The world has been getting a drip feed of what went on behind the scenes at America's Capitol last year. The war in Ukraine reveals just how far they've fallen, and it is as country music a story as you can imagine. Our obituaries editor reflects on the life and career of Loretta Lynn.
The former president may well ignore the January 6th committee’s summons; the whole affair may be unceremoniously shut down next year. But that is not to say the process has been in vain. Russia’s
intelligence failures during the war in Ukraine have taken the shine off the security services’ fearsome reputations. And remembering
Loretta Lynn, country music’s most-successful-ever female star.
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