Bonnie Greer

The pandemic has taught us that all that really matters is love

Jenny Eclair

It’s my birthday – here’s what I’ve learnt over the past 12 months

Mike Wigston

We have a rare opportunity to modernise the armed forces

SPECIAL REPORTBRITAIN’S YEAR OF LOSS

‘We have to remember, learn and prepare’: Is the UK ready for the next pandemic?

One year has passed since Britain was first plunged into lockdown. So what lessons have been learned?

CORONAVIRUS

Virus claims 1.5 million years of life in 12 months

feature

A year of lockdowns – how coronavirus changed life on a single street

Education

Children reflect on the year since England’s first lockdown

music

Elvis Costello, Frank Turner and more on a year without live music

Top stories

LiveUS NEWS

Ten dead after shooting at Colorado grocery store

LiveUK Politics

Sturgeon ‘misled parliament committee’ on Salmond

Coronavirus

£5,000 fine for going abroad on holiday under new law

LiveIsrael

Voters head to polls for fourth time in two years

Home News

Tommy Robinson ‘secretly recorded school staff for libel defence’

UK Politics

Tory MP asks why no union jacks feature in BBC’s annual report

Business News

Unemployment level falls slightly from five-year high

Formula 1

Hamilton ‘being used’ by Black Lives Matter, claims Ecclestone

Review

Football’s Darkest Secret leaves viewer with uncomfortable question

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Editorial

EditorialStoic determination of the public has underpinned a year like no other

Politics explained

Sean O'GradySturgeon may have won the battle, but the war is far from over

Love & Sex

A year without sex: How losing intimacy has changed lives

Features

How a woman learnt her babysitter was a serial killer

Europe

Founder of new religion targeting QAnon believers ‘unmasked’

LiveUS politics

Biden heads to Ohio to promote ACA and Covid relief bill

Home News

Thames seal dies from severe injuries from ‘ferocious’ dog attack

Exclusive

Hospitals scramble to replace millions of IV kits amid infection fears

UK Politics

MP says she was ‘bombarded’ by China on social media after speaking out

Middle East

Voting opens in Israel for ‘referendum on Netanyahu leadership’

Royal Family

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell director leaves role after one year

Culture

Features

Jeremy Clarkson’s petty vitriol picks up where Piers Morgan left off

Features

Tune-Yards: ‘I have to sing to survive’

Features

Elsa Majimbo: ‘If anything can be brilliant, it should be brilliant’

Features

Demi Lovato faces her demons in new documentary Dancing with the Devil

News

What to expect from Kate Garraway’s ITV documentary, Finding Derek

News

Ofcom will not investigate complaints against BBC over use of n-word

News

Kate Garraway may have to give up GMB job to care for husband Derek

News

Riz Ahmed shares family’s hilarious response to Oscar nomination

News

#RestoreTheSynderverse trends as Justice League fans demand sequels

News

Sanjeev Bhaskar reacts to ‘savage’ Unforgotten ending

News

Mrs Doubtfire fans call for release of R-rated version of film

Sport

Formula 1

Hamilton ‘being used’ by Black Lives Matter, claims Ecclestone

The motorsport mogul, 90, insists he would have banned taking a knee and anti-racism t-shirts from the podium if still in charge of the sport

tony evansLiverpool FC

Alexander-Arnold’s England exile is a familiar case for Liverpool fans

Six Nations 2021

Jones to learn England fate next week following Six Nations review

Cricket

How to watch India vs England one-day international online and on TV

Climate

Sustainable living

How pandemic has encouraged people to be more sustainable

News

Sign up to The Independent Climate Newsletter for weekly updates

News

Climate activists around the world defy Covid rules to demand action

Sustainable living

The environmental costs of fast fashion

Long Reads

Steven CuttsWhy tidal power is important to Britain’s energy future

Sustainable living

Why climate change is a feminist issue

Home News

Hinkley Point C nuclear plant ‘could suck up 182 million fish a year’

Coronavirus explained

Home News

What can I do in England’s next round of rule lifting?

Home News

Coronavirus UK cases map: Are infections rising in your area?

Health

The Independent Health Check newsletter: Sign up for weekly updates

Health

What is Wales’ roadmap out of lockdown?

Health

Covid vaccine yellow card: How can people report symptoms?

Coronavirus Advice

GP surgery gets 126,000 Covid vaccine calls in one day

Home News

When can I meet six friends?

Premium

Long Reads

Jessica BrownSmear tests are at the forefront of cancer prevention – at what cost?

