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January 21, 2023

Germany must face up to the threat from the East

It is a cliche, but an unavoidable one when faced with the tragedy of Ukraine: the West is about to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

4 mins

Zahawi under pressure over 'million pound' tax penalty

Rishi Sunak is under pressure to sack Nadhim Zahawi from the cabinet after it was claimed the former chancellor paid a penalty of more than £1m to settle a probe into his tax affairs.

3 mins

Tory party chairman vowed to sue The Independent

The Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi tried to stop The Independent exposing that he was being investigated over his tax affairs by threatening to sue if we published.

4 mins

Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt in social media clip

Rishi Sunak has been fined by Lancashire Police for failing to wear a seatbelt while filming a social media clip in the back of a moving car.

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Labour's tax policies may decide their election fate

Two factors will constrain Keir Starmer when Labour finalises the key planks of its general election manifesto this summer ahead of the party's annual conference in October. With the timing of the election in the Tories' favour, Labour wants to be in election mode a year from now.

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Starmer did just enough in Davos with a low-key visit

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have been to the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. In contrast to their absent counterparts they seem to have made a good, if lowkey, impression.

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Ambulance workers to stage biggest NHS strike in early February, union confirms.

The sixth of February is likely to see the biggest strike action the NHS has ever experienced after the Unite union announced fresh ambulance worker walkouts.

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There are many names for Johnson's (dis)honours list

You would think that having to be almost forcibly removed from the office of prime minister would have left Boris Johnson with a rather shorter-than-average list of people to thank. But you would, inevitably, be wrong.

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Mystery disease may have caused mass crab deaths

A mystery pathogen could be the cause of a mass die-off of sea life off the coast of northeast England that lasted more than a year, a government report has concluded.

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Stalker who left Claire Foy fearing for life spared jail

A stalker who left actor Claire Foy fearing for her life and the life of her daughter has been spared a prison sentence.

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Student 'likely to have lived if seen by in-person GP'

Parents of David Nash say they are vindicated' by findings

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Scientists find orienteering can help stave off dementia

Using Google Maps to find your way around could increase your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.

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Iran's protesters reveal the price they pay for defiance

One woman tells Borzou Daragahi how she, her mother and her sisters were held in prison for weeks, where she was interrogated and told she would be beaten if she didn't strip

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Germany stalls on whether to send Ukraine tanks

The pressure on Germany from Western allies to authorise the sending of Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine had been intense in the lead up to the summit at the Ramstein air base. But in the end Olaf Schulz's government refused to take that crucial step.

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US labels Russia's Wagner Group as 'transnational criminal organisation'

The United States has designated the Russian private military contractor, Wagner Group, as a \"transnational criminal organization\" - giving the notorious mercenary outfit the same legal status as international drug cartels and human trafficking organisations.

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Contenders line up to replace Ardern as PM

New Zealand's Labour Party is going to hold an election tomorrow to choose the next prime minister of the country after Jacinda Ardern's shock resignation, with several names emerging as potential successors.

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Extreme weather blamed for California hiker deaths

Actor Julian Sands is missing on Mount Baldy as rescuers warn superstorms are making hiking conditions treacherous

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World news in brief

India is making preparations to receive a second batch of a dozen African cheetahs in the coming weeks after a successful trial reintroduction.

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Constitutional clashes over devolution are just beginning

Who knows what was in Nicola Sturgeon's mind when she railroaded through the Scottish Parliament a bill allowing 16-year-olds to change their gender before the law. Maybe she decided after a period of sincere deliberation. Maybe it reflected a long-standing belief,  just possibly - it was the result of successful lobbying by an influential and vocal constituency.

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Teachers are really striking for better work-life balance

There is an irony at the heart of the teacher strikes that are about to close down a load of schools across the country; and that is that many of the teachers who are striking won't really be striking at all.

