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Theresa May's ability to deliver Brexit in doubt amid growing threat to leadership
Prime Minister must push through EU withdrawal bill this week after a torrid 10 days
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Face of a forgotten war: Who is to blame for the death of this 11-year-old girl?
Jabrah was shot in the head while she slept. Her crime? Growing up in Yemen, which is suffering in a vicious proxy war. Now, after gaining rare access to the heart of the country, The Independent can tell her story
Shawn Mendes picks up three awards at MTV European Music Awards
Ed Sheeran, U2 and 30 Seconds to Mars all take home prizes as show returns to London for first time in 21 years
Sex triggered one in 100 fatal heart attacks in men
Just one third of cases received CPR, despite having another person present prompting calls for CPR training ‘irrespective of circumstances’
EU planning for collapse of Brexit talks, says chief negotiator
The EU’s chief negotiator says he wants to avoid the collapse of the talks but it is a ‘possibility’
Queen hands over Cenotaph duty to Prince Charles for first time
The Prince of Wales laid the Queen’s wreath at the memorial, the first time the monarch has not performed the duty while in attendance at the service for Britain’s war dead
House of Cards is still alive at Netflix without Kevin Spacey
The streaming service is expected to make a decision within the next fortnight
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John Rentoul Gordon Brown led to more Labour leaders with no answers
We should resist his claim that he was a true progressive conscience trapped in a New Labour government
David Usborne Donald Trump is no longer the centre of attention in America
A veritable pantomime of surprises has rendered the trip virtually invisible back home
Frances Acquaah Grazia editing out Lupita Nyong'o's hair erases part of black culture
Incidents highlight the obvious lack of diversity – in front of the camera and behind it
Mark Borkowski Don’t think this is the end of Kevin Spacey
It could be as little as two years down the line that the actor could be winning plaudits for a supporting role in an off-Broadway production or Sundance hit
Peyvand Khorsandi Jeremy Corbyn has the power and respect of Iranians to free Nazanin
Corbyn has the power not to pay Iran a penny and still free Nazanin – that’s how respected he is in Iran
John Lubbock If you voted to leave the EU, don't bother wearing a poppy
The Leave campaign claimed to honour the victims of war while denigrating the very institutions set up to prevent future ones. They have therefore shown themselves to be historically illiterate at best
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Nine ways to improve your mental health with your daily habits
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The secret Starbucks Christmas drinks better than the ones on the menu
Festive drinks taste so much better when they're secret
Why the youngest sibling is the favourite, according to new study
They always love the baby of the family
Chemical found in red wine and dark chocolate rejuvenates cells
'These old cells were looking like young cells. It was like magic'
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World news in pictures
World news in pictures
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1/41 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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2/41 11 November 2017
Polish nationalists light flares as they take part in the March of Independence 2017 in Warsaw
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3/41 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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4/41 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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5/41 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
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6/41 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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A Houthi follower emerges from a gap in a flag as he attends a rally to show support to the Palestinians in Sanaa, Yemen
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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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Protesters at a climate demonstration prior to the UN Climate Change Conference COP23 in Bonn, Germany
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The first customer shows his new iPhone X after buying it at an Apple Store in Beijing, China
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11/41 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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12/41 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
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13/41 31 October 2017
Authorities investigate the pickup truck and scene of a terror attack in downtown New York
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14/41 30 October 2017
An officer carries a school girl away from continuing battles with police and protesters in Kenya
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A Rohingya woman washes clothes in a stream at Palong Khali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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16/41 28 October 2017
'Day of the Dead' parade, Mexico City
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17/41 27 October 2017
People celebrate after Catalonia's parliament voted to declare independence from Spain
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A National Super Alliance protester yells at nearby police officers during the Kenya election rerun
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A bombed-out mosque stands in what was the main battle area in Marawi
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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
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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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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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Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters ride atop of military vehicles as they celebrate victory in Raqqa
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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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A burnt house is seen following a forest fire in Vila Nova, near Vouzela, Portugal
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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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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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
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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
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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
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Military and local security personnel keep Rohingya refugees in line as they queue for aid at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
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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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Freshmen students of Nanning College for Vocational Technology balance bottles on their heads during their military training in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China.
