The Isle of Man Examiner is in the shops now.

After Scotland and Wales banned parents from smacking their children, should we follow suit?

The story is inside today’s paper.

We also report on island-based firm AML Tax (UK) Limited has been fined for failing to provide the United Kingdom’s tax authorities with legally required information.

The front page lead is about a woman who faked a pregnancy in a harassment campaign against her former lover and his wife.

The island is still on course to remove all remaining Covid restrictions from midnight on March 31.

The government says the removal of restrictions ‘signals the government’s move to treat coronavirus as an endemic disease similar to other illnesses such as flu and norovirus’.

Offender Jack Warren McKernon man has admitted assaulting a woman outside TK Maxx in Douglas. But he was then knocked unconscious by her husband.

The future of the former Marine Biological Station on Port Erin breakwater has been debated by the planning committee.

A retired policeman, Arthur Hanbidge, has died at 102. We hear some tributes.

Douglas is to get a new mayor.

This week we’re being encouraged to walk or cycle to work rather than drive.

Groundworker Michael Joshua Hall has been to court after getting into a scuffle during a visit to the doctor.

A heath fire in Greeba.

Jurby School celebrates 40 years.

In our street interviews, we ask what people like in their sandwiches.

More than 170 young people in the island have received certificates for their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.

Our Big Picture page looks at the circus, while we have two pages on the Young Farmers’ concerts.

Restoration work at Peel Castle.

Parking fees are rising.

Our Working Week section looks at how the Chamber of Commerce is trying to encourage businesses to aim for net zero carbon emissions.

There’s some marketing advice for the food industry too.

In the food and farming pages, how the mart raised thousands for Ukrainians and we look at lambing with the Creer family.

Our political column this week is written by southside MHK Tim Glover.

Former MHK David Cretney thanks all the people who are now contacting him every week after reading his Examiner column.

He retells an interesting story of how a ship was deliberately sunk to stop the Germans grabbing some gold.

And he looks at music from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Which is his favourite decade?

We go back to 1953 for the front page of the past. What did Mona’s Herald readers learn about? The price of eggs was big news.

In our regular Buildings at Risk feature, Dave Martin of the Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society looks at stone used for construction and its regional character.

On the back page The top 20 start numbers for the Superbike and Senior TT races have been confirmed. John McGuinness MBE will start at number one in his return to the Honda Racing family.

There are 10 action-packed pages of sport in total.

There is also our letters page, the crossword, a television guide and lots of community news.

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