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Simon Calder

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Miguel Delaney answers your football questions

<p>As The Independent’s chief football writer, Miguel has spent years covering transfers, managerial appointments, and speaking to sources about the behind-the-scenes workings that shape top clubs</p>

<p>Simon Calder beside a sculpture of a dollar bill in Aspen, Colorado </p>

Simon Calder: What UK travellers need to know for 2026 holidays

<p>Home on the range – Simon Calder with a pre-increase Esta </p>

Q&A with Simon Calder: travel disruption and what to know in 2026

<p>Gabriel Nussbaum answers your burning Budget questions</p>

Your Budget questions answered: From pensions to ISAs and more

<p>Ask Chris Blackhurst anything on wealth tax</p>

What would a wealth tax mean for Britain? Q&A with Chris Blackhurst

<p>The crash of Air India flight AI171 has shaken confidence in air travel</p>

Simon Calder on air travel safety – from Boeing to budget airlines

<p>Jeremy Corbyn is set to form a breakaway party</p>

Welfare U-turn to Corbyn comeback: Your Labour questions answered

<p>Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (right) crying as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister’s Questions</p>

Q&A: Can Starmer and Reeves hold the Labour Party together?

<p>Will the ceasefire hold? Has Trump’s strategy worked? Sam Kiley answers your Middle East questions</p>

Trump, Nato, and the Middle East: Sam Kiley answers your questions

<p>A member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards burns an Israeli flag during a demonstration held in Tehran to mark Jerusalem (Al-Quds) Day
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War in the Middle East: Ask our world affairs editor a question

<p>The plane crashed into a residential area after taking off from Ahmedabad airport
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Should we be worried about flying? Simon Calder answers your questions

<p>Many voters rate Farage higher than Starmer on many qualities, but they do not think he is prime ministerial</p>

John Rentoul: ‘Reform voters aren’t unreasonable – they’re desperate’

<p>Nigel Farage’s tax plans would cost up to £80bn, the IFS warned
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Reform’s rise explained: Join Q&A with John Rentoul

<p>Your questions on Russia’s war, Trump and misinformation answered</p>

Your questions on Russia’s war, Trump and misinformation answered

<p>Is there a real path to peace in Ukraine in 2025?</p>

Three years of war in Ukraine: Ask our world affairs editor anything

<p>FILE PHOTO: A view shows a sign of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference with a backdrop of the cityscape in Baku, Azerbaijan October 31, 2024. </p>

Cop29: Ask our climate correspondent anything

<p>It has been a deeply contested race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump</p>

US election results: Ask our Washington correspondent anything

<p>Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim during a press conference at the Alcochete Academy</p>

‘Will Amorim change Manchester United?’ 11 of your questions answered

<p>Ask Plaid Cymru candidate Ian Johnson anything in exclusive question and answer session with The Independent</p>

Ask a Plaid Cymru candidate anything in exclusive Q&A session

<p>Ask SNP candidate Drew Hendry anything in exclusive question and answer session with The Independent</p>

Ask a SNP candidate anything in exclusive Q&A session

<p>Comments by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage are ‘worrying’ for Muslims, a community leader has said (Ian West/PA)</p>

Your Nigel Farage questions answered by our political editor

<p>Jeremy Hunt announced cuts to national insurance in his Budget (Carl Court/PA)</p>

John Rentoul answers your spring Budget questions

<p>Jeremy Hunt is set to announce his latest spring Budget</p>

Spring Budget 2024: Ask John Rentoul anything

<p>Tory and SNP MPs stormed out of the chamber after Sir Lindsay Hoyle broke with convention</p>

Ask John Rentoul anything as chaos follows Gaza ceasefire vote

<p>Focus group research, carried out by JL Partners, found that members of the public now regard Mr Sunak with barely concealed contempt (Justin Tallis/PA)</p>

Ask John Rentoul anything as dire poll results spark Tory crisis

<p>Commuters will have to stay at home or use alternative transport </p>

Ask Simon Calder anything as strikes set to bring Tube to a halt