A staggering 230 people crossed the Channel in a single boat on Monday, eclipsing a record of 165 set just last month. Home affairs correspondent Holly Bancroft takes a closer look at the changing face of Channel crossings – and why it could be more dangerous for asylum seekers, and possibly even more lucrative for people-smugglers

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/channel-crossing-mega-dinghy-migrants-small-boats-b3030373.html

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The ICC has announced plans to change the format for next year’s Cricket World Cup

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/cricket-world-cup-format-scotland-netherlands-icc-b3030449.html

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Lithuania also fears Putin may be planning a ‘false flag’ strike on the Baltics

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-putin-zelensky-oil-refineries-drone-strikes-b3029065.html

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Israel and Hamas continue to insist the other must make the first move towards disarmament and withdrawal

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/trump-gaza-israel-hamas-roadmap-peace-netanyahu-b3029976.html

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Mount Bromo is an ​active ⁠volcano and a popular tourist destination known for its ’sand sea’ caldera

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/indonesia-mount-bromo-national-park-wildfire-b3029883.html

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The sun last set at the geographic South Pole on March 23 and will not rise until September 21

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/antarctic-rescue-hobart-new-zealand-b3029105.html

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Three people are facing charges over the threats as the investigation into the 18-year-old’s death continues

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/nolan-wells-case-threats-judge-phone-calls-b3028763.html

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Trump said he would hold off on a fresh round of strikes against Iran after the ‘perimeters of a deal’ were agreed between the US and Tehran

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-trump-us-war-live-hormuz-attack-israel-saudi-b3025947.html

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Homer’s women are so psychologically complex in The Odyssey that in 1897, British writer Samuel Butler argued its author was actually a woman

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-women-cast-b3026540.html

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A consortium led by former Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley have agreed to buy the Gold family’s 25% stake in the club

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-gold-stake-amanda-staveley-newcastle-b3025845.html

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Plug-in solar panels will become legal in Great Britain from 27 August, but retailers have yet to confirm when compliant products will go on sale

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/where-to-buy-plug-in-solar-panels-uk-b3030270.html

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Film’s cast will face questions about scandal when its released in US next month

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-salt-path-film-gillian-anderson-jason-isaacs-b3030326.html

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The Michigan Democrat says the Trumps ‘don’t like each other’ but are interested in ‘making billions of dollars off of you’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/abdul-el-sayed-wife-trump-post-b3030107.html

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Vinicius has signed a contract extension at Real Madrid ending Arsenal’s hopes of signing the Brazilian and forcing them to look elsewhere as they seek to bring in reinforcements

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news-live-arsenal-vinicius-liverpool-man-utd-rodri-b3029719.html

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Mr Trump claimed there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war which both Israel and Hamas agreed

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-trump-gaza-peace-plan-netanyahu-b3029970.html

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A growing social media trend is telling people to ditch sunscreen, claiming it increases the risk of skin cancer.

https://www.independent.co.uk/video/news/heatwave-europe-sunscreen-protection-fact-check-england-b3028706.html

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The munitions shortage reportedly prompted President Trump to chew out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week at Camp David

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pentagon-iran-war-munitions-shortage-b3029876.html

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