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Jamie Merrill

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Jamie Merrill is the Social Affairs Correspondent of The Independent, The Independent on Sunday and i.

Gusty: The Mustang V8 is a serious piece of kit
Road Tests

​Ford Mustang Convertible V8: Slice of Americana, if you can afford it

David Cameron vowed to defend the islander’s rights after a United Nations commission recommend that Argentina’s maritime territory should be expanded by 35 per cent to surround the islands
Home News

Falklands left with no Royal Navy protection for first time since war

Passengers evacuate a hijacked EgyptAir plane at Larnaca airport on Tuesday
Europe

History of hijacks on EgyptAir flights

Saudi Arabia sent UK-supplied armoured vehicles to Bahrain to safeguard infrastructure
Middle East

British commandos training Bahraini armed forces to use sniper rifles

The new Cee'd features a frugal new 1.0-litre engine, a new touch-screen entertainment system and hot-hatch looks
Road Tests

Kia Pro Cee'd 1.0 GT-Line: This is a car for European tastes

The Home Office was 'entirely reliant' on information from ETS, the tribunal heard
UK Politics

May to face inquiry over flimsy basis for student deportations

Marriage doesn't guarantee a successful long-term relationship
Love & Sex

Couples who are married 'more likely to be happy'

The care industry employs about 1.4 million people in UK
Home News

Care workers ‘are not being paid the minimum wage’

Neil Hamilton talks up his Welsh credentials with voters in Camarthen
UK Politics

Neil Hamilton aims to speak for Ukip in Cardiff assembly

First Minister Carwyn Jones believes the UK government must work in tandem with the Welsh Assembly to tackle the steel crisis
UK Politics

Brexit would spark 'a constitutional crisis that would put UK at risk'

The Madagascan fat-tailed dwarf lemur’s hibernation skills could have implications for astronauts
News

Why this lemur may hold the key to our exploration of the universe

Health News

Most smokers who get pregnant 'fail to stay away from cigarettes'

Police in England and Wales have been “unable” to enforce the ban on smoking in cars carrying children because there are no tickers they can issue.
Crime

Smoking ban for drivers with children cannot be enforced, police say

Crime

Smoking ban for drivers with children cannot be enforced, police say

Police in England and Wales have been “unable” to enforce the ban on smoking in cars carrying children because there are no tickers they can issue.
Michael Dorn as the ‘Star Trek’ Klingon, Worf
News

Star Trek language Klingon at centre of film studio copyright row

Airlander 10 nears completion inside its hangar at Cardington this week
Home News

World's largest aircraft prepares to take to the skies

A refined machine: the Lexus RX 450h
Road Tests

Lexus RX 450h: SUV hybrid's competitors have now caught up with it

Home News

A first-hand look at the 'secret' car park that cars cannot access

Home News

A first-hand look at the 'secret' car park that cars cannot access

Doctors are having to offer drugs normally prescribed to alcohol and drug dependency to help the worst addicts
Home News

Leading gambling charity at centre of conflict of interest claims

A survey has revealed that over one million drivers aged over 65 refuse to admit they are a danger on the roads
Home News

A million older drivers 'won't admit they are danger behind the wheel'

News

NUS ‘no-platforms’ Nick Lowles for being ‘Islamophobic’

A better beast: the new BMW X1
Road Tests

BMW X1 xDrive 25D: Mongrel to beast, but you wouldn't want to buy one

Cab drivers protest against Uber in central London last week
Business News

‘Uberisation’ provides paid work for five million Britons

GOSH - end of campaign Indy
Give to GOSH

Give to GOSH appeal's outstanding success will change children's lives

File image of Russian submarine from May 2015
Home News

Royal Navy relied on Nato to protect British waters 20 times last year

The Queen turned 90 this week
Give to GOSH

The Queen says 'thank you' after Give to GOSH appeal raises £3.56m

GOSH - end of campaign Indy
Give to GOSH

Give to GOSH appeal's outstanding success will change children's lives

File image of Russian submarine from May 2015
Home News

Royal Navy relied on Nato to protect British waters 20 times last year

The Queen turned 90 this week
Give to GOSH

The Queen says 'thank you' after Give to GOSH appeal raises £3.56m

Ralph Frost is due to have a new kidney at Great Ormond Street in the next few months
Give to GOSH

Ralph settles in well at his new school ahead of a kidney transplant

Give to GOSH

Ralph settles in well at his new school ahead of a kidney transplant

Ralph Frost is due to have a new kidney at Great Ormond Street in the next few months
Give to GOSH

The pioneering art display helping the families of GOSH patients

Comfortable cruiser: the new Volvo V60 Cross Country
Road Tests

Volvo V60 Cross Country: Don't hitch yourself up to this

The Republican frontrunner has consistently played Adele’s smash hit "Rolling In The Deep"
Give to GOSH

