8320, 8323, 8415, 8457, 8462, 8416, 8470 The making of Anne Hidalgo Paris’s mayor has transformed the French capital with a fusion of social democracy and urban environmentalism. But can she take on Emmanuel Macron? By Ido Vock
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8468 Israel-Palestine: Why Netanyahu and Hamas both risk losing control of the conflict The worst intercommunal clashes in years could mark the start of a new era of decentralised violence between Israelis and Palestinians. By Dimi Reider
8268, 8415, 8457, 8459, 8416 Why Donald Trump is out of sight but not out of mind for the Republicans Even now, Republicans flock to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago resort as though their re-election hopes depend on it. By Emily Tamkin
8268, 8275, 8320, 8323 The British left’s electoral woes are part of a Europe-wide trend The Labour Party’s troubles are not isolated, but it should beware of drawing the wrong lessons from its European counterparts By Jeremy Cliffe
8517, 8277 Where have all the intellectuals gone? Who among today’s literary figures has any chance of being recognised as a thinker on par with a Dostoevsky or a Marx? By Nick Burns
8529, 8268, 8275 Tony Blair: Without total change Labour will die The Labour Party needs complete deconstruction and reconstruction. Nothing less will do. By Tony Blair
8415, 8456, 8493 Why is the world’s best vaccinated country experiencing a Covid spike? Despite fully vaccinating more than 60 per cent of its adult population, Covid-19 cases are surging on the archipelago. By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8473 Questions are mounting over the Tokyo Olympics In a world still beset by Covid-19, what use is an event billed as a symbol of recovery? By Jeremy Cliffe
8320, 8321, 8415, 8457, 8464, 8416, 8468, 8470 Israel-Palestine: What caused the worst violence in years? Protracted political crises on both the Palestinian and Israeli sides have contributed to the instability. By Ido Vock
8320, 8322, 8415, 8457, 8463, 8416, 8468 Why the Chinese Communist Party is stronger than ever 100 years after its creation Under Xi Jinping, the party appears unassailable and increasingly hostile to the West. By John Simpson
8268, 8275, 8320, 8415 Why we need a new global concert of powers The UN’s permanent security council and the G7 no longer represent the world, so there is a gap in the system for something else. By Jeremy Cliffe
8519, 8520, 8522 Elon Musk admits Bitcoin is an environmental threat – but what about cars? You can no longer buy a Tesla with cryptocurrency, but buying a new car was never the greenest activity.
8519, 8521 Brexit's cod wars are far from over Britain's fishermen face years of negotiations that will be influenced by political opportunism, environmental concerns and multinational ownership.
8519, 8521, 8415, 8493, 8495 Millions of fake comments give a glimpse of the telecom industry's dark lobbying machine A new investigation has revealed that the broadband sector's 2017 campaign to repeal net neutrality laws was underpinned by fraud.
8519, 8523 Why oil money is still essential to Scotland's political future Can the SNP, once the party of "Scotland's oil", wean the country off the revenues of the North Sea?
8519, 8520, 8300, 8362, 8302, 8415, 8493, 8495, 8496, 8457, 8459 Facebook's Oversight Board refuses to give the company an easy answer on banning Trump The company's Oversight Board has called on Facebook executives to decide for themselves whether to permanently ban the former president from the platform.
8519, 8268, 8275, 8269 Business has become divorced from everyday life – and the lost vowels of “Abrdn” prove it Underneath Standard Life Aberdeen’s silly new name there is clear thinking, but it is dangerous for those of us who don’t speak “business”.
8529, 8268 How blue has the Red Wall turned? Conservative, Green and Liberal Democrat gains in Labour's former heartlands has smashed up its so-called "Red Wall". By Ben Walker and Josh Rayman
8268, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416 Tony Blair's retrograde confidence in technological progress leads him astray The former prime minister's unshakeable faith in machines suggests a technocratic politics unfit for today's most pressing challenges. By James Meadway
8268, 8275 Keir Starmer is adrift. Who can supply the direction he so desperately lacks? What is most alarming for the Labour leader is his allies are as confused about his game plan as his enemies. By Stephen Bush
8268, 8275 Peter Mandelson: “I’m afraid Keir Starmer has come badly unstuck” The former Labour cabinet minister and Hartlepool MP on why his party is being “left behind”. By Anoosh Chakelian
8300, 8455, 8415, 8456 Will the UK suffer a dangerous third wave of Covid-19? New variants of the virus and an inadequate Test and Trace system threaten to undermine Britain’s vaccine success. By Anthony Costello
8300, 8455, 8415, 8456 Everything you need to know about the Indian variant of concern in the UK Over 1300 cases of the new variant have now been found in the UK – how concerned should we be? By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio
8277, 8299, 8279 Roy Dennis’s Restoring the Wild chronicles 60 years of rewilding Britain Now 81, Dennis is possibly the UK’s most senior and influential conservationist you may never have heard of. By Kathleen Jamie
8268, 8275 For those of us recovering from eating disorders, calorie-labelled menus will be devastating As an anorexic teenager, I could tell you the calories in a Communion wafer. Plans for calorie counts on menus are a danger to anyone with experience of disordered eating. By Amelia Tait
8277, 8282, 8515, 8415, 8422, 8490 Who is St Vincent? On her excellent sixth album Daddy’s Home, the guitarist lays out plenty of possibilities. By Ellen Peirson-Hagger
8277, 8283, 8415, 8422, 8476 Even now, we are still indulging our obsession with Britney Spears’s downfall Just like the tabloids, new documentaries tap into an insatiable public lust for details about the pop star’s life. By Eleanor Peake
8277, 8279, 8415, 8422, 8475 Rachel Cusk and the art of the midlife crisis How the 54-year-old novelist has made a career out of destruction and reinvention. By Johanna Thomas-Corr
8300, 8362, 8303, 8415, 8493, 8457, 8459 Why won’t Facebook just ban Donald Trump for good? The decision by Facebook’s Oversight Board to ban the former president for another six months is a half-hearted and cowardly compromise. By Sarah Manavis
8268, 8328, 8275, 8415, 8457, 8458, 8416, 8472 The power struggle behind plans to introduce “Britcoin” The Bank of England’s digital currency initiative is less about making the monetary system more efficient than it is about retaining control. By James Meadway
8300, 8362 Why social media boycotts never work The Premier League, English Football League and Women’s Super League will boycott social media this weekend. But when has online silence ever resulted in effective change? By Sarah Manavis
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496, 8457, 8459, 8416 How will the Republic of Facebook tackle its Donald Trump problem? In the absence of lawmakers who are able to control it, Facebook’s solution is to imitate them, building its own system of government from scratch. By Martha Gill
8300, 8362, 8415, 8493, 8496 How dating apps are reshaping our desires for the worse Apps formalise arbitrary preferences and even discrimination against “unattractive” demographics. By James Bloodworth
8277, 8300, 8362 How facial anxiety is triggering a cosmetic surgery boom A year of Zoom meetings and face filters has distorted our view of ourselves. Now cosmetic clinics are seeing a jump in bookings before the June reopening. By Sarah Manavis