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O'Neill: Northern Ireland devastated at the injustice of defeat
The Irish lost the first leg after a highly controversial penalty decision
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Randolph labels Ireland's second leg with Denmark as 'win or bust'
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Bendtner expecting more open game in second leg with Ireland
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Hart to start against Brazil as Southgate challenges goalkeepers
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Rashford reveals how Ronaldo inspired him to succeed at United
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Lallana reveals what Klopp does when angry with Liverpool players
England show resilience to draw Test and keep Ashes hopes alive
England 280 & 206-2 Australia 448-9d: Captains Knight and Rachel Haynes agree to end only Test in a draw to leave series in the balance at 6-4 in the hosts' favour
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Overton puts down Ashes marker as England seal comfortable victory
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Woakes back to his best says England teammate Anderson
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Woakes wickets put England on edge of victory despite batting collapse
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Perry shows her class as Australia close in on England on day two
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Moores on making Anderson and Broad the best in the world
Hamish McRae Five things to look out for in the global economy this week
All eyes this week in the UK will be on the economic data in the run up to the budget on 22 November
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Pauline Dyrbusz I have fought anorexia for almost 50 years
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Letters John McDonnell is right to call for the Queen to open up finances
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Anthony Seldon We can't forget how whistleblowers exposed ghastly medical experiments
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Kate Leaver It's beyond time to celebrate Singles' Day properly in the UK
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James Moore Please don't send me nostalgic memes about growing up in the 1970s
Gal Gadot 'won't return' as Wonder Woman if Brett Ratner's involved
The producer faces allegations of sexual misconduct
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Actress Rebel Wilson comes forward with sexual harrassment claims
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Louis CK fired as lead of sequel after admitting sexual misconduct
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Anna Paquin backs up Ellen Page's claims against 'homophobic' X-Men di
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Louis CK says sexual misconduct allegations 'are true'
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Ellen Page accuses Brett Ratner of abusive behaviour on X-Men set
The 'emotional' letter Taylor Swift put into copies of her new album
It seems to reference her famed feud with rapper Kanye West
Paul O'Grady contracted 'near-fatal' infection filming ITV dog show
The presenter was in India filming a special for his popular ITV canine series
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Anthony Edwards accuses producer of molesting him 'for years'
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HBO severs ties with Louis C.K. after allegations of sexual misconduct
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Ed Westwick BBC drama put on hold after rape allegations against actor
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This is the first look at Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who
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Ed Westwick responds following second sexual assault allegation
Twitter has ruined itself, say world's biggest authors
The 'whole point' of the site has been destroyed, the Harry Potter author said
Black Friday 2017
Black Friday 2017: How to get the best deals online and in-store
It's just over a month away and it's time to get prepared
Best Black Friday Deals 2017
Many major retailers such as Currys PC World, Argos and Amazon.co.uk have already launched their deals early in a bid to beat out the competition.
Best Black Friday games console deals
If you're looking to buy a console right now, you've got more choice than ever before
Best Black Friday Apple Deals
Apple fans are used to paying full whack for their gadgets, with the tech giant rarely offering cut-price deals.
Sex worker chic: how fashion borrows from prostitution
From fishnets to latex to leather, the clothes we wear, or might like to wear, owe a very real debt to the world’s most ancient profession
Giant Quills with Courgette Sauce and Spinach Balls
The godfather of Italian cuisine in Britain died on Wednesday. Here we share three of his most-loved recipes, using the ingredients he was best known for: pasta and mushrooms
Gulf tension in the skies as well as on the ground
Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways locked in battle for passengers
Who will win the bidding war on Trump's 'great wall'?
With prototype contracts averaging at around $400,000, there’s hot competition for the chance to design the wall
Nasa probe captures stunning new images of Jupiter
Agency releases trove of new images taken during spacecraft's latest close flyby of gas giant
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Dinosaurs could have survived the asteroid if it landed anywhere else
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Google reveals how hackers break into people’s Gmail accounts
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YouTube being used to trick children into watching horrifying videos
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Twitter allows users to create much longer display names
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Wi-Fi signal can be improved with foil, say researchers
Panasonic Lumix G9 camera hands-on review
The company is promoting it as a nature photographer’s dream
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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
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How and why to turn on two factor authentication right now
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Tim Cook on iPhones, AR, and why things are getting better
Why should you buy the Xbox One X? Why shouldn't you?
There's one important question hanging over the brand new box
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Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus review: A brilliant shooter
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Middle Earth: Shadow of War review: A disappointing sequel
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Super Mario Odyssey review: Rivalling Zelda for game of the year
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Rayman Legends Switch review: Definite Edition lacks polish
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Pokken Tournament DX review: Another solid Nintendo Switch purchase