The last Isle of Man Examiner of 2021 is out today.

On the front page we report a court judgment that finds the Isle of Man government guilty of breaching human rights.

The full details are in the paper.

Also this week:

The latest on the coronavirus situation.

A mother and son Grazyna Myszor and Kamil Roman Myszor have both been punished for common assault after a domestic row.

The trade union Prospect is balloting members in healthcare sector over a prospective strike in the New Year.

Peel and Douglas both want to become cities - but who are their rivals across the UK and further afield?

The regulator has turned down Manx Gas’s request for a second price rise in two months.

Ramsey shop assistant Natalie Smith who stole £1,426 from her employer has been sentenced and criticised for her breach of trust.

Samuel William Gordon, who stole a taxi while he was drunk and urinated on a mattress in a police cell, has been sentenced.

Two 10th century Viking brooches discovered in the island in 2018 have gone on display at the Manx Museum.

In our Word on the Street feature, we asked the public what their plans were to see in the new year and if they had any resolutions.

A planning proposal to use solar power for emergency services communications has been submitted and a project to provide up to 70% of electricity via solar power to a company’s offices at the Isle of Man Business Park has been given the go-ahead.

The Isle of Man Steam Railway held its first Polar Express-themed events last week and we sent a photographer to capture what went on.

A look forward to the New Year’s Day dips.

What’s going on at the Graduate Fair.

In our new series of stories about less well-known charities, we look at the Isle of Man Parrot Sanctuary.

In his column, David Cretney talks about festive songs.

In her Food and Farming pages, Julie Blackburn looks back at the top stories in agriculture in 2021.

And in Working Week, we ask some leading lights in the business community what 2022 will bring.

The lead story on the back page is about Ayre United clinching the Railway Cup for the first time in the club’s history with victory over St George’s in the Boxing Day final.

This week it’s a special issue because we include our look back at the year in pictures.

Part one is in the Examiner. Part two in next week’s Manx Independent.

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

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