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Highlights

Hands up if you trust Boris Johnson

Who would ever be a politician ever again if all of your private messages are just going to be sent to a public inquiry and then published?

Kim Sengupta Why Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory are only likely to increase

John Rentoul Johnson’s rage against Sunak could help bring the Tories down

Rebecca Thomas Patient safety at risk if Met stop attending mental health 999 calls

Voices

Michael Sheridan Why has Britain lost its voice on Hong Kong?

Marie Le Conte You know what it’s time for? A reshuffle

Borzou Daragahi How Erdogan’s win makes Turkey a much more dangerous place to be LGBT+

Long reads

Hannah Sampson Forced out: Why Disney’s Star Wars hotel failed so fast

Andrew Griffin Major breakthrough is reminder AI can keep us alive, not just kill us

Mick O'Hare Le Mans at 100: the story of the world’s greatest motor race

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Who will win the tug of war over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages?

Politics explained

Andrew Grice Will the government really introduce a cap on food prices?

Archie Mitchell Revealed: The government guidance being used to ban speakers

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady How rising mortgages could derail Rishi Sunak’s election plans

Most Commented

Boris Johnson: Downing Street denies WhatsApp row with Covid Inquiry is a ‘cover-up’

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Putin responds after Moscow hit with drone attack

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Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, new report says

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Deadline looms to release Boris messages in Whitehall inquiry clash

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Editorials

Editorial The Rwanda plan may be pernicious – but striking won’t help

Editorial Britain’s housing crisis is making our children sick

Editorial The plight of the Afghan pilot should shame this government

Culture

Alexander Newley Alexander Newley on his portraits of theatrical greats

Geordie Greig Mad About the Boy is a toe-tappingly infectious Noël Coward tribute

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Robert Webb Story of the song: 7 Seconds by Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry

Travel

Travel questions

Simon Calder What’s the best route to a successful claim for flight delays?

Steve John Powell and Angeles Marin Cabello Why Hiroshima is so much more than its tragic past

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Through the looking glass: Labour is now the low-immigration party

John Rentoul The Covid inquiry is a colossal waste of time and money

Politics explained

John Rentoul Immigration, hospitals: what other manifesto vows have Tories broken?

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Independent Premium

Andrew Grice Think the Tories want to slash immigration? Think again

Andrew Grice The Boris fallout could devastate Sunak’s electoral chances

Andrew Grice Small boats will decide the election – but not in the way you imagine

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Ministers should listen to British firms who need foreign students

Chris Blackhurst The Tories have averted disaster – but can they stay the course?

Chris Blackhurst Are the economic sanctions on Russia yielding desirable results?

World

Danny Halpin Plastic pollution could be reduced by 80% by 2040, UN says

Oliver Pritchard-Jones Russia branded ‘terrorist state’ as flights with Georgia resume

News analysis

Borzou Daragahi Only Erdogan knows his plans for Turkey’s future. That is the problem

Chris Stevenson Why Turkey’s presidential run-off matters for the world

Chris Stevenson Putin’s Ukraine facade is crumbling – this week proves it

Independent Premium

Lizzie Dearden Migration by numbers: Why are more and more people coming to the UK?

Sport

Alex Green Becker ‘fought every day for survival’ in ‘brutal’ prison

Duncan Bech Luther Burrell finds ‘closure’ after rugby racism allegations upheld

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky As the Ukraine war spills into Russia, a new front is set to explode

Mary Dejevsky Why the rich world can no longer dictate its terms at the G7

Mary Dejevsky The Archbishop shines – but the Church has never needed saving more

America

Adam Forrest Biden says Brexit deal can bring ‘significant’ US investment to NI

Chris Stevenson The diplomatic damage done by the Pentagon leak won’t last long

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