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First Person

My mother killed my abusive father – so why did I feel survivor shame?

Head shot of Zoë Beaty

David Challen’s mother was convicted of killing his father after suffering decades of coercive control. He tells Zoë Beaty how he came to terms with his own experience – and why children growing up in abusive households are victims in their own right

<p>Years spent grappling for the truth: David Challen with his mother, Sally </p>

Eight delicious recipes for a comforting autumn dinner

<p>Strolling through Regent’s Park, London </p>

In Focus

Something strange is happening to the British autumn…

<p>Unwilling to deal with the emotional – and physical – toll of loneliness, Joseph has set out to help people find friends </p>

First Person

How millennials like me became the loneliest generation of all

The Longer Read

<p>Christian Brueckner was indentified as a ‘prime suspect’ in the case four years ago </p>

The Longer Read

‘Gerry McCann broke the secrecy code and told me what really happened’

As the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case is cleared of unrelated rape charges in Germany, David James Smith looks back at 17 years of false starts in finding out what happened to the youngster and asks if Christian Brueckner will ever face charges over her disappearance...

<p>Henry Tandey is said to have spared Hitler’s life during a battle in France </p>

In Depth

The man who could have shot Hitler and saved 70 million lives

<p>Barron Trump, only child of Donald and Melania, gives a thumbs-up at his father’s campaign event in Florida </p>

in Depth

The secret life of Barron Trump and his next big power move

Voices

Jon Sopel

Trump has a problem with women. Does that include Melania?

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The former first lady has been wrongly described as a helpless woman unable to shape her own destiny, writes Jon Sopel. A vocal defence of abortion rights in her new memoir shows she can play an important role in the election – but will it be one that Donald wants?

<p>Melania Trump has been notably absent from her husband’s latest election campaign </p>

Health and Wellbeing

<p>After many years away, Hart is talking about her experience of long-term sickness</p>

Health and Wellbeing

Miranda Hart, Lyme disease and the doctors that don’t think it exists

<p>Some patients treated with Enhertu saw their tumours disappear to the point where there was no cancer visible on scans</p>

Fitness and wellbeing

I’ve spent £30k on a miracle cancer drug – it would be free elsewhere

<p>Mounjaro is the latest miracle weight loss jab to hit the UK </p>

Health and Wellbeing

Better than Ozempic? The ‘King Kong’ of weight loss jabs is here

Culture

<p>Pino Palladino: ‘To see the effect music has on people, that’s why It’s why I’m still making music at this ripe old age’ </p>

How a shy Welshman became pop’s most in-demand bassist

<p>‘Anger can make you self-immolate, but energy drives creativity’ </p>

Bernardine Evaristo: ‘A Black woman hasn’t won the Booker since me’

<p>Detail from the cover of the Penguin Modern Classics edition of ‘The Sheltering Sky’ </p>

Book of a lifetime: The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles

<p>Brody as real prisoner Nick Yarris in ‘The Fear of 13’ </p>

Adrien Brody’s Death Row play The Fear of 13 doesn’t let the dark in

John RentoulThe Independent’s chief political commentator

<p>Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been in post for 100 days</p>

The first 100 days will soon be forgotten – as long as Labour delivers

<p>My view is that whoever wins the Tory leadership, they will head towards the middling sort of voter</p>

Would Jenrick or Badenoch turn to the centre once elected?

<p>Rachel Reeves has to hope that early tax rises will fix the government’s finances and allow growth to recover towards the end of this parliament </p>

Ahead of her first Budget, Rachel Reeves is facing a ‘trilemma’

Andrew GricePolitical columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

<p>Keir Starmer will doubtless continue to upset both sides in the fierce debate sparked by the endless Middle East crisis</p>

Has Starmer met the challenge of the Middle East crisis?

<p>The success or failure of their new leader will have a big influence on the future course of British politics</p>

The Tories are adrift in the political wilderness – can they recover?

<p>The prime minister has said that long-term sickness claimants must get back to work</p>

Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform

Chris BlackhurstRenowned business journalist and former editor of The Independent

<p>Cash on tap? A giant barrel of beer forms part of a demonstration against prohibition in 1920s America</p>

Why taxing our bad habits won’t help Rachel Reeves in the Budget

<p>Some bosses claim letting employees work from home hurts productivity, but there is no hard evidence of this </p>

The WFH wars rage on – but there is a point we are all missing

<p>Yemen's Houthi rebels release video claiming to have blown up a British oil tanker in the Red Sea</p>

Why Middle East crisis is tempering optimism over UK economy

Sean O'GradyAssociate Editor of the Independent, known for his columns on politics and economics

<p>Much more spacious than its little urban ancestors, the all-electric Smart #3 is the newest addition to the family</p>

Smart #3 Premium: Watt is it thinking?

<p>Prime minister Keir Starmer hosts the first meeting of the Council of the Nations and Regions in Edinburgh on Friday </p>

Politics explained

How will Starmer’s new council tackle the challenges of power-sharing?

<p>Age bands that set lower minimum wages for younger workers will be scrapped</p>

Politics explained

Will legislation to improve workers’ rights live up to the billing?

