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travelRyanair has turned on the 'charm offensive' but can we learn to love the cut-price carrier again?
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fashionBillionaire founder of Spanx launches range of jeans that offers 'thigh-trimming construction'
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tech'World's first man-made leaves' could use photosynthesis to help astronauts breathe
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Wilfried Zaha grabs rare opportunity to impress new Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal
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Manchester United transfer news: Javier Hernandez close to exit as Atletico Madrid admit interest
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Calum Chambers joins Arsenal: New £16m signing put through Arsenal initiation as he sings The Kooks in front of team-mates
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Manchester United transfer news: Mats Hummels, Thomas Vermaelen and Daley Blind on radar as Louis van Gaal reveals he still wants to sign defender
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Seydou Keita refuses Pepe handshake before throwing water bottle prior to Roma vs Real Madrid match
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Sabina Altynbekova, the girl branded 'too good looking' for volleyball, says social media obsession with her is a 'bit much'
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Disney heiress Abigail disowns her share of family profits in West Bank company
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Israel's propaganda machine is finally starting to misfire
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Zayn Malik on Israel-Gaza: One Direction singer bombarded with Twitter death threats after posting #FreePalestine
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'Hello mum, this is going to be hard for you to read ...'
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The secret report that helps Israel hide facts
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Woman and two children killed by mob in riots over 'blasphemous' Facebook post in Pakistan
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A day in the life of Vladimir Putin: The dictator in his labyrinth
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Putin is 'thuggish, dishonest and reckless', says British ambassador to US
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Richard Dawkins tweets: 'Date rape is bad, stranger rape is worse'
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Boozy, ignorant, intolerant, but very polite – Britain as others see us
Win a tailor-made trip to Graubünden, Switzerland’s No. 1 holiday destination
Discover Swiss alpine holidays – your way
The Gambia in the Summer
The Gambia may be the smallest country in mainland Africa but this is no reflection of it rich versatile offering.
#fashionhappy film competition
Calling all fashionistas! Enter our film competition to win a £2,000 Westfield Gift Card plus an internship at London Live.
Join the party
With Prudential RideLondon taking place on 9 and 10 August, it is worth finding out where the best places to spectate are during the weekend
Update your holiday wardrobe
Update your holiday wardrobe with tropical prints, the perfect pair of sandals and some seriously stylish swimwear to make a splash in. Bon voyage.
i100: Summer Lifehacks
This is the only wallet you need at the beach this year (and 15 other lifehacks to get you through summer)
Sun Set Style
After a hard day spent sunbathing, breeze into dusk with relaxed separates and sunset hues. Polish it off with shimmering details and an Aperol spritz
Get the look. See the trends.
Westfield and Snapfashion team up to create a new digital styling tool. Create a style board or browse this season's trends. #editme.
Enter the latest Independent competitions
Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.
Business videos from commercial thought leaders
Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.
The day America’s love of backyard tigers led to a horrific bloodbath
With only six per cent of the US population of these amazing big cats held in zoos, the Zanesville incident in 2011 was inevitable
How Samuel Beckett became a French Resistance spy
As this year's Samuel Beckett festival opens in Enniskillen, James Knowlson, recalls how the Irish writer risked his life for liberty and narrowly escaped capture by the Gestapo
We will remember them
Relatives still honour those who fought in the Great War
Kodak's last-ditch bid to keep celluloid alive
Director J J Abrams and a few digital refuseniks shoot movies on film. Simon Usborne wonders what the fuss is about
Acting in video games gets a makeover
David Crookes meets two of the genre's most popular voices
Could smartphones soon be diagnosing diseases?
Health Kit and Google Fit have been described as "the beginning of a health revolution"
Can we learn to love Ryanair again?
Four recent travellers give their verdicts on the carrier's improved customer service
Spanx launches range of jeans
The jeans come in two styles, multiple cuts and three washes and will go on sale in the UK in October
Aural pleasure: 10 best over-ear headphones
Listen to your favourite tracks with this selection, offering everything from lambskin earmuffs to stainless steel
Commonwealth Games
David Millar ready to serve up gold for his beloved Scotland in the end
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Downhill all the way to the top for the Atherton siblings
The animals bred for bones on China’s tiger farms
The big cats kept in captivity to perform for paying audiences and then, when dead, their bodies used to fortify wine
A former custard factory, a Midlands bog and a Leeds cemetery
Introducing the top 50 hidden spots in Britain
Ebola epidemic: Plagued by fear
How a disease that has claimed fewer than 2,000 victims in its history has earned a place in the darkest corner of the public's imagination
From 'Parks and Recreation' to 'Guardians of the Galaxy'
He was homeless in Hawaii when he got his big break. Now the comic actor Chris Pratt is Hollywood's new favourite action star
