In this week’s Manx Independent, there’s part two of Isle of Man Newspapers’ questions for candidates.

Which wannabe MHK, with no experience in Tynwald, thinks he should walk into the job of chief minister?

Who thinks recreational cannabis should be decriminalised?

Which candidates would take the knee if they were professional athletes.

We have 12 pages of answers.

The lead story is about gas under the Manx seabed. The Independent has discovered why it’s not very likely that we’ll explore for it.

Inside:

The hunt for a new deputy chief constable has been abandoned.

Fraudster David John Charles who used a woman’s identity to set up accounts and buy goods online was this week sentenced.

Motorhome enthusiasts David and MeShell Berry, from Castletown, have starred on the Channel 5 TV show ’Motorhoming with Merton & Webster’.

A man was this week charged with manslaughter after a tragedy at King William’s College.

A seal spotted with a rope around its neck highlights problems with litter in the sea.

A father and son who assaulted a man outside the Albert pub in Douglas have been punished.

Courses to help people who aren’t tech savvy.

Mark Peter Richards from Union Mills believed his insurance covered him for driving his father’s van. It didn’t and he’s ended up in court.

How you can get involved in Biosphere projects.

There has been an outbreak of Covid-19 at the Southlands care home in Port Erin.

Its four older persons’ units are now closed.

People who can prove they’ve had Covid-19 and are no longer infectious have fewer restrictions in travelling to the Isle of Man.

Callum Michael O’Connor, from Douglas, has admitted possessing magic mushrooms and causing cumulative damage to a flat he lived at over a year.

Photos from the Thriller in the Villa boxing matches - including news of one boxer who proposed to his girlfriend on the night.

Steven Adam England, who tried to film an arrest and ended up being arrested himself, has been sentenced.

Manx actor, singer and stage star Sam Barks took to the stage in Frozen in the West End. It’s the lead story in Island Life, our entertainment and culture section.

An annual Proms concert of classical music, pomp and celebration will feature a performance from two stage stars, who also happen to be husband-and-wife.

Aeons, a Manx progressive/tech metal band, release their second album, Consequences.

Learn about the American/Swede who lives in Georgia - and is learning Manx.

Photos from the Onchan Horticultural Show.

Orran Smith produced an amazing performance to finish fourth overall in the Montane Dragon’s Back Race through Wales. The story is on the back page.

Also this week, Daniel McCanney will start as favourite to win rounds five and six of the British Enduro Championship on his home patch in the Isle of Man this weekend.

There are 11 pages of sport in total.

There is also plenty of community news, a page of your letters, our puzzles pages, Pullyman, the gig guide and a seven-day television guide.

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