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<p>Donald Trump shakes Robert F Kennedy Jr’s hand after Kennedy endorsed the now president-elect at a rally in August. RFK Jr will be nominated to serve as Trump’s HHS secretary, Politico reports</p>
sean o’grady

Trump putting anti-vaxxer RFK Jr in charge comes with a health warning

If Robert F Kennedy Jr hadn’t launched his presidential campaign – and if Trump hadn’t co-opted him and his share of the vote – would anyone really have chosen to make this crank responsible for the lives and health of the American people, asks Sean O’Grady

<p>The figures are a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves (Isabel Infantes/PA)</p>
JOHN RENTOUL

We need more than your ‘Crisis? What crisis?’ response, Chancellor 

    <p>‘But the threat of the war turning nuclear has raised its head again – this time from Kyiv, rather than the Kremlin’ </p>
    mark almond

    Could Zelensky really go nuclear and build a ‘dirty bomb’?

    <p>There are many reasons as to why your grown-up kids don’t have children of their own </p>
    Beth Ashley

    Dear family: Stop asking me when I’m going to make you grandparents

    frieda hughes

    Why I’m having to rehome a much-loved family pet

    <p>The latest TikTok food trend involves putting perfectly good yoghurt through a strainer – and moulding it into novelty shapes</p>
    Charlotte Lytton

    ‘Dry yoghurt’ is proof we should all stop playing with our food

    <p>Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz was investigated for sex trafficking </p>
    Mary Dejevsky

    Trump’s appointment of Matt Gaetz has put American justice on trial

    <p>Electric scooters are banned from public roads, but according to industry estimates, there are 1.2 million in the UK</p>
    Paul Clements

    E-scooters should be allowed on our roads – but not for the reason you might think

    <p>Supplies of taramasalata have been hit by industrial action</p>
    Flic Everett

    If you’re worried about the taramasalata shortage, look away…

    <p>Gary Lineker will still front the BBC’s coverage of the World Cup in 2026 </p>
    Jim White

    Dumping Gary Lineker is a self-destructive move the BBC will live to regret

    <p>There is no law that requires a therapist to be licensed or registered</p>
    Eleanor Morgan

    I’m a psychotherapist – you wouldn’t believe the horror stories I’ve heard

    <p>Armistice Day commemorations are not just about the past. They are about the future too, a much-needed reminder that the special agreement, 120 years old this year, has served both nations well </p>
    The Independent View

    The whole of Europe needs an Entente Cordiale

    <p>Both men are tearing up red tape</p>
    sean o’grady

    Wes Streeting is taking lessons from the Donald Trump playbook

    <p>Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will fight before Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have their bout </p>
    Gemma Abbott

    There’s one huge fight on Friday and it doesn’t involve Mike Tyson

    <p>‘A recent surge in identity-based attacks provides hackers have the power to disrupt critical infrastructure’ </p>
    Letters

    Thieves no longer break in – they log in

    <p>Rachel Reeves is hoping our pension savings can be used to boost the economy </p>
    Voices

    Is Reeves right to gamble with our pensions?

    <p>I am stumped to a halt in the company of people / Only ever seen on Zoom</p>
    FRIEDA HUGHES

    How to talk to strangers (and turn them into friends)

    This week, poet and artist Frieda Hughes has an unforgettable meal with people she met on screen

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

    Starmer is right to grasp the nettle of benefits reform

    <p>Foreign secretary David Lammy will visit Beijing in an attempt to fix the UK’s relations with China </p>
    Voices

    Will David Lammy’s trip to Beijing fix the UK’s China problem?

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    <p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to be ‘unsatisfied’ that the UK economy has flatlined</p>
    The Independent View

    It’s time Britain got real – the only way is Europe

    The Independent View

    It’s time Britain got real – the only way is Europe

    Editorial
    <p>Chancellor Rachel Reeves is right to be ‘unsatisfied’ that the UK economy has flatlined</p>
    <p>A second term for Trump may spell trouble for climate progress </p>
    Voices

    Can climate diplomacy survive Trump 2.0?

