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Highlights

‘Where is the floor for bitcoin?’ Urgent questions to ask about crypto

Another question is whether a crash in crypto might destabilise the world financial system

Bel Trew Syrians, whose child died waiting for resettlement, given UK move date

David Callaway Regulators are coming for banks accused of ‘greenwashing’ – it’s about time

Politics explained

Jon Stone Why Starmer’s bid to be seen as ‘Mr Rules’ might come to haunt him

Voices

Marie Le Conte There’s a common thread for most of the malaise in Britain: Brexit

Fatih Birol Want to help people with their bills? We must become energy efficient

James Moore Why is unemployment so stubbornly high among young men?

Long reads

William Cook ‘Well, f*** it. Life’s short’: Tracey Emin isn’t holding herself back anymore

James Rampton ‘Once Upon a Time in Londongrad’ explores the city’s mysterious deaths

Alex Duff The big business of the Tour de France

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Will Sturgeon’s push for a new independence referendum be successful?

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Where does Congress stand now on gun control measures?

Politics explained

Kate Devlin Ed Miliband never convinced the public to move on. Can Johnson?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady The Jan 6 inquiry tells a shocking tale – but will it help Biden?

Most Commented

Home Office ‘undeterred’ after legal battle grounds plane – live

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UK urged to drop ‘law-breaking’ Brexit plan by MEPs – live

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Putin likely still wants all of Ukraine, says US – live

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PM could face new EU legal action this week over threat to tear up Brexit deal

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Editorials

Editorial Migrants should be more than ammo in Tory MPs’ culture war

Editorial The UK and EU should want a calm resolution over NI protocol crisis

Editorial Playing games with the Northern Ireland protocol puts the UK at risk

News analysis

Chris Stevenson The government needs a lesson in housing supply and demand

Simon Calder UK travel restrictions: what went wrong?

Harry Cockburn The PM’s shambolic food strategy has been attacked from all sides

Saphora Smith Why singer-songwriters are speaking out to help climate activists

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder Am I due compensation for my cancelled Spain flight?

Travel questions

Simon Calder Will an airline pay for the hotel if a flight’s cancelled?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: Not guilty of aiding the prime minister’s publicity stunt

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Do we get the quality of politician we deserve?

John Rentoul Swerving like a shopping trolley is the secret of Johnson’s survival

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Rail strikes, inflation – politics has gone back to the 1970s

Andrew Grice Tax cuts aren’t the magic bullet Boris Johnson thinks they are

Andrew Grice Hero to zero: How did faith in Boris Johnson’s premiership crumble?

Chris Blackhurst

Too big to jail: The story of HSBC and the Mexican drug cartel

Chris Blackhurst Can a big fine ever be sufficient punishment for financial wrongdoing?

Chris Blackhurst Boris Johnson can’t transport the UK back to a bygone era

World

Emily Atkinson Healthy eating got more expensive during Covid pandemic, study finds

Charlie Mitchell A nation seized by fear: The sinister side of ‘safe’ Rwanda

Culture

Martin Chilton Books of the month: From Fight Night to Factory Girls

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from Tony! [The Tony Blair Rock Opera] to Dreamers

Zoe Anderson The Car Man at Royal Albert Hall is a deft, intense reinvention

Sport

Tom Kershaw LIV Golf leaves London with its mission accomplished

Richard Jolly The case for Jack Grealish, England super sub

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky After the biggest scandal in NHS history, why do victims have to wait?

Mary Dejevsky Why Germany is right to be cautious over Ukraine

Mary Dejevsky It’s time to be realistic about the war in Ukraine

Hamish McRae

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

Hamish McRae What can the government do about the cost of living?

Hamish McRae The business world has already written off Boris Johnson

Hamish McRae Should we be worried about an economic ‘hurricane’ approaching?

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

David Harding 50 years after Watergate, a security guard’s crucial role was ignored

Editor’s letters

Lawrence Ostlere Rory McIlroy’s win was a reminder of what golf can offer at its best

Editor’s letters

Harriet Williamson As an editor, I sometimes feel like a real-life magician

Editor’s letters

Emma Henderson Brands using Pride rainbow logos is little more than pinkwashing

America

Vishwam Sankaran US forest service started New Mexico’s largest ever wildfire

Holly Baxter Extreme right-wing ideologies are becoming a big problem for the US

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson Joe Biden is targeting ‘Maga’ Republicans – but will the gambit work?