The Independent - 2021-05-16

• Sole survivor of Israeli airstrike
• PM under pressure over India delays
• Another cause for Windrush anger
• There is some good news for Labour
• Finally, Leicester City lift the FA Cup
• The DUP is in danger of making itself irrelevant
• Thousands of test and trace staff are axed as cases surge
• Residents in towns where variant is on the increase are urged to get vaccinated
• Did PM’s dither and delay let Indian variant spread?
• Protesters march in support of Palestinia­ns amid conflict between Israel and Gaza
• ‘Pan-coronaviru­s’ vaccine breakthrou­gh in the fight against future pandemics
• Labour polling at 12-month low after Hartlepool defeat
• Emergency phone system to send warnings of terror attacks by text message
• Inquiry urged as Patel accused of PPE lobbying
• Was arrival of Indian Covid variant a Brexit by-product?
• Charity considers action against Home Office over Glasgow immigratio­n raid
• Growth spurt: plan to treble the number of trees planted
• We’re sorry: Colgate pulls TV ad referring to people with autism as ‘troubled’
• Emotional scenes as last Debenhams stores close
• Home news in brief
• Israeli airstrike destroys tower housing Al-Jazeera and other media outlets
• Peru to investigat­e whether bleach can cure coronaviru­s
• House of Cards was right to go ahead despite Spacey claims, says former co-star
• The Caribbean island where bitcoin is the local currency
• We have become accustomed to Johnson’s indecisive­ness
• My husband’s return to the office means all the parenting duties will again fall to me
• Bitcoin’s carbon footprint could crush its potential
• Hug carefully, everyone (and other official Covid advice that makes little sense)
• Nature is crucial for good mental health – let’s protect it for our future generation­s
• We must stop flushing our precious trees down the toilet
• Mea culpa: Joe Biden, a man with a lot on his plate
• Now is not the time to line up in opposition to the Tories
• This government allowed the Indian variant into the UK
• Leicester win poignant final as fans return to Wembley
• Liverpool’s Champions League destiny is in their hands before key week
• Chelsea truly believe ahead of Champions League final a long time in the making
• Bland wins first European Tour title at 478th attempt
• Genge double dents Harlequins’ play-off hopes
• Sport news in brief
• THE WASP FACTORY
• Stalin’s murderous legacy
• The top 10... breakaways that were ill-judged
• This is virtual insanity
• Wall-to-wall anniversar­ies
• SLING IT OVER HERE
• LIFE AFTER DEATH
• SETH’S STILL SMOKIN’
• BIRTHDAYS
• BLUES BROTHERS
• ‘It shocked people when I went from Rada to Corrie’
• IT’S A BIT HACKNEYED
• What’s Going On: the bitter true story of a soul classic
• The night I headlined the Reading festival (sort of)
• SLOWBOAT FINAL
• Is this the city of the future?
• PLUCK OF THE IRISH
• A BIVVY OF BEAUTIES
• KNOT TOO SHABBY
• Newport state of mind
• Will I need to quarantine when I fly from Portugal?

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