Jeanne Warren on how the UK government continues to avoid responsibility, and Sarah Sheils on 1919’s flu mutationI have long thought that incompetence was not a credible explanation for the government’s more extreme actions during the pandemic, so I we…
‘I’m excited to see my parents’: Guardian readers on travel-rule easing
EU and US travellers no longer have to self-isolate for 10 days in England but costs of tests remain highCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have announced that fully vaccinated travellers living in the EU and the US w…
Video of crime reporter Peter R de Vries after he was shot linked to killers
Two men were standing by to film murder of Dutch journalist as part of plan to post footage online, say policeFootage of the Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries taken shortly after he had been shot in the head in central Amsterdam is thought to have …
London remains best city in the world to study in new rankings
Great institutions and openness help city retain top spot ahead of rivals such as Tokyo and MunichLondon remains the best city in the world to be a university student, according to an international ranking of higher education centres that placed it ahe…
Ancient Gilgamesh tablet seized from Hobby Lobby by US authorities
The craft store had acquired the 3,600-year-old artefact for its Bible museum, but court says it had been smuggled and should be returned to IraqA rare and ancient tablet showing part of the epic of Gilgamesh, which had been acquired by Christian arts …
Arrested Biafra separatist’s family accuse Raab of ‘unlawful failure’
Exclusive: Nnamdi Kanu’s relatives threaten judicial review against UK foreign secretary, saying his life is at risk in NigeriaThe family of a British national said to have been arrested in Kenya and taken to Nigeria in an act of extraordinary renditio…
HSBC faces questions over disclosure of alleged money laundering to monitors
Bank was under supervision by US Department of Justice-appointed team because of previous violationsHSBC discovered a suspected money laundering network that received $4.2bn (£3bn) worth of payments, it has emerged, raising questions over whether it di…
Abramovich was not ‘directed’ to buy Chelsea FC by Putin, court hears
Author accused of repeating ‘lazy inaccuracies’ about businessman’s role in Russian politics and societyRoman Abramovich’s lawyer said it was defamatory to describe the businessman as having “a corrupt relationship” with the Russian president, Vladimir…
Hilsa fishing, a giant puppet and Siberian tigers: Wednesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
‘We will return’: the battle to save an ancient Palestinian village from demolition
Activists say Lifta, abandoned during the 1948 war, must be preserved in the face of Israeli construction plansThe ancient Palestinian village of Lifta sits on a quiet hillside minutes from Jerusalem’s bustling modern centre. Abandoned when its residen…