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Highlights

Germany must face up to the threat from the East

Ukraine needs Berlin, as the leading economic power in Europe, to take decisive steps and offer its tanks

Rebecca Goodman Many parents struggle with childcare costs – so what’s the solution?

Chris Blackhurst Charting a path to a renewable energy future

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What were Starmer and Reeves doing for Labour in Davos?

Voices

Andrew Grice The secrets of what Labour will tax

Mary Dejevsky Trans rights and the constitutional ‘nuclear option’

John Rentoul Elitist, pro-capitalist and out of touch – Davos and the right image for Labour

Long reads

Mick O'Hare I’ve been left politically homeless by Westminster’s Brexit dealings

Geoffrey Macnab DiCaprio was always destined to be more than a pretty boy

Adam Taylor Is this China’s full Covid data? Why the WHO is pushing for more

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Levelling up’s winners and losers

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Pouring cold water on the Tory bonfire of EU laws

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What the latest U-turn means for the Online Safety Bill

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady How will constitutional showdown over gender laws play out?

Most Commented

Tory Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi made to pay ‘million pound’ fine to taxman

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Putin ‘massing significant forces in Zaporizhzhia’ amid skirmishes - live

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Return of Boris Johnson would repel voters at next election, poll suggests

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Exclusive: Two-thirds of public don’t want Boris Johnson back as PM

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Editorials

Editorial Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs raise important questions about propriety

Editorial Boris Johnson and the Tories should heed David Davis’s warning

Editorial To restore public trust in policing, action is needed now

News analysis

Jon Stone The EU corruption scandal is an extreme example of something common

Harry Cockburn Nothing says ‘backwards Brexit Britain’ better than a new coal mine

Lizzie Dearden Germany ‘coup plot’ shows conspiracy theories are a real-world threat

Chris Stevenson Sunak can’t afford to let U-turns and Tory rebellions stack up

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder I’m planning a budget Bulgarian trip, any advice?

Ianthe Butt The hottest new hotels in the UK

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: the fish-operated drones are coming for us

John Rentoul Rishi Sunak is no criminal, but is he incompetent?

John Rentoul Top 10 best known paragraphs of UK political speeches since the war

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Sunak should overrule Hunt and push through one-off payment to nurses

Andrew Grice Sunak has a political mountain to climb – and the path is perilous

Andrew Grice Labour is setting the government’s political agenda

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Amid Trump’s threats, the US needs to do more to protect journalists

Chris Blackhurst Completing your tax return? Don’t rush, HMRC is still missing £42bn

Chris Blackhurst Coal mines aren’t the answer – but workers need a job they’re proud of

World

Mark Waghorn World could break Paris climate agreement by next year, warns study

Chris Stevenson Sanna Marin: Finland’s PM who wants to stay true to herself

Culture

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from A Streetcar Named Desire to Watch on the Rhine

Zoe Anderson Mel C takes on a new form with conviction in How did we get here?

Mark Hudson Spain and the Hispanic World is an elegant, old-fashioned deep-dive

Sport

Lawrence Ostlere Antoine Griezmann: One of the World Cup’s outstanding performers

Lawrence Ostlere World Cup star Mbappe is king of the chateau for France

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky Are we witnessing the start of a brand new entente cordiale?

Mary Dejevsky Stop blaming Trump for the Capitol riots – democracy won

Mary Dejevsky It is not for the West to determine Afghanistan’s future

Hamish McRae

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

Hamish McRae Five things you need to know about the world economy in 2023

Hamish McRae What will happen to China and the West? We have the first forecasts

Hamish McRae Why is the World Cup the greatest sporting event of them all?

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Charlotte Cripps The early release of Prince Harry’s memoir required us to adapt

Editor’s letters

Lawrence Ostlere FA Cup can still conjure magic – so why won’t broadcasters show it?

Harriet Williamson Don’t pretend you’re not interested in what Prince Harry has to say

Editor’s letters

John Rentoul Keir Starmer is quite right to keep tuition fees

America

Chris Stevenson A new session of Congress – but the same old problems for Republicans

Chris Stevenson Kevin McCarthy: The Republican now facing an almost impossible job

Namita Singh Kevin McCarthy thanks Trump for ‘helping get those final votes’