    <p>‘The general public doesn’t realise that the psychotherapy industry isn’t currently regulated’ </p>
    Letters

    I’ve seen the damage caused by TikTok-trained ‘therapists’

    <p>Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a campaign event on 5 October 2024</p>
    Voices

    Trump can smell weakness – but there is a way to beat his dark arts

    <p>Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will fight before Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have their bout </p>
    Voices

    I’m only watching one fight on Friday – and it’s not Tyson vs Paul

    <p>Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will fight before Mike Tyson and Jake Paul have their bout </p>
    Voices

    I’m only watching one fight on Friday – and it’s not Tyson vs Paul

    <p>Is the Paul vs Tyson bout a disgrace to boxing’s history, or simply the latest evolution of a sport hungry for modern relevance?</p>
    Boxing

    Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul: Should the controversial fight go ahead?

    <p>Gary Lineker will leave Match of the Day at the end of the season </p>
    Football

    Readers name their top picks to replace Gary Lineker on MotD

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    Step up Brexit reset or European allies will lose patience, Starmer warned

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    Israel and France fans clash during football match amid large police presence

    199 comments

    Speaker Mike Johnson pushes to keep Gaetz ethics report secret: Trump cabinet updates

    194 comments

    Thousands petition to keep pub’s ‘offensive’ name

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    <p>Pritchard has spoken out in defence of the many dedicated women who serve the community as part of the NHS ‘family’ </p>
    The Independent View

    We must fight together to tackle the scourge of domestic abuse

    <p>Rachel Reeves will set out the plans in her first Mansion House speech as chancellor</p>
    The Independent View

    Rachel Reeves faces a sober warning: hands off our pensions

    <p>‘Rachel Reeves is trying to offset the “anti-growth” Budget with a long-term growth plan’ </p>
    Voices

    Rachel Reeves is about to try and woo business back – can she do it?

    <p>The legal system must be overhauled to increase women’s confidence in reporting these heinous crimes and be supported when they have the courage to do so</p>
    Voices

    We must fix our broken legal system to help protect women from assault

    <p>Health secretary Wes Streeting has set out a series of changes to the NHS that will ensure there are no more rewards for failure </p>
    The Independent View

    The NHS should respond well to Wes Streeting’s ministrations

    <p>‘Many more resignations must come – the least the church can do to acknowledge the suffering of survivors’</p>
    Letters

    Justin Welby will not be the last clergyman to fall

    <p>The legal system must be overhauled to increase women’s confidence in reporting these heinous crimes and be supported when they have the courage to do so</p>
    Voices

    We must fix our broken legal system to help protect women from assault

    <p>Health secretary Wes Streeting has set out a series of changes to the NHS that will ensure there are no more rewards for failure </p>
    The Independent View

    The NHS should respond well to Wes Streeting’s ministrations

    <p>‘Many more resignations must come – the least the church can do to acknowledge the suffering of survivors’</p>
    Letters

    Justin Welby will not be the last clergyman to fall

    <p>There has been speculation that the Trump administration is poised to engage in a process of slash and burn in which Musk’s new department would play a key role </p>
    Voices

    Is Musk’s new megajob for Trump too much for even him to handle?

    Voices

    Is Musk’s new megajob for Trump too much for even him to handle?

    James Moore
    <p>There has been speculation that the Trump administration is poised to engage in a process of slash and burn in which Musk’s new department would play a key role </p>
    <p>Health secretary Wes Streeting told the health industry that poor senior leaders were the NHS’s ’guilty secret’</p>
    Voices

    Hard medicine is not what the NHS wants – but exactly what it needs

    <p>The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, will be debated at the end of the month</p>
    Voices

    Why have MPs suddenly got cold feet about assisted dying?

