Access to tests must be prioritised says Azeem Majeed, a professor of public health
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/30/running-out-covid-tests-strategy-flawed

From a stone cottage in a wild landscape to a grand London house to a fort in the middle of the sea
https://www.theguardian.com/money/gallery/2021/dec/31/ultimate-dream-homes-for-sale-in-pictures

Leading figures say industry will struggle if people stay away, with pubs ‘about so much more than having a drink’
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/30/pubs-dry-january-uk-hospitality-alcohol-christmas

Only a quarter of those who wrote Integrated Rail Plan rely on north of England’s sub-par services
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/31/majority-of-officials-who-downgraded-northern-rail-plans-dont-live-there

Who, at my age, truly starts over? But I did. I gave up booze, took up running and found the strength and stamina to fight for a better futu..
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/dec/31/i-spent-years-trying-to-drink-and-eat-myself-numb-the-numbness-almost-killed-me

Image shows justice secretary apparently ignoring club guidance to wear face covering while seated in stadium
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/30/dominic-raab-photographed-at-chelsea-game-without-a-mask

The Hadrian’s Wall 1900 festival will run from January to December 2022 and incorporate art, craft, theatre and more
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/31/festival-to-celebrate-hadrians-wall-1900-2022

We visited four pharmacies in Kingston, south-west London, and found one LFT between them
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/30/people-are-trying-to-be-responsible-but-there-are-no-lateral-flow-tests

Doctors say some staff can’t work due to shortage of tests as health secretary admits supply is ‘constrained’
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/30/javid-urged-to-prioritise-covid-tests-for-nhs-workers-or-risk-patient-harm

Explainer: Shortfalls as seen in the NHS and care homes could spread to education, transport and hospitality
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/30/covid-test-shortages-will-affect-staffing-in-schools-and-businesses-leaders-warn

Company is a major employer in ‘red wall’ constituency won by Conservatives in 2019 election
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/dec/30/british-steel-lost-140m-in-2020-under-new-chinese-ownership

Why hasn’t PC sacked for litany of serious disciplinary offences faced more criminal charges, former employee asks
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/29/rogue-police-officer-merseyside-force-under-fire-over-ryan-connolly

Party says ministers failing to stand up to social media giants as posters continue to churn out disinformation
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/29/labour-calls-for-uk-crackdown-on-tech-firms-over-anti-vax-content

Growth in homeworking just one reason behind house price surge in Somerset’s county town
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/dec/30/people-seem-to-be-looking-for-another-way-of-living-how-taunton-became-property-hotspot

Lisa Nandy questions whether ‘filling in potholes for a Conservative peer’ is what PM means by levelling-up
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/29/labour-lambasts-reported-330k-award-of-public-money-to-repair-ex-peers-road

Boris Johnson challenged to address ‘lost decade’ of falling real wages under Tory governments
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/dec/30/tackle-pay-stagnation-to-help-britons-with-soaring-living-costs-urges-tuc

Newly released papers show Downing Street got advice on Bill Clinton’s legal position before 1998 Washington trip
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/30/no-10-hired-us-lawyers-to-advise-on-lewinsky-scandal-before-blair-visit-to-us

Boris Johnson said the UK government had looked at the 'balance of the risks' on Covid policy as England
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2021/dec/29/new-year-celebrations-should-be-cautious-and-sensible-warns-boris-johnson-video

There was no cross-examination of the prince’s friend and his accuser was not called to give evidence
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/29/prince-andrew-ghislaine-maxwell-trial

From 1 January checks and paperwork will finally begin and EU exporters face a rude awakening
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/29/eu-exporters-to-uk-face-a-rude-awakening-as-brexit-controls-bite

BPI estimates more than 5m vinyl albums already sold in 2021, the 14th consecutive year of growth
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/29/vinyl-uk-sales-highest-market-share-since-1990

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2021/dec/29/ftse-100-pandemic-omicron-high-stock-markets-wall-street-oil-sterling-business-live

Weather to return to average after what could be warmest New Year’s Eve on record
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/28/uk-weather-freezing-temperatures-early-january-met-office

Royal College of Nursing says staff absences as Omicron spreads may push services ‘over the edge’
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/28/community-care-services-could-be-rationed-in-england

