Falling food prices helped drag inflation down

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Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear is an exploration of the trad wive aesthetic

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Khawaja, who turns 39 years old on day two of the Adelaide Test, wasn’t initially selected but stepped up when Steve Smith was forced to withdraw

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The YouTuber-turned-boxer will face the former world heavyweight champion in an eight-round fight on Friday.

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A 24-year-old man accused of carrying out the Bondi Beach mass shooting has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder, as Sydney began holding the first funerals for victims of the attack that killed 15 people.

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The new 11-hour service will be operated by Royal Air Maroc

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Japan has reported its exports climbed 6% in November from a year earlier as shipments to the United States rose for the first time since March

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The IPL will run from late March to late May in 2026

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Everything you need to know as Eddie Howe’s title holders host Fulham in the Carabao Cup

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More than 100 Filipinos affected by Super Typhoon Rai are suing the British company in a case that will likely test whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for specific climate disasters

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There’s mixed news for smokers looking for a product to help them quit

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Aung San Suu Kyi’s son challenged Myanmar’s junta to provide proof of his mother’s wellbeing after the military claimed the imprisoned former leader was in good health despite not being seen or heard from in over two years.

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The legendary director has a long history of making alien movies dating back to 1977’s ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’

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In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to paint the first pope

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Follow our darts betting tips for Day 7 of the 2026 World Darts Championship

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A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season

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This affordable single malt is described as a ‘bold, youthful whisky bursting with personality’

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After the news that the cheapest ticket for the 2026 World Cup final will cost more than £3,000, Helen Coffey investigates how, from dinner to theatre tickets and gigs, real-world experiences suddenly became out of everyone’s league

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From the big-city yearning of Chappell Roan’s breakup ballad to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s wonderful collaboration ‘Rein Me In’, The Independent’s culture team pick their favourite songs of the past 12 months

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This tool will take the guesswork out of cooking your Christmas roast

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