    <p>In the wake of the recent budget, Tim Martin has warned that price rises are likely at Wetherspoons (Victoria Jones/PA)</p>
    Voices

    San Miguel disappearing from Wetherspoon’s is only the beginning

    <p>Dozens of birdwatchers have travelled across the UK for a glimpse of the bird </p>
    Voices

    This might be the most British moment I’ve ever witnessed

    <p>Dozens of birdwatchers have travelled across the UK for a glimpse of the bird </p>
    Voices

    This might be the most British moment I’ve ever witnessed

    <p>Kathy Bates plays Evelyn Couch who suffers a midlife crisis in ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’</p>
    Voices

    I’d love a midlife crisis – but as a millennial, I can’t afford one

    <p>Xi Jinping and Donald Trump – can they still be friends? </p>
    Voices

    Could Trump’s China policy trigger a fall-out with president Xi?

    <p>‘Trump will make Musk much richer’ </p>
    Voices

    Trump isn’t the real danger to America – it’s Musk

    <p>‘I have been very much hoping and praying Justin Welby wouldn’t resign, and I am devastated that he has’ </p>
    Voices

    I outed serial abuser John Smyth – but I wish Welby hadn’t resigned

    <p>Britain’s unemployment rate has risen to its highest level for nearly a year </p>
    Voices

    As unemployment rises, Labour faces a jobs problem...

    <p>Keir Starmer addresses a plenary session at the Cop29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan</p>
    The Independent View

    Green investment is a moral obligation – and an industrial opportunity

    <p>Fine and dandy highwaymen: ‘Dick Turpin used to hold up travellers with a pistol and sword’ </p>
    Letters

    Are parking pirates in an official blind spot?

    <p>Prime minister Keir Starmer arrives in Baku, Azerbaijan, with foreign secretary David Lammy </p>
    Voices

    Will Keir Starmer regret going abroad quite so much?

    <p>Bridgerton’s Adjoa Andoh stars in this year’s Boots Christmas advert </p>
    Voices

    Why we should really be outraged by the Boots Christmas advert

    <p>I used to be a corporate girlie – WFH made me realise I am not , writes Emma Clarke</p>
    Voices

    The latest WFH revelation makes me see office workers in a new light

    <p>Gary Linker has been the face of Match of the Day since 1999 </p>
    Football

    Tell us who should replace Gary Lineker on Match of the Day

    Football

    Tell us who should replace Gary Lineker on Match of the Day

    Independent
    <p>Gary Linker has been the face of Match of the Day since 1999 </p>
    <p>Restoring our faith: Gen Z volunteers help to clear up after the Valencia floods </p>
    Letters

    The world is safe in the hands of Generation Snowflake

    <p>The celebrity chef has received backlash over his latest children’s book </p>
    Voices

    Jamie Oliver has learnt the hard way what the moral of his story is

    <p>The rallying cry of pro-choice campaigners has been hijacked by the far right </p>
    Voices

    America’s war on women is about to get even worse

    <p>Publication of the Makin Report, a devastating indictment of how abuser John Smyth was able to savagely attack hundreds of boys over the course of 40 years, highlights Welby’s connection to this devastating tale of innocence betrayed</p>
    Voices

    Welby’s name has been tarnished by abuse scandal – but should he quit?

    <p>Publication of the Makin Report, a devastating indictment of how abuser John Smyth was able to savagely attack hundreds of boys over the course of 40 years, highlights Welby’s connection to this devastating tale of innocence betrayed</p>
    Voices

    Welby’s name has been tarnished by abuse scandal – but should he quit?

    <p>Up the aisle: last March, food price inflation hit a peak of 19.2 per cent</p>
    Voices

    Is the ‘Budget for working people’ about to bite supermarket shoppers?

    <p>When it comes to his relationship with the Russian president, is there hope to be found in The Donald’s unpredictability?</p>
    Voices

    Has the warmth gone from the Trump-Putin bromance?

    <p>The NHS has issued an urgent plea for blood donors (Alamy/ PA)</p>
    Voices

    I was asked to give so much blood, I got anaemia

    <p>Your slice of the wedding cake: the average value of assets included in prenups is now more than £500,000</p>
    Voices

    It may not be romantic – but you should really consider a prenup

    <p>Clapham Common people: in the affluent, leafy south London enclave, the average rent is £2,500… for a room in a flatshare </p>
    Voices

    This might be the ‘happiest place in London’ – but who can afford it?

