The Independent - 2020-10-15

• Johnson must get a grip on national divisions as we enter the first Covid winter
• Hospitals battle outbreaks, sparking cancellati­on fears
• Manchester leaders reject ‘flawed’ lockdown measures
• NHS not ready to tackle the draining ‘long Covid’ effect
• Majority back a half-term circuit-breaker lockdown
• Wales places travel ban on people from high-risk areas
• Are ministers neglecting the health of the economy?
• Johnson’s ‘opportunis­t’ jibe leaves him nowhere to go
• Consensus is a bad way to handle the Covid pandemic
• Expect Starmer vs Johnson to get a whole lot tastier
• Arts groups forced to back government campaign before securing vital funds
• Universiti­es to be asked to stop face-to-face teaching ahead of Christmas break
• No-deal Brexit hangs in the balance at EU summit as Johnson threatens walkout
• UK’s ‘most violent rapists’ should die in jail, court told
• MI5 boss warns of threat from right-wing terror
• Home Office told to use neutral language after ‘activist lawyer’ tweet
• Cocaine-related deaths of women rise by 27 per cent
• UK-EU flights could be grounded in no-deal Brexit
• Portaloos needed for lorry drivers caught up in Brexit chaos, minister reveals
• Food standards officers will be able to commit crimes under ‘licence to kill’ law
• Home news in brief
• ‘No Christian could vote Democrat’: the mountain community backing Trump
• Biden’s family tragedy left his ‘world altered forever’
• Three takeaways from the final day of questions for Supreme Court nominee
• Will Putin surprise Trump with an arms control treaty?
• Russia wants peacekeepi­ng team in Nagorno-Karabakh
• Screwed: Ikea in Spain has a Boaty McBoatface moment
• ‘Jacinda mania’ set to propel Ardern to election victory
• World news in brief
• Johnson’s messy compromise will not save lives or careers
• Hospitalit­y is on its knees... yet all Matt Hancock can say is, he’ll ‘get back to me’
• Why Liverpool won’t accept lockdown on the cheap
• The Justin Trudeau brand looks broken beyond repair
• The march of the far right across Europe is finally over
• The debate has been replaced with a far worse spectacle – and that’s a real problem
• Starmer’s sharp mind makes up for his wooden delivery
• Z Cars actor who charmed audiences for two decades
• The future of Britain’s relationsh­ip with Ukraine
• The nanny has disappeare­d and it’s like another death
• Why aren’t all train firms backing Veterans Railcard?
• BIRTHDAYS
• BIG BANG THEORY
• Network nation: exploring Estonia’s digital republic
• STORM IN A TEACUP
• I was probably obnoxiousl­y precocious back then
• Lockdown spending sees Asos quadruple its profits
• Amazon avoiding tech firms tax, unlike small businesses
• Ministers don’t deserve praise from our arts venues
• The energy firm aiming to cut your carbon footprint
• Developing an appetite
• Business news in brief
• Maguire’s misery deepens as England suffer defeat
• Wales and Scotland win as Northern Ireland frustrated
• Project Big Picture rejected at Premier League meeting
• Football fights back against government on fans’ return
• FSG’s slow-burn revolution in last five years at Anfield
• Lake on Tokyo 2020, Black Lives Matter and juggling high jump with university
• Demare claims stage win after manic sprint finish
• Sport news in brief

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