Новости за 15.03.2016

With Russian air force support, Syrian troops have liberated 400 towns and more than 10,000 sq km of territory

Melina Reis's lower left leg was amputated after a road accident in 2002

Grandiose projects that cost vastly more than projected destroy wealth. Politicians like making grand announcements

Paltry rates should be published as well as the attractive short-term headline offers

Now social lenders have a plan to make buying household goods more affordable and help people escape the clutches of rent-to-own firms

Continuing our series of personal celebrations of William Shakespeare, Arifa Akbar considers the most heart-rending of all his tragedies

The following letters appear in the 16th March edition of the Independent

Rarely are Muslim extremists given an open trial where their motives are explored in detail, the way Breivik was

Throughout a six-month period of barely broken turmoil, Corybn's calm has been supernatural

He has claimed in the past that he was fixing the roof when the sun was shining. The flooded communities of Northern England are tribute to his utter failure to do so

It would have been easy for these well-meaning celebrities to remain in their bubbles of money, glamour and privilege and to turn away from poverty, conflict and misery. The fact that they didn't shouldn't put them in the firing line

For me, watching Crufts is how the Motor Show must be for a car enthusiast

Create a smoothie, sauce or soup in seconds with the help of this compact kitchen gadget

Attacks on the self-employed and tax credits are quite simply anti-aspirational

Millions of women have the condition, and yet it is little understood. Anna Druet, research scientist for period and fertility tracking app Clue, explains what it is

Still, it's a slick show, with plenty of pizzazz and some fun performances

Foods that are being smuggled in, such as chickpeas or lentils, are being priced at $10 per kilo, which no one can afford

There's a hole where the opera's heart should be

The ritual imagery feels empty, a series of poses that aren't improved by being on horseback

The reality of her not being able to live at home is causing me to cry as I write this – nobody wants this situation, but it is our reality

'The country is less divided, more socially inclusive, more socially mobile' as a result of the New Labour government, according to the 'third man' in the Blair-Brown partnership

Patients who appear to waste doctors' time or behave rudely are easy targets for the contempt of over-stretched staff

The attributes for which the German Chancellor has long been praised now appear to be at the root of her difficulties