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Eyewitness
Britain’s Covid hope, Beirut’s blast lingers, why insects are crucial
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There’s lots to enjoy in our features and culture sections this week.
This time last year, Beirut suffered a devastating explosion in its docks
Trump told officials to ‘just say it was corrupt’
Five biggest platforms fail to act on antisemitic posts
Extensive melting of ice releases deluge of water
Gun maker offers $33m to settle Sandy Hook suits
California mask mandates return as Delta cases surge
Castillo calms nerves with choice of finance minister
Deliveroo quits Spain as riders promised more rights
Judge clears the way for possible flood charges
Oligarchs behind killing, says president’s widow
Leader of Belarus exile group found dead in Kyiv
Boat capsizes taking toll in Mediterranean to 987
Covid booster jabs to be rolled out to over-60s
Coup leader names himself PM and delays elections
Soaring cost of housing is ‘human rights failure’
Belarus athlete refuses to fly home and seeks asylum
Saied purges officials and seizes judicial power
Resurgent Taliban steps up military strikes nationwide
DEATHS
Mass testing in Wuhan as new Covid-19 cases found
Palestinians facing eviction offered deal by judges
Nine-year jail term handed out in first security law trial
Telescopes see light behind black hole for first time
Thousands of EU citizens facing threat of deportation
Nasa’s InSight lander reveals internal structure of Mars
Mosquito genetic test may be malaria ‘game changer’
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‘Wiggly’ fossils may be oldest known sign of animal life
Employers offer bonuses as staff shortages begin to bite
Fine of $2m for export of rubbish as waste paper
Touch down
Latin makes a comeback for state secondary pupils
50%
Roller Covid
Roller Covid
Delta fears leave Sydney stuck in lockdown limbo
Roller Covid
Delta fears leave Sydney stuck in lockdown limbo
Carrot or stick? The battle to get the jab into as many arms as possible
A year after Beirut blast, a country sinks deeper into chaos
A year after Beirut blast, a country sinks deeper into chaos
$11bn
For the people? Democracy struggles when it can’t deliver prosperity
Himalayan storm brews over Dalai Lama’s next incarnation
Does Beijing’s new US envoy signal an end to ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy era?
Himalayan storm brews over Dalai Lama’s next incarnation
Lost resort
Lost resort
Anger at law to stop Jews reclaiming homes lost in Holocaust
30
Farage effect Donations soar after RNLI called ‘migrant taxi’
Ace of diamonds? The benefits of lab-made gems are far from clear cut
80%
Ace of diamonds? The benefits of lab-made gems are far from clear cut
Shame kills What drives mothers to murder their babies?
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Shame kills What drives mothers to murder their babies?
How the south was buried in concrete
Entwined routes
A feast in stone reveals Spain’s culinary past
How the south was buried in concrete
No consensus over medical cannabis
No consensus over medical cannabis
1.4m
A say for all Safeguarding suffrage
Texans hit the road to protect right to vote – will Biden listen?
If Lula returns, will he bring real change for Brazilians?
The insect apocalypse
The insect apocalypse
The insect apocalypse
The insect apocalypse
The insect apocalypse
The insect apocalypse
Hello, sucker
Hello, sucker
Hello, sucker
Hello, sucker
Hello, sucker
Like Covid-19, capitalism has evolved a new variant to survive
Like Covid-19, capitalism has evolved a new variant to survive
Bolsonaro’s Amazon trains push us closer to the brink. Stop them
To abandon the Afghan people would be an act of betrayal
Fortress Europe: how a continent is in danger of losing its moral compass
To abandon the Afghan people would be an act of betrayal
Why do anti-vaxxers hold such unhealthy views?
In the long run, tackling Covid cannot be hurried
Heat engines lie at the heart of climate change
We have nothing to fear but the spy in our pockets
Olympics pictures raise serious questions
Liverpool has shifted the goalposts too much
Corrections
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish
‘NOBODY CAN GASLIGHT US’
‘NOBODY CAN GASLIGHT US’
WEDDED TO THE TALENT
FUTURE FIRES
FUTURE FIRES
PUZZLES
WILY, WINDY MOORS
‘Pingdemic’mic
THE JOY OF SPECS
Being a good listener isn’t about shutting up and not interrupting
THE WEEKLY RECIPE № 131 Nettle pesto
NOTES & QUERIES
CHESS
COUNTRY DIARY WARDLOW
Futoshiki
Maslanka’s answers 1
The Weekly cryptic
Quick crossword
Sudoku
Solution No 15,975
Last week’s solution