In Brief

A selection of short but sweet features from across The Week

Ten-part series, set 200 years before GoT, will show the incestuous decline of Targaryen

Government’s Online Safety Bill has been shelved until at least the autumn and may even be scrapped

New high of 41C is forecast after ‘red extreme heat warning’ issued by Met Office

Arts and humanities courses are under attack thanks to a shift to ‘skills-led’ learning

Lone gunman had mental health issues and not thought to have terror motive, police say

Pundits argue it’s ‘back with a vengeance’ – and could transform the electoral arithmetic

Man charged after law graduate was attacked in Ilford on Sunday morning

The ‘biggest rail strike in modern history’ is planned for next week

Ukraine drops down the Global Peace Index as Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the list

New research suggests that 44% of US adults know someone who is transgender

Genetic tweak found in one in six Britons means cells in the lungs are slower to launch defences

Britain is currently in the grip of an ‘employment crisis’

The US statesman made a controversial speech at a virtual Davos appearance last week

Officers had to be urged to enter building where gunman killed 21 people

Scandals on the parliamentary estate ‘taking toll’ on staff of politicians

Eyebrows raised after president said US would intervene militarily if China attacked

The cost of renting is hitting record highs – but it’s not the same everywhere

Supreme leader has now announced that all women must cover their faces in public

The government was elected in 2019 on an ‘unrealistic’ pledge to build 300,000 homes a year

Some would ‘do well to rethink their whole relationship to smartphones and social media’

Election campaign made little mention of republican party’s commitment to a border poll

European Commission proposes a total ban on Russian oil

Prime minister tells Kyiv ‘Ukraine will win’ war against Russia

Ukrainian president turned down opportunity to leave capital despite threat to life, adviser claims

Man charged as police search for missing 33-year-old last seen getting into van

Boris Johnson did not return with much to show for his trip, with the Ukraine war a major ‘obstacle’

Foreign secretary reportedly fears that the conflict could continue for up to ten years

At least seven women accuse the radio and TV presenter of predatory behaviour dating back three decades

Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy

PM attacks ‘misogyny’ of paper’s claim that Labour deputy leader tries to distract him with leg-crossing ploy

Last week, a gunman set off smoke bombs and opened fire on a rush-hour train in the city

Vladimir Putin adjusts tactics after ‘humiliation’ for second phase of invasion

All four artists look towards ‘growth, revival and reinvention’ in their work