You may believe the web relies on the cloud, but the reality is that almost all of the world’s internet traffic is routed through perilous subsea cables. Already going wrong hundreds of times a year, catastrophic outages are getting more likely every day. Christopher Stokel-Walker reports

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The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships

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Destination expert Sian Lewis explores the picturesque town in Berkhamsted, where the celebrity couple could be moving in

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As he publishes his 30th novel, the former deputy chair of the Conservative Party is showing no signs of slowing down. In his riverside penthouse in London, he talks to Chris Harvey about the rise of Reform, Peter Mandelson’s sacking over his friendship with Epstein, and his big life regret

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Ukraine wants to buy vital weapons and systems from the US and sustain its fight against Russia's invasion

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Kimmel said Monday conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from the fatal shooting of Kirk

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Poland’s foreign minister has called for military protection of its airspace following Russian drone incursions, Maira Butt reports

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Asian shares, led by tech stocks, are mostly higher after Wall Street indexes a day earlier churned between gains and losses but ultimately remained near record levels following the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its main interest rate

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Authorities have been investigating a shooting that killed three officers and wounded two more in rural southern Pennsylvania

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Plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 62-70 per cent over next decade falls just short of expert recommendation of 65-75 per cent

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Strikes and demonstrations across France are expected Thursday in a protest called by major trade unions to oppose budget cuts

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China’s declaration of a nature reserve in the South China Sea is the latest twist in its yearslong push to establish control over the strategically important waters

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Anthony Roth Costanzo, who introduced $11 tickets to Opera Philadelphia, aims to surprise audiences again with the company’s new season as it celebrates its 50th anniversary

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Findings could have global significance and influence treatment guidelines, researchers say

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Some 160 guests join US president for an extravagant banquet at Windsor Castle

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Thousands of students across western North Carolina lost their homes a year ago when Helene hit with some of the most vicious floods, landslides and wind ever seen in the mountainous region

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A U.S. Census Bureau advisory committee disbanded by the Trump administration has reconstituted itself

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The Federal Reserve just cut its benchmark rate for the first time since last year, but that doesn't guarantee mortgage rates will keep dropping

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The annual Fat Bear Week featuring gluttonous brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve is back

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When we make mistakes at work, it can lead to a cycle of negative thinking

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The glasses start at $799 and will be available on September 30 at limited stores

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Nato official says weapons 'already flowing' under new PURL initiative

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Kimmel said conservatives were trying to ‘score political points’ from Kirk’s assassination

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America's reigning 5,000-meter track champion, Shelby Houlihan, is back from a four-year doping ban

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