Common bacterium incorporated into newly developed material degrades it down to base building blocks in just six days

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/plastic-waste-self-destruct-china-b2974758.html

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US has already built up massive naval fleets in the Caribbean and continues a deadly bombing campaign on alleged drug boats

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-venezuela-51st-state-b2974476.html

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The hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius poses an ‘extremely low’ overall risk to the public, health officials said

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/moderna-stock-hantavirus-vaccine-research-b2974326.html

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Arsenal closed in on their first league title since 2004 by beating West Ham 1-0 on Sunday

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-lewis-skelly-premier-league-title-west-ham-b2974239.html

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Bobby Pulido speaks to Eric Garcia about campaigning at traditional coming-of-age celebrations and the ‘buyer’s remorse’ Hispanics who voted for Trump are feeling

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bobby-pulido-texas-hispanics-interview-midterms-election-b2972287.html

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After years of waiting, the tech giant’s first folding phone could launch within months

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/phones-accessories/iphone-ultra-fold-release-date-b2975642.html

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Other leaders’s accounts and unscripted moments portray a Chinese president with a quick wit, an unshakeable belief in authoritarianism – and a desperation to control his public image. Maroosha Muzaffar reports

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/xi-jinping-donald-trump-talks-beijing-b2975658.html

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The pair will fill the roles previously held by John Virgo and Jim Davidson in the popular programme that aired between 1991 and 2002.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/paddy-mcguinness-stephen-hendry-jim-davidson-bbc-b2975083.html

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The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that ten weeks of war has cost the United States $29 billion

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-war-trump-us-intelligence-missiles-b2975527.html

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The charity looks at the iconic presenter’s life in plants after he celebrated his 100th birthday.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/david-attenborough-wildlife-conservation-rhs-apples-butterfly-conservation-b2974807.html

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Home surveillance footage shows the moment a truck with two children inside crashes into the back of a school bus in New York.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/new-york-school-bus-crash-video-b2974338.html

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This year’s contest is taking place in Vienna, Austria, with delegates including the UK’s Look Mum No Computer and Finland’s Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen performing at the semi-finals

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-2026-semi-final-running-order-b2974115.html

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Choose from mojito, pina colada, pink passion star martini and gin and tonic

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/home-fragrances/m-and-s-cocktail-can-candles-review-b2974246.html

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Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and scooters leave fire fighters 'extremely concerned', and calling for tighter regulation

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ebikes-lithium-ion-battery-fires-b2974228.html

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A pre-holiday pint at the airport for some is a staple ahead of a flight. But could this beloved tradition be coming to an end?

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/ryanair-alcohol-flights-simon-calder-video-b2972273.html

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The 2026 Giro d’Italia begins in Bulgaria for the first time before traversing 3,400km to the finish line in Rome

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/giro-ditalia-2026-route-stage-map-start-list-b2964573.html

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‘You guys are so soft & weird,’ the country singer wrote before deactivating his accounts

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/zach-bryan-fan-video-x-viral-b2972319.html

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Vladimir Putin has said he will only meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky once a lasting peace deal is agreed as he claimed the conflict is “coming to an end”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/putin-conflict-end-zelensky-peace-deal-video-b2973845.html

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