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Highlights

To the rest of the world, Britain has vanished – or become irrelevant

The Conservative leadership contest may be attracting praise for its diversity, but it gives the impression of mayhem

Ed Dorrell The lessons Keir Starmer could learn from Boris Johnson’s success

Sofia Barbarani High-end bongs: luxury Venice glassmaker enters the market

Andrew Buncombe How Brittney Griner became a pawn in the US-Russia geopolitical war

Voices

James Moore BlackRock’s call for higher wages is welcome – but more is needed

John Rentoul One of Boris Johnson’s last PMQs – and one of the strangest

Salma Shah I worked for Theresa May – here’s what Tory leadership candidates need to avoid

Long reads

William Cook The story of the Salzburg festival that inspired Edinburgh

Simon Calder Why are rail fares so much more expensive than air travel?

Sean Russell How I learned to live with tinnitus

Politics Explained

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Priti Patel’s no-show is a sign of a government in suspended animation

Politics explained

Andrew Grice Will the Tories be able to regroup after a divisive leadership race?

Politics explained

Sean O'Grady Esther McVey and the chequered history of the Tory ‘dream ticket’

Politics explained

Chris Stevenson The fightback against Donald Trump in Arizona

Most Commented

Braverman eliminated from race as Sunak tops second Tory leadership vote – live

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Transgender surgery is ‘mutilation’, Dr Robert Winston says

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Over 45 countries agree to co-ordinate Russia war crimes inquiry - Ukraine live

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Opinion: Russia is about to play its most dangerous cards – and the west is not ready

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Editorials

Editorial The Tory leadership contest is now Penny Mordaunt’s to lose

Editorial This leadership campaign reveals the Tory party’s true priorities

Editorial The Tories need an honourable and competent version of Boris Johnson

News analysis

Samuel Webb Are heatwaves getting longer – and what does that mean for the UK?

Simon Calder Why the future of Doncaster Sheffield Airport is in doubt

Lizzie Dearden What would happen to a trafficked child such as Mo Farah today?

Rebecca Thomas Government to consider new Covid curbs if NHS backlog is threatened

Travel

Melody Wren 10 reasons to visit Belize in 2022

Travel questions

Simon Calder Who is going to pay for my Taipei layover nightmare?

John Rentoul

The Independent’s chief political commentator

John Rentoul Rishi Sunak needs to take risks – the contest has turned on its head

John Rentoul Rishi Sunak’s rivals must pitch themselves now – or be overlooked

John Rentoul Mea Culpa: rejected by the foreign secretary’s lookalikes

Andrew Grice

Political columnist who keeps his ear to the ground inside Westminster

Andrew Grice Tax cut pledges in the Tory leadership race will only help Labour

Andrew Grice With Boris Johnson gone, Keir Starmer’s balancing act just got harder

Andrew Grice Will Liz Truss succeed Boris Johnson? Expect the unexpected

Chris Blackhurst

Chris Blackhurst Like it or not, Johnson won’t be short of offers when he leaves office

Chris Blackhurst Shopping streets are haemorrhaging – government must do something

Chris Blackhurst We like to suppose that Britain is a paragon of democracy – it’s not

World

Maryam Zakir-Hussain Worst Italian drought in 70 years threatens risotto and olive oil

Vishwam Sankaran New octopus-inspired glove can help humans grab objects underwater

Culture

Geoffrey Macnab Marvel-lous: How the Russo brothers broke through into the big time

Michael Church How classical music festivals are coping with a world in crisis

Culture Staff The Week on Stage, from The Seagull to The Dance of Death

Sport

Richard Jolly Nunez gives Liverpool the full package in new era of unpredictability

Tom Kershaw Poulter: ‘People threatening you is not a nice position to be in’

Mary Dejevsky

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

Mary Dejevsky The chaos in No 10 proves that Britain needs a written constitution

Mary Dejevsky Why we are no closer to the answer to the UK’s skills shortage

Mary Dejevsky We deserve a say in the role Britain plays in Ukraine

Hamish McRae

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

Hamish McRae The population boom is a success story, not a doomsday scenario

Hamish McRae Why tax cuts are a pointless argument in the Tory leadership race

Hamish McRae What is happening to the global housing market – and what comes next?

Editor’s letters

Editor’s letters

Eric Garcia Democrats wanted a ‘normal’ president to beat Trump

Editor’s letters

David Harding The Sri Lankan crisis should be a warning to us all

Editor’s letters

Jamie Braidwood Djokovic’s success against Kyrgios came down to one powerful thing

Editor’s letters

Victoria Richards There’s a constant struggle between breaking news and parenting

America

John Bowden Jan 6 rioter testifies mob was ‘just following’ Trump’s orders

Independent Premium

Holly Baxter A serious political lesson to be learnt from down in Florida

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Holly Baxter Diversity of opinion across the US is wider than you think