Adele backs Give to GOSH and gives readers the chance to see her live

Rowan Pethard is back at school for four days a week after treatment for leukaemia at GOSH
Give to GOSH

Rowan reaches a new milestone as he continues treatment for leukaemia

Rowan Pethard is back at school for four days a week after treatment for leukaemia at GOSH
Give to GOSH

Rowan reaches a new milestone as he continues treatment for leukaemia

Motoring

Mini Cooper D Clubman: This is more than a BMW in Mini's clothing

Sir Paul McCartney backs the Independent's charity appeal for GOSH and wishes the hospital happy birthday
Give to GOSH

When I'm 164: Paul McCartney wishes GOSH a happy birthday

Dr Vinod Diwakar, medical director of GOSH, left, with Evgeny Lebedev, centre, and CEO of GOSH Tim Johnson, right
Give to GOSH

How GOSH works with other specialist children’s centres

14-year-old Amy Willis, who was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital with heart complications.
Give to GOSH

Three survivors and their families helped by GOSH tell their stories

Give to GOSH

How a new unit will care for children with heart failure at GOSH

Give to GOSH

Marley plays with schoolmates outside for first time thanks to GOSH

Libby Coughlon, 10, who suffers from cystic fibrosis, receives home support from community nurse Frances Choudray
Give to GOSH

Libby can be treated in her own home, thanks to GOSH’s outreach scheme

Melissa Strickland with 11-year-old Henry Green on Koala Ward, which deals with brain-related surgery
Give to GOSH

A ward sister reveals the qualities needed by a nurse at GOSH

Nina Warnell with her mother and father, Aga and Graeme, and Professor Bobby Gaspar, right, who will head the new Zayed Centre
Give to GOSH

How the Zayed Centre will revolutionise treatment of GOSH patients

Patient Rajwa Alenizi, 15, and play specialist Lynsey Steele at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Give to GOSH

The crucial role of Great Ormond Street Hospital's play specialists

David McKenny and Joe Danks admit they look like “a band of wandering minstrels”
Give to GOSH

The musicians who bring fun and relief to Great Ormond Street Hospital

Give to GOSH

The musicians who bring fun and relief to Great Ormond Street Hospital

David McKenny and Joe Danks admit they look like “a band of wandering minstrels”
Give to GOSH

The patient who showed how ill children can live fulfilling lives

Give to GOSH

Louis Dundas Centre tries to revolutionise children's palliative care

Howling madness: the new Audi R8 V10
Road Tests

Audi R8 V10: The supercar that turned Chris Evans' stomach

Give to GOSH

Tesco pledges to give to GOSH at 500 stores

Give to GOSH

Tesco pledges to give to GOSH at 500 stores

Young refugees try to keep warm at a refugee camp near Calais on Wednesday
Home News

Court victory could allow thousands more asylum seekers to come to UK

Give it up for GOSH explainer
Give to GOSH

How a new heart unit at GOSH will help children like Elliott

Young refugees walk with a stroller in a camp in Grande-Synthe
Home News

Refugee’s death 'shows failure to deal with Calais crisis'

Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron
UK Politics

Tim Farron calls on David Cameron to resettle 3,000 refugee children

Sophie Dahl said she finds the story behind her grandfather’s shunt inspiring
Give to GOSH

How Roald Dahl helped to kick-start a brain revolution

Paralympian Natasha Baker was treated at GOSH throughout her childhood
Give to GOSH

Natasha Baker on how she was encouraged to achieve her dream

Jane and Simon with daughter Robyn Fellow
Give to GOSH

How GOSH gave a girl with dwarfism a new lease of life

Matthew and Carol Thompson, who are giving up desserts
Give to GOSH

‘If very sick children can go without treats, so can I’

Slightly luxurious feel: the Hyundai Tucson
Road Tests

Hyundai Tucson: From Korea to Europe - everyone loves a crossover

Rowan Pethard with his brother, Corey,10, parents Steve and Abby, grandmother, Sandra Brooke, and Rowan’s dog, Woody
Give to GOSH

‘Rowan now has a new enthusiasm for life’

Jessica Wright, an early success story from the 100,000 Genomes Project, with her parents Kate and Simon
Give to GOSH

Genome project helps its first two young patients at GOSH

Give to GOSH

Genome project helps its first two young patients at GOSH

Jessica Wright, an early success story from the 100,000 Genomes Project, with her parents Kate and Simon
Spousal visas can become invalid when the holder’s relationship with a British citizen ends
Home News

Home Office forms 'helping partners threaten spouses with deportation'