Editorials

<p>Labour’s post-election travails have been serious</p>

The Independent View

Labour has been in power for 100 days – things really must get better

<p>Florida has been rocked by extreme weather </p>

The Independent View

Hurricane Milton is the best argument yet for climate change action

<p>From left, Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick, James Cleverly and Tom Tugendhat</p>

The Independent View

In ousting Cleverly, the Tories lose their last claim to normality

Politics Explained

<p>Sir Keir Starmer and deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner launched Labour’s manifesto at Co-op HQ </p>

Politics explained

The quietly radical Co-op Party is a driving force behind Labour

<p>Investors have warned that the chancellor must ‘walk a tightrope’ in the Budget to avoid upsetting the markets</p>

Politics explained

Will Labour borrow to invest Britain out of its ‘black hole’?

<p>Tugendhat’s attempts to pass himself off as a bit more right-wing weren’t entirely convincing</p>

Politics Explained

What’s next in the Tory leadership race after Tom Tugendhat’s exit?

<p>In a still-new parliament, all will have much to prove </p>

Politics Explained

Recess is over – so what is in store as MPs head back to the Commons?

Alan RusbridgerPulitzer Prize winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of The Guardian

<p>This drone image provided by Kairat Kassymbekov shows flooding from Hurricane Milton in Tampa</p>

How many more hurricanes before we wake up to the climate crisis?

<p>No-one could seriously argue that Phoebe Plummer and Anna Holland caused ‘excessive damage or inconvenience’ by throwing a bit of soup</p>

Locking up peaceful protesters is the mark of broken justice system

<p>Michael Gove has been appointed editor of the Spectator</p>

What does the future of The Spectator look like with Gove at the helm?

Mary DejevskyExpert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

<p>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky is greeted by prime minister Sir Keir Starmer as he arrives in Downing Street on Thursday </p>

Can Zelensky’s plan for peace actually work?

<p>JD Vance and Tim Walz faced off in the vice-presidential debate</p>

Will JD Vance’s debate performance swing the pendulum back to Trump?

<p>Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon have brought the region closer to all-out conflict than it has been for many years</p>

The Middle East is close to all-out war – but there is a path to peace

Jon SopelFormer BBC North America Editor and co-host of the News Agents podcast

<p>Donald Trump at a campaign rally </p>

Voters may be better off with Kamala – but dream of being like Trump

<p>‘Donald Trump never looked at Kamala Harris, his contempt and pent up fury barely beneath the surface’ </p>

Trump didn’t just lose the debate – he was given a mauling

<p>Kamala Harris high-fives a supporter at a rally in Savannah, Georgia on Thursday</p>

Kamala’s interview was a masterclass in dodging traps set by Trump

America

<p>Pro-Trump rioters storming the Capitol in January 2021</p>

How an ‘October surprise’ could change everything in the US election

<p>Left: Official portrait of JD Vance by US Marine Corps, dated 2003. Right: Fellow marine Cullen Tiernan and JD Vance. </p>

What JD Vance did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him

Russell Brand’s ‘Jesus’ complex is complete and fuelled by conspiracy

News analysis

<p>Partygoers flee the Nova festival in southern Israel on 7 October 2023 </p>

Nova festival: ‘Twelve months on, there’s no time for trauma’

<p>An Iranian woman walks past a huge anti-Israeli banner carrying pictures of missiles, in Tehran, Iran</p>

Iran is on course to build a nuclear bomb and for a high-stakes gamble

<p>Nearly half of universities are expected to report a deficit this year</p>

In France a degree is £200 – UK students don’t need a rise in fees

<p>Mohamed al-Fayed died last year aged 94</p>

How Mohamed al-Fayed got away with years of sex abuse

Simon CalderThe Independent’s travel correspondent – and one of the UK’s most trusted travel journalists

<p>Going places: Motorway junction near Athens, as seen from a plane </p>

100 years of motorways: Simon Calder’s complete history of the roads

<p>Distant dream: Kuala Lumpur in the 1950s, as portrayed by BOAC – now part of British Airways</p>

BA cancels more long-haul flights as squeeze on capacity intensifies

Travel

<p>Izakaya bars located in Tokyo’s Omoide Yokocho street </p>

Why women like Paltrow are going Japanese when it comes to whisky

<p>Eurowings was just one airline that was brought to a halt by the software glitch </p>

CrowdStrike chaos cost me £1,000 – can I get it back?

<p>Funchal, Madeira: a popular port of call on European cruises... but it’s not in the Mediterranean</p>

Travel questions

Do any Med cruises set sail from the north of Britain?

Jim WhiteFounding member of The Independent, celebrated football pundit and sports presenter

<p>‘I love you, Daddy’: Adam Peaty hugs his son George after winning silver in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke</p>

Why Paris 2024 is turning into the ‘Dadlympics’

<p>Alvaro Morata hoists the European Championship trophy aloft</p>

The one thing that made the Spanish the best footballers in the world

<p>The British legend has finally bowed out of the men’s singles at SW19 this year - so no what? </p>

Andy Murray’s body is broken – it’s time for him to retire

Sport

<p>The England coach during a nets session at Headingley, Leeds, in May </p>

The real Freddie Flintoff and why we should revel in his TV comeback

<p>Argentina have emerged as Rugby Championship challengers for the first time </p>

How Argentina found themselves on the brink of rugby history