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Sunday, May 5, 2024 Welcome to the Weekend Edit, a subscriber-exclusive newsletter where we highlight the best features, columns and reviews from Independent Premium.   As a non-subscriber, each week you'll receive a taste of the Weekend Edit, but to receive the full newsletter, you'll need to subscribe to Independent Premium.   As a subscriber, you'll enjoy unlimited access to Premium analysis and opinion along with ad-free reading, the daily edition newspaper, exclusive newsletters and more. Plus, you can subscribe for just £6 for 6 whole months. LIFESTYLE & CURRENT AFFAIRS Tens of millions of emails deleted. What does Rupert Murdoch's business have to hide? The media magnate had the British ruling class wrapped around his finger despite his company's extensive use of phone hacking, writes Alan Rusbridger. When will MPs get angry enough to demand action? Read more Rupert Murdoch was previously a director of News International, now News UK Baby Reindeer's 'true' story is getting more complicated by the day – and 'Martha' may finally have her say Richard Gadd's stalker drama continues to dominate the Netflix charts, and the armchair detectives are out in full force. But with rumours that the 'real Martha' is poised to give her side of the story, Adam White asks, should there have been a better duty of care?  Read more Baby Reindeer has been Netflix's number one show for weeks - but how reliable a narrator is Richard Gadd?  CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT Is there any 'lost' classic rock still worth hearing? Next week, the original version of Michael Lindsey-Hogg's behind-the-scenes Beatles film 'Let It Be' is released, while an app is turning John Lennon's music into psychedelic mixes. Mark Beaumont wonders if there's a limit to the resurfaced dregs and curios of great bands Read more Is the back catalogue of The Beatles really as infinite as a recent series of releases and projects suggests?  COMMENT & ANALYSIS The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer's embrace of Blairism In just three years, the Labour leader has driven his party from the trough of failure to the sunlit uplands of the centre ground, writes John Rentoul  Read more  The local elections are a triumph for Keir Starmer's embrace of Blairism By John Rentoul Columbia's protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s 'glory days' How many parallels can really be drawn between the pro-Palestine sit-ins disrupting American campuses and the civil rights campaigns that sparked violent clashes – and helped achieve significant societal change – more than half a century ago? Surprisingly few, says Mary Dejevsky Read more Columbia's protesting students have much to learn from the 1960s 'glory days' By Mary Dekevsky   As a valued subscriber, you'll enjoy: Unlimited access to our award-winning journalism Advert-free reading on the website and on all of your devices A detailed look at the day's news with the Daily Edition newspaper The Independent app with puzzles and audio readings of articles Additional insight from exclusive subscriber-only newsletters SUBSCRIBE: £6 FOR 6 MONTHS SUBSCRIBE: £6 FOR 6 MONTHS You can cancel at any time. The Independent proudly partners with Refuge and the National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247   Join the conversation and follow us: Download the free Independent app Please do not reply directly to this email   You are currently registered to receive marketing emails from The Independent.    To unsubscribe from these emails or to manage your email preferences please click here.   This e-mail was sent by Independent Digital News and Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH. Registered in England and Wales with company number 07320345 Read our privacy notice and cookie policy