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Politics explained

Could a new Brexit deal really end the Northern Ireland protocol saga?

The DUP is undeterred in its opposition to the protocol

Mark Hudson The Barbican’s Alice Neel exhibition showcases an artist with guts

Editorial Failure to deal with strikes is inflicting untold harm on the NHS

Amanda Coletta The race to restore the art ruined in Brazil’s riot

Voices

John Rentoul Labour is now seen as the party of business – rightly so

Marie Le Conte Will Labour’s attack on the Tory credit card spending spree pay off?

Ian Hamilton Talking down nursing is dangerous – recruitment levels prove it

Long reads

Sean T Smith Flying taxis might be closer to lift-off than we expect

Carolyn Y. Johnson Predicting the unpredictable: how scientists plan for earthquakes

Brian McGleenon The global race to develop a successful digital currency

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady No Jeremy Corbyn: What’s next for Labour’s left?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Is it too late for the Tories to win back business votes?

Politics explained

Adam Forrest Can Richard Sharp survive as BBC chair?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Why are so many Tory MPs standing down at the next general election?

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Editorials

Editorial The UK’s relationship with Scotland needs a reset

Editorial The ‘secret Brexit summit’ shows we need to make the best of a bad job

Editorial The only solution to the Richard Sharp case is to remove him

Culture

Alice Saville Janet McTeer is riveting in Simon Stone’s wry, stylish Phaedra

Geoffrey Macnab Is the Gladiator sequel a good idea?

Mark Hudson Peter Doig at the Courtauld shows why he’s such an influential painter

Travel

Vicky Smith Why you should visit Bavaria outside of Oktoberfest

Travel questions

Simon Calder What’s the best destination for a last-minute luxury getaway?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Farewell Sturgeon and Corbyn: it’s been a good week for reasonableness

John Rentoul What Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation means for Scottish independence

Editor’s letters

Theresa May’s Brexit deal looks better with each passing day

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Starmer has finally tackled Labour antisemitism – what’s next?

Andrew Grice Will Rishi Sunak be a good ex-prime minister?

Andrew Grice The biggest winner of the reshuffle? The Treasury

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst M&S has turned a corner – the tough decisions are paying off

Chris Blackhurst An issue that strikes at the heart of higher education

Chris Blackhurst The problem with non-doms isn’t what you think it is

World

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar Auckland prepares for New Zealand’s ‘most serious storm this century’

Anthony Cuthbertson SpaceX limits Starlink use in Ukraine, company president says

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

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 The political fallout of the Turkey earthquakes could be profound

Mary Dejevsky Who benefits the most from Boris Johnson’s support of Ukraine?

Mary Dejevsky Trans rights and the constitutional ‘nuclear option’

America

Vishwam Sankaran ChatGPT cheating by students is already on the rise, surveys suggest

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson What does the Chinese spy balloon mean for US-China relations?

Andrew Feinberg US and Germany send tanks to help liberate Ukraine