The Independent - 2020-09-15

• Clear government advice will be crucial this winter
• PM faces more backbench resistance despite Brexit bill clearing first hurdle
• Johnson has taken first step towards breaking treaty, but Lords may have final say
• The most execrable of all the execrable Brexit nights
• Villiers: It’s not unusual for countries to violate the law
• Cameron joins all living former PMs in condemning Johnson’s plan to break law
• What criticisms by No 10 predecesso­rs can tell us
• Public should ‘think about’ reporting neighbours for breaking lockdown rules
• ‘Rule of six’ laws make it a criminal offence to ‘mingle’
• ‘Urgency’ argument over coronaviru­s laws wears thin
• Ministers tender £785m hometest delivery contract
• PM must shoulder blame for Britain’s Covid failures
• Starmer self-isolating after symptoms in household
• Doctors believe the country is heading for second wave
• ‘Desperate’ PM resorting to insults, says Labour leader
• Lib Dem mayoral candidate dropped over antisemiti­sm
• Summer heat returns
• Possible signs of alien life detected in clouds of Venus
• Armed forces must adapt to changing nature of warfare
• CO2 emissions ‘outpacing ancient extinction event’
• Home news in brief
• New nationwide lockdown in Israel after surge in cases
• Yoshihide Suga to become Japan’s new prime minister
• Patrice Lumumba’s tooth – the family of Congo’s first PM finally get his remains
• World news in brief
• PM’s Brexit mess is a threat to peace in Northern Ireland
• Cummings’s tech push is a delusional political mess
• Democracy is under threat – it’s time for a new coalition of nations to protect freedom
• My mother’s fall was a reminder of the hardship elderly people currently face
• Government­s must act now to protect our natural world
• A new football season, a fresh start – and some hope
• Johnson is trying to square a triangle over Irish border
• Author of taboo-busting works on human sexuality
• How standards shape every aspect of our modern lives
• Italian hospitals say half of their patients are still sick
• Will our insurance be valid if we book for next year?
• BIRTHDAYS
• What the experts say about rising cases across Europe
• MAKING SENSE
• Working (out) from home
• BEYOND ATWOOD
• Des asks not who, but why
• Oracle beats Microsoft to buy TikTok’s US operations
• Ministers to investigat­e takeover of UK tech firm
• Arm purchase creates tricky problem for government
• Corporate giants woo start-ups for recycling know-how
• Business news in brief
• Jimenez makes fast start as Wolves see off Blades
• James Rodriguez finds what he’s been missing to tease exciting future for Everton
• Lifelong dedication finally pays of for champion Thiem
• Alan Minter leaves legacy packed with blood, guts, racism, death and denial
• Sport news in brief
• ‘It’ll start getting cooler, you just watch’, says Trump<br>

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