    <p>During the Budget debate, in a show of ‘poppyflation’, several MPs wore more than one poppy</p>
    Voices

    Is it now acceptable to accessorise with a Remembrance poppy?

    <p>Former prime minister Tony Blair and his chief of staff Jonathan Powell (right), who has returned as a national security adviser</p>
    Voices

    The Return of the Blairites: Why Keir Starmer must tap into the past

    <p>I now pronounce you… what exactly? </p>
    Voices

    I won’t call my husband ‘my husband’ – it’s sexist

    <p>Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, is hosting Cop29 this week </p>
    The Independent View

    Cop29 is post-Brexit Britain’s chance to take the lead on climate

    <p>The late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote: ‘It is not shameful to do little. It is shameful to do nothing’ </p>
    Letters

    Alexei Navalny would know how to stand up to Trump

    <p>If Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal’ is anything to go by, a trade deal with the US would be on his terms</p>
    Voices

    Why we won’t get better trade deals out of Trump or the EU

    Voices

    Why we won’t get better trade deals out of Trump or the EU

    Sean O'Grady
    <p>If Trump’s ‘The Art of the Deal’ is anything to go by, a trade deal with the US would be on his terms</p>
    <p>Bodegas De Los Herederos Del Marqués De Riscal claimed top spot in the World’s Best Vineyard 2024</p>
    Voices

    Has it been a good or bad year for British wine?

    <p>Nudging the temperature dial is a battle of attrition at home </p>
    Voices

    How to win the heating wars at home

    <p>Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner said councils should make their own decisions</p>
    The Independent View

    Angela Rayner has struck the wrong note on a four-day week

    <p>Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s ‘antics on social media have gone too far’ </p>
    Letters

    JK Rowling and the increase of spitefulness

    <p>Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s ‘antics on social media have gone too far’ </p>
    Letters

    JK Rowling and the increase of spitefulness

    <p>Olivia Rodrigo asks her dates an oddly specific question </p>
    Voices

    I’m with Olivia Rodrigo: men who dream of space travel are red flags

    <p>Sir Chris Hoy’s prostate cancer campaign could save lives </p>
    Voices

    Chris Hoy’s intervention could stop thousands of men dying too soon

    <p>Young people have spearheaded the clean-up in Valencia </p>
    Voices

    Generation Snowflake? I couldn’t believe what I saw in Valencia

    <p>In 2029, Keir Starmer’s Labour will have to fight an election on its record in power – against parties offering ‘change’ </p>
    Voices

    What Sir Keir can learn from the Kamala calamity

    Voices

    Trump’s election will make Brexit even more painful for Britain

    <p>‘Free speech is supposed to be protected, in this country as well as in the United States’ </p>
    Letters

    Why should David Lammy apologise? Trump has said far worse

    <p>Trump supporters cheer as Fox News calls the election for their candidate </p>
    Voices

    How I became the only pollster to predict Trump’s landslide

    <p>Donald Trump’s British friend Nigel Farage, has said: ‘I believe in something called the national interest’</p>
    Voices

    Believe it or not, there are worse ideas than ‘Ambassador Farage’

    <p>Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, has published the first ever national NHS policy and guidance to help with recognising, reporting and acting on sexual misconduct at work</p>
    Voices

    Domestic abuse happens within the NHS, too – safe spaces are vital

    <p>An effigy of Nigel Farage and a rioter featured at this year’s Bonfire Night event in Lewes, East Sussex</p>
    Voices

    How I escaped the madness of the US election

    <p>Oil wells in Texas: Donald Trump has promised to ‘drill baby, drill’ </p>
    Voices

    The planet may be safer in Trump’s hands than you think

    Voices

    The planet may be safer in Trump’s hands than you think

    James Moore
    <p>Oil wells in Texas: Donald Trump has promised to ‘drill baby, drill’ </p>
    The Independent View

