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Iran blocks social media access amid anti-government protests
Response follows demonstrations that leave at least two dead
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Rohingya face prospect of fresh misery as Bangladesh welcome runs out
The Independent meets refugee children as young as 14 being exploited in fields, as tensions simmer between Cox's Bazar locals and the hundreds of thousands from Burma swelling border camps
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West Brom vs Arsenal - live
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Man arrested after unarmed father shot dead by police in 'swatting' prank
Online gamers accused of making prank calls by the authorities
Storm Dylan sees UK and Ireland braced for 80mph winds
Amber warning is in force for Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland
Canadian zoo moves penguins indoors because of cold temperatures
The entire region has been hit with severe cold weather
One in hospital after fire rips through Manchester flat
One person taken to hospital after flames spread across several floors
2018: a look ahead
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How proud parents go without so their children can eat at Christmas
At least 36 per cent of children live in poverty in Leicester, but these parents, with the help of our Christmas appeal, are determined to give their children a fighting start
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Felix Project takes fight against food poverty to Leicester school
Thanks to the generosity of The Independent’s readers, children at Hazel Community Primary School won’t go hungry this Christmas
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Charity appeal smashes £1m mark days before Christmas
'Children will be having a happier Christmas thanks to readers' generosity. Having enough healthy food is vital for children'
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Uber launches app feature to donate to Christmas appeal
'Whether travelling to work, home or to Christmas parties today, we hope Londoners will take a minute or two to donate to this great cause'
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Shappi Khorsandi Why we should all have to pay for drunk tanks
We live in a culture which laughs off alcoholism and castigates veganism and ‘clean living’, and we’re all responsible for it
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No 'Miracle in Melbourne' as Smith century steers Australia to draw
Australia 327 & 263-4 dec, England 491: Both captains shook hands on the draw as the visitors failed to get the wickets they needed to set up a dramatic finale in Melbourne
Jenny Eclair The Crown has made me fall in love with Princess Margaret
Just think what kind of a country we’d be living in if Margaret had become queen. We’d be in the grip of a permanent lie-in, the whole country befuddled by cheap gin and stinking of fags
Jenny Eclair My family are the experts at 'taking people down a peg or two'
‘Why is she like that? No one else is like that – she’s not normal!’ came the cry from an unwashed sack of crumb-infested pyjamas on the sofa (OK, it was me)
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The Cadillac Three: 'A lot of people see us as a rock band'
Country rock trio's frontman Jaren Johnston on their booming UK audience, playing Download, and why country artists are finally speaking out on political issues
James Moore Attempted suicides by disability benefit claimants have doubled
Despite the mounting weight of criticism, data, and that appalling death toll, May’s Cabinet just ploughs on, and ploughs through every disabled person who has the misfortune of living here in the process
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The simple recipes that will help make your New Year's party a success
From savoury to sweet, beer cheese balls to chorizo turkey kebabs, here's five recipes for simple holiday entertainment
Why this British Airways pilot filmed his Heathrow take-off
Dave Wallsworth is filming his flights to try and demystify the aviation business
Similar texting habits could boost relationship satisfaction
Texting is ubiquitous in modern day dating culture.
INDYBEST Christmas
10 best single malt scotch whiskies
Grab an antidote to the winter chill with a warming bottle from north of the border
11 best new fragrances for women
Stuck for gift ideas, or looking to treat yourself? Try one of these sumptuous scents
8 best Christmas cheese boards
Crazy for camembert? Wild for wensleydale? Rather partial to parmigiano reggiano? It's time for a festive feast
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World news in pictures
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An Indian muslim lifts a stool with a metal rod pierced through his cheeks to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Rafai Papa Miyan Sai at the Shah-E-Alam Dargah shrine in Ahmedabad
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2/41 29 December 2017
A New York apartment fire killed at least 12 people, including a baby, with four more critically injured. Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a press conference from the scene that 'it is the worst fire tragedy we have seen in this city in at least a quarter century.'
