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March 30, 2024

DUP chief resigns over sex offence charges weeks after brokering Stormont deal

Northern Irish politics has been thrown into fresh turmoil with the resignation of the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party after he was charged with historical sex offences.

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Sunak still hasn't learnt his lesson on cash for honours

Rishi Sunak's decision to nominate Mohamed Mansour, a donor to the Conservatives and a senior treasurer of the party, for a knighthood shines a light on cronyism.

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Labour to crack down on water firms as diseases soar

Waterborne diseases have \"put thousands of people in hospital\" since 2010, Labour said, as it vowed to put water companies dumping sewage into UK rivers and seas under special measures.

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Will failure to help renters cost even more Tory votes?

The Renters (Reform) Bill is becoming a landlords' charter, according to campaigners for the rights of tenants in the private rented sector. Michael Gove, the housing secretary, has written to Conservative MPs announcing changes to the bill to \"bolster landlord protections” in the hope that these will overcome the resistance to the planned law.

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Queues are 'horrendous' as millions join Easter getaway

Easter getaway traffic caused \"pretty horrendous\" queues of up to 20 miles on key motorways yesterday, as millions of people took to the roads. An estimated 2.6 million car journeys were expected to be made on Good Friday, and by lunchtime they had created \"significant\" congestion around the M25 and on roads in the South West and South East.

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Louis Gossett Jr, first Black man to win Best Supporting Actor Oscar, dies aged 87

Louis Gossett Jr, the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, has died aged 87.

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Afghan allies to be housed in Welsh military camp

Scores of Afghans who risked their lives to support British forces fighting the Taliban will be given temporary homes at a military camp in Wales.

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Temu alters T&Cs of cash giveaway after data concern

The online marketplace Temu has changed the terms and conditions of its free cash giveaway, after it came under fire for allowing customers to give away extensive personal data.

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It feels like 1939 again in Europe, says Polish PM

Russian barrage escalation means 'we are in a pre-war era'

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Biden marks anniversary of Gershkovich imprisonment

President speaks in support of the US journalist detained in Russia for a year without trial, and warns of repercussions for Kremlin's attempts to 'use Americans as bargaining chips'

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Mixed emotions at Japan's premiere of Oppenheimer

The Oscar-winning film Oppenheimer has finally premiered in the country where two cities were obliterated 79 years ago by the nuclear weapons invented by the American scientist who is the subject of the film.

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The Truth Social flotation is a gamble on the part of DJT

The ex-president may ultimately regret asking his supporters for their money as well as their vote, writes Chris Blackhurst With one bound, he is free. So goes the story of Donald Trump.

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Jailing Bankman-Fried ends the Wild West era of crypto

In September 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried's face was on the cover of Fortune magazine, the name of his company was splashed across stadiums, and he was in talks with Elon Musk to help finance the takeover of Twitter. As the head of the world's biggest crypto exchange, he had become the world's richest person under the age of 30 and was being touted by Silicon Valley investors as a future trillionaire.

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Rice's move gave us a title race: could it also decide it?

Pep Guardiola chooses not to think about the ones who got away. Perhaps he prefers to concentrate on the players he does manage, rather than those he merely tried to sign. Perhaps it is just as well because, lengthy as the list of high-class players Manchester City have bought is, it is still shorter than the catalogue of the transfer targets that, for various reasons, eluded them: from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane via Paul Pogba, Alexis Sanchez, Harry Maguire, Lucas Paqueta, Marc Cucurella and Fred. It would occupy plenty of his time considering an alternative history if each of an eclectic group had been signed.

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Alonso's long-game strategy has left one clear winner

Xabi Alonso always played the game at his own speed. It was part of his strength as a footballer, a cool detachment, an ability to see the big picture and to identify the right move. Like many a Spanish midfielder, he did not always take the most direct route. When he did, though, a remarkable long passer could do so with great success.

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'At tighthead, I'm nowhere near reaching my potential”

Maud Muir bounces into Pennyhill Park with a spring in her step and a trademark grin on her face. The rain is beating against the ornate windows of the Bagshot hotel that is the Red Roses' training home for the tournament, but it is a lighter training day – Muir’s session on the bike is done and thoughts now turn to the task ahead.

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The Independent has been at the frontline of journalism since 1986, with its mission to challenge and debate always ahead of its time. The Independent is free-thinking and free of bias in an increasingly fragmented world where communities locally, regionally and across continents are disenfranchised with traditional establishments. They want real facts and frank opinions delivered first-hand from a news source that is ready to stand for something, not everything.