Voices

Borzou DaragahiHow Syria’s war of disinformation reshaped the world

World

Lemma ShehadiHow some Turks and Armenians are seeking to overcome years of conflict

Independent Premium

Tom BatchelorStudy examines possible link between diet and dementia

Politics explained

John RentoulWhat are the tests for the parties in the elections on 6 May?

Voices

Hamish McRaeLarry Summers has dismissed Biden’s fiscal stimulus – but is he right?

Long Reads

Jon Bloomfield‘We will bounce back’: Birmingham’s green shoots of recovery are poking through

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Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade

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How the UK united to deliver Covid jabs to those most in need

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Sport

Vithushan Ehantharajah

How should England use Stokes? Latest defeat leaves familiar question

Melissa Reddy

Man City park pretty football to roll up sleeves for quadruple dream

Tony Evans

Alexander-Arnold’s England exile is a familiar case for Liverpool fans

harry latham-coyleSix Nations 2021

Wales set to dominate Lions tour as England dissect dismal Six Nations

Wales’ players have put themselves front and centre of Warren Gatland’s thoughts in a Six Nations championship which they may yet win

Women’s football

Hayes relishing chance to measure Chelsea’s progress against Wolfsburg

vithushan ehantharajah

How should England use Stokes? Latest defeat leaves familiar question

Chelsea

Abramovich launches defamation proceedings over Putin’s People book

steve bunce

Sublime Okolie now holds all the cards after fulfilling crazy dream

Olympics

Life in the most gender equal sport on the planet

Manchester United

Neville ‘demoralised’ by United’s missed FA Cup opportunity

Chelsea

‘He is an example’: Essien hails Mourinho influence on coaching career

International

Adams denies Scotland switch down to Euro 2020 opportunity

world cup 2022

World Cup 2022 qualifying: Full fixture list, dates and schedule

Formula 1

When does the F1 season start and what is the 2021 race calendar?

Voices

Jenny Eclair

It’s my birthday – here’s what I’ve learnt over the past 12 months

Mike Wigston

We now have a rare opportunity to modernise the armed forces

Chanté Joseph

The Bristol ‘Kill the Bill’ protest was shocking – but necessary

Brian AdcockCartoon

The Independent daily cartoon

Voices

Kevin GuyanThe census was a landmark moment for LGBT+ people

Voices

Caroline LucasAppeasement of genocide shames our country – and all for a trade deal

Voices

Ali-Asghar AbediTrump is launching a social network — this is what we can expect

Voices

Sean O'GradyThe senseless rioting in Bristol is a gift to Priti Patel

Voices

Hamish McRaeLarry Summers has dismissed Biden’s fiscal stimulus – but is he right?

Voices

Tim FarronBritain is not flooded by foreigners, instead, our system is failing

Lifestyle

Lifestyle

Lockdown nostalgia: Why is it making us long for the past?

Health & Families

‘I am 31 and this is what Long Covid has done to my body’

Love & Sex

Will casual sex be riskier post-lockdown?

Sustainable living

Alice Temperley: ‘We should all be ashamed of ordering off Amazon’

Love & Sex

Adopting a dog with my boyfriend changed our entire relationship

Sustainable living

Why climate change is a feminist issue

Love & Sex

‘Lockdown made me realise the person I loved never really existed’

Women

How coronavirus is setting women’s rights back decades

Lifestyle

How Nextdoor gave Brits an excuse to curtain twitch during lockdown

Lifestyle

6 organisations in the UK and Ireland working to support women affected by violence and abuse

Women

A pregnant pause: How the pandemic left our fertility in limbo

Fashion

The Bridgerton effect: Corsets are officially back in fashion

Food and Drink

Three recipes to cook when you simply can’t be bothered

Lifestyle

I use an email tracker to spy on people I work with. This is why

Food and Drink

Pizza night sorted: Quick and easy veggie twist on a classic

Sustainable living

These are the fabrics with the worst environmental impact

Love & Sex

‘I started an affair in lockdown’

IndyBest

Fiction Books

Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021: The longlist is here

Fashion & Beauty

12 best hand sanitisers to cleanse and protect your hands

Audio

Is the new Bang & Olufsen beosound level speaker worth £1300?

Women's Clothing

The best places to buy stylish high street wedding dresses

Phones & Accessories

Best phone deals this month: iPhone, Samsung & Google Pixel

Mother's Day

25 thoughtful gift ideas for Mother’s Day 2021

IndyBest

7 most popular things IndyBest readers bought in February 2021

Easter

The best novelty Easter eggs to buy this year

Stationery

Mother’s Day cards that celebrate the queen in your life

Mattresses

Emma vs Simba: Which hybrid mattress is best?

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