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independent.co.uk — People of a certain age might remember a piece of graffiti that used to get scrawled here, there and everywhere. I first encountered it at school, but it had been amateurishly drawn by kids and adults for a good 30 years before I had my first stab at it.

independent.co.uk — How do you produce art about climate change? Everyone from writers to painters to film-makers itch to grapple with this question - but often struggle, getting bogged down in the complicated science, or the worthiness of the subject.

independent.co.uk — By depicting a day in the life of a Texan soldier, Ben Fountain's first novel, which was published last year, provided an entertaining indictment of the greed, inequality and machismo that blighted America during the presidency of George W Bush.

independent.co.uk — A raft of sanctions aimed at hobbling the Syrian regime is at risk of collapse, according to diplomats, unless deeply divided European foreign ministers can reach a consensus tomorrow on amending a ban on arming the opposition.

independent.co.uk — A French soldier was stabbed in the throat in a busy commercial district outside Paris today, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier. President Francois Hollande said the identity of the attacker was unknown and cautioned against jumping to conclusions about the assault on the uniformed soldier in the La Defense shopping area.

independent.co.uk — Rocketing unemployment and poverty in some areas of Europe could lead to widespread civil unrest, unless governments take measures to address the humanitarian consequences of austerity measures, the secretary-general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has warned.

independent.co.uk — A girl who gave evidence in court about allegedly being sexually abused by her father has told The Independent how aggressive cross-examination left her so traumatised that the case had to be abandoned. "Marie", whose real name cannot be used, is now 12, but testified in court when she was just nine.

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independent.co.uk — Q: You answered a reader's letter (Questions of Cash, 11 May) on a fraud committed at an HBOS ATM, where a "skimming device" was fitted to the front of the machine. The victim was obviously unaware of this, but apparently a subsequent customer was as they reported it to the branch when it reopened after the weekend.

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