Numerous studies have charted our waning ability to concentrate over the past quarter century; literacy rates and reading for pleasure are simultaneously on the decline amid a proliferation of ‘brain rot’ content. Helen Coffey digs into our collective loss of focus and asks the experts how to reverse the dumbing-down process

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The British ‘Midsommar’ and ‘Saltburn’ actor, this month named one of ‘Hollywood’s hottest young stars’, now plays a stalked musician in the eerie thriller ‘Lurker’. He talks to Tom Murray about nascent celebrity, the provocations of Emerald Fennell, and his night at Paris Hilton’s birthday party

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Hundreds of law enforcement officers swarm Ivy League campus as massive manhunt underway for suspected gunman

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Multiple women have told The Associated Press they survived or witnessed alleged rapes and other sexual assaults committed by a new Russian military unit in Mali

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A makeshift village in the Mauritanian desert shelters thousands of refugees who have fled Mali in recent weeks as fighting intensifies against militants linked to al-Qaida.

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Women and girls from Mali are alleging rape and sexual assault by Russian fighters with Africa Corps, a new military unit under Moscow's control

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The former chief executive of Marie Curie has made a sizeable donation to The Independent’s SafeCall campaign as he urges others to support its aim to provide a vital free service for missing children

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Leon Towers was 14 when he fled into the Cumbrian night and into the hands of traffickers. He tells Harriette Boucher how a lifetime of silence began – and why he’s determined no child is left unseen again

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An arctic air blast swept south from Canada, spreading into the northern United States. Meanwhile residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures as floodwaters slowly recede.

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The Mapuches have endured centuries of battle

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Hidden bank accounts, secret purchases and misrepresenting income were among the secrets being kept under wraps, Starling Bank said.

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Opponents of AfD lawmakers say that their push to publish sensitive details about national security could benefit Russian military planning.

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A typical Saturday night on the Ivy League campus was shaken by the killing of two people and the wounding of 9 others.

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Miles McBride’s ankle injury has given Tyler Kolek a major opportunity to prove that he can handle backup point guard duties for the Knicks.

At least the next time will not be the first time.

Aaron Glenn made no secret in training camp about one of his objectives in his first season as Jets coach.

Video released by authorities offered a first glimpse at the alleged gunman who killed 2 and injured 9 in a shooting at Brown University on Saturday evening. 

Jordi Fernández is busy trying to develop the record rookie crop he already has in the fold. 

Jets coach Aaron Glenn opened his Friday news conference with a joke.

It’s been the question for a while with Jalen Brunson, the conundrum of his physical limitations.

A Brown University sophomore who survived the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, was deeply angered after experiencing yet another gunman on her campus. 

John Cena's legendary pro wrestling career is officially over.

• Former fast bowler says attack has gone past his group from early 2000s

• ‘The Australian public won’t recognise how good they are until they’re gone’

Brett Lee has labelled Australia’s current bowling attack as the country’s greatest ever, declaring that Pat Cummins’ side have now surpassed his group from the early 2000s.

Australia’s attack will take one step closer to being reunited in Adelaide this week, with Cummins and Nathan Lyon back in the team alongside Mitchell Starc.

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