was carrying after agents stopped the vehicle at an immigration checkpoint on State Route 80 near Tombstone, Ariz

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European Heads of State meet during a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium

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Afghan warlord and ex-prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar gestures as he speaks at a rally in Laghman province

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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium

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Participants dance during the costumed vintage bicycle cruising of the Tweed Run Budapest companionship, in downtown Budapest, Hungary

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Participants ride bicycles during the costumed vintage bicycle cruising of the Tweed Run Budapest companionship, in downtown Budapest, Hungary

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates returns a volley, during an exhibition tennis match in Seattle

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US military vehicles travel in the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria

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People gesture at a US military vehicle travelling in Amuda province, northern Syria

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Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, visits a stable as he campaigns near Poitiers, France

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Rescue workers attend to a wounded man on a stretcher in an alley in Manila, after a homemade pipe bomb exploded

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A wounded honey bear which was entangled by a wild-boar trap arrives at a hospital in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, before its amputation surgery

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Festival goers attend day 1 of 2017 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California

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Festival goers attend day 1 of 2017 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Californi

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A masked demonstrator gestures after protesters set a bus on fire during a general strike protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Militarised police personnel in riot gear, fire tear gas at protestors blocking the road near the long-distance bus terminal during the nationwide strike called by unions opposing austerity reforms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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A man covers his faces as buses burn after being set on fire by protestors during a nationwide general strike in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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The military police shoot against protesters during the nationwide strike called by unions opposing austerity reforms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands hosted 150 guests at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam as part of the ongoing celebrations for His Majesty’s 50th birthday

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands pose for a group picture with their guests after the dinner for 150 Dutch people to celebrate the king's 50th birthday in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump meet with Argentina's President Mauricio Macri and his wife, Juliana Awada, at the White House

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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces following a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah

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Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem

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French presidential election candidate for the En Marche! movement Emmanuel Macron kicks a ball during a campaign visit to Sarcelles, north of Paris

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People dance on a boat during King's Day celebrations in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Netherlands is marking the 50th birthday of King Willem-Alexander with orange-clad citizens holding parties and street sales throughout the country

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Activists from Amnesty dressed as the Statue of liberty take part in a demonstration to mark the first 100 days in office of US President Donald Trump outside the US Embassy in London

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sport

Football

Keane jibes Arsenal by claiming weakened United would still beat them

United are set to rotate to focus on the Europa League but the former United captain still expects them to beat Arsenal

Cricket

Bairstow breaks new ground as Yorkshire beat Durham in one-day cup

The Vikings maintained their 100 per cent start to this season's Royal London One-day Cup with a third North Group win

Voices

David Usborne This Syria strike is Trump's latest U-turn - but what's the endgame?

Rosie Millard The custody case of DaddyOFive reveals the dark side of YouTube fame

Most parents have shouted at their children. And most children shout back. But where the mindset of most normal parents and the brain of DaddyOFive diverge is that normal parents do not enjoy those shouting moments

culture

Film

Movies You Might Have Missed: Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense

'The Silence of the Lambs' director made a concert film, featuring a live performance by Talking Heads at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in 1983, funded by the band who raised the film's budget of $1.2 million themselves

Music

Music Box session #10 - Joe Fox

Singer-songwriter played three beautiful original songs for our penultimate Music Box session of the series

tv & radio

Netflix removes chromosome explanation of sexes from Bill Nye show

It seemed to stand at odds with his new Netflix show

books

32 books that will make you a more well-rounded person

The definitive list of books, from classical literature to science and philosophy, that will improve your awareness of everything for a more holistic knowledge