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Highlights

The ‘zombie fire’ in France that’s been burning since summer

Officials hoped seasonal rains would finally extinguish it – until the country experienced a record dry spell

Editorial End the scandal of diverting apprenticeship money to high-flying MBAs

Voices

Will Gore My patience has been rewarded – I’m finally in vogue

Letters Accidents like East Palestine show the dangers of deregulation

Voices

David Callaway Geoengineering the climate isn’t that risky – just ask ChatGPT

Voices

Chris Blackhurst Sunak has much to do to stem the flow of London stocks to New York

John Rentoul Boris Johnson is trying to use Sue Gray as part of a desperate ploy

Long reads

David Barnett How AI-written stories brought one sci-fi publisher to a standstill

Geoffrey Macnab Don’t fix James Bond’s onscreen bigotry – just live and let it die

William Cook New Van Gogh exhibition paints a portrait of familial affection

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What does Boris Johnson have to fear from the Partygate inquiry?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady What is behind Isabel Oakeshott and her role in the Hancock leaks?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Will Sunak’s Brexit deal revive his poll ratings?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady The choices Jeremy Hunt faces over the Budget

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The vacuum at the heart of the next Labour government | John Rentoul

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Audience openly laughs as Lavrov says Ukraine war ‘launched against’ Russia

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Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson over ‘obvious’ Covid breaches at No 10

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Isabel Oakeshott hangs up on radio interview after fiery clash over Matt Hancock leak

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Editorials

Editorial Partygate revelations don’t just affect Boris Johnson

Editorial Manchester Arena failings show it’s time to expand our secret defences

Editorial After the Windsor Framework, the DUP boycott of Stormont is pointless

Culture

Martin Chilton Books of the month: From Eleanor Catton to Sebastian Barry

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from Shirley Valentine to Sleepova

Zoe Anderson Coppélia is a sharp, smart take on a classic from Scottish Ballet

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder What’s the best way to get to inaccessible Granada?

Andrew Eames How to do Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi by train

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul The vacuum at the heart of the next Labour government

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: northern lights and contrasting conditions

John Rentoul Top 10 political sayings about meat

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice How Britain – and Boris – led the way in global fight against Putin

Andrew Grice The battle lines for next year’s general election have been drawn

Andrew Grice Sunak’s Northern Ireland decision could make or break his premiership

Chris Blackhurst

Polestar boss says electric car company will be carbon neutral by 2030

Chris Blackhurst Hiring management consultants is often just a back-covering exercise

Chris Blackhurst Sunak’s business shake-up highlights a big issue he still has to solve

World

Stuti Mishra Philippines rushes to contain oil spill threatening marine areas

Shweta Sharma Lavrov says Russia will ‘no longer rely’ on West for energy trade

News analysis

Andrew Griffin Why TikTok is already banned for some people

Jane Kirby Rise in children getting treatment for eating disorders

Sophie Wingate Who is Sue Gray? The Partygate investigator headed for top Labour job

Lizzie Dearden The six missed opportunities before the Manchester Arena bombing

Sport

Luke Baker The death of John Motson is the death of the last ‘voice of a sport’

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

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky Will there be a second anniversary for the war in Ukraine?

Mary Dejevsky Putin v Zelensky: The personality clash that defines the Ukraine war

What is driving Putin’s relentless assault on Ukraine?

America

Ashley Parker Republicans are running on ‘wokeism’ – but don’t know what it is

Alastair Jamieson Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe ‘may have lied under oath’

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