The Independent - 2020-06-21

• Terror investigat­ion as three die in park stabbing
• Now is the time to repair the non-medical damage being wrought by this virus
• Knife rampage in Reading leaves three people dead in suspected terror attack
• Overseas aid to projects in poorest countries halted
• Police leader warns UK set for ‘summer of discontent’
• Farage exempt from US travel ban under national interest clause
• Sunak urged to consider fourday working week
• Relaxing two-metre rule is ‘reasonable political choice’
• Parents frustrated over continued school closures with mothers hardest hit
• UK lobbied by Portugal over no-quarantine deal
• Johnson told to ‘get a grip’ after delayed formation of key security committee
• Are U-turns as humiliatin­g as the media makes out?
• Stoke lord mayor says sorry for sharing ‘racist’ posts
• Court backlog rockets to more than 500,000 cases
• Campaign fund raises £7m
• Council housing sell-off continues as promises are broken over Right to Buy
• Hottest day of the year so far is predicted for midweek
• Home news in brief
• ‘Like celebratin­g Christmas in April’: Russian backlash against Putin’s Victory Day
• Brazil passes million mark of known coronaviru­s cases
• Pence refuses to say ‘black lives matter’ on live TV
• North Korea to fire leaflet propaganda across border
• Pandemic could be lifeline for the reclusive pangolin
• World news in brief
• The role of politics is absent in Labour’s self-analysis
• A sun-worshipper’s guide to taking a summer staycation
• The demise of DfID is yet another nail in the coffin of the future of global Britain
• If you value parks then start campaignin­g to keep them
• Without major funding, the arts is dancing with disaster
• I cling to rap’s wisdom as dementia steals my father
• Mea culpa: a report on the Syria crisis doesn’t add up
• Trump’s problems extend further than John Bolton
• I’m a Tory but we still need a strong Labour opposition
• Dawson bicycle kick denies Foxes after frantic finale
• Maupay’s stoppage-time winner stuns dire Arsenal
• Neto’s sensationa­l volley sinks lacklustre Hammers
• Milivojevi­c stars as Palace cruise past Bournemout­h
• Liverpool to ‘switch off the noise’ with title in reach
• Giroud: ‘I believe it was my destiny to stay at Chelsea’
• Fernandes and Pogba get midfield ticking like Madrid
• Sport news in brief
• The force of habit
• Can a virtual school trip trump the real thing?
• How the spirit and charm of Soundies offer a bitterswee­t vision of 1940s America
• Top 10... cliches beloved of politician­s in lieu of action
• How the pandemic could change our homes forever
• Simple city gardening
• Swimming is what I crave the most during lockdown
• ‘It really feels like the odds are stacked against us’
• HAPPY HAMPERS
• THE FAMILY WAY
• ‘I come to serve. I don’t want to impose myself’
• TROPHY DAD
• Why Persepolis is still one of the great animated films
• WALKING THE TALK
• TENSION IN THE AIR
• Mending a broken heart in a rain-soaked Spanish town
• How to organise holiday money in the virus age
• Can I go on a summer trip?

The Independent - 2020-06-20

The Independent - 2020-06-22