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Highlights

Borzou Daragahi

The siege of Sarajevo revealed the vital importance of war reporting

News organisations drew worldwide attention to the siege and the war in Bosnia, which likely contributed to ending a conflict most world leaders would have preferred to ignore

Ashley Cowburn How does a no confidence vote work in the Conservative Party?

Conor Faulkner A life lesson: foreign teaching assistants in Spain suffer over wages

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Labour missed an opportunity to fight a by-election in Bury South

Voices

Jim McMahon Britain is swamped with raw sewage – polluters must be prosecuted

Editorial Political leaders can learn from Sir Tony Blair’s advice

Chris Blackhurst Working from home may be ending, but is that really a good thing?

Long reads

Chris Stevenson The guitar-loving Antony Blinken has Russia on his mind

The self-confessed Beatlemaniac is facing his biggest test on the world stage – dealing with Moscow’s troop build-up on the border with Ukraine, writes Chris Stevenson

David Barnett Adorning glory: The man who gave Oasis their look

Geoffrey Macnab Nil by Mouth was a triumph, but why hasn’t Gary Oldman directed since?

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Things are bad when government policy is coming from ‘The Thick of It’

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Plenty of prime ministers have taken office without an election

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Beware, Boris, defections can destabilise a tottering leadership

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Boris Johnson’s Operation Red Meat is just an act of desperation

Most Commented

Labour must take centre ground from Tories now, says Tony Blair

386 comments

Government accused of ‘abandoning moral compass’ amid claims of MP threats

1833 comments

Inquiry into Nusrat Ghani sacking requires complaint to be made, says Raab – live

223 comments

‘Extremely unlikely’ troops will be sent to Ukraine, Dominic Raab says

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Editorials

Editorial The west must find a way to stop a Russian invasion of Ukraine

Editorial Allegations of bullying and blackmail by whips further debase Johnson

Editorial Deprived of Brexit, the Tories have simply lapsed back into division

News analysis

Adam Forrest Brexit pressure mounts on government as border queues build

Samuel Lovett Drug-resistant infections are a rapidly escalating health crisis

Business Analysis & Features

Ben Chapman What does inflation hitting a 30-year high mean for UK households?

May Bulman The government only has ridiculous proposals over Channel crossings

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder What are the chances of being randomly tested on arrival in Canada?

Melissa Twigg 10 reasons to visit Namibia now it’s off the red list

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Here is what I think will be in Sue Gray’s Partygate report

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: let no one put the marbles asunder

Ask Me Anything

John Rentoul ‘Ask Me Anything’: Is this the endgame for Boris Johnson?

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice The irony of Nadine Dorries’s attack on BBC ‘groupthink’

Andrew Grice Boris Johnson is resorting to kitchen sink strategy – but he can’t win

Andrew Grice Sue Gray, the ‘grim executioner’, is coming for Boris Johnson

World

Amanda Coakley ‘It must be my choice’: Austrians rally against compulsory Covid jabs

Moira Lavelle More pressure on Britain over the Elgin marbles

Culture

Zoe Anderson London Coliseum’s Raymonda takes bold approach to ballet’s pitfalls

Geoffrey Macnab Why older viewers could be the saviours of cinema

Geoffrey Macnab Here’s looking at you, kid: Why Casablanca has stood the test of time

Sport

Tony Evans The quiet genius behind Liverpool’s history of success

Jack Rathborn The NFL has one Black head coach, it simply must do better

Mary Dejevsky

Expert on foreign affairs, Russian politics and diplomatic relations between the Kremlin and the west

Mary Dejevsky The west is goading Russia into a war it doesn’t want

Mary Dejevsky Is the Djokovic saga about nationality, politics or privilege?

Mary Dejevsky Has Boris Johnson saved the union?

Hamish McRae

Authority on business, finance and the intersection between the worlds of economics and politics

Hamish McRae Russia’s position of relative economic strength may be short lived

Hamish McRae Oil and gas prices are rising – we remain dependent on fossil fuels

Hamish McRae The markets don’t really care what happens to Boris Johnson

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Helen Coffey By now in the climate crisis, there’s no excuse for ‘ghost flights’

Editor’s letters

Andrew Woodcock Wakeford’s dramatic defection made for high drama in the Commons

Editor’s letters

Harriet Sinclair Biden’s first year in office wasn’t a disaster — but it wasn’t great

Editor’s letters

David Harding The UAE’s global image as an oasis of dreams ignores the harsh reality

America

Alex Woodward How the Bronx fire exposes layers of America’s housing crisis

John Bowden Abortion rights supporters gear up for 2022 midterms

Eric Garcia Rick Scott talks about his plan to win the Senate back for Republicans