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TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak delivers his keynote address during the TUC Congress at the Brighton Centre, September 14, 2026
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak says Reform's billionaire funders pose a ‘crisis for our democracy’

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage interviewed by Jeremy Kyle during the Reform UK National Conference, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, September 5, 2026
Editorial / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
CND general secretary Sophie Bolt speaking to supporters outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, London, July 31, 2025
Economy / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

Campaigners urge government to redirect £240bn for nukes to boost the health service, clear the social housing waiting list and pay for solar panels on every home

A train damaged in a Russian drone attack at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine's border with Poland, Ukraine, September 13, 2026
Ukraine War / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
Dave Ward
TUC CONGRESS 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

DAVE WARD of the Communication Workers Union says unions must step up to meet the challenges of a transformed world of work

Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu who work at STV on the picket line outside their offices in Glasgow, May 8, 2026
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

The NUJ is calling on the trade union movement to challenge the power of tech giants and resist cuts to public service broadcasting, with the future of quality, accessible journalism at stake, says LAURA DAVISON

FIFA President Gianni Infantino gestures as he attends the Women's U20 World Cup opening match between Poland and Argentina in Katowice, Poland, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026.
Infantino Scandal / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
From left: Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, Wales FM Rhun ap Iorwerth, Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald, and Northern Ireland FM Michelle O’Neill.
Britain / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
X-ray scan displayed on tablet
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
An asbestos warning sign, February 8, 2009
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
Yemeni civilians celebrate in the Bani Matar district, Yemen, September 12, 2026, as they follow a convoy carrying Houthi prisoners freed in Mokha following the Houthi takeover of the southern Red Sea port city
Middle East / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
Protesters burn tires and other debris to block a highway as demonstrations over fuel price increases spread across Syria, in Maarat al-Numan, Idlib province, September 13, 2026
Energy Crisis / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
South Africa
World / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, right, speaks during a joint news conference with Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 13, 2026
Round-up / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026
Free will-writing service
A teachers picket line
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

Labour must deliver its manifesto promises in full and begin the bigger task of restoring workers’ collective power, says MATT WRACK

Steve Wright, FBU general secretary
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

This summer’s fire outbreaks highlighted once again the deadly cost of job, equipment and funding cuts to the fire service. Ten years after the Grenfell tragedy, serious lessons still need to be learned, says STEVE WRIGHT

Naomi Pohl campaigning for musicians’ rights
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

Live music and musical education are both under attack and threaten to impoverish our culture. The Musicians’ Union seeks allies in the fightback, writes NAOMI POHL

ECB Frankfurt
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

The TUC fell for the illusion of a ‘Social Europe’ in 1988 and backed single-market membership. DOUG NICHOLLS argues that dramatic changes in the EU prove the need for an independent economic policy

Cuban children brush their teeth during a power outage
TUC Congress 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

As Cuba faces an unprecedented US energy siege and growing threats of military intervention, TUC Congress must stand unequivocally with Cuban workers and their right to determine their own future, writes STEVE GILLAN, POA general secretary and TUC president

A Palestine protest in London
TUC CONGRESS 2026 / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

By organising for boycotts, divestment and sanctions, trade unionists can turn solidarity into action, writes JESS BARNARD

tartuffe
Theatre Review / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

MAYER WAKEFIELD is entertained but let down by an audacious production that, sadly, doesn't ring true

fire fire web
Theatre Review / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

MARY CONWAY is disappointed by drama that, despite accomplished performances, cannot overcome an unfocused script

SJ albums
Album Reviews / 14 September 2026
14 September 2026

New releases from Sam Carter, Spell Songs and Les Thomas

proto
Book Review / 13 September 2026
13 September 2026

KEN COCKBURN traces the one original language – that of the Yamnaya pastoral nomads – from which all European and Indian languages derive

monty
Book Review / 11 September 2026
11 September 2026

PAUL DONOVAN is fascinated by the debunking of the iconic British war hero

exterminating
Book Review / 11 September 2026
11 September 2026

ALEX HALL recommends a searing panorama of our global predicament