Yes. In between the S and " in the row of symbols above where you are typing, there is a chain symbol, works just like the one on the old site.
Here's an example from today's news:
Prince Louis: 14 things we've learned about the royal baby's name
Just now, I was looking for the "little sheet of paper with the magnifying glass" icon and could not find it. But when I placed the cursor over the thread title, a window popped up with options for 1st post and last post. Yay!