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Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell review – the coldest Wintour on record

This strait-laced portrait fails to unpick Vogue’s famously frosty editor-in-chief Anna Wintour – or even poke fun at some of her more ludicrous behaviour

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022

The big picture: John Stezaker’s intriguing journeys into nostalgia

The British artist’s tranquil image of the actor Celeste Holm evokes a pre-60s era, shutting out the noise of pop art

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022

The Bristol rental properties which will cost you more than in Kensington and Chelsea in London

The most expensive property is not in a location you would expect

Bristol Post · May 8, 2022

Michael Gove and ex-wife selling home for £400k less than estimated market value

The Tory housing minister and newspaper columnist Sarah Vine listed the five-bed pile in west London for £2,095,000.

Daily Record · May 8, 2022

Falling home ownership cost Tories votes, says Michael Gove

Minister blames housing crisis for losses, but insists it would be ‘bonkerooney’ to get rid of PM

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Six-year-old twins found after going missing in south London

Pair had been playing in their front garden before disappearance, police said

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Channel 4 chief looks north in bid to resist privatisation

Alex Mahon’s rescue plan includes moving up to 600 staff out of London and becoming the ‘levelling-up’ broadcaster

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022

Johnson faces post-election headaches after Tory losses and Sinn Fein triumph

Boris Johnson faces a fresh Brexit battle with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022

Newcastle attracting bigger commercial legal cases thanks to 'sea change' of business court

Legal cases between pole dancing clubs, property developers and football agents are among the variety of disputes now dealt with in the city

Birmingham Post · May 7, 2022

But what does it all mean? Eight lessons learned from key local elections

At the start of the week, The Independent identified a series of crucial battlegrounds. Here’s what happened and what they might tell us about a future general election

The Independent UK · May 7, 2022