    Europe can’t rely on Trump’s protection when it comes to defence

    <p>Where Trump’s personal affection for Netanyahu will benefit the embattled Israeli PM is in how Washington reacts to internal developments in Israel</p>
    Voices

    Trump thinks he can end the Gaza war within hours? Good luck with that

    <p>President-elect Donald Trump with Nigel Farage, Brexit’s self-declared ‘pantomime villain’ </p>
    Voices

    How Donald Trump could propel Britain back towards the EU

    <p>Rachel Reeves’s radical budget looms over the Bank of England’s decision making </p>
    Voices

    The interest rate cut is good news for homeowners – now they need more

    <p>Rachel Reeves’s radical budget looms over the Bank of England’s decision making </p>
    Voices

    The interest rate cut is good news for homeowners – now they need more

    <p>Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, making the 1863 Gettysburg Address </p>
    Letters

    Trump has changed the Republican Party beyond recognition

    <p>‘The failure of the Democratic Party is not just down to Kamala Harris, it is an epic fail with a wide cast-list of characters who must shoulder their share of blame’ </p>
    Voices

    Kamala’s catastrophe: How it all went so badly wrong

    <p>I love that pinot grigio conjures up images of friends coming together to enjoy a glass of wine at a picnic or a sunny lunch. But it’s time to switch it up a bit</p>
    Voices

    It’s time to put down the pinot grigio and step away...

    <p>Gary Barlow (5ft 8in) has brought joy to the internet with a family photograph that includes his son, Daniel (6ft 2in) </p>
    Voices

    ‘Gary Barlow’s massive son’ has saved us from Trump misery

    <p>‘Donald Trump has been clear that he believes the US is spending too much on non-American interests’</p>
    Voices

    A Trump presidency won’t necessarily be a gift for Putin

    The Independent View

    There is nothing inevitable – or permanent – about Trumpism 2.0

    <p>November 7 </p>
    The Independent View

    America, under its next president, is facing unprecedented threats

    <p>Kamala Harris ‘has qualities that should be a prerequisite for high office’ </p>
    Letters

    The world has missed out on a leader with decency and integrity

    The Independent View

    There is nothing inevitable – or permanent – about Trumpism 2.0

    <p>November 7 </p>
    The Independent View

    America, under its next president, is facing unprecedented threats

    <p>Kamala Harris ‘has qualities that should be a prerequisite for high office’ </p>
    Letters

    The world has missed out on a leader with decency and integrity

    <p>Trump hasn’t been shy in promising a dictator-like regime from day one. Now we get to find out if he was serious </p>
    Voices

    Americans said they worried about democracy. Then they voted for Trump

    <p>The prime minister was formulaic and scripted in comparison, writes John Rentoul</p>
    Voices

    Kemi Badenoch is about to make life very difficult for Keir Starmer

    <p>During her campaign, Kamala Harris steered clear of highlighting either her gender or her ethnicity</p>
    Voices

    Do American voters have a woman problem?

    <p>Donald Trump said he would make the US ‘the Bitcoin superpower of the world’ – and, after his win, shares hit a record high of $75,389</p>
    Voices

    What a Trump White House means for the dollar, for China… and beyond

    <p>‘For me – plus many of my friends and family – this result has brought with it a whole new level of fear and dismay’ </p>
    Voices

    We’ve learned the hard way about protest votes and Trump – don’t do it

    <p>During his victory speech in Florida, Donald Trump thanked ‘the greatest political movement in history’ for returning him to the White House </p>
    Voices

    Jon Sopel: The moment I knew the ‘bro’ vote won it for Trump

    <p>‘The Treasury is putting a brave face on it, hinting the government would try to talk Trump out of damaging a natural partner and reminding him a global trade war would be bad for everyone’ </p>
    Voices

    How a Trump presidency could blow our own economy out of the water

    <p>‘You do not have to approve of Donald Trump to recognise that he is different from most politicians’ </p>
    Voices

    Donald Trump’s fatal flaws are also his superpowers

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