The Independent - 2021-05-17

• Once again Johnson is playing catch-up when it comes to Covid-19
• Indian variant could ‘spread like wildfire’, says Hancock
• Ministers must ‘slow down’ lifting of travel restrictio­ns
• The race to the sun begins with 30 flights to Portugal
• BA cabin crew ‘not turning up’ for their flights to India
• Opening up of hospitalit­y drives staff safety concerns
• More police patrols to deter post-lockdown pub violence
• Poorest countries face long delays to vaccine coverage
• Red wall seats would have been safer if I were Labour leader, Burnham claims
• Row with EU over fish threatens deal for finance sector, Lib Dems warn
• What comes next for the Northern Ireland protocol?
• Four held over ‘antisemiti­c’ abuse shouted from vehicle
• Two-year-old dead after gas explosion destroys homes
• Black LGBT+ pupils feel the least safe, study finds
• Man was illegally detained for years due to ‘repeated’ failures by the Home Office
• Is this the woman with the hardest job in Westminste­r?
• Fred West’s daughter fears mum could keep location of first murder victim secret
• By royal invite: Charles to open up palaces to public when he becomes king
• Billie Piper: I would not subject my kids to what I experience­d as a teenager
• Home news in brief
• Gaza two days away from blackouts as fuel runs out
• Medical care in Gaza under threat as chaos continues
• Man held in Greece over murder of British woman
• World news in brief
• Johnson can’t keep making mistakes – the risk of new variants isn’t going away
• We have many victims and few heroes in this conflict
• I can’t wait for the return of cinemas and ‘real-life’ living
• Even lost outsiders can find themselves on the dance floor
• The Indian variant looms over the economic horizon
• Internatio­nal kindness saved us 75 years ago – we cannot now turn our backs on others
• There is plenty of ground around which a progressiv­e political alliance could unite
• Jazz trombonist who played on classics of hard-bop era
• The first British astronaut was a woman, so why do we only remember the men?
• Time to seize the day!
• Will I still get this much lira (12 to £1) if I wait to buy it just before my Turkish trip?
• BIRTHDAYS
• FIT FOR THE QUEEN
• Off camera: solving sexual abuse in the film industry
• More than just Studio 54
• ‘A pandemic in itself’
• FEEL IN TIKTOK SHAPE
• OBJECTS OF BEAUTY
• How companies can help to offset social disadvanta­ge
• The Wave Project gives ill teenagers a surfing lifeline
• Goalkeeper Alisson earns Liverpool injury-time win
• What next for Leicester after FA Cup victory sparks overwhelmi­ng emotions?
• Barcelona thrash Chelsea in Champions League final
• Kane fires Spurs past poor Wolves towards Europe
• Oliveira wins lightweigh­t title with KO of Chandler
• Bernal takes pink jersey after win

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