Former children’s commissioner Anne Longfield says it often puts vulnerable teenagers in greater danger
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/29/children-social-care-system-unfit-purpose-england

Then PM raised idea of monarch opening assembly but accepted it was ‘delicate issue’, newly released papers reveal
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/29/tony-blair-considered-asking-queen-to-open-stormont-assembly

A growing sense of frustration at vaccine refusers has been creeping into ministers’ speeches recently
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/28/unvaccinated-uk-covid-dilemma-vaccine-refusers

A note from the Guardian’s chief political correspondent, Jessica Elgot, as we head into 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2021/dec/29/happy-new-year-from-the-lobby-team-politics-weekly-podcast

Performer and campaigner was one of the first Britons to undergo gender reassignment surgery
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/28/april-ashley-model-actor-and-transgender-activist-dies-aged-86

Declassified documents show officials drew up plan to deal with predicted arrival of flu from far east
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/29/uk-health-chiefs-expected-imminent-pandemic-in-1997

Stefan Rousseau, the Press Association’s chief political photographer, reflects on his year in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/dec/28/the-politics-of-2021-in-pictures

Announcement that there will be no new rules in England before new year puts it at odds with rest of UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/27/what-are-covid-rules-in-england-wales-scotland-and-northern-ireland

MP, who stepped down at 2005 election, was considered a ‘campaigner for social justice’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/27/peter-pike-former-labour-mp-for-burnley-dies-aged-84

Former taoiseach told then PM he believed 1991 talks would end with little progress toward peace
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/28/haughey-told-major-unionists-lack-sophistication-during-ni-talks

Unions, school leaders and local authorities warn Covid-related absences are putting staff under pressure
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/27/omicron-absences-leave-public-services-in-a-perilous-state

From a factory in China to an English beach, rubber dinghies are acquired by people-smugglers to transport desperate people
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/28/good-anti-sinking-capacity-lifejacket-optional-journey-of-a-refugee-boat

Online fans admire equal parenting and innovative play practised by canine protagonist’s father, Bandit
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/dec/28/old-dads-learn-new-tricks-from-australian-childrens-cartoon-bluey

Last spring, just when everyone else was fleeing the capital, I was returning, hungry for all its glorious chaos, says music writer Laura Ba..
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/28/moved-coast-better-life-london-capital

Official data also shows 98,515 cases on Monday, but experts say figures may not reflect true trends
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/27/uk-reports-daily-figure-of-98515-new-covid-cases

Letters: Not everyone needs the diagnosis, says Bob Seymour, while another reader says that denying individuals the label can be ignorant an..
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/27/theres-nothing-simple-about-being-labelled-autistic

After a white Christmas for some, many people headed out for sea dips, sledging in the snow and gloomy winter walks
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/26/charity-swimmers-take-the-plunge-on-wet-and-chilly-boxing-day

Brief letters: NHS | Television | Yorkshire roses | Party farewells | Matt Hancock
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/26/a-fantastic-response-from-nhs-workers

Medical bodies say thin surgical masks do not provide adequate protection for frontline personnel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/27/give-ffp3-masks-to-nhs-staff-omicron-doctors-say

Star of BBC One thriller The Tourist says danger of television’s golden age is viewers not giving shows a chance
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/dec/27/jamie-dornan-spoilt-for-choice-tv-viewers-risk-discarding-shows-too-soon

Footage appears to show masked figure saying they wanted to ‘assassinate the Queen’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/26/man-19-mental-health-act-windsor-castle-arrest

Countryside Alliance accuses Labour of ‘anti-rural’ policies after party says public land should be hunt-free
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/26/boxing-day-hunts-to-go-ahead-despite-covid-and-calls-for-ban

Shoddy investigation into serial killer also result of underfunding, says producer of BBC drama about murders
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/27/police-ineptitude-contributed-to-stephen-port-murders-says-producer

Behind the scenes of Jack and The Beanstalk, Hackney Empire’s Christmas pantomime
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2021/dec/27/a-night-at-the-panto-in-pictures

National Trust’s annual audit highlights how climate crisis is altering environment for ever
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/27/how-new-normal-of-wild-weather-put-strain-on-uk-nature-in-2021

Editorial: The moral insight that informed the Geneva convention on refugees is weakening in our own times. That must change
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/26/the-guardian-view-on-compassion-for-the-stranger-not-found-in-fortress-europe