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May blinks first: PM agrees to £40bn Brexit divorce bill
May won the backing of key cabinet figures to almost double the amount being offered by the UK
'Oh my God!': Video shows moment anti-Corbyn Labour MPs realise he'd defied expectations
Leader's critics expressed disbelief as general election exit poll showed Labour on course to gain 30 seats
UK to have no judge at International Court of Justice for first time
Britain forced to withdraw following stalemate with India in a humiliating blow to its diplomatic prestige
Budget 2017: Graduates to stop overpaying student loans
86,000 graduates overpaid their student loans last year, by an average of £592
The neo-Nazis who hail serial killer Charles Manson a visionary leader
Fascist admirers declare Manson 'a great revolutionary', a 'warrior of truth, and 'a hero' amid attempts to recreate the Universal Order movement
Babies understand a diverse set of words from six months old
Even in young infants, language is ‘developing furiously under the surface’
Hackers 'able to take control of cars to cause deliberate accidents'
'Any nation with the ability to launch a cyber-strike could kill millions of civilians by hacking cars'
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Sophie Cook Before you ridicule a transgender person, you should read this
Recently whilst looking at images of a transgender friend’s previous self I realised that I was looking at pictures of ghosts, not simply because this was someone that is no longer here but because, in many ways, they never were
Geoff Norcott Stop assuming that I regret voting Tory – I don't
Tony Blair flagged up to Labour why they’re failing to win over voters recently, but he could advise Corbynistas living on a fault line to be mindful of earthquakes and they’d write it off as centrist meddling
David Usborne Democrats must revise how they reacted to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal
We used to laugh at puritanical Americans for taking allegations of sexual misconduct by its politicians so seriously. Now we know they didn't go far enough
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Teenage talisman, poster boy... and the hope of a nation
Exclusive interview: At 19 Pulisic, less than two years on from his first-team debut, is already the great hope of his club and his country
Janet Street-Porter Higher prices for booze won’t solve our binge drinking culture
An alcoholic will drink anything no matter what the price: cider, wine, vodka or rum… anything that’s to hand
Amrou Al-Kadhi Blue Planet II has become an unlikely antidote to transphobia
As a genderqueer teenager growing up in a conservative household, the discovery of marine biology and its triumphant queer politics saved me
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What would happen if everyone followed a vegan diet
The researchers believe vegan diets can be healthy on an individual basis, but would be hard to scale up to a national level
Indian medical student Manushi Chhillar wins Miss World 2017
She hopes to open a chain of non-profit hospitals in rural areas
Victoria' Secret Fashion Show in chaos because of strict visa rules
Gigi Hadid, Julia Belyakova and Irina Sharipova have all been denied entry to the country
Merkel favours new elections for Germany as coalition talks collapse
Elections in September appear to have been inconclusive
Black Friday 2017
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/48 20 November 2017
Israeli security forces carry away an Ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrator as they disperse a protest against Israeli army conscription in Bnei Brak, a city near Tel Aviv
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2/48 19 November 2017
Participants crossing the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge as they compete in the 2017 Qingdao International Marathon on the Sea in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province
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3/48 18 November 2017
Women shout pro-freedom slogans as people carry the remains of Mugees Mir, a suspected militant who according to local media was killed in an encounter with the Indian security forces in Zakura, during his funeral in Srinagar
Reuters/Danish Ismail
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4/48 17 November 2017
Riot police use stones to disperse the convoy of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga as they attempt to access the Uhuru Park grounds upon his return
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5/48 16 November 2017
Donald Trump has awkward water bottle moment at the White House while talking about his latest overseas trip in Asia
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6/48 15 November 2017
Military vehicles and soldiers patrol the streets in Harare, Zimbabwe
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7/48 14 November 2017
An Iranian boy rides a bicycle through the rubble from damaged buildings in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake left hundreds killed and thousands homeless two days before.
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8/48 13 November 2017
Gianluigi Buffon reacts during Italy's World Cup qualification match against Sweden. He retired from international duty after the Azzurri failed to go through.
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9/48 12 November 2017
Pepole hold placards demanding the return of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri from Saudi Arabia during the annual Beirut International Marathon
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10/48 11 November 2017
Polish nationalists light flares as they take part in the March of Independence 2017 in Warsaw
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11/48 10 November 2017
Protesters rally near the U.S. Embassy in Manila to protest this weekend's visit of President Donald Trump
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12/48 9 November 2017
Shiite faithful pilgrims gather between the holy shrine of Imam Hussein and the holy shrine of Imam Abbas for Arbaeen
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13/48 8 November 2017
A woman wearing a scarf to cover her face looks on as she waits for a passenger bus on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India. Air pollution reached unprecedented levels in the city, prompting the government's Central Pollution Control Board to recommend emergency free public transport
Reuters
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14/48 7 November 2017
Russian solider stands in line at a military parade, that marks the anniversary of the 1941 parade, when Soviet soldiers marched towards the front lines of World War Two, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia
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15/48 6 November 2017
A Houthi follower emerges from a gap in a flag as he attends a rally to show support to the Palestinians in Sanaa, Yemen
Reuters
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16/48 5 November 2017
Riot police run past an excavator, during a demonstration against open-cast brown coal mining of Garzweiler, northwest of Cologne, Germany
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17/48 4 November 2017
Protesters at a climate demonstration prior to the UN Climate Change Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany
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18/48 3 November 2017
The first customer shows his new iPhone X after buying it at an Apple Store in Beijing, China
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19/48 2 November 2017
South African opposition Party Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members dance during a demonstration to express their solidarity with the Palestinians in front of the Embassy of Israel in Pretoria. Today is the 100th anniversary of Britain's Balfour Declaration, which helped lead to Israel's creation and the Israel occupation of Palestine
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20/48 1 November 2017
Near the parliament building in Athens, Greece, a girl holds a placard reading, "Where is my mother, where is my father?" Some refugees have announced a hunger strike, as they seek reunification with family members in Germany
Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
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21/48 31 October 2017
Authorities investigate the pickup truck and scene of a terror attack in downtown New York
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22/48 30 October 2017
An officer carries a school girl away from continuing battles with police and protesters in Kenya
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23/48 29 October 2017
A Rohingya woman washes clothes in a stream at Palong Khali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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24/48 28 October 2017
'Day of the Dead' parade, Mexico City
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25/48 27 October 2017
People celebrate after Catalonia's parliament voted to declare independence from Spain
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26/48 26 October 2017
A National Super Alliance protester yells at nearby police officers during the Kenya election rerun
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27/48 25 October 2017
A bombed-out mosque stands in what was the main battle area in Marawi
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28/48 24 October 2017
A Rohingya refugee girl reads the Quran to her teacher during a Quran reading lesson at a mosque in Palong Khali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Reuters/Hannah McKay
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29/48 23 October 2017
Actresses perform at the Temple of Hera during a dressed rehearsal of the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in ancient Olympia, the sanctuary where the Olympic Games were born in 776 BC
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30/48 18 October 2017
A security agent takes position at the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing
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31/48 17 October 2017
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters ride atop of military vehicles as they celebrate victory in Raqqa
Reuters/Erik De Castro
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32/48 16 October 2017
People demonstrate in Kisumu, to demand the removal of officials from national election oversight body, Interim Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) allegedly implicated in manipulation of the votes tally during the August 8, presidential elections. The election was annuled by the Supreme court due to massive irregularity.
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33/48 15 October 2017
A burnt house is seen following a forest fire in Vila Nova, near Vouzela, Portugal
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34/48 14 October 2017
People carry the remains of Waseem Shah, a suspected militant commander, who according to the local media was killed during a gunbattle with Indian security forces in Pulwama district in Kashmir
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35/48 13 October 2017
A Palestinian boy runs for cover during clashes with Israeli troops near the Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the West Bank village of Kofr Qadom, near Nablus
Reuters/Mohamad Torokman
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36/48 11 October 2017
A supporter of Kenyan opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition, lies on the ground after he was hit by a police truck during a protest along a street in Nairobi, Kenya
Reuters/Thomas Mukoya
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37/48 9 October 2017
A supporter of the opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) wears oranges during a protest calling for the sacking of election board officials involved in August's cancelled presidential vote, in Nairobi, Kenya
Reuters/Baz Ratner
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38/48 8 October 2017
Palestinian and Israeli women march, as part of an event organised by "Women Wage Peace" group calling for an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, near the Jordan River, in the occupied West Bank
Reuters/Ronen Zvulun
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A woman stands on the stairs outside the Administrative Court in Athens as she takes part in a protest against planned pension cuts
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40/48 5 October 2017
Members of Indonesia's special forces Kopassus march during celebrations for the 72nd anniversary of the Indonesia military, in Cilegon, Indonesia Banten province
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People look on as boats participating in Clipper Round the World Yacht Race leave Punta del Este harbour in Uruguay
Reuters/Andres Stapff
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42/48 2 October 2017
Smoke billows from buildings following a reported air strike on Ain Tarma in the Eastern Ghouta area, a rebel stronghold east of the Syrian capital
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43/48 1 October 2017
Firemen try to hold a group of people in front of Spanish Civil Guard officers outside a polling station in San Julia de Ramis on the day of a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by the Spanish government. More than 5.3 million Catalans are called today to vote in a referendum on independence, surrounded by uncertainty over the intention of Spanish institutions to prevent this plebiscite banned by justice
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44/48 30 September 2017
Catalan regional police (Mossos d'Esquadra) arrive to the IES Tarradell school to notify its principal that the school must remain closed, in Barcelona. Hundreds of people have spent the night in different schools and civic centers designated by the regional Government to be polling stations for the '1-O Referendum' in an attempt to prevent the police from stopping their use, as the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia ordered
EPA/Enric Fontcuberta
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45/48 29 September 2017
An Indian police officer chases Shi'ite Muslim mourners as they run after they tried to participate in a Muharram procession ahead of Ashura, in Srinagar
Reuters/Danish Ismail
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46/48 27 September 2017
Ugandan opposition lawmakers fight with plain-clothes security personnel in the parliament while protesting a proposed age limit amendment bill debate to change the constitution for the extension of the president's rule, in Kampala
Reuters/James Akena
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47/48 26 September 2017
Military and local security personnel keep Rohingya refugees in line as they queue for aid at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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48/48 24 September 2017
Cliff Marisma of Australia and Per Estein Prois-Rohjell of Norway compete in the World Jousting Championships in Sydney, Australia. The World Jousting Championships sees Australia's best jousters go head-to-head with their international counterparts. The Championship aims to replicate the same combat conditions that featured in 15th century Europe, with knights wearing historically accurate armour weighing around 40kg.
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Arsenal confirm appointment of Mislintat as new head of recruitment
The highly-regarded Mislintat is credited with bringing the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembele to Dortmund but now joins the Gunners
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Izquierdo's equaliser shares spoils between Brighton and Stoke
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Newcastle United dismiss reported £300m bid by Amanda Staveley
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Klopp calls on Liverpool players to produce in crunch Sevilla clash
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The Indy Football Podcast: what next for West Brom?
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Pochettino says Champions League results prove Tottenham's progress
Lyon: Australia want to end England players' careers in the Ashes
The off-spinner also said he hoped Mitchell Starc can emulate Mitchell Johnson and accused Matt Prior of trying to get out of the 2013/14 tour because he was 'scared'
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Ball 'fully fit' and ready and raring to go ahead of first Test
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England save face as Gunn inspires T20 Ashes victory over Australia
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Bairstow admits England are braced for pace onslaught from Australia
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Lehmann preparing Australia to face Stokes despite his England absence
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Bayliss plays down concerns over England's bowling ahead of first Test
Letters Stop trying to interfere with my right to dress my daughter in a hijab
Please send your letters to letters@independent.co.uk
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Editorial There’s no such thing as a soft Brexit
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Grace Dent Don’t blame Trace Lysette for ruining the success of Transparent
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Yas Necati MPs have voted against scientists to say animals don't feel pain
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Sufiya Ahmed In sharia courts, British women have the fewest rights of all
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Kim Sengupta Despite looming impeachment, Mugabe won't give up that easily
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Justice League stumbles at US box office following negative reviews
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Han Solo directors break their silence on getting fired from the film
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Sony lands Tarantino's Charles Manson movie as plot details emerge
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Fantastic Beasts producer David Heyman on what to expect from Jude Law
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John Boyega spilled the beans on Star Wars: The Last Jedi cameos
Charlie Rose accused of sexual harrassment by eight women
The 75-year-old TV host has been suspended by CBS
Book inscriptions reveal the forgotten stories of female war heroes
A simple signature can lead to an incredible story
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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, review: Deeply satisfying
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You Can’t Spell America Without Me by Alec Baldwin and Kurt Andersen
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DC Comics fires editor over sexual harassment accusations
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Hotel Scarface: How people morphed into cocaine dealers in Miami
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Twitter has ruined itself, say world's biggest authors
Top models hit the runway for Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2017
But, who wore this years $2 million Fantasy Bra?
Spar's £10 prosecco named best own-brand Italian fizz in UK
It beat much larger supermarket chains to the top spot
How a Victorian railway line became Ireland's coolest new bike trail
The transformation of this stretch of railway provides the perfect opportunity to explore the unfamiliar landscapes of Ireland's east coast
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This stunning Swiss city is the most Instagrammed place in the world
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British Airways: Paid the lowest fare? You’ll be last to board
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Vegetarian passenger surprised by veggie option on flight
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Terror in Europe: US State Department warns of 'heightened risks'
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A380: best-loved aircraft in the skies, or dead plane walking?
Ten of the best sofa bed deals in the Black Friday sales
The festive period usually means a full house so invest in a new sofa bed during the Black Friday sales to take the pressure off hosting.
Germany orders destruction of kids' smartwatches over spying fears
'These watches have a SIM card and a limited telephony function, which are set up and controlled via an app'
What to buy if you were waiting for Apple's new smart speaker
Apple's effort won't be out until early 2018. But there's plenty of alternatives around
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Hands-on with Face ID, the biggest feature in Apple’s new iPhone
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Apple’s new £1,000 phone almost feels like the future
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The Sonos One is finally a speaker that sounds as good as it hears
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Pixel 2: Best and worst features of Google's new smartphones
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Huawei Mate 10: An AI phone designed to think like a human
Star Wars Battlefront 2 forced to change how game works in final hours
'Sorry we didn’t get this right'
8 best PSVR games
Immerse yourself in a new-generation gaming experience with our pick of the releases