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If Starmer is in the pocket of the unions, voters don't care

The Conservatives think that they have a winning argument. They produced an image this week of Keir Starmer in Mick Lynch's jacket pocket, with the message: \"Labour voted for their union paymasters: we know who's really running the show.\"

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Small airplane could hold key to zero-carbon flying

A British aerospace company has completed a groundbreaking test flight of the world's largest aircraft powered by a hydrogenelectric engine.

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The real deal: how Ten Hag transformed Man United

When Erik ten Hag corralled the Manchester United players together after that draw with Crystal Palace, he told them it was understandably frustrating but just a bump. Their improvement is clear and they need to focus on that ahead of a big game tomorrow.

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Liverpool and Chelsea meet having taken very different routes to the same place

\"He doesn't wait long,\" said Jurgen Klopp. \"Does he want to bring the Harlem Globetrotters as well?\" It was in September and the German was quick to mock Todd Boehly's idea for a Premier League all-star game. The new Chelsea owner had made an impression on the long-serving Liverpool manager: just not a positive one.

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Guardiola harnesses flower power to boost his City side League TIHAR

At one point in a remarkable media appearance, Pep Guardiola kind of twirled his hands into the air, as he discussed the ambition of his Manchester City team.

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Norrie denies schedule contributed to Open exit

Cameron Norrie denied that a hectic schedule contributed to his third-round loss against Jiri Lehecka at the Australian Open.

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Sport news in brief

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley has responded to criticism from Andy Murray after his marathon contest against Thanasi Kokkinakis finished at 4am, insisting there is \"no need\" to alter the tournament schedule despite the third latest match in tennis history.

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It takes a village... solving the childcare costs crisis

Parents in the UK pay the highest fees of any developed country while early years providers shut in their droves. Rebecca Goodman asks leading voices for their solutions

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LADIES FIRST

Temilade Adelaja and Seun Sanni on how Nigeria's women bouncers use their strength to shatter sexist stereotypes

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Can you explain passport rules for a trip to France?

Q I am taking a group of 40 students to France next week. Four of the kids have a passport that is five years and one month old, but which meets the requirement of having three months validity left. Am I correct in saying we can travel with them? And they don't need to get a new passport? As there is no such thing as the \"five year\" rule?

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Smells like (90s) teen spirit

As Gen Z-ers on TikTok pine for a decade they only know from film and television, Eloise Hendy speaks to experts about whether it was really all flip phones and shopping malls

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'You never knew who you were going to meet there'

As the home of 'Vogue', 'GQ' and 'Tatler' prepares to close its doors, Olivia Petter salutes a building that came to define everything glamorous about the British magazine industry

7 mins

THE WHITE STUFF

Lois Borny on the top vegan milks for dairy-free sipping

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'How did I cope? I didn't... I got through it and survived'

As Cheryl prepares to take on West End show '2:22 A Ghost Story', the pop star and 'X Factor' judge talks to Nick Levine about loss, being a victim of stalking... and Simon Cowell

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And cut... most nauseating end in cinematic history?

Margot Robbie-led Hollywood epic 'Babylon' is filled with loud yelling, projectile vomit and elephant faeces, but it is the finish that has Chris Edwards reaching for his sick bag

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Bad rap: hip-hop needs to acknowledge its failings

A documentary produced by Public Enemy's Chuck D traces the growth of a musical phenomenon that started 50 years ago as a reaction against racism but it doesn't confront the genre's misogyny, homophobia and abuse, says Oliver Keens

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Something for the weekend

From 'The Last of Us' to 'Babylon' to Lucian Freud, our team of critics share their expert picks for Saturday and Sunday

7 mins

The velvet-voiced hellraiser who embodied the Sixties

David Crosby's contribution to folk rock and the sound of the West Coast will live on. Mark Beaumont pays tribute

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SOURCE MATERIAL

From The Independent archive: Robert Webb fires up one of pop's most sampled tunes: Tom Tom Club's 'Genius of Love'

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DEEP IN THOUGHT

From The Independent archive: Michael Holroyd recalls an inspired mingling of biography, landscape and criticism in Hugh Kingsmill's 1955 tome 'The High Hill of the Muses'

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