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With few exceptions, the news has shied away from showing how the unfolding climate crisis plays a large role in the disaster

It’s easy to moan when the internet goes down or potholes blight our roads. But how about a bit of praise for the people whose job it is to fix stuff instead, writes Adrian Chiles

These high priests of globalisation are facing the fact that Trump’s tariffs are part of a global shift to protectionism, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

From these beginnings must come a just and lasting settlement for Palestinians and Israelis alike – and a reckoning, says the Observer’s foreign affairs commentator, Simon Tisdall

Despite a few more recognisable names due to appear than last time, this will not be the cultural event of the year, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Making visitors pay more may bolster Treasury revenues, but it’s no match for building more houses, writes Spanish journalist María Ramírez

Labour’s panicked reaction to economic turbulence is to promise ‘ruthless’ cuts. That’s not an intelligent answer, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The results of a nurses’ survey show that patients are routinely receiving care in hospital corridors and waiting areas. The situation is appalling – but health service managers must now examine how their problems are caused not so much by underfunding as by disorganisation

If anybody represents the very British values of democracy, respect for human rights, justice and due process, it is the Egyptian activist

Editorial: As officials report that a deal has been agreed, a precarious pause in hostilities and the release of hostages could only be welcomed

Editorial: February’s election is shaping up to be one of the most consequential since the second world war