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Highlights

Young people can’t afford to buy homes – and it’s not due to Netflix

Recent opinion polling tells us that an awful lot of Britons simply don’t understand the economics of housing

John Rentoul Keir Starmer couldn’t ask the obvious questions – so he tried comedy

Sofia Barbarani Salvini’s big weekend: Far-right Italian shrugs off Moscow trip claims

Harry Cockburn Will heatwaves wake us up to the impact of the climate crisis?

Voices

Holly Baxter The Capitol riot hearings reveal a divided America in cross-section

James Moore The government is making a mistake in scrapping electric car grants

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

Long reads

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

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

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady The PM can’t ignore the complications of the Northern Ireland protocol

Politics explained

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

Politics explained

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

Politics explained

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

Most Commented

UK may pull out of European human-rights deal over Rwanda, says No 10 — follow live

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PM defends Brexit plan after EU launches legal action

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Kyiv ignores Russian ultimatum to surrender key Donbas city – follow live

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New crisis for Boris Johnson as ethics adviser quits

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Editorials

Editorial ‘Failure to launch’ is a growing theme in the Johnson administration

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

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

Ianthe Butt The best new UK hotels that opened last month

Travel questions

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

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 Boris Johnson now wants a diplomatic war with Europe over human rights

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

Chris Blackhurst

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

Chris Blackhurst P&O Ferries is taking a leaf out of Johnson’s bad apologies book

World

Ben Chapman US interest rates see biggest rise in nearly three decades

Maryam Zakir-Hussain Finland removes statue of Lenin as country seeks to join Nato

Culture

Zoe Anderson Scottish Ballet’s adaptation of The Crucible is fierce and stark

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

Sport

Jack Rathborn DeChambeau explains decision to join Saudi-backed LIV Golf

Jamie Braidwood ‘I won’t say it doesn’t hurt’: Southgate responds to England boos

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

Phil Thomas The 6 January hearings and the difficulty of changing people’s minds

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

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?