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A gas hob burning on a stove. Ofgem has confirmed an 80.06 percent rise in the energy price cap, sending the average household's yearly bill from GBP 1,971 to GBP 3,549 from October. Picture date: Friday August 26, 2022
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

TUC calls for tax increase on bank profits to pay for social tariff to cut household bills

Prime Minister Andy Burnham, accompanied by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan  (second left)  and Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden (left), speaks to members of staff during his visit to Sainsbury's supermarket in Nine Elms, London, August 26, 2026
Politics / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

National Education Union welcomes move but tells PM to go further and refund careers advice for young people

CIA director John Ratcliffe listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, March 26, 2026
United States / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Ran Blake / Pic: Brianmcmillen/CC
Jazz / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

Chris Searle speaks to US pianist RAN BLAKE

OFF THE MAIN ROAD: International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands / Pic: Hypergio/CC
International Law / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis

US President Donald Trump speaks during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, August 24, 2026
Diplomacy / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Masked members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) protest outside the Britsh Heart Foundation in North Finchley, London, August 2000
Animal Welfare / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
A general view of the new V&A East Storehouse and Museum in Stratford, which is due to open in 2025. Picture date: Wednesday 17, April 2024
Industrial Dispute / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

Their union Prospect accuses V&A boss Tristram Hunt of refusing to negotiate

Fighters of armed defectors from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the west of Omdurman, just outside Khartoum, Sudan, August 19, 2026
North-east Africa / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Canada Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks during a news conference on Canada's response to US tariffs, August 25, 2026
North America / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Parents react after their child died in a hospital fire in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 26, 2026
South Asia / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Men transport an empty coffin on a motorcycle in the Kenscoff neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 25, 2026
Latin America / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain return to a beach after being expelled from the area the previous day, in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, August 21, 2026
Round-up / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
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OFF THE MAIN ROAD: International Criminal Court, The Hague, Netherlands / Pic: Hypergio/CC
International Law / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

The US is hell-bent on dismantling the International Criminal Court as part of its assault on global legal systems, but others also have valid reasons to seek its demise. BEN CHACKO provides the analysis

Palestinian activists help Qusra families
Palestine / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

A small Palestinian village is under attack from illegal settlers and the Israeli state to forcibly extend their illegal settlements. It is a template for the future, writes RAMZY BAROUD

Liddle
Media / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

The fawning obituaries have painted a flattering portrait of Rod Liddle. STEPHEN ARNELL offers a rather less reverential view of the man and his legacy

Lula speaks at election rally
Latin America / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Sovereignty and the rule of law are under threat from Trump’s attacks on Lula’s administration just as they have been across Latin America, argue CARLOS MARTINEZ and SARA VIVACQUA

Weavers
Voices of Scotland / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Glasgow will remember the martyrs of the 1787 strike this weekend in speech and song, their spirit is sorely needed today, writes JIM LISTER

TOP FORM: Chelsea’s Cole Palmer
Men’s football / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Ronnie O'Sullivan during his match against John Higgins on day ten of the Halo World Snooker Championship 2026 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, April 27, 2026
Snooker / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Aerial view of Ascot Racecourse, Ascot, Berkshire, August 16, 2026
Horse Racing / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026
Ran Blake / Pic: Brianmcmillen/CC
Jazz / 26 August 2026
26 August 2026

Chris Searle speaks to US pianist RAN BLAKE

L-R Adam Edgar, Estefany Perez / Pic: Jed Bury
Theatre Reviews / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

EWAN CAMERON trawls the Edinburgh fringe for new political drama

Medea, after Delacroix, by Paul Cezanne, 1875 / Pic: Public domain
Book Review / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

In a season of Greek mythology NIAMH THORNTON looks at an intriguing relocation of Medea to contemporary Mexico

Sam Rees and Charlie Muskett in Cyn / Pic: Courtesy of Nawr ond Wedyn Theatre Company
Theatre Review / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

By chance, RENATA MEDEIROS MIRRA comes across a fine new two hander about the enduring legacy of the Miners' strike

Argentina-wide march against violence against women: ‘When one woman takes a step forward, we all move forward’ / Pic: TitiNicola/CC
Books / 25 August 2026
25 August 2026

Rescue care from the realm of sentimentality: what happens when we replace the vertical relationship between benefactor and victim with interdependence, collective organisation and struggle?

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Music / 24 August 2026
24 August 2026

New releases by Interpol, Phoebe Bridgers, Lambchop