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3/41 28 December 2017
Afghan women mourn inside a hospital compound after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan
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4/41 27 December 2017
Pope Francis greets newlyweds during his weekly general audience at Aula Paolo VI in The Vatican
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Rohingya refugees walk next to a pond in the early morning at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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Members of ice swimming club "Berliner Seehunde" (Berlin Seals) take a dip in the Orankesee lake in Berlin as part of their traditional Christmas ice swimming session, in Berlin, Germany
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Mourners carry the body of 19-year-old Mohamed Sami al-Dahdouh, a Palestinian youth from Jabalia who was killed in clashes with Israeli forces east of Gaza City
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Policemen evacuate a baby after the Cagayan River swelled caused by heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Tembin. People have died and others are missing as the storm struck the southern Philippines unleashing floods and landslides across a region of 20 million people.
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Carles Puigdemont gives a thumbs up after the Catalonia Regional Election results
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A white SUV sits in the middle of the road as police and emergency personnel work at the scene of where it ran over pedestrians in Flinders Street in Melbourne.
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11/41 20 December 2017
This combination of pictures shows Syrians covering one eye with their hands, in the rebel-held town of Douma, as part of a campaign in solidarity with a baby boy, Karim Abdallah, who lost an eye, as well as his mother, in government shelling on the nearby town of Hammouria.
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South Korean and U.S. Marines take part in a winter military drill in Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Belgian police officers stand guard outside the trial of Salah Abdeslam, one of the suspects in the 2015 Islamic State attacks in Paris, at a courthouse in Brussels, Belgium
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Members of the International Space Station expedition 54/55, Roscosmos cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov (C), NASA astronaut Scott Tingle (R) and Norishige Kanai (L) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) during the send-off ceremony after checking their space suits before the launch of the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft at the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan
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The former wife of the late South African President Nelson Mandela, Winnie Mandela (R), and the candidate for the African National Congress presidency and ex-wife of the incumbent South African president, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma greet each other as they attend the 54th ANC National Conference at the NASREC Expo Centre in Johannesburg on December 16, 2017. Thousands of delegates from South Africa's ANC party gathered on December 16, 2017 for a five-day meeting to elect their new leader in a divisive race seen as a pivotal moment in the country's post-apartheid history. he winner will be well placed to be the next president, but the ANC has lost much popularity since Nelson Mandela led it to power in the euphoric 1994 election that marked the end of white-minority rule.
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Palestinian protesters wave the national flag during clashes with Israeli security forces near the border fence with Israel, east of Gaza City as demonstrations continue over US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital
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Hamas supporters take part in a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist movement, in Gaza City
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Democratic candidate for US Senate Doug Jones thanks supporters as he holds his wife Louise's hand
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather during the funeral ceremony of prominent spiritual leader Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman, who died on Tuesday at the age of 104, in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel.
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A Palestinian protester kicks a flaming tire during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Ramallah
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Demonstrators set US and Israeli flags on fire during a protest against Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Istanbul
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People gather to watch the bikers' procession during the funeral ceremony in tribute to late French singer Johnny Hallyday in Paris
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A Palestinian protester uses a sling to hurl stones towards Israeli troops
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Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway, north of Ventura, California.
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Palestinians burn an Israeli and a U.S. flag during a protest against the U.S. intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Gaza City
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Former Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, flashes a victory sign after he was freed by his supporters in Kiev
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A man exercises in a park on a winter morning in Kolkata, India
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A supporter of Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance Against the Dictatorship, puts a balloon on the shield of a soldier in a protest while the country is still mired in chaos over a contested presidential election in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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A man dressed as Santa Claus skiis down a mountain during the Saint Nicholas Day at the Alpine ski resort of Verbier, Switzerland
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A nurse takes blood for a HIV test for French President Emmanuel Macron as he visits the Delafontaine Hospital on World Aids Day
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An activist pours gasoline as an effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. President Donald Trump burns during a protest action against Duterte's plan to set up a Revolutionary Government, along a street in metro Manila, Philippines
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South Korea's Hyunmoo II missile is fired during an exercise at an undefined location in the east coast of South Korea
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People fall as police fire tear gas to try control the crowd trying to force their way into Kasarani Stadium to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta in Nairobi
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Rohingya refugee Amina Khatun, 55, rests at the bank of the Naf river after crossing it on an improvised raft to reach Bangladesh, in Teknaf. Two of her sons were killed by gun fire when her village was attacked by Myanmar military, she says
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Mount Agung volcano is seen spewing smoke and ash in Bali
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A Pakistani protester throws a tear gas shell back towards police during a clash in Islamabad
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Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives ahead of his inauguration ceremony to be sworn in as president in Harare
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Comrades of missing crew members express their grief after the Argentine Navy announced that the sound detected in the missing submarine search is consistent with an explosion
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Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic shouts at the presiding judge during the verdict hearing in his genocide trial, in The Hague, Netherlands
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People and soldiers celebrate after the resignation of Zimbabwe's president, Robert Mugabe
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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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Ronaldo's United demand, Coutinho nears Liverpool exit, Sanchez latest
Follow the latest news and rumours as the January transfer window prepares to open
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Guardiola: City won't emulate Arsenal and remain unbeaten this season
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Mkhitaryan has fallen by the wayside - is Mourinho to blame for this?
