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30 iconic front pages - classic design, always with a twist

From the first edition in 1986, The Independent and The Independent on Sunday won awards for their design, and the ‘fronts’ have always been an important statement of where we stand. The first edition of 7 October 1986 set the tone. It was clear and fresh, and gave the classic “broadsheet” look a fresh twist, though back then it was more conventional in the news it reported – 30 years ago, uncannily, it was events at the Conservative Conference and the plunging value of the pound that caught the first headline. There followed a number of revolutions: a compact format in 2003, full colour in 2008, and even the red sans-serif masthead of 2011. Something of the original style was recaptured two years later, the twist this time being the vertical masthead, which allowed designers to make best use of the space for photography – an innovation preserved today in The Independent Daily Edition app.

So much more than a thousand words: how our cartoonists saw the world

Britain has a glorious tradition of irreverent, bawdy, even scandalous satirical cartoons, and the international reputation of the title’s artists is well earned – 30 reasons for that are offered here. Our longest-standing is Dave Brown, who of course continues to produce his works of art for the Daily Edition. His and the others’ cartoons are not only works of superb draughtsmanship – they also make a point, and serve as eloquently as any written article as commentary on the world’s news agenda. 

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World news in pictures

World news in pictures

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    Two women wearing traditional hanbok dresses pose for a selfie before Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul

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    A man breaks down in tears on the rubble of damaged buildings after losing relatives to an airstrike in the besieged rebel-held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria

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    U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign plane flies over Manhattan, New York

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    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, in Panama City, Florida

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    A woman makes bubbles in the main shopping street in Frankfurt, Germany

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    People walk as the sun sets over the city's Galata Bridge with Yeni Cami in the background in Istanbul

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    The Northern Capes Hakskeenpan shows people coming from nearby communities standing to make the number 365 to mark the numbers of days before the BloodHound Supersonic Car project will attempt to beat a 800mph land speed record.

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    Hindu women apply "sindhur", or vermillion powder, on the face of a woman after worshipping the idol of the Hindu goddess Durga on the last day of the Durga Puja festival in Chandigarh, India

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    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton smiles at the audience after speaking at a rally at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio

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    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a rally in Columbus, Ohio

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    Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray along the Mediterranean Sea in the Israeli city of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv, during the "Tashlich" ritual.

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    Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives on stage during a rally at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio

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    Men dressed as Spiderman jokes with patient Lucas, and his mother, looking on inside Hospital Infantil Sabara in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The costumed men cleaned the glass facade of the children's hospital and met with patients as part of the Brazil Children's Day

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    A riot policeman attempts to detain a demonstrator during a protest march by Mapuche Indian activists against Columbus Day in downtown Santiago, Chile

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    Taxi drivers face off with a policeman during a protest against Uber Technologies Inc. in Lisbon, Portugal

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    Greek private TV station journalists and technicians protest outside the Greek prime minister's office in central Athens

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    People pray in front of a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikrit during special prayers at Wat Pathumwanaram temple

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    People pray during special prayers for Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Wat Pathumwanaram temple, in Bangkok, Thailand. The health of Thailand's 88-year-old king has deteriorated and is in an "unstable condition". According to reports, Bhumibol, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has been placed on a ventilator with his ailing health

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    Riot police stand before they used tear gas and water cannon to push back hundreds of activists trying to reach the site of last year's twin suicide bombings to commemorate more than a hundred victims of an attack blamed on Islamic State militants, outside the main train station in the capital Ankara, Turkey

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    Riot police clash with protesters as they push back hundreds of activists trying to reach the site of last year's twin suicide bombings to commemorate more than a hundred victims of an attack blamed on Islamic State militants, outside the main train station in the capital Ankara, Turkey

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    Students from Wits University demonstrate on campus during a fourth week of clashes with police forces during ongoing protests against the cost of higher education in Johannesburg, South Africa

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    Trump Taj Mahal, the sprawling Boardwalk casino, with its soaring domes, minarets and towers built to mimic the famed Indian palace, shut down at 5:59 a.m., having failed to reach a deal with its union workers to restore health care and pension benefits that were taken away from them in bankruptcy court

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    Smoke and dust engulf a government building where suspected militants have taken refuge during a gun battle in Pampore, on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir,

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    Demonstrators gesture during protests by students demanding free education at the Johannesburg's University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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    Riot police confront unionized truckers, blocking them from marching onto the streets for a protest rally at a port in Busan, South Korea

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    Rescuers carry an injured survivor on a stretcher at an accident site after four buildings caved in during the early hours in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang province

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    Schoolchildren attend a singles match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai

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    Ultra-Orthodox men perform the Kaparot ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel

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    An ultra-Orthodox Jewish woman is about to swing a chicken over her head during the Kaparot ritual in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel

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    A visual display referring to Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump is projected on the screen as Roger Waters performs at Desert Trip music festival at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California

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    A red squirrel standing between a stone and a mushroom. This picture was taken by photographer and squirrel fan, Geert Weggen in Sweden

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    An adorable red squirrel watches a blue tit as it perches on top of a pink rose. This picture was captured by photographer and squirrel fan, Geert Weggen in Sweden

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    A squirrel sniffs a pink rose in the garden of photographer Geert Weggen in Bispgarden, Sweden

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