Give it up for GOSH explainer
Give to GOSH

GOSH needs your help to find a cure for high-risk cancers like Chloe's

Storage to boot: the new Renault Kadjar
Road Tests

Renault Kadjar Signature Nav, motoring review: Taking on the crossover

Jake Morgan and his mother, Samantha, are close to the care he needs in their new temporary home
Give to GOSH

Jake moves into GOSH's 'patient hotel' and one step closer to home

Jake Morgan and his mother, Samantha, are close to the care he needs in their new temporary home
Give to GOSH

Jake moves into GOSH's 'patient hotel' and one step closer to home

Boris Johnson pledged to give up bread and pasta
Give to GOSH

Boris Johnson gives up carbs to support Great Ormond Street Hospital

Andrew Taylor, the director of cardiorespiratory services at GOSH
Give to GOSH

Why Great Ormond Street urgently needs a new heart transplant unit

Monro has been in and out of GOSH since he was born 15 months ago
Give to GOSH

Give up a luxury for January to support the life-saving work at GOSH

The new Audi A4 2.0 TFSI quattro 1
Motoring

Wheels ETC, Audi A4: A less manly gear change for the better

Thirteen-year-old Matthew Thompson with mother Carol
Give to GOSH

Your New Year’s resolution can help sick children

Children on the kidney ward at GOSH worked with an animator to create a video explaining the process of dialysis and kidney transplants
Give to GOSH

How art is playing its part in treating the children of GOSH

Dr Martin Elliott GOSH campaign
Give to GOSH

Faiza Yasin on beginning a career at the hospital that saved her life

Give to GOSH campaign
Give to GOSH

How James came home for Christmas after spending a year at GOSH

Give to GOSH 12 Days of Christmas - John Bishop.mp4
Give to GOSH

A very special Christmas Day for the children of Great Ormond Street

Give to GOSH

What the children at Great Ormond Street Hospital want for Christmas

Mark Hamill, aka Luke Skywalker visits kids at Gt Ormond St Hospital. Pictured here with Coke Rayner 16 and friend Katie Leck 17
Give to GOSH

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill visits sick children at GOSH

Frankie Gibson, 2, is sedated on Great Ormond Street Hospital's Flamingo ward, an intensive care ward. Frankie swallowed a small lithium ion battery which caused severe damage to her oesophagus and trachea.
Give to GOSH

GOSH surgeon warns of the dangers of button batteries

Layla Richards is back at home for Christmas with her mother, Lisa
Give to GOSH

The revolutionary treatment that gave a future back to little Layla

Home from home: Joanne (left), son Marley, Elliott and his mum, Candace
Give to GOSH

Two stars of Christmas appeal who became best friends at GOSH reunited

Taylor Banks, 7, has been an inpatient at GOSH since October
Give to GOSH

Accommodation means one fewer thing for Taylor’s parents to worry abou

Angel Sabu making her Christmas stocking
Give to GOSH

Christmas means business as usual for the patients and staff of GOSH

Home from home: Joanne (left), son Marley, Elliott and his mum, Candace
Give to GOSH

Two stars of Christmas appeal who became best friends at GOSH reunited

Taylor Banks, 7, has been an inpatient at GOSH since October
Give to GOSH

Accommodation means one fewer thing for Taylor’s parents to worry abou

Angel Sabu making her Christmas stocking
Give to GOSH

Christmas means business as usual for the patients and staff of GOSH

Ralph Frost and Lynsey Steele, a hospital worker who supported him, at the GOSH party
Give to GOSH

From pain and tears to happy memories at the GOSH Christmas party

Ruth, Louis, brother Alfie and Bruce
Give to GOSH

The unique centre at GOSH revolutionising palliative care for children

Professor David Goldblatt, the director of clinical research at Great Ormond Street Hospital, said the history of GOSH treating rare diseases dates back to 1852
Give to GOSH

Researching rare diseases can be a lifesaver for children

Elliott Livingstone is confined to the hospital and is approaching the record for time spent on a Berlin Heart device at GOSH
Give to GOSH

Some of the children from across the UK whose lives have been changed

Transplant surgeon Dr Nagarajan Muthialu
Give to GOSH

How heart transplant surgery changed 10-year-old Hannah's life

Elliott Livingstone is confined to the hospital and is approaching the record for time spent on a Berlin Heart device at GOSH
Give to GOSH

How an artificial heart keeps Elliott alive as he waits for a donor

From left: Rachel Heathfield, Jim Linthicum and Romana Kazmi
Give to GOSH

How GOSH chaplains give solace to patients and parents of any faith

When Spurs heard of his plight, they invited Rowan to White Hart Lane and arranged for midfielder Harry Winks to visit him at home
Give to GOSH

Rowan Pethard's leukaemia treatment postponed by virus

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