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As Newcastle's plight shows, promotion can often be a poisoned chalice
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Guardiola demands more protection after City lose Jesus and De Bruyne
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Milivojevic misses stoppage-time penalty as Palace hold City to a draw
Stokes to be dropped from England ODI squad with Malan called up
England all-rounder is waiting to discover if the Crown Prosecution Service will charge him over his arrest for an incident in Bristol last September
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The Barmy Army is an invasion of patriotism which cannot be ignored
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Anderson has no case to answer over ball-tampering claims
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Rain halts England's charge as Australian media cry foul of Anderson
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Australia coach Lehmann concedes defeat in bid for Ashes whitewash
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Cook happy with 200 despite it coming 'three or four weeks too late'
Editorial This is no Iranian Spring – but there are seeds of change
The wheel is not about to turn full circle but the economic pressures and divisions in Iranian society will grow, and there are only weak democratic structures to resolve them
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Duane Mellor How can you really avoid a hangover?
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Phil Hall From Corbyn to the England cricket team: 2017's winners and losers
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Editorial The New Year Honours List prompts a look back at a mixed 2017
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Letters Our priorities must change in 2018
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Bashir Ahmad Ansari This is what we're doing to tackle global extremism in 2018
Star Wars composer John Williams to write theme for Han Solo movie
How to Train Your Dragon's John Powell will compose the rest of the film's score
Cher hints at Sydney Mardi Gras appearance, tickets sell out
The event has seen headlining slots from the likes of George Michael, Cyndi Lauper, and Kylie Minogue in the past
Friends is finally coming to UK Netflix
'The One with the Show Everyone's Been Asking Us to Add'
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Book review, Don’t Save Anything, James Salter: Compelling
The musings of the great American writer, admired by Susan Sontag and Richard Ford, may focus on the virile, but this collection is a welcome introduction to Salter’s writing, says Alasdair Lees
Whistles launches new bridal collection for 2018
The high-street favourite is adding to its collection of beautiful wedding dresses that won’t break the bank
Delta Air Lines accused of mistreating Nigerian passengers
Author labels airline policy 'crude and contemptuous'
Award longlist for 2018's best new building in the world revealed
Eco-friendly workspace, social housing and disaster relief projects are among some of the best new buildings in the world.
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Inspiring home of the week: Bahamas getaway built on a sand dune
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10 of the best products you'll never guess are from IKEA
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10 buys you'll never guess are from Ikea as it celebrates 30 years
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Walking house and 'creature' on wheels among quirkiest nomadic homes
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Top tips to transform your bedroom into a cosy sanctuary this winter
Google bans people from posting negative reviews of former employers
Internet giant says it is a 'conflict of interest'
How Apple finally made your wrist talk to your treadmill
Apple announced GymKit in the summer and now, the first examples of smarter gym equipment are finding their way into gyms in Sydney, London and elsewhere
The best video games of 2017
From shooting Nazis to exploring Egypt, 2017 has been an excellent year for games
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Call of Duty: WW2 review: A weak imitation
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Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp launch hit by server errors
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Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon review: Should have been DLC
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Microtransactions system used in world's biggest games could be banned
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Skyrim Switch review: One of the